Homemade YouTube Music Video

It's my first "Zero" Cost YouTube Music Video. My Friend wrote this "Million Butterflies" lyrics which is a composition of Hindi & English. I composed the music with my acoustic Guitar.. And later on, we collected few loops and punched them together to create a highquality music beat.



Even the camera i used in this video is only HQ quality, not even HD. :-( But anyhow we needed to create a personal music video so we used our available resources to give the best output. I know, in compare to other music videos.. it's nothing but a crap. But I want to let you know that we created this video in just 5 hours & we're happy with it.

How we've created this Video?
The purpose of this post is to let you know about how we've created this Video..

As i told, we basically used our available resources to shoot this video. It was our test music video & we wanted to see the final output.

Me and my brother was actually composing that song when we got an idea about creating a music video & we also wanted to do it in a day. So, my brother collected some loops from the internet & mixed them up in SoundForge software. Then i recorded my voice with that mixxed up beats. After we got our misic, we started to work upon the video...

I then Downloaded the Video Editing Software "VideoPad", which is free to download & even comes up with a small file size.

Then i took out my old HQ Handycam and asked my bro. to have many takes. And i sang the whole song for few times in my naked voice to get some extra shots in different angles. As we're aware of the film-making theory that a normal viewer has a tendency of viewing a clips not more than 6 seconds, so we mixxed up our video with many 6 seconds video clips, so that our video doesn't suck.

Before Saving the video in the viewable format, we added the subtitle of the lyrics, so that the viewers may able sing along with the song.

This is how we've created our first music video..... Yeah!

20 Google Schemer Invites Giveaway

Woo! if you're searching for an invitation to all new Google product Schemer, then you're in a right place... All you need to do is a simple task, .i.e. comment here in this post about "Why you want Google Schemer?".

Let me tell you- What Google Schemer is? It's actually a site that allows you to tell your friends "What you want to do?" or "what you want to buy?" or let them know "What you've done?" and its all what they too want to do.

So, right now Schemer is in Beta Invites. And you can grab an invite easily through participating here...

Video about Google Schemer:

Buy Logitech C910–Best for HD Videos

Believe me, this webcam is one of the most killer gadget in my wishlist. If you want to start a videoblog or want to share your video story in web or want to experience a HD-Quality video calling, then this Logitech C910 Webcam is what i'll refer you.. No doubt with its quality. Super fine HD video quality with 1080p in 16:9 widescreen, a wide-angle lens. It comes with High-precision Carl Zeiss glass lens which you can generally find in expensive cameras.

What makes it killer is its Auto-Focus and lighting compensation. That means, you can focus on any object leaving the background blurr and can shoot your video in low light. Generally, most of the HD camera don't give good quality video in low light but this webcam comes with such a cool feature.

Logitech claims that its frame per seconds is better than other webcam but few people don't agree with it. They pointed the fps bit low but personally i feel this webcam is an awesome piece for creating videos. And majority of people didn't find problem with its fps.

C'mon Man, it comes with 10 mega pixel and what you need more than that in such a cheap price .i.e. below $99.

Even you don't need an extra mic for recording HD sounds coz this webcam has build-in Dual premium microphones and feature background noise canceller. Last but not the least, it comes with a 5 MP HD sensor which gives you 16X higher image resolution.

Lets Quickly point out the things that you can do with this cam:

• You can shoot Full HD video recording and share easily.
• More Fluid HD 720p video calling
• Shoot Crystal-clear video and brilliant photos
• “Hello!” - Speak in HD-quality stereo
• Make HD video calls
• Stylish looks for desktops & notebooks
• A software that comes with brilliant video effects.

Check out its Video Quality: Test Video. Logitech for Music: (in poor light) So, guys.... Go ahead to buy one for you.

Earning Money from Maps - Chtika's New Concept Advertisement

Today i got a Beta Invitation from Chitika to their New Mapping Service. These maps are not only free but pays you to use it on your blog.

What's special in it??
I must say their map consist of all those features that a premium maps like Google Map, Yahoo Map & Bing have. And also the map monetization is something totally new! That's why it is very special!

Check out the Comparison Done by Chitika:

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This map service will start from 2012.. a totally new concept advertising in this new year.

