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MITV - Make Internet TV is a web site from the makers of the Democracy video player.

To put it simply it this is a one stop resource dedicated to helping the beginner produce video to be shown on the web. In other words - how to produce the content for Internet TV stations. Given that Democracy is all about creating and publishing TV content online this is a pretty shrewd move. YouTube and other user content generated sites has proved that people like shooting video and being watched. More importantly - there is an audience. Indeed a good many Net literate members of the younger generation don’t really differentiate between online video and TV.

MITV seems to trying to take this to the next level by helping those getting started make the best decisions when starting out.

However there is a catch. Right now the site is fairly immature - so it only has limited content. There is hope though MITV is actively looking for more instructional content and also supplemental videos. So there is a good chance that it will grow into an invaluable resource. They’ve also made the shrewd move of launching a Wiki in parallel. You can find this at http://www.mitvwiki.org/. Its a new Wiki and is in need of content. Wiki’s do tend to grow. So lets hope some good contributors get involved.

Basically its a good idea, and has potential to turn into a very useful resource - so check it out. If you can … help it out and send in some content.

Technorati Tags: digital, Help, networking, Television, TV, Video, Video Blog, Web

On June 30th 2007 Birmingham city centre will be invaded by an undead horde.

Actually I can be more precise - the zombies will officially start walking at midday. So get your shopping in early if you don’t want to be on the menu.

The point of all these dead men walking is not to consume the locals. It is to help raise money. In fact it is to help reopen and launch the Edwards No8 and Gallows rock club. Now thats not a bad idea. True the charity angle could have been something more conventional but I think getting a bunch of people together to help out a rock club idea is a great idea. Its not trite - its about providing a venue so that artists can do their thing. Its a case of people helping each other out and in this day and age thats a good thing.

Its also a chance to see the Consumed team in action. We’re intending to help document this event and will be present - camera’s in hand getting plenty of zombie action footage.

For more information take a look at the zombie walks myspace page at: http://www.myspace.com/sponsoredzombiewalk

Technorati Tags: Myspace, zombie, charity, Web