Multimedia Equipment Rental and Training Packages

We will soon be offering a rental service where you can rent equipment from us like portable digital recorders, digital projectors, digital SLR Cameras, video cameras and photography lighting. We hope to offer these items for rent soon and also provide training should you need it. We recognize that may don’t have the need to [...]

The Best Equipment We Have Purchased at SpinningSilk Multimedia

Often we buy tools and other equipment for our business. Sometimes it’s just business as usual, other times it’s a disappointment and loss but thankfully I have a list for items I am exceedingly thankful that I decided to “invest” into my business. By investment I don’t mean the actual item increased in value but [...]

Presentation at a local network meeting followed by a local press interview

I participate in a local networking group called, GSATC, the Greenville Spartanburg Anderson Technology Council. Every month they have a big meeting in a room at a local hotel and about 100 or more usually attend. The theme for December in recent years has been “Gadgetfest” in which members come and show their favorite or [...]

Do your business cards encourage conversation?

You have probably been there. The business network meeting where you trade business cards with other professionals or maybe you are our eating and strike up a conversation with someone at the next table. You hand over your business or social card and most of the time you will see people just glance at it [...]

The same difference

The title of this post may irritate you but it is a catch phrase that I hear a lot and it’s the first thing that pops into my mind when it comes to communicating a lot of new media concepts to people. I often hear people getting tripped up or confused regarding a lot of [...]

Blogging when you "don't have time to blog"

One very common complaint I often hear when suggesting business people blog is that they don’t have time to blog. Today is one of those days when I really don’t have time to blog because I got a couple of projects to finish this morning, later I will be attending a GSATC networking lunch, then [...]

The Value of Podcasting for Business

Here’s the question–is podcasting really an effective means of marketing your business? Let’s look at the advantages: podcast listeners are usually fairly affluent they choose to listen to your podcast because they are interested in whatever subject matter you bring them they can take it with them on their iPhone or iPod they can listen [...]

Two birds, one stone thinking

I was watching a recent episode of NOVA, a science show on PBS. The episode, called Car of the Future focused on advances in automotive engineering. One segment stuck out with me and it wasn’t because it involved a radical design or fuel but rather using carbon fiber materials for it’s frame. This not only [...]

My iPod Nano

A couple months ago, I won an iPod Nano and have been using it almost daily ever since. It is a wonderful little device.  I’ve been using it primarily to check my calendar (it syncs with iCal which syncs with my Google calendar) and listen to professional development information from a set a CDs that [...]

Podcast Review – My Crazy Life

No, this is not about MY Crazy Life but rather this is the audio journal of Cliff Ravenscraft. This is just one podcast of many that Cliff produces and has produced since he started podcasting a few years ago. Since then he has gone from podcasting as a hobby to a full-time business venture. In [...]