In much the same way that athletes use visualization to cement their muscle memory in place, audio and video new media files promote a similar psychomotor response that increases memory retention of skills and learning. In this session for educators and trainers, we'll focus on how to integrate both teacher and student generated content into the instructional environment to accomplish this goal. Instructor generated content includes lecture recordings, assigned listening, and post lecture Q & A sessions. Student generated content includes assigned media projects, recorded study groups, and self recorded study aids. These assignments elevate the students' learning to the highest level possible, as they become knowledgeable enough to assume the role of instructor themselves. The session will also focus on methods of content delivery. This includes traditional RSS feeds and direct website downloads, but also extends to using email newsletters with embedded content, as well as traded flash drives, ipods, and optical media.

Building Your Brand in the Web 2.0 World! You have an online video show or audio podcast - or you're looking to start one. Deciding on the details of creating, editing and distributing that content is only a small part of the work. Getting attention for your show after it's finished is critical to having long-term success. Using Wine Library TV as an example, Gary Vaynerchuk will show you how he has marketed himself and his business with an extremely viral Web 2.0 approach. Inspired by social networking sites, Gary leveraged technology to reach an untapped audience for his brand and now attracts more than 60,000 viewers a day. Gary will show you how he has taken a completely unscripted and unrehearsed show and turned it into a forum for massive self promotion by carefully marketing and promoting it via Facebook, MySpace, Digg, Twitter, Pownce, and other networking channels. As a result of these Web 2.0 tactics, Gary has been featured by Conan O'Brien, Ellen, Time Magazine, Nightline, The Wall Street Journal, and other national media outlets. This workshop will detail the essentials of Gary's Web-oriented approach that has garnered national attention for his brand and his business.

You want an engaged community. You want your audience to interact with your show and help spread the word. Then you get flamed. Then your feedback is filled with trolls. What do you do? Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt have dealt with the best and worst of the online community and share their experiences and specific tips and tricks for dealing with a passionate audience. They'll tell you how to reward the good convert the bad and avoid the purely evil. You'll come away from this workshop armed with knowledge on how to make your community a better place for you and your listeners to grow your show.

Americans viewed nearly 9.5 billion online videos in November 2007 and large and small advertisers are clamoring to get into the online video space. Everyone has laughed at their share of Cats Swinging on Ceiling Fan videos but who wants to advertise their product next to one? Using successful methods from cable television advertising, you'll learn how to create branded entertainment of your own that connects with viewers - use existing online videos to extend your reach. Find out how you can identify and connect with online videos and video podcasts that have built-in audiences and are safe for your brands or how you can be \"edgy\" by taking a risk. Know the difference between pre-rolls, post-rolls, mid-rolls, ad insertions and sponsorships. Understand how audiences are measured, where you can go to get third party statistics and what return you can expect on your investment. Walk away knowing where to spend your media budget.

Roxanne Darling and Shane Robinson, producers of the popular and award-winning Beach Walks with Rox, will take you step by step through the necessary ingredients for producing your own internet tv show. Having produced a new episode at least 5 days a week since February 2006, they will show you how to use templates and plugins to create the most efficient workflow possible, how to keep your content fresh, and how to develop a show concept that will support your personality and your budget. You'll learn about the unique web hosting requirements for video, and learn whether or not to cross-post to other video sites. If you want to produce internet video for personal or business use, this session, full of real-world examples from over 700 episodes of Beach Walks to their consulting with companies like Prudential Insurance, will "show" what you want to know to get started or take your show from an occasional hobby to a professional pursuit.

The WillItBlend.com Story: Successes and Lessons Learned. George Wright has managed to do two things on the Web that advertising execs worldwide have continue to dream about: launch a successful viral video campaign AND make money from it. In November 2006 George was walking past the blender demo room and found sawdust coming out of it. He walked in thinking there was construction underway, but instead found company founder Tom Dickson testing blenders by shoving two-by-four wood planks into the blender. The "Will It Blend?" video series was born and has increased sales over 400% as viewers tuned in to see everything from an iPhone to golf balls being blended. George will talk about what made it work so well and may even have a few surprise demonstrations!

