Apple Breaks Out It's New iPad Marketing Campaign at the 2010 Grammy Awards with Stephen Colberts Jokes towards Jay Z

Who's Cooler, Stephen Colbert or Jay-Z?

Wait, maybe neither one of them, maybe it's just the Apple Ipad itself that was supposed to stand out in there new guerilla marketing campaign on live TV tonight at the 2010 Grammy Awards!

Stephen Colbert carried the job of reading off the nominees for the song of the Year for 2009. But he looked as if he couldn't find the list of names, then he surprises us all with his brand new apple iPad. And he went through all the motions that showed really what the apple iPad can do. It was really on and working. Teh screen was changing from vertical to landscape and back again. Moving it around he showed how portable it really is compared to the macbook pro. And most of all Stephen Colbert showed everyone how easy it is to conceal it within a rented jacket at the grammy's.

Was this apple's first attempt at dropping a long running guerilla marketing campaign. We will have to say what all the critics say in the morning but it sure seemed like it to me! Maybe as I come across and find new ways that I say apple marketing there new iPad I will save images of them and put them all togther in a cool little Animo Video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6oFkpwcTzY - watch stephen colbert at the grammy's

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ANIMOTO TIP: iPhone & Facebook users

Got an iPhone? Use Facebook? We’ve got apps for both! Make videos in whatever environment works best for you.

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Twelve South Macbook Case and Leather Pad

So not sure how many of you are actually macbook users or laptop users for that matter but when i'm making my animoto video's on the go or on vacation I usually always have my macbook pro with me. I recently came across these really cool macbook cases and thought I'd share them with you! I have not bought one yet, but plan on doing so soon. Please leave a comment below if you have one or know of some other cool cases to take a look at.

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Twelve South designed this case, which they describe like this:

Slip your Mac inside the velvety soft, padded interior. Zip it closed and your baby is nestled between two tough, rigid leather hardback covers for a solid level of impact absorbing protection. The rigid spine serves as crush protection for an additional line of defense. BookBook creates a hardback book structure that safeguards your MacBook like few other cases can.

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Tips & Tricks for Animoto Pro Users

Todays Tips:

"Timing & Music"

Videos stop either when the music runs out or there are no more images left to display - whichever comes first. We display, on average, 24-35 images per minute, depending on how fast/slow the song is.

We allow one song per video currently. The song must be less than 10 minutes.

When producing your video, make sure there are enough images to sustain your song and that your song is long enough to show all your images. You can always do an Editing Remix and add more photos/switch the soundtrack until you get the video just right. You can either choose a song from our collection or upload one from your computer.

The music used in the video completely dictates the type of video that gets produced. For a more mellow video, use a slow song. For something more high-energy, use a high-energy song.

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Spotlight Feature and Double /Half Speed:

Use our Spotlight feature while in the Image/Video upload area to let our system know which images are most important to you. These "spotlighted" images will be emphasized and stay on the screen longer.

We also have a feature in the Finalize tab that lets you double the video's pace. This way you can show more images per minute while using the same song. Alternatively, use the half-speed feature in that same area to slow down the song and make your video more subdued.

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Animoto Video on Catching a Cheating Wife!

So as I was searching around and looking at different videos that people have made with animoto. I came across this video and it made me kinda laugh. Just thought I'd share it with ya...

Female infidelity is on the rise. If you suspect your wife is cheating, the easiest way to learn the truth is to discover who she’s talking to. Infidelity is impossible without communication. Once you know who she’s talking to at obvious, opportune times, you’ll know where to look. – video created with animoto's video creator.

Apple Ipad to challenge google chrome!

Analysts from Gartner believe Apple stands to challenge Google in the cloud computing war with the new iPad. The iPad is geared to provide the most compelling mobile Internet experience users have seen to date, with Apple CEO Steve Jobs proclaiming that holding the tablet was like "holding the Internet in your hand." But Google later this year is expected to bring its own vision for mobile Web consumption later this year in the form of netbooks based on its Chrome Operating System.
Apple's iPad is positioned to challenge Google's plans for cloud computing if the tablet PC catches on this year, analysts believe.
The iPad is intended to provide the most compelling mobile Internet experience users have seen to date, with Apple CEO Steve Jobs proclaiming that holding the tablet was like "holding the Internet in your hand."

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New Art Interview with Colm O'conner!

The Projekt one of my favorite art blogs did an interview with one of my favorite artists, Colm O’Connor !

Artist Proof: Colm O’Connor is a 27 year old illustrator and self taught airbrush artist who currently lives in Wexford Town, Ireland. He comes from a technical background (trained and worked as an architectural technician) so He’s really into the little details. Although he believes that every detail counts, he’s trys to give his work a sense of freedom and spontaneity. His unique hyper realistic airbrush style is hard to miss and Im digging everthing this guy is doing…

check out the whole interview here

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The 4 Basic Steps in Creating Animoto Video's

Creating Promotional Video's for Youtube with these 4 Easy Steps

1. Upload your images to Animoto

After you upload your images you can just drag and drop them in the order you's like them to show up in the video.

2. Choose the music for your video promo

You can upload your own music or use music provided by Animoto

3. Press the Create Video Button and Animoto starts to create your effetcs for you.

Animoto then renders your video, combining your photos and your music to create an animated promotional montage for you to download straight to your computer.

4. Uplaod your video straight to Youtube for people to view!

Animoto lets you download your video in a format that youtube already supports. There is no need to re-format your video to a different kind of file before uploading it to youtube. You can also embed the video on your blog just like i do here on mine.

How to Video Tutorial on putting your animoto video on DVD

Sometimes clients of mine and friends ask for the animoto video I made for them on DVD. It took me a bit to learn this on my own and after a number of trial and errors I got it. This tutorial uses Mac specific software so I’m uncertain as to whether or not PC users will find similiar software that may compare to iMovie or iDVD, but please share with us by leaving a comment on this post if you know of such software!

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Hello Everyone

Hi there!

It's Christy here!

Im new to this so bare with me just a little!