I renewed my flickr account yesterday for Skip Bensley aka Brilliant Video. I noticed however that lots of pictures were missing.
I had shot 100’s of pictures for MITX, Social Media Club Boston, and at other social events and the pictures were gone. It wasn’t that they
were not visible because of the lapsed account mind you they were gone baby gone. It appears that when I transferred all my data
off of my old editing Machine to the new one that the pictures did not all transfer. It also appears that Iphoto 11 overrides your settings for
Iphoto 09. It might have been good to note before I linked my accounts, but that part was done automatically.

Ahhhh the sweet irony in convenience programming is astounding sometimes. Fortunately I backed up these pictures and I will be uploading them again.
So if you see tweets about pictures that are old, or some pictures that you have seen flash by on friend feed don’t despair you are not in a time warp.
My new Apple computer is.

Cheers

Skip Bensley
http://about.me/SkipBensley

“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field I’ll meet you there” – Rumi

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I am pissed. The Bruins blew an opportunity to win on home ice. They played scared against the van stupid canucks.
They don’t deserve your reverence at their place you beat them 3-1 there earlier when they were still the better team
on paper. The canucks are not that good. They just don’t deserve the stanley cup. Seize the moment Bruins and win it.
Not for the fans, not for Horton, but because you want it more then a bunch of Blue and green gerbils. Why you must
drag this out 7 games makes no sense.

“I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”

– Martin Luther King Jr.

my thanks to Tracy & son for posting this on facebook today.

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I have a friend that had tickets to the redsox today and could not go. I tried calling around and nobody could go. Everyone was busy. I finally connected with a friend that could go but was then told the tickets were not available. I told my friend and she made other plans. I was then told I could have the tickets and to just come get them. I did and tried calling the friend back. I ended up going by myself found legal parking outside Fenway, I found 20 dollars when I entered and I saw the sox win in bottom of ninth on a Carl Crawford walk-off.

It wasn’t text book it was interesting and it was Fenway park so it was Priceless.

Many people seem to be confused with what I do now. Some call me a videographer, some say I am an AV dude, while others think I am some sort of social media guru. I may be a little bit of all three, but let me try and explain.

I produce video through my company Brilliant Video Productions aka @brilliantvideo on twitter. I started this company in 2001 and we shoot, edit, stream and distribute video for podcasts, web sites and DVD. We use our extensive social media expertise to help get your video seen.

I also help support conferences, meetings and special events through Corporate Audio Visual Services aka @corporate_av on twitter. We specialize in being your dedicated partner in AV. We supply solutions and just “AV stuff”.

I currently spend time shuttling between two offices in Metrowest, MA and just north of Boston. If you see a shiny Silver Kia Koupe fly by that was me. I used to text from the road but have given that up. I will check in on my way to work but only when at a complete stop. No seriously.

Lastly, I also help small companies and non profits get started with social media. IE Twitter, Facebook and even blogging. Yes there are lots of people just starting out still. I can point them to the good blogs I have read and give them a good starting point.

I am also a member of ISES New england, SBANE, and I started the Metrowest Media Makers. a group of artists and social media types ( use your own definition here) that meets monthly in Framingham, MA to talk about what we are working on and what we need help with. It’s fun and informative and you never know who might show up.

I hope this helps clears up what it is I am doing. If I can help you in any way please let me know.