This is some high quality video for a GoPro camera:

HD Hero II Video

Y Combinator Startup School Interview with Mark Zuckerberg

“If I were starting now I would do things very differently. I didn’t know anything. In Silicon Valley, you get this feeling that you have to be out here. But it’s not the only place to be. If I were starting now, I would have stayed in Boston. [Silicon Valley] is a little short-term focused and that bothers me. He explained that he had a conversation once with Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos about this, and the average time someone stays in job at Seattle is twice as long than it is in Silicon Valley. There’s a culture out here where people don’t commit to doing things, I feel like a lot of companies built outside of Silicon Valley seem to be focused on a longer-term, he explains. You don’t have to move out here to do this. There’s this culture in the Valley of starting a company before they know what they want to do. You decided you want to start a company, but you don’t know what you are passionate about yet…you need to do stuff you are passionate about. The companies that work are the ones that people really care about and have a vision for the world so do something you like.” – Mark Zuckerberg

Groupon’s IPO presentation by Andrew Mason (Founder), Jeff Holden (SVP Product), and Jason Child (CFO):

this commercial is hilarious:

An excellent 20 minute keynote by Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures on the “fragmentation of online marketing”. He shares his perspective on the latest trends in online marketing and highlights the importance of having the resources within your organization to participate in a constantly growing list of web services and advertising mediums.

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/17521806

“Facebook is giving people what they don’t yet know that they want… …it’s not about needing a share button. It’s about not needing a share button.” – Techcrunch.com

“Spotify is great, but turntable.fm is amazing.” – New York Times

“Biggest threat to productivity today: turntable.fm,” – FastSociety’s Andy Thompson

Turntable.fm founders Seth Goldstein and Billy Chasen sat down with TechCrunch editor Erick Schonfeld at TechCrunch Disrupt to talk about the rise of Turntable.fm

Turntable.fm is a browser-based chatroom that streams music based on the choices of a rotating cast of DJs drawn from whoever is in the room. There are up to five DJs at any one time who create playlists; the station cycles through the playlists one song at a time, moving from one DJ’s pick to the next, as the room votes on how “lame” to “awesome” the track is. A (sometimes fast-moving) discussion takes place in a chatroom on the bottom right of the screen. DJs get points for picking popular songs and if enough people think a song is lame, it skips to the next. You can upload songs or search through the Medianet-powered library to create your playlist when it’s your turn to DJ.

Adoption:
Streaming $1 million songs a day
600000K users
40% active users
some power user sessions lasting 12hrs
10s of thousands of song downloads per day

A new breed of action sports film comes to life as Red Bull Media House, in association with Brain Farm Digital Cinema, present “The Art of FLIGHT,” a Curt Morgan film. Equal parts action and adventure mix with the inevitable drama encountered along the way. Two years in the making, “The Art of FLIGHT” gives iconic snowboarder Travis Rice and friends the opportunity to redefine what is possible in the mountains. Join in the ride as the creators of “That’s It, That’s All” completely rewrite the formula for action sports cinema with “The Art of FLIGHT”.

In an interview with WSJ’s Alan Murray, Betaworks CEO John Borthwick discusses the future of social media and how it is changing internet navigation. He claims that the business models of establishment internet companies like Google and Amazon are threatened by social media tools.

Foster The People – Pumped Up Kicks from Foster The People on Vimeo.

From the award-winning documentary, “Playing For Change: Peace Through Music“, comes the first of many “songs around the world” being released independently. Featured is a cover of the Ben E. King classic by musicians around the world adding their part to the song as it traveled the globe.

Playing For Change | Song Around The World “Stand By Me” from Concord Music Group on Vimeo.

Here is a collection of the top ski and snowboard film previews for the 2008-2009 season…

Under the Influence

Teton Gravity Research proudly presents its latest 16mm/HD ski and snowboard offering: UNDER THE INFLUENCE. This film follows the exploits of today’s top riders.

Under the Influence from vas entertainment on Vimeo.

That’s It That’s All

Two years in the making, this is the follow up to the highly succesful Community Project.

It’s Always Snowing Somewhere

Burton presents “IT’S ALWAYS SNOWING SOMEWHERE”; a double feature, double DVD snowboarding movie. The winter never ends as the team travels from the southern to northern hemisphere laying waste to parks, pipes, pow, big mountain lines, and jibs; Alaska to Argentina.

Hand Cut

The Hand Cut release includes endless pillow lines in the BC interior; exposed descents in the Coast Range with ski mountaineering legend John Chilton; brilliantly shot inverts over the old wood mines on Red Mountain Pass, Colorado; and the original deep-country blues of John-Alex Mason. Hand Cut: self-propelled stories brought to life in High Definition and brilliant 16mm film.

Claim

The official “CLAIM” teaser, brought to you by Matchstick Productions. Check SKIMOVIE.COM to pre-order your copy of “CLAIM” today or find out when the Matchstick Movie Tour will visit your hometown this fall…

Claim from vas entertainment on Vimeo.

No Correct Way

With a season of filming wrapped and the long nights of editing kicked off, the Rome SDS and Kids on Shred Productions are pleased to announce the upcoming release of their second full-length team video entitled, you guessed it, No Correct Way.

No Correct Way from vas entertainment on Vimeo.

Aesthetica

Aesthetica is a visual journey that captures the essence and elements of snowboarding. This feature snowboard film highlights the riding of progressive and unique freestyle features in the backcountry to the deepest powder conditions of 2008.

Aesthetica from vas entertainment on Vimeo.

Down with People

Mack Dawg Productions People Crew is back at it again with our new 2008 release, Down With People.

Down with People from vas entertainment on Vimeo.

Double Decade

Double Decade Produced by Mack Dawg Productions Distributed by VAS Entertainment.

Double Decade from vas entertainment on Vimeo.

Ready

The latest from Absinthe Films…

Jib Jam and Trick Tips Instructional

Poor Boyz Productions brought competitive skiing into the Information age with their Jib Jam Invitational, a live, online video contest. The event gathered top-level athletes from around the globe and pitted them against each other

The Poor Boyz Jib Jam + Trick Tip Instructional from vas entertainment on Vimeo.

Outdoor Education from Voleurz.com

The teaser for the FREE video from Voleurz: “Outdoor Education”

Happy Friday…

During a quick weekend trip down to Connecticut I ended up running into someone who wanted to get rid of an old Honda CB motorcycle. This is a true “garage find” with all the original parts intact and less than 5,500 miles. This will be my 2nd vintage bike restoration, the first one being a 1978 Honda CB 550. Although I’ve been in the market for another late 70′s CB this free 1982 was just too hard to pass up!

Here is the priority list… we’ll see how quickly we’re able to make it through this:

1. Carb Rebuild
2. Gas Tank Electrolysis and Sealant
3. Replace Piston Rings, Head Gasket, Battery, Tires
4. Fix Front Brakes
5. Seat/Handlebars Customization