• New on Flickr: Perry in Soho http://bit.ly/g9Zfk #
• New on Flickr: Demi Monde - NYC 09 http://bit.ly/w2SU3 #
• New on Flickr: Empire State #108 http://bit.ly/1hON59 #
• A Fifth of Blues today at the Aviator Brewery in Fuquay, 4-8. Bring a lawn chair. Fan us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/yWVQw #
• Waiting on a crew member at LGA. It’s always something here #worstairport http://yfrog.com/0f5zaj #
• Great catching up with Perry Schaffer & Corey Rogers @wheresspot http://yfrog.com/11lfzj #
• Soho http://yfrog.com/0tyrzj #
• Subway ride home http://yfrog.com/5phejj #
• OMG! I just shook hands with Walt Frazier! #
• Another day in Manhattan. Breakfast at Murray’s Bagels. http://yfrog.com/e3fksj #
• Time for a cheap umbrella. http://yfrog.com/75neoblxj Hope it lasts the evening. #
• Staying at the Chelsea Savoy. Clean, convenient, $125/night :o #
• It cracks me up when newbie New Yorkers take me for a bubba. #
• Lunch at Manganaro’s http://yfrog.com/46loyj Best Italian deli in NY. #
• Bryant Park http://yfrog.com/463×5j Looks like rain :( #
• At lovely LaGuardia. Met another photog on the plane http://yfrog.com/0pu0lj #
• At the new RDU. Wow. http://yfrog.com/0vunvj Even the jetways smell new #
• Bob Knorpp, creator of @TheBeanCast, is also a swell copywriter for direct response, PR, branding and more. http://coolbeansgroup.com/ in reply to TheBeanCast #
• Prepping for a couple of meetings in NYC Wed-Fri. Looking forward to seeing @wheresspot and catching up on the ad agency buzz. #
• South Carolina: Too small to be a country, too big to be an insane asylum. http://bit.ly/nZTxT. Me: Bet he’s got a girlfriend ;) #
• Agencies Commoditize Themselves http://adage.com/u/rd6eCa by Ad Age Editor @jonahbloom #
• New on Flickr: Dan Barkin #129 http://bit.ly/QSIa3 #
• RT: @hrheingold: Links for journalism students: http://delicious.com/hrheingold/comm217. Great links. Thanks for sharing, Howie! #
• RT: @BarackObama: Great news-pharmaceuticals agree to reduce price of prescriptions for millions of America’s seniors. http://bit.ly/UCkZS #
• RT: @Keidson: listening to @thebeancast - interesting debate about the merits of advertising awards shows going on. http://bit.ly/sZuRT in reply to Keidson #
• RT @TheBeanCast: Episode 59 w/ @jonahbloom @awolk and me is live: http://op2do.tk. Topics: Cannes, MySpace, Pay Walls and more. #
• “On the News & Observer Community Panel” http://bit.ly/ESuiU My view from inside the belly of the beast. @newsobserver #
• Top 5 Rules for Taking Decent iPhone Pix http://bit.ly/oQhDS Yeah, the camera sucks, but it’s always in your pocket. Make the best of it. #