You check the map code generator Demo to have a basic idea about it.

My Roadies 9 Audition Journey Video

I shared my detailed post regarding "Roadies Audition Journey" but i forgot to mention that i captured videos on my handycam throughout the day. So, those files were too large to be shared online.. But after a long time, i edited them to short and compressed the day to a 4-mins video.

So you enjoy the Exclusive journey with me and my camera. The Day for Kolkata audition.

31 Days to Build a Better Blog New Edition came out!

Mr. Rowse is my blogging idol. The way he rationalized the blogging term to newbie.. it's fantastic. I always wait for his ebook releases. Every release comes up with some tasty juice. Something unique to learn..

When 31 Days to build a Better Blog (1st edition) released, i quickly brought a copy of it without thinking much because i knew the quality Darren maintain in his books. Best of Best!

Few minutes ago, there came an updated edition of the Problogger's best selling book "31 Days to build a blog" with many more new concepts and ideas. And more extra things to learn..


What actually this ebook features?
This ebook is a complete 140 pages of information to revitalize blogging life. In another word, it consists of challenges, case studies, tips, answers of vital question,etc..

If you're a newbie and want to start a blog, then this ebook can give you inspirations and ideas to start a healthy one, but if you're seeking for the information regarding setting up a blog then this ebook don't have. You can either search over youtube to find a blog set-up video.

How can this book be useful?
I personally don't consider this book as a normal book because it's a kind of task book or a routine sketch of successful bloggers.

It consists of the case studies of the bloggers who have achieved success in different niches and even Darren himself posses a better example. All the "things to do" and "things not to do" in blogging are mentioned clearly.

What i love about it is, its daily step-by-step guide to build a perfect blog. It highlights the steps to be taken by a blogger in the first month of blogging .i.e. 31 days.

Each day with a new Tasks:
 This book is divided into multiple tasks - daily, weekly and monthly.

• One-day at a time tasks where you're asked to complete 1-task a day.
• Weekly Tasks: where you'll face the challenge to do a task on every-week.
• Monthly Task: Combining the overall tasks in your monthly routine, maintain a good blogging pace.

3 Core Problems that this book gona help to overcome:
- Started a blog, don't know the Next Steps to do.
- Blogging for a while, but no improvement in its growth.
- Faced situations like blogger's block and inspiration lacks.
This book has solution to all the above core problems.

What special in this new edition: 
- came with new design.
- new techniques added.
- revised & removed the backdated blogging concepts.
- wisely arranged task routine.
- extra 7 days added in this edition. So, now it's a 38 days task.

I'm an affiliate of this product and if you want to buy a copy of this new edition then here's the link- 31 Days to BBB.

Flipkart strange shopping experience

You’ve read my posts on homeshop18 shopping experience.. And this time, I had a serious face-to-face with flipkart. I really respect this indian online shopping brand Flipkart which gives Hi-Quality product at a very cheap price.

On 9th November 2011, I was searching for a hi-quality video camera to capture my video entries. So, I been to different suggestion places like Yahoo answer, Quora, etc… and atlast, a guys over Quora referred me to a cheaper $100 webcam which shoot HD videos. The resolution of the webcam is too high .i.e. 1080dpi. That’s really great! anyway, I’ll someday write a review about that webcam. Lets back to the main topic!

So, I searched the Webcam “Logitech C910” over flipkart and found that $100 product at only Rs.457. I was really surprised with such a cheap price  and was excited to order it. But was still not sure about the displayed price tag so I took its screenshot and tweeted @flipkart about it and even shot an email to the customer service querying about its cheaper price. I got in reply from them appealing that “There are absolutely no hidden charges when you make a purchase with Flipkart.” So, now no one was there to stop me…

Without wasting my time, I quickly placed an order on that product with credit card. After the order successfully placed, I got an order no. And even the order status displayed “Payment Successfully Authorized”. I was really very excited to receive it earlier.. So on the very next day, I tweeted flipkart asking about my current order status. hmm… now there came a twist!

I got a call from them! They told me that the price of the product was Rs. 4500 which is far high than that of the money deducted from my credit card (.i.e. R457) and they told me the reason which was a technical error. And I got bit disappointed with them.. It’s very natural that you’ve expected to get a delivery of a product you recently ordered and now you’re asked to “cancel” it because of their technical problem or the problem with their price tag.

