Tag: Local Content

  • Viodi View – 09/14/11

    Viodi View – 09/14/11

    Across the nation, back to school nights are in full swing. This is a great opportunity for teachers, parents and administrators to meet and set the tone for what will, hopefully, a productive school year.   Technology will play a big part in improving productivity, at least if the use of Google Docs by my 7th…

  • Everyone Is a Journalist

    Everyone Is a Journalist

    The power of low-cost video and image capture coupled with the distribution power of social networks is literally changing the face of government across the world.  An important ruling this week from the U.S 1st Circuit Court of Appeals provides legal reinforcement for the idea that the lines between a journalist and a private citizen…

  • 2011 Capturing the Heart of the Heartland Tour Overview

    2011 Capturing the Heart of the Heartland Tour Overview

    The 2011 ViodiTV Capturing the Heart of the Heartland Tour is about telling the stories of the people and companies that are bringing telecommunications to rural America and the positive impact these efforts are having on the people of their communities.  To see some of these stories that Viodi has captured in years past, please…

  • Wild Rice and Fall Snow

    Wild Rice and Fall Snow

    It was chilly and snowy outside, but there were many hot ideas on how to attract customers at the Minnesota Telecom Alliance’s Video Peer Group at the Grand View Lodge in Nisswa, MN. Viodi produced a mini-version of our local content workshop as a prelude to this event. This was an opportunity for us to…

  • Help On Demand – Online and On TV

    HDTV calibration is another innovative way SureWest Communications is adding value to its bundled service offering. They are doing this through a series of on-demand videos that help people calibrate their televisions. The videos provide an easy to follow along tutorial on how to adjust contrast, brightness, resolution and color. What is amazing about this…

  • Viodi View – 09/15/10

    One benefit of social media networks is that they reduce the friction associated with the flow of information and presumably make commerce more efficient (not counting the time spent on the social media games). The downside and the concern I have is that I lose control over the data I post on the third-party sites. I…