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• Just finished recording @TheBeanCast with @awolk @jonahbloom and @themshow. Best marketing & ad discussion on the web http://beancast.us/ #
• My girls are taking me to the beach for Fathers Day. Hopefully bringing me home as well. #
• I’m a guest on @TheBeanCast tonight w/ @jonahbloom @themshow and @awolk. Any questions for the ad punditry? #
• has reviewed the book The Plague - http://bit.ly/6wJnQ #
• has read The Plague by Albert Camus and rated it 5 stars - http://bit.ly/6wJnQ #
• New on Flickr: N&O Community Panel #559 http://bit.ly/115kRv #
• RT: @minunianda: #FollowFriday #wcrdu @damondnollan @ldbaldwin @mrender @hal990 @waynesutton @dgtlpapercuts @lewayotte @brettbum Thx Minu! #
• Off to meet Rachel Healy, the web editor for the Garner Citizen. Hoping to learn a few of her secrets about community journalism. #
• Yes, I’m green #iranelection #
• Follow Friday: @leeclowsbeard. Legendary adman rivals @badbanana as a twitter-wit. #followfriday #
• Gonna eat breakfast and read @newsobserver. And WSJ, of course. #
• Thanks for all the clicks on my Rock & Roll pic from the 70’s http://bit.ly/yi902 Lotta people twittering on the East Coast already today. #
• The 70’s in a Nutshell http://bit.ly/yi902 My iconic rock & roll photo keeps falling on & off Flickr Explore. Give it a look :) #
• Goodnight tweeps #
• RT: @hrheingold: .@tbeckett The dot before reply makes it visible to people other than the one you’re RTing due to Twitter’s change 2 reply #
• New on Flickr: Shep Lassiter http://bit.ly/cC0aV #
• RT: @georgegumpert: Hot day, perfect for some Johnny Cash and a bottle of Johnnie Walker. Me: No. And no. To both. in reply to georgegumpert #
• Editing pictures today; going to NYC next week. Very busy, tweeps. #
• New on Flickr: 1941 Farmall Tractor http://bit.ly/huTeC #
• New on Flickr: 1941 Farmall Tractor http://bit.ly/G2WlD Like a hot rod for agriculture. Farms guys drool over this baby. Off to lunch now. #
• Just got back from the @newsobserver Community Panel. http://bit.ly/kRwTp Interesting discussion - will blog it later. #
• New on Flickr: Felicia Gressette & Dan Barkin http://bit.ly/kOKyT #
• RT: @mwalters: Don’t forget to support WordPress theme/plugin developers, they give a lot of time: http://snipit.me/u/3a #
• RT: @mashable: Reading: “Q&A with Clay Shirky on Twitter and Iran” (TED) - http://bit.ly/UWaav #
• New on Flickr: Propagation House http://bit.ly/141Los #
• New on Flickr: Modern Farmer http://bit.ly/ToOqH #
• RT: @dgtlpapercuts: RT @smalljones: “Craigs List” Weird Al’s homage to The Doors, featuring Ray Manzarek on keyboards. http://is.gd/13oxh #
• RT @leeclowsbeard Eighty-seven percent of mustache wearers have commitment issues. This applies to both sexes. #
• Some very cool pix in the WordCampRDU Flickr group http://bit.ly/7cJay #
• New on Flickr: Portrait of the Entrepreneur as a Young Man http://bit.ly/4qPtX2 #
• RT: @TheBeanCast: @hal990 Your co-panelists next week on The BeanCast are @jonahbloom @awolk and @themshow. Me: I’m in deep trouble. #
• RT: @TheBeanCast: @hal990 Your co-panelists next week on The BeanCast are @jonahbloom @awolk and @themshow. But I think you’re up to them. #
• I’m going to be on @TheBeanCast again next week. Probably futile to hope the other guests aren’t a lot smarter than me. #
• RT: @exectweets: Twitter rescheds critical network upgrade because of the role it’s playing in Iran http://bit.ly/s7ZOo #Iranelection #
• Started a Flickr group for @WordCampRDU pictures: http://bit.ly/wcrduflickr. Please post your pix and RT. #wcrdu #
• New on Flickr: Phillip Barron http://bit.ly/16oQqi #
• New on Flickr: Modern Media http://bit.ly/mJZHv #
• Flickr: Sleek & Modern Architecture http://bit.ly/Z5hyR. This was the venue for @WordCampRDU, held at NCCU School of Ed. in Durham. #

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NCCU School of Education, originally uploaded by hal990.

Very sleek, very modern, very impressive facility. NC Central School of Education hosted WordCampRDU over the weekend.

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Notes from my videoblogging presentation at WordCampRDU.

1. WORDPRESS & VIDEO

The most basic question about video blogging might be: how do I get my video content into my blog? We recommend:

Video   —>   YouTube —>  WordPress

Upload your video to YouTube, grab the embed code and paste it into your blog. Make sure you paste it in “HTML” view in your WP blog.

Why not upload your video directly to WP? The answer is Search.

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Long Branch Farm, originally uploaded by hal990.

We’re working on an assignment that includes photographing 27 farms in Eastern NC. This is the first photo from my shoot yesterday of three plant nurseries near the town of Four Oaks.

We had the pleasure last week of shooting Summer and Fall collections for menswear designer McKenzie Tribe.

The collections included jackets, jeans and shirts for men that transition from work to play. We shot at North Hills in Raleigh as our location.

Credits:

• Photographer - Hal Goodtree
• Stylist - Leslie Huffman
• Models - Todd & Thomas

Special thanks to North Hills.

Links and brief commentary from the week ending 06/07/09 on all things about the web and social media. Busy week - not many tweets.

• New on Flickr: Calla http://bit.ly/ypeUl #
• We’ve started a Flickr channel for one of our ag clients, the Johnston County Nursery Marketing Association in NC http://bit.ly/6tOX5 #
• Shooting today for menswear designer McKenzie Tribe #

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Links and brief commentary from the week ending 5/31/09 on all things about the web and social media.

