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AHA MEDIA is extremely grateful and thankful to Bob Basil, Professor of Applied Communications at Kwantlen Polytechnic University for his very generous gift of his old URL http://www.downtowneastside.com to us!!
AHA MEDIA is extremely grateful and thankful to Bob Basil, Professor of Applied Communications at Kwantlen Polytechnic University for his very generous gift of his old URL http://www.downtowneastside.com to us!!
Today is a day of blessed miracles!! AHA MEDIA became ‘ Official ‘ today AND we received an unexpected gift of the URL of http://www.downtowneastide.com which will be forwarded to us at http://www.ahamedia.ca
Below is a photo of Bob Basil’s Twitter page where he “tweets” …
” My old url now http://www.downtowneastside.com
now points to the wonderful new mobile social media event website http://www.ahamedia.ca Yay!
Bob Basil, Professor of Applied Communications at Kwantlen Polytechnic University and AHA MEDIA are talking of exploring joint educational projects together 🙂
Bob Basil, Professor of Applied Communications at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (shown with superb former student Elaine Chan, above, at Kwantlen’s recent convocation), is President of Basil Communications Inc., a private Vancouver firm, founded in 1996, that provides high-end marketing, strategic planning, and multimedia services for public and private companies in Canada and the United States. The company’s current clients are in the natural-resources sector. “Essentially what I do is stop pages from being blank,” he says.
Basil received his Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, at SUNY/Buffalo, and received a graduate degree at Stanford University, where he also taught American Literary and Political Culture Studies (1993-1996). Basil has been a professional writer and editor for 29 years. He has contributed dozens of articles to books and journals – and has served as Executive Editor for Free Inquiry Magazine (1985-1989) and as the Acquisitions and Senior Trade Books Editor for Prometheus Books, Inc. (1990-1993). His two essay collections, Not Necessarily the New Age and On the Barricades, received critical praise and wide attention. Basil has been interviewed by more than a hundred radio and television programs, including “Larry King Live,” and has been quoted as a communications and cultural expert in the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and many other newspapers.
In 1997 Basil launched Ellavon: An Ezine of Basic Culture, an internet publication that has won plaudits for its articles, interviews, fiction, columns, and virtual art and photo exhibits.
A patron of the arts, Basil plays some jazz piano and has become quite the photo enthusiast since moving to North America’s most beautiful city a number of years ago.
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Basil on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
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AHA MEDIA is very excited about its future!
Thank you very much Bob Basil for blessing us with your support and excellent ideas!!! 🙂
AHA MEDIA is exploring more livestreaming software and platforms to increase our mobile media production in Vancouver and Downtown Eastside ( DTES )
We at AHA MEDIA are striving to be even more mobile with our media production.
We have been busy testing and exploring different livestream software and platforms with cameraphones and laptops.
Among the following software and sites we’ve explored or will be testing…
Qik – http://www.qik.com/ahamedia
Bambuser – http://www.bambuser.com/channel/ahamedia
12 seconds – http://www.12seconds.tv/channel/ahamedia
Livestream – http://www.livestream.com/ahamedia
Ustream – http://www.ustream.tv/ahamedia
We livestream during many events – art shows, music performances, social media meetings, business functions, community gathering for ourselves, our friends, and our colleages in Vancouver
Our ongoing professional contracts are with
Fearless City Mobile http://www.fearlesscity.ca/mobile
W2 Community Media Arts http://www.creativetechnology.org.
AHA MEDIA got our start with Fearless City Mobile and W2 Community Media Arts as they peer trained us in learning about mobile technology and helped us bridge the digital divide in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside ( DTES ) – a marginalized inner- city of Vancouver.
Please see AHA MEDIA’s livestream site for updates
AHA MEDIA at One Cool Word 2nd annual “Spring Fling” Release Party at Biltmore Hotel Vancouver
April Smith of AHA MEDIA was honored and pleased to be invited by Rob Jones, a Vancouver Music blogger as his supportive multimedia content producer for the One Cool Word 2nd annual “Spring Fling” Release Party happened at the Biltmore Hotel in Vancouver. http://www.onecoolword.com
Please read the write up of the event!!!
The following was covered and contributed by Rob Jones of The Delete Bin on behalf of Miss604.com.
Below is a photo Rob Jones http://www.clippernolan.wordpress.com holding the handbill of One Cool Word
April Smith of AHA MEDIA was honored and pleased to be the mobile new media photographer, videographer, test livestreaming cameraphone operator, and live twitter caster to support Rob Jones’ writing on behalf of Rebecca Bollwitt aka Miss 604 http://www.miss604.com
To see 87 photos of the event, please see our Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahamedia/sets/72157618500005861/
To see videos of the event, please see our Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/AHAFILM
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“ the birds and the bees and the flowers and the trees ”
When:
May 20th, 2009 – 8pm
Where:
The Biltmore, 395 Kingsway
The cherry blossom’s are blooming and ocw’s 2nd annual “Spring Fling” Release Party is almost here!
Featuring:
The Contemporary Lovers www.myspace.com/thecontemporarylovers
Creaking Planks www.myspace.com/creakingplanks
Analog Bell Service www.myspace.com/analogbellservice
Fur Bearing Animals www.myspace.com/furbearinganimals
…and special guest models from
Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School! Bring your sketchbook!
