I recently had the chance to shoot an amazing house in the south shore of Nova Scotia for a pilot for Real Estate Video tours we are planning on launching at Flying Fish Multimedia. Thanks to Tim Harris of Trandwinds Realty for the chance to shoot such an amazing spot.

These are no ordinary video tours.

I was breaking out all the tools to shoot this tour. All shot in full 1080p HD I used super wide angle lenses, a dolly system for cinema like moves and a stedicam for walking shots around the house.

When you put it all together, you get a great tour that really gives you a feel of what it is like to be standing in the house. The steadicam shots give you a feel of how the rooms flow together, which is helpful to get the layout of the house, without actually being there.

Sunday, about 200 people and I descended on the Alderney Public Library and Theatre for the 2nd Annual Podcamp HFX.

It was a day of discussion on everything to do with social media. From the latest stats (the average Facebook user is now 53!) and talks on usability. The big highlight of the day however was the amazing keynote from Mclean Greaves.

He gave us a sneak peak at the new 'iPad' due to be released this Wednesday. I had recently written a column for the local paper on the subject, speculating that the device might do for the publishing industry what the iPod did for the music industry.

To give you an idea what publishing might look like, starting this week, take a look at this video for Sports Illustrated.

Most of us by now have seen the brilliant rendition of "Bohemian Rhapsody" by the Muppets on YouTube which now has over 12 million views.

What most of us didn't know is that the video is part of a social marketing strategy by Disney to revive the Muppets brand, which has been in steady decline since the death of creator Jim Henson.

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