Social Media is expanding so fast, people do not know what to join next, what with the new boys like Goggle plus, Pinterest and several other lesser known names. I know! we are all comfortable with the old timers like facebook and twitter and our business friend LinkedIn. So where are we heading? Nobody really knows except if you are not part of it, you may feel a little left behind and if you are in business can you really afford to ignore it?

Keep an eye out for a short book I will be releasing soon all about business and Social Media.

In the mean time this short video is pretty good and since it was made only a few months ago millions more have joined these networks. WOW!!

This video shows an Eagle Owl in flight coming to perch just in front of the camera lense. It is shot with a high speed camera and has caught the magnificence of this impressive predator.

An Eagle Owl has a wingspan of around 6 feet and a body length of nearly 2ft 6ins. It is very powerful coming in just under the size of a Golden Eagle. More information can be found here

Back in 2008 an English Yorkshire village came under attack from an Eagle Owl. It swooped down on young children, small pets and pidgeons in its quest for food. Despite the annoyance this caused amongst some of the locals, it went on to become quite a celebrity and was often seen sitting on the roofs and chimneys of homes in the area. You can read the full article in the Telegraph here.

In the meantime check out this video below and see one of natures finest. Make sure you WATCH TO THE END to see those talons on full display.

I have a good friend who knows my passion for using video online and sent me this wonderful short film. We have spoken about how a well produced video can catch you almost unawares,  often you can quickly gauge whether you will watch to the end or even skim through it a like speed reading through a book.

A good director with a good story can completely capture your imagination and before you know it the video is at an end and you have that sense of having watched something that was pretty darned good..

This video did exactly that for me – enjoy.

This video is truly breath taking, not only because of the production values, but the content is highly informative.

The wonders of medical expertise are highlighted here at there very best.

As I add posts to my blogs I find there are a number relating to motivation and enhancing the individuals performance. The message contained within video can be both powerful and extremely effective, especially if conveyed in an unusual and entertaining way.

The video below is from the USA aimed at larger businesses, but the lesson can easily be applied to all western smaller businesses and individuals.

Online video is very successful at providing amazing information at the grand cost of zero pounds. If something costs nothing does it have a value? As individuals we each make our own judgement on the reply to that question.

There are so many excellent informative videos online and many really help with providing answers to problems.

A question many ask, especially those struggling to find a way to create a business or even those who have become bogged down in their own business is ‘WHAT IS SUCCESS?’

This short video gives just over 3 minutes of information that everyone can benefit from.

We live in a world that is becoming increasingly self centred – yet there are unwritten rules that all people across the planet follow. Why? well maybe it is like a bird that knows it has to fly, it is part of the human psyche that is ingrained from birth.

We all like to feel we are evolving and bettering ourselves in life, however we often forget the basic principles and one of the most important is…. You Need To Give In Order To Receive. We all forget this as we rush through life, but take the time to enact on this principle and things will always improve for you as an individual.

Check out the video below from Robert Cialdini on how to convince people to do the things you want and why it works.

Online video is becoming more sophisticated and clever. There have been several extremely smart and witty campaigns using online video enabling the viewer to put in their own name/photograph and generate a complete short film.

These have had a viral impact on the internet attracting millions of views thus creating huge interest in either the products or services being advertised.

Here is one of the amazing uses of video that not only hold your attention but require some form of interaction to get the best from it. This is a You Tube video that promotes Tippex – You know the fluid we use to use when we made mistakes on a typewriter!!!!! Well the product has advanced with the times along with their promotional video work.

This does require interaction – the thing is you will want too because it is such great fun.

The message here is make it fun and integrate your product pitch at the same time.

There is so much media being pumped out on the internet that it becoming increasingly harder to create something that is original and attention grabbing. Often it is the simplest of ideas that achieve this. I am always looking for new great ideas and remember receiving an email a while ago with a video of animated stick men on a windows paint page creating havoc in a hilarious way. The guy that created this Alan Becker was ahead of his time and the footage went viral online when released back in 2006.

I did not forget and still recall the video as something that was great fun and definitely highly original. I have always wanted to create something like this for my own website but the experience and time needed was a little beyond me. However I have had the opportunity of putting something of a similar style on the front page of this website. It was created using After Effects and I think it looks simple, entertaining and original.

Here it is again to save you clicking onto the home page. It has not been loaded onto You Tube yet and should load pretty quickly.

Our website has just been updated and given a new fresh look. Standards and expectations change faster on the internet and if your website is looking old and tired to you, imagine how visitors feel. The adage of ‘it’s whats on there that counts’ is partly true as good quality content is very highly regarded especially by Google. It’s algorithms are so smart that Google can now tell if content is worthwhile or not. However if your website is curling at the edges a revamp will make the very best of the content and probably be quicker to load in the modern browsers.

I have just completed a short video that it designed to just get the word out. It is short and sweet and would look nice on a website home page. The other option if you are starting to use video and you want an ‘intro’ and ‘outro’ this could be ideal ( I will put a couple up soon to show what I mean). There is a smaller version in the sidebar to the right .

It went up onto You Tube today. Just click and see what you think. I will be organising a portfolio and pricing structure for these style videos, so keep us on your radar.