AHA MEDIA is learning more about Livestreaming from Jean Hebert of Mobile Muse
AHA MEDIA is very happy to announce that we will be learning to becoming better at livestreaming from Jean Hebert of Mobile Muse http://www.clicknoise.net
The livestreaming software we use is calle Livecast from Mobile Muse http://www.mobilemuse.ca
As members of AHA MEDIA have been working as Livestreaming Camera Operators for Fearless City Mobile http://www.fearlesscity.ca/mobile and W2 http://www.creativetechnology.org we are pleased to learn more about the development side of the software Livecast.
In this photo, Jean Hebert is teaching Peter Davies and Hendrik Beune of AHA MEDIA how to livestream more effectively 🙂
AHA MEDIA in keeping up wth our learning and progression of our skills from livestreaming the events at Vancouver Digital Week, we have built a separate and dedicated site at http://www.ahalivestream.wordpress.com for future events.
We have created a twitter account to live twitter and associate with our livestream site ( we aim to give a real life account of our experiences)
@Live_stream or www.twitter.com/Live_stream
Our Flickr is http://www.flickr.com/photos/AHALivestream
Our Youtube is http://www.youtube.com/AHALivestream
The livestreaming software that we are working with is called Livecast from Mobile Muse http://www.mobilemuse.ca
In this photo Hendrik Beune livestreams with an HTC Touch cameraphone
Livestreaming is an amazing tool for community interaction and engagement as we are able to broadcast in REAL time our experiences to a mobile screen at an event or even onto the internet where you can watch anywhere! 🙂
In this video, Hendrik Beune and Peter Davies demonstrate livestreaming 🙂
This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter.
AHA MEDIA at the PopVox awards 09 for Vancouver Digital Week 09
AHA MEDIA livestreamed, did photography/videography and live twittered for Fearless City and W2 at the PopVox Awards with Suez Holland – VJ electrabelle 🙂
In this photo, April Smith kisses Buzz Bishop, MC of the evening hello 🙂
In this video, before the #PopVox09 event starts at Workspace in Vancouver, I film Hendrik Beune and Peter Davies livestreaming while Suez Holland sets up the VJ equipment.
This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter.
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In this video, before the #PopVox09 event starts at Workspace in Vancouver, I film Hendrik Beune livestreaming with Buzz Bishop at the crowded event
This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter.
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In this video, during the #PopVox09 event starts at Workspace in Vancouver, I film Hendrik Beune livestreaming with Buzz Bishop and Gillian Shaw at the crowded event.
This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter.
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Below is a photo of our screen where VJ electrabelle used our livestream, and live twitter to animate the scene
Below is a photo of Kirstin Richter, Producer of PopVox Awards 09
In this video, I film Kirstin Richter thanking us for coming to #PopVox09 before announcing the winners!
This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter.
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In this photo, we’re gearing up for the announcements of the winners!
Here’s the full list of PopVox winners:
Best Digital Animation
“Pride of Frankenstein”
Jibber Jabber
Best Digital VFX
Inside Out
Switch Interactive
Best Digital Learning Initiative (Technology)
The Film Lab
thesubstream
Best Digital Learning Initiative (Instructional Design)
Comix 101
Zeros to Heroes Media
Best Game
A Puckoff Christmas
Switch Interactive
Best Mobile Application
Georgia Nicols 2009 Annual Forecast
Best Social Media Application
Hootsuite
Invoke Media
Best User Generated/Crowd-sourced Content Site
Pixton—Interactive Web Comics
Best Company Use of Social Media
I Love Heartland
Zeros to Heroes Media
Best Viral or Digital Advertising Campaign
Zombie Singles
Noise Digital
Best User Experience (Website)
Interior Designers Institute of BC
Switch Interactive
Best Design (Website)
BC Business Online
Best Do-Gooder (Social Change Initiative)
O-Vert
Switch Interactive
Best Start Up
Hootsuite
Invoke Media
Best Student Project
Tiki Wiki The Art Institute of Vancouver
Individual Stand Out: Industry Advocacy
Danny Robinson, managing director of Bootup Labs and cofounder of Launch Party Vancouver
Individual Stand Out: Digital Education
Gerri Sinclair, executive director of Masters of Digital Media Program
Individual Stand Out: Social Media
Kris Krug, president of Raincity Studios
Individual Stand Out: Visionary Leadership
Michael Tippett, founder and chief marketing officer at Now Public
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In the following photos and video, Kris Krug accepts his award 🙂
In this video, Kris Krug jokingly leads us to believe that he was chosen to be the leader of an dangerous expedition going to Antarctica, and that’s why he wasn’t able to make it to #PopVoxAwards09!! He is thankful for the recognition and wishes he was here with as he going to “Media that Matters” on Cortes Island.
This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter.
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In this photo, Hendrik Beune shakes Michael Tippett’s hand 🙂 http://www.nowpublic.com
AHA MEDIA is very happy to support PopVox Awards with our livestreaming, photography, videography and live twitter! We congratulate all the winners this year! 🙂
AHA MEDIA – Left to right- April Smith, Hendrik Beune, Peter Davies 🙂
To view our livestreams,
http://www.sifttool.com/channel/195516
http://www.youtube.com/rtanglao
To view 109 photos of PopVoxAwards09, please see our flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahamedia/sets/72157618185838388/
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