My Trip To TED with Shira Lazar for CBSnews.com

Had a fun few hours yesterday at The TED Conference in Long Beach, CA with friend and fellow eGuiders, Shira Lazar. We were there to interview Jamie Oliver (chef, author and food activist) who just won the 2010 TED Prize. As we were walking to the press room, I was stunned at the creative and scientific minds that surrounded me.

I was also able to say hi to buddy Robert Scoble, who is attending the whole event and I would be lying to say I was not envious of his free pass into the greatest conference in the world. I had 2 Blue Yeti Mics in the trunk of my Veggie Benz waiting for him, but as expected, Robert was buzzing around like a kid in a candy store...

I thought Shira did a great job under the huge time constraints... The CNN crew and ABC's crew who were shooting Jamie Oliver's reality/documentary series were very cool. Not sure if we will make it into their cut of the show, but we did have a blast putting Jame to work on the second Kodak Zi8 HD camera. That guy has a steady hand. Nice shooting, Jamie. Shira also had a Zi8 and I was using the Canon 7D and recording audio separately on a Zoom.

Here's the video, which looks surprisingly compressed on the CBSnews.com site. Come on, CBS... Let's get that HD signal flowing...


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Leo Laporte Interview Pt 3 of 3

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Marc Ostrick and Michael Sean Wright interview Leo Laporte at the TWiT Cottage for the documentary OPEN. This is pt 2 of 3 of the complete interview using 2 Kodak Zi8s and 1 Flip Ultra HD. The Spark Series is a collection of short documentaries by Marc Ostrick and Michael Sean Wright that show the application of emerging tech tools empowering the creative process of communication. Our goal is to ignite conversations into action.

Leo Laporte Interview Pt 2 of 3

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Marc Ostrick and Michael Sean Wright interview Leo Laporte at the TWiT Cottage for the documentary OPEN. This is pt 2 of 3 of the complete interview using 2 Kodak Zi8s and 1 Flip Ultra HD. The Spark Series is a collection of short documentaries by Marc Ostrick and Michael Sean Wright that show the application of emerging tech tools empowering the creative process of communication. Our goal is to ignite conversations into action.

Leo Laporte Interview Pt 1 of 3

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Marc Ostrick and Michael Sean Wright interview Leo Laporte at the TWiT Cottage for the documentary OPEN. This is pt 1 of 3 of the complete interview using 2 Kodak Zi8s and 1 Flip Ultra HD. The Spark Series is a collection of short documentaries by Marc Ostrick and Michael Sean Wright that show the application of emerging tech tools empowering the creative process of communication. Our goal is to ignite conversations into action.

OPEN (episode 3)

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OPEN (ep 3) explores the inner-workings of the TWiT Cottage and the creative process of Leo Laporte. Leo has build an online network with over a dozen shows, a staff of 7 and an unrelenting drive to elevate the level of conversation about tech and media. The Spark Series is a collection of short documentaries by Marc Ostrick and Michael Sean Wright that show the application of emerging tech tools empowering the creative process of communication. Our goal is to ignite conversations into action.

Drew Meets Drew

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-Drew meets @DrewFromTV for the first time. Help us raise $1,000,000 for Livestrong by following @DrewFromTV on Twitter. The Spark Series is a collection of short documentaries by Marc Ostrick and Michael Sean Wright that show the application of emerging tech tools empowering the creative process of communication. Our goal is to ignite conversations into action.

Not Another Twitter Conference (episode 2)

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Documentary filmmakers Marc Ostrick and Michael Sean Wright continue their journey through the world of social media. Not Another Twitter Conference, explores the various ways people are using social tools like Twitter to empower their voice.

part 1, the new dial tone

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Part 1 the new dial tone

Marc Ostrick and Michael Sean Wright set out to document a day at Blog World Expo in Las Vegas. Ostrick, Co-Founder of eGuiders teamed up with fellow documentarian Wright, founder of nicefishfilms, to take the pulse of what some are calling the new media revolution.

The gathering of bloggers, lifestreamers and seasoned journalists provided an opportunity to dialog with media producers from around the world. Ostrick and Wright attempted to push the limits of the current technology, shooting with Kodak Zi8 and Flip Ultra HD cameras.

The short doc is part of the conversation focused on the shifting landscape of media. The new dial tone is a dialog among media producers, technologists and bloggers who are looking to express their ideas into the stream of the real-time web.

The filmmakers shadowed Robert Scoble, early technology blogger-evangelist as he interacted with the influencers in social media.

Social media is the new dial tone, according to author Chris Brogan.

The tc140 in Los Angeles Was An Inspiration

I was truly inspired at the Twitter Conference 140 this week. Not because I learned a ton of new Twitter tricks, but because Tony Robbins gave one of the best motivational keynote addresses I have ever seen. No wonder celebrities and athletes pay this guy the big bucks. Tony had us jumping in the isles, connecting with our more positive self. He also weaved how Twitter can be used to help trigger conversation or inspiration by sharing and connecting with others. We all know that Twitter can't be used as a substitute for real relationships, but it can be used a trigger to share with others.

I was also honored to be interviewed for Robert Scoble's new venture with RackSpace, Building43.com. The interview should be live soon. Michael Sean Wright, who is also a core eGuider, was filling in for Scoble since he was unable to attend due to the birth of baby Ryan.

It was great to meet up with Brian Wong, who is the CEO of FollowFormation.com, a great Twitter tool for novice Twitter users and I got to meet iJustine, who was very sweet. She should join th eGuiders team.

Here are a few pictures. Enjoy!

Here is Tony's headshot. He really does have amazing teeth. I was skeptical at first, but man can this guy tell a story. "If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it. " Good to remember when you're in the middle of chaos, challenge & fear. :-)


He had us on our feet, jumping for joy!

It was really incredible.










Hamming it up for the
Building43.com interview.

Rocky, the cameraman, with the rock steady hand.

Michael Wright with the hard-hitting questions.












Talking Twitter with iJustine. A new LA transplant from Pittsburgh, PA - now living in Santa Monica.