Funniest presentation at Ignite London
Posted by chichard41 | Filed under Events, Ignite London, video
Now this took some skill to complete, even without notes! Best not be eating whilst watching this if you have a weak tummy as Matthew Baker takes us through a rhyme about bacteria & doner.
Tags: BoxUK, Ginglik, Ignite, Ignite London, lecture, O'Reilly, presentation, Videos, Vimeo
First Ever Ignite London – 7 videos now live #igniteLDN
Posted by chichard41 | Filed under Events, Ignite London, London, Summations, video
If you couldn’t tell by the numerous tweets on Wednesday I was at the first ever Ignite London which was a blast. Great speakers giving 5 minute presentation, great organisation from Amy & Dan of BoxUK, which also supplied the open bar for the evening. Now that’s a way to kick off an event and were ever so grateful.
I filmed the event and am uploading the HD videos during non-throttling ISP periods, so I’m trying to average 3 videos a night. As said previously if I get the nod from everyone involved I will consider making this a podcast on the iTunes & Zune platform but with a more professional touch.
The vimeo channel for Official Ignite London videos can be found here: http://vimeo.com/channels/ignitelondon
For a quick overview of everything that is available they can be viewed by the albums page: http://vimeo.com/album/147178
If you do get hooked on vimeo like me then feel free to subscribe to the channel so you can be informed of the latest uploads from the event. Another option is to follow it via the RSS feed if Google Reader/Bloglines etc. is your thing. Also please leave comments on individual videos or just in the shoutbox it will hopefully get everyone noticed and I’m sure the speakers & organisers will appreciate it.
I hope to get more involved in the future and maybe even give a 5 minute presentation. I really do hope this becomes a regular event and more sponsors come on board. Plus you can’t beat an old converted victorian loo as a venue.
#igniteLDN
Tags: Beer, BoxUK, First, Ginglik, Ignite, Ignite London, lecture, London, O'Reilly, presentation, speaker, video, Videos, Vimeo
UI for Ignite Video page?
Posted by chichard41 | Filed under Ignite London, rant
Trying to work out which one of the 3 options I have chosen to display is best for displaying the Ignite London event. I want everyone to have an enjoyable viewing for all the videos. Personal preference would be the first as it’s nice and clean, however the Logo can only be found if you move slightly down the page. What’s your opinion, please leave a reply below? Once I’ve had some input I will make the page and videos live.
I would put more time into editing the videos to make them nice and fancy with an intro sequence and make a quick music intro track but applying for my Biomed jobs is somewhat taking precedence (yes unemployed). Who knows if I get some time later on I’ll do the fancy stuff and make it into a podcast for iTunes, Zune and other platforms. For now I hope you enjoy the videos when they become available in the next week or so.
Tags: Beer, BoxUK, First, Ginglik, Ignite, Ignite London, lecture, London, O'Reilly, presentation, speaker, video, Videos, Vimeo
Ignite London is coming :D
Posted by chichard41 | Filed under Events, Ignite London, London, Summations, review, video
Ignite is finally coming to London on the 18th November 2009. I’d have loved to have heard about this earlier and give a rapid 5 min lecture on something I love, but it looks like I missed the deadline. Also I have no clue where to start and would probably need moral support, something I’m rather lacking recently. Anyway I am definitely attending.
If you’ve never heard of Ignite here’s their philosophy:
Ignite captures the best of geek culture in a series of five-minute speed presentations on topics ranging from The Best Way to Buy a Car to Hacking Chocolate. Imagine that you’re on stage in front of an audience of hundreds of people, doing a five-minute presentation using a slide deck that auto-forwards every 15 seconds, whether you’re ready or not. What would you do? What would you say? Could you stand the pressure? Every week, find out how some of the smartest minds on the planet dealt with this situation as your host, Brady Forrest, highlights a different talk from Ignites around the world.
The event is being hosted at the wonderful Ginglik, which used to be an old Victorian loo from what I remember when I went to see Aqualung there. I can’t explain any better than the above paragraph and I just hope enough people know this great event about anything and everything is happening. I implore you to come along and have a fantastic night for absolutely free!
Here are a few of my favourite 5 min lectures:
Tags: Beer, BoxUK, First, Ginglik, Ignite, Ignite London, lecture, London, O'Reilly, presentation, speaker, video, Videos, Vimeo