At first, I was fixed to my decision for not canceling the order like a pole star and asked them to send me that particular product with the amount I ordered because it was totally their technical fault not mine… and even I didn’t hesitated to pay them.

I too warned them to blog about flipkart bad shopping experience and re-pointed out their following “faults”:

• displaying of wrong price tag.
• no information to the customer about their technical error.
• accepting of payment and issuing an order no.
• wrong information from the customer service about the product.
• no reply to my tweets.

He accepted their fault and showed his humble apology, which cooled down my anger.

At last, it was my emotion and my love for their trustworthy brand, which forced me to cancel my order and accept their concession of Rs. 500 stroke credit which they offered me to buy any of their product within that amount. So, I ordered 4 books of Rs. 498.

If I had forced them for that product, then they would have bound to give me coz everything was in my favor, but my heart which stopped me to do so…

Now you say me, whether i took a wrong decision or a correct one.. what do you think?

Interview: Craig Martin, The Co-Host of Travel Podcast Blog

An interview with a Co-Host of an Award Wining Travel Podcast Blog “Indie Travel Podcast ” - Craig Martin. He and his wife Linda is running this blog since 2006. They share their tips to the travelers for better and less price traveling experiences, in their blog…

They traveled more than 40 countries and has far better experience in travelling… Here in this interview, i got to know many new things about how they started this online radio show blog and at end of the interview he also shared “traveling safety tips”… Don’t miss it!

The are featured in PC Magazine, Podfinder UK, Alltop's travel section, the final ten of travel section in the Podcast Peer Awards, top 10 for the Bloggers Choice Awards for Best Podcast and won the the Best Podcast category in Lonely Planet's travel blog awards. -Great!!!

The interview begins, Enjoy!

Why you thought of taking the blog platform to conduct your online radio show or online podcasting?
We started Indie Travel Podcast in 2006 after we had spent six months traveling around Europe. We considered starting a magazine site or a blog to share our tips and what we learned, but we decided to make it a podcast because not many people were making travel podcasts and it sounded interesting. We chose WordPress to create it because of some excellent podcasting plugins and integration options.

I found that you traveled many places... Did you traveled those places only for your blogs content or for spending Holidays?
It's not really work or holidays; it's our lifestyle. We have been traveling full-time for over four years now and visited over 40 countries. We're always taking photos and video, and using the internet to publish our stories and audio programmes. It's good fun.

Do you feel like a RJ, when you are talking in the internet radio show?
Not really. It's very lo-tech! We have a portable microphone and we often sit in a hostel room or sometimes outside and just talk about that day's topic. We also use Skype to interview other travelers and interesting people around the world.

What type of advertisement you mainly use on your blog to earn money? Any Voice ads?
We use banner ads, affiliate programmes and Adsense/Chitika as well as audio spots on the podcast. Since we won the Lonely Planet "Best Podcast" award, we have had lots more interest from new audience members and from worldwide travel advertisers.

You And Linda is running this blog... but who first got the idea of this "Travel" Blog Topic?
I think that was my idea, but Linda really helped bring it to life, along with another friend Paul. Paul created the first version of the website for us and provided free hosting for our first year or two. Now, I'm still the driving force, and Linda the balancing force.

Common Tips you like to give the readers about "traveling safely"... Traveling safely?
I think a little common sense plus research can be really helpful. We were recently "attacked" in La Paz, Bolivia, where a man threw a gel on my friends' bags then a man in a suit told them their bags were smelly and they should take them off. Because we had all read about this scam (the criminals would steal the bags when they took them off ) they were able to keep moving to a place of safety. In general, the world is quite a safe place: don't panic about leaving home! Go and explore! We try not to put ourselves in danger, and seldom have had any problems in over four years of travel.

http://www.indietravelpodcast.com
http://facebook.com/indietravel54
Craig Martin : http://twitter.com/craig_martin
Linda Martin : http://twitter.com/lindajmartin

I really had a great interview with Craig and i must appreciate that he has gave me the interview replies very fast. So, stay tuned with this blog for more expert interview. Arijit Das