Cool Video Effects by Eelke Dekker

Check this movie (Dutch only) by Eelke Dekker who does amazing work with video. If you need a movie for something and want it to look cooler and hipper than usual stuff consider hiring Eelke. The interview was done by Frank from frankwatching.com but unfortunately he is not visible in the video. I like the effect of the fast moving background. I actually sat there on that bench for about 30 minutes for the interview and after that they filmed the background for another 30 minutes and then edited the whole thing into one movie. Pretty cool...

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Public Speaking

These days I seem to be spending a lot of time on stage at various events. Yesterday I moderated a session at Achmea about communities and innovation. Next week (May 22) I will moderate the National ICT Event in Utrecht and on May 30 I will fly to Greece to speak at Greek Blogger Camp 2008. Other speakers at Greek Blogger Camp will be Timothy Ferris and Matt Mullenweg and it will take place at the fabulous Ios Palace hotel which is located on the golden sand beaches of Mylopotas. No, I am not complaining. UPDATE: just did a small interview for...

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My Information Diet

On October 4, 2007 I blogged about the fact that I had given up on television. I had accidently cancelled my cable connection so although the television itself was still working it didn’t show anything. We got used to not having tv pretty soon. Occasionally people will talk about something which I can’t place and then it turns out to be a commercial I dot know about or a television personality I have never seen. But besides those little inconveniences we do just fine. Now I have another confession to make. I have been reluctant to...

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TechCrunch: “how Google and Virgin forgot a domain”

Made it to Techcrunch with the Virgle.com domain: “Virgle.com – how Google and Virgin forgot a domain“. I wonder how this story will develop. Will post updates here. UPDATE: Virgle&Google ‘not amused’ with Techcrunch coverage. Caspar Wenckebach steps in to prevent me from saying stupid things.

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