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If you know how to copy and paste text, you can embed a YouTube video in a blog post or web page. Just click the Share link below the video window at YouTube, choose Embed, and copy and paste the html code that appears. But what if you'd like the video you embed to start at a point partway in? That's just a bit trickier. The source video for my previous post is more than an … [Read more...] about How to embed or link to a YouTube video and set a start time

A while back our Spencer Critchley joined Netroots Nation founder Raven Brooks to talk to the Santa Cruz County California Democrats about technology and politics. In the course of that, Spencer gave a quick summary of the history of the subject (tip of the hat to Clay Shirky for the Gutenberg / novel reference): The whole video is here. … [Read more...] about Spencer’s 5-minute history of technology and political organizing

Many people who are just getting started in social media for their business or organization are puzzled as to what they should talk about -- and many get it wrong. One of the most common mistakes I see? Thinking that social media is just another way to advertise.It isn't.In fact, being overly promotional on social media is a sure method for chasing people away. Instead, think … [Read more...] about Spencer’s first law of social media content

If you do a search for advice on leadership, you'll find a lot of lists: "Top 10 Things All Leaders Must Know" "Leadership Advice from 5 Top Executives" "The 7 Deadly Sins of Leadership," etc, etc. I almost always find these lists worth reading. But at the same time, I find that in one sense, they all completely miss the point. That's because by the very act of making … [Read more...] about The World’s Shortest How-To List For Leaders