If you don't have a marketing budget to increase exposure for your content, it's vital that you learn how to leverage the power of influentials on the Web. First, you'll learn some of the key behaviors of the influential 10 percent (those consumers who tell the rest of the 90 percent of consumers what to read, watch, buy, etc.), and where you can find them. Second, you'll learn the best ways to reach and motivate this important group to evangelize your content. Additionally, through detailed case studies, you'll see how several startup publishers grew their audiences exponentially in only a few months by building widgets and unique tools, creating viral campaigns, tapping social communities, and empowering their most loyal users. Remember this: if you want an audience to come to your site, you must first go to them and lure them with a relevant and valuable invitation. After this workshop, you'll leave fully prepared to get started.

In this session, Don McAllister of ScreenCastsOnline will share his experiences of turning a fledgling part time hobby podcast into a successful full time New Media property generating a six figure income. Don will detail his real life experiences with different monetization strategies and adopting multiple revenue streams, all of which have contributed to building his audience each and every month, and enabled extreme levels of customer satisfaction along with high customer retention rates. In addition, we'll look at the tools and systems required to both deliver premium content and manage a membership based New Media property. The session will also take a look at screencasting as a format and explain why it is such an effective training medium, as well as taking a look at some of the more technical aspects of screencasting. You'll learn how to create stunning HD screencasts and get some great encoding tips showing you to how to deliver HD video content cost effectively.

There is real money to be made in new media. Martyrs and mavens from the bleeding edge have paved paths worth deep examination for anyone looking to pay bills (and more) with their content. Join Paul Colligan in this session as he completes the third part of his three-year series on the very real business of podcasting and new media profits. Learn exactly how to build on the successful models others have already designed. Discover a simple 27-day plan for content monetization that can be followed by anyone with valuable content and a willingness to learn. Leave the session with an outline for what comes next for you! Paul is well-known for his time-tested approach to content monetization. If you want to leave the expo with a plan for making money with your media, don't miss this exciting session!

Zadi Diaz and Steve Woolf are the minds behind (and in Zadi's case, the host of) Epic Fu, the groundbreaking video podcast about art, culture and all things Internet. Sunny Gault will interview these two new media mavens and discuss how they are building a loyal community of fans around their content. Find out how they are creating shows around subjects they are passionate about and at the same time, generating revenue as a business. Sunny will also ask them about their recent business developments and what they see as the opportunities for podcasters and online video creators in the year ahead.

In much the same way that athletes use visualization to cement their muscle memory in place, audio and video new media files promote a similar psychomotor response that increases memory retention of skills and learning. In this session for educators and trainers, we'll focus on how to integrate both teacher and student generated content into the instructional environment to accomplish this goal. Instructor generated content includes lecture recordings, assigned listening, and post lecture Q & A sessions. Student generated content includes assigned media projects, recorded study groups, and self recorded study aids. These assignments elevate the students' learning to the highest level possible, as they become knowledgeable enough to assume the role of instructor themselves. The session will also focus on methods of content delivery. This includes traditional RSS feeds and direct website downloads, but also extends to using email newsletters with embedded content, as well as traded flash drives, ipods, and optical media.

Garageband '08 has added many new features that greatly enhance its value to podcasters. This includes new compressors and presets, the ability to change effects across a track, automation of level control, more bumpers and stingers and much more. You will learn how to improve your podcast by using these new features and to use additional plugins that work not only in Garageband but in any software (in both MacOS X and Windows) that supports AU or VST plugins. These plugins are either free or fairly inexpensive and are of practical use to any podcaster. For example, Inspector gives you lots of information on sound levels, clipping, headroom, and a spectrum of frequencies going beyond the simple meters within Garageband. Ed and Andy will give you practical tips and ideas to improve your podcast technically and in technique without breaking your wallet.