Aaron Parecki

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alexlindsay https://twitter.com/alexlindsay

News from virtual events frontlines...

I’m in 5-6 event calls daily.

In meetings today, all the paid events doubled/tripled in size when they went fully online.

Quote from one meeting: “We didn’t realize how much we were leaving on the table.”

Some are never going back.

Portland, Oregon • 48°F

Sat, Mar 28, 2020 12:26am +00:00 (liked on Fri, Mar 27, 2020 5:43pm -07:00)
Vittorio https://twitter.com/vibronet • Mar 28
Funny how people worry about getting their hair cut while in lockdown... it literally didn’t occur to me that it might be a problem 😜

pretty soon we're all gonna look like you!

Portland, Oregon • 48°F

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Fri, Mar 27, 2020 5:32pm -07:00
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Portland, Oregon • Fri, March 27, 2020 2:09pm

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Portland, OR, United States • 48°F

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Fri, Mar 27, 2020 2:09pm -07:00
📷 PhotoJoseph 🎥 https://twitter.com/photojoseph

"I bought everything you showed except on one product I cheaped out and bought the knock-off no-name product instead, and this doesn't work. Do you think that's the problem?"

Portland, Oregon • 48°F

Fri, Mar 27, 2020 8:50pm +00:00 (liked on Fri, Mar 27, 2020 2:04pm -07:00)
farmer🧢 https://twitter.com/farmer117_ • Mar 27
@aaronpk I read your article on Home studio and you make a lot of excellent recommendations, many I'm already doing. I am a musician and music teacher and I use slack for one-on-one lessons and YouTube live for large groups. Can you recommend a platform?

Thanks! A platform for what specifically? I've had a lot of luck with Zoom lately for the workshops I'm doing remotely.

Portland, Oregon • 45°F

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Fri, Mar 27, 2020 6:30am -07:00
Chris Nicholas https://twitter.com/DrChrisNicholas

Answer to 95% of any unsolicited texts/DMs I receive in 2020:
1. Yes, flying in poor weather leads to helicopter crashes.
2. Yes, at the rate this is going, this will be as bad as Europe.

Portland, Oregon • 48°F

Thu, Mar 26, 2020 8:19pm +00:00 (liked on Thu, Mar 26, 2020 6:22pm -07:00)
📷 PhotoJoseph 🎥 https://twitter.com/photojoseph

That was an awesome Virtual Happy Hour! Thanks all who joined, and I hope many more can join us next week. Every Thursday 5pm until this pandemadness is over and we're allowed to go to an actual happy hour again ;-) Hope to see you next week! https://photojoseph.com/happyhour

Portland, Oregon • 48°F

Fri, Mar 27, 2020 1:14am +00:00 (liked on Thu, Mar 26, 2020 6:18pm -07:00)
Tantek Çelik

“We cannot rely on corporate platforms to facilitate our communications in a general strike” — @NaomiAKlein

Be your own platform. Get a web dev to set this up for your next broadcast: https://aaronparecki.com/2016/11/19/15/self-hosted-facebook-live

cc: #indieweb @haymarketbooks @astradisastra @KeeangaYamahtta @liarosemusic

Portland, Oregon • 48°F

Thu, Mar 26, 2020 3:42pm -07:00 (liked on Thu, Mar 26, 2020 6:17pm -07:00) #indieweb
𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 https://twitter.com/jazzemu_

My Quarantine Routine!

this is just a general guide for myself based on my goals & what works for me! i’m allowing a lot flexibility with myself & not pressuring myself to complete everything. this is just to give me structure & a sense of control & stability.

Portland, Oregon • 39°F

Thu, Mar 26, 2020 1:40pm +00:00 (liked on Thu, Mar 26, 2020 8:11am -07:00)
Tanya Reilly https://twitter.com/whereistanya

Ms 7 wanted to join a meeting and the meeting owner said sure, if she brought an agenda. So she came back with this.

It's fairly universal. Feel free to use it for your own meetings.

Portland, Oregon • 44°F

Wed, Mar 25, 2020 3:34pm +00:00 (liked on Thu, Mar 26, 2020 6:21am -07:00)
Jason Lengstorf https://twitter.com/jlengstorf • Mar 25
is 12:30 pm too early to make a cocktail, or are all the rules irrelevant now? 🥃

Is this your house or a photo from an interior design magazine!

Portland, Oregon • 43°F

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Wed, Mar 25, 2020 4:05pm -07:00
📷 PhotoJoseph 🎥 https://twitter.com/photojoseph • Mar 25
It’s ok to be wrong sometimes

well played 👏 😂

Portland, Oregon • 43°F

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Wed, Mar 25, 2020 2:49pm -07:00
📷 PhotoJoseph 🎥 https://twitter.com/photojoseph • Mar 25
Whisky is good warm 🥃

but it's so much better cold!

Portland, Oregon • 43°F

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Wed, Mar 25, 2020 2:46pm -07:00
📷 PhotoJoseph 🎥 https://twitter.com/photojoseph • Mar 25
That practically makes you a regular! We’ll have to call you Norm!

It occurs to me that I don't yet have a fridge there, so I'm gonna be drinking warm beer or have to take a cooler with me.

*goes and orders a mini fridge on amazon...*

Portland, Oregon • 43°F

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Wed, Mar 25, 2020 2:44pm -07:00
📷 PhotoJoseph 🎥 https://twitter.com/photojoseph • Mar 25
OK, let’s give this a try… every Thursday at 5pm Pacific VIRTUAL HAPPY HOUR — Grab your glass and join the party. If there's a ton of people I can make virtual rooms even. Let's see what happens! https://zoom.us/j/690190357

Perfect timing, I'll be wrapping up a workshop right around 5 and will join from my new studio! 🍻

Portland, Oregon • 43°F

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Wed, Mar 25, 2020 2:10pm -07:00
Andy Budd https://twitter.com/andybudd • Mar 24
Podcasters, Vodcasters and conference call over-achievers. What’s your perfect camera+microphone+light set-up?

I just did a writeup of several different options at different price points too! https://aaronparecki.com/2020/03/24/4/tips-and-tools-for-remote-meetings-and-presentations

Portland, Oregon • 38°F

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Wed, Mar 25, 2020 6:50am -07:00
David Wiseman https://twitter.com/wiseshow

Thanks everybody for their entries and nominations.....but there’s one clear winner of the internet today.....round of applause please people...#WINternet

Portland, Oregon • 42°F

Tue, Mar 24, 2020 8:50pm +00:00 (liked on Wed, Mar 25, 2020 5:51am -07:00) #WINternet
Aaron Davis 🏘️ https://twitter.com/mrkrndvs • Mar 25
There has been a lot written about the various applications that allow you to connect online. However, not much about improving the audio and visual quality. The only thing I wonder about is a portable green screen to mask the background? Do you have any thoughts on that?

Definitely an upgrade! https://youtu.be/omE4wQlj0xQ

Tho Zoom's virtual backgrounds do an okay job without a greenscreen. Nothing I'd use on a recording but fine for a meeting.

Portland, Oregon • 42°F

Tue, Mar 24, 2020 9:29pm -07:00
Phil Nolan (フィルです) https://twitter.com/PhilNolan3D • Mar 25
I've always been blessed with really nice commentors.

you sir, clearly have never been a woman on the internet

Portland, Oregon • 48°F

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Tue, Mar 24, 2020 8:09pm -07:00
dansickles https://twitter.com/dansickles

and an Isolatte in the morning

Portland, Oregon • 48°F

Wed, Mar 25, 2020 2:34am +00:00 (liked on Tue, Mar 24, 2020 7:35pm -07:00)

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