• New on Flickr: Aviator http://bit.ly/AV3iQ #
• Getting ready to play at Aviator Brewing Co http://yfrog.com/11ssoj #
• The Newspaper is Dead http://bit.ly/3OSYB Long live journalism. #
• Facebook Valued at $10 Billion http://bit.ly/L7azB Russian firm offers $200 million for stake in social media start up. #
• Online classified use soaring in U.S. http://bit.ly/tgQaN 45% of internet users, up from 22% in 05. Newspapers need to refocus. #

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WUNC, North Carolina’s public radio station, has always been new media savvy. From creating podcasts to developing a Flickr channel for “The State of Things,” Frank Stasio’s daily radio program, the station is always trying to figure out new ways to connect with its audience in a new media landscape.

I’m proud to be represented once again (the first time was in August 07) by my photograph “Dump Trucks at Davis & High House” as the SOT Picture of the Week.

I suppose this photo is newsworthy due to the pitched battle that was fought over the development of this land.

A grass roots public advocacy group, DavisAndHighHouse.org, formed to fight additional development at this corner in Cary. It proved a lightening rod for public dissatisfaction with development in general, tipping the balance in municpal elections. One term mayor Ernie McAlister was upset and slow-growth candidate Harold Weinbrecht took over in North Carolina’s sixth largest city (News & Observer, 10/9/07).

Slow growth may be in, but too late to roll back the tide at the corner of Davis & High House.

Special thanks to SmartGrowthGirl.com and to Dave DeWitt and Katy Barron at WUNC.

Twitter posts from the week ending 5/25/09:

• New on Flickr: Red Tractors, Gray Sky http://bit.ly/138cQf #
• The Future of Artificial Intelligence http://bit.ly/WJhzx The missing link between apes and intelligent beings may be us. Via @nytimes. #
• Wrightsville Beach, NC http://yfrog.com/0up4zoj #
• Digging our new clients in the Ag category. Traveling to Wilson, NC today to visit a tree & shrub farm. #
• N&O Community Panel today - one more picture http://yfrog.com/0zad9tj #

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Virginia is for Lovers, originally uploaded by hal990.

New on Flickr. Good example of my mixed feelings about Virginia and my penchant for making pictures tell a story.

My Twitter posts from the week ending 5/17/09. Lots of good info and links:

• A Journalist’s Guide to Twitter http://bit.ly/FG0uH Detailed info should be of interest to every newspaper man & woman. Via @mashable #
• Sporting News continues online expansion with a major NBA web channel. http://bit.ly/uzrv8 From the Sunday NY Times Sports. #
• Phrase of the Day: Zombie Banks http://bit.ly/113mW3 From William Safire in the Sunday NY Times Magazine #
• has reviewed the book Invisible Man - http://bit.ly/s5gQN # Read the rest of this entry »

James Kelway Daisy, originally uploaded by hal990.

New on our Flickr photostream.

Andrew Miller of YourSearchAdvisor.com made a fantastic presentation at WordCamp in Richmond last week.  Here’s a summary of Andrew’s best practices for optimizing search. Read the rest of this entry »

Twitter digest for the week ending May 11, 2009.

• Thunder storms in NC. The sky is so red and torn up it looks like a bloody wound. #
• Heading back to NC. WordCamp Richmond was great - thanks to all the presenters & @mwalters for organizing #wcrva #
• Three pillars of SEO - Accessibility, Relevance and Cred. Good info from @andrewcmiller at WordCamp Richmond #wcrva # Read the rest of this entry »

Chris Gatewood, an intellectual property attorney from Hirschler Fleischer in Richmond, summarized Fair Use of other people’s work with respect to blogging in four succinct points at WordCamp last weekend:

1. Is the original work being reused for commercial or non-commercial purposes?
2. What type of work is being copied (factual vs. creative). Classic example is the phone book.
3. How much of the work is used? There is no hard and fast rule, for example, like three lines or less.
4. Effect upon the potential market for the original work. Can be very subjective.

Of course, the solid gold way to use content from others is to get permission. Citing sources and using links boosts your cred and lowers your risks as well.

Good presentation on legal issues for bloggers. Thanks Chris!

We just wrapped a new episode of StreetStyleTV. It’s a follow-up to our earlier show about “The World’s Coolest Sunglasses.”

The gang at Vision Park in Raleigh invited us to an eye wear trunk show. We saw the latest trends from OGI and JeeVice. We even had cupcakes with lemonade icing.

Special thanks to Elizabeth from Vision Park and Michele from the blog One Chic Mama.

Skirt is a magazine for women. It’s about fashion, parenting, shopping and careers. But once a month, they feature a guy in a column called “He’s So Original.”

In the May issue, that guy is me.

The one caveat: I had to wear a skirt.

Read the full story online or pick up a copy at your local news stand.