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Why Webcast? Why Not??

Posted Jul 18 2011 by in Aaron Booker, Webcasting, WPC with 0 Comments

If you know Varvid, you know that our passion is taking your video and putting it on the Internet. You might know us as the people who interviewed you at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference in the past few years. You might know us as the people who are helping you leverage the power of video for your website. What you might not know is that one of Varvid’s oldest and most reliable lines of business is webcasting.

What’s Webcasting?

Webcasting is the Internet-everywhere, always-connected companion to standard event videography. In today’s modern world, you can’t be everywhere at once – but now you can have access to the Internet and a hand-held screen at all times. Varvid is here to make sure that event attendance and visibility isn’t limited by the size or location of the venue – we can show anything to anyone, anywhere. In the past, we’ve provided live webcasting services for such events as Magic: the Gathering Pro Tour, Sea to Ski, Fight Night Rounds XII – XV (in association with 360 Productions and GoFightLive.tv), and, most recently, Worldwide Partner Conference 2011.

Past ‘Casts

Last week, we partnered with the Microsoft Partner Network and Mimecast to provide awesome, informative webcasts, three times a day, from the floor of the Worldwide Partner Conference. Some of the roundtable discussions were even hosted by our very own Aaron Booker! It was a terrific experience all around, and would have been even without the 2,000+ daily views. But what was really exciting for us was integrating Facebook into the entire process. Through Aaron’s digital wizardry, we were able to display the live stream directly on our Facebook Fan Page, enabling viewers to become better acquainted with Varvid while enjoying our live coverage. And did we get likes? Oh yeah, we got likes.

Casting Our Webs into the Future

So what’s next for Varvid and webcasting? Well, our friends at Fight Night Entertainment are up to their old tricks with Fight Night Round XVI at Swinomish Casino, August 13th, and we’ll be there in force with360 Productions and GoFightLive.tv. And the technology for webcasting is evolving all the time: some musicians have started using Facebook to host live concerts, with admittance payable in Facebook Credits.ReelSEO‘s Grant Crowell considers it a revolution. Beyond that, well, make us an offer. Webcasting an event can be a great way to create buzz and get exposure. Whether you’ve already got a video crew, or would like us to find you one (we know some real pros), we’re ready to help you share your event with the world.

Varvid Facilitates Webcasting at WPC 2011

Posted Jul 12 2011 by in Varvid Team, Webcasting, WPC with 0 Comments

This week’s Worldwide Partner Conference in Los Angeles is not only the biggest IT industry conference in the world, it’s also an event rich with ideas, opinions, and innovations. Of course, not everyone can make it to California for a week out of the office. Fortunately, Varvid, in partnership with the Microsoft Partner Network and Mimecast, is here to facilitate a whole week’s worth of free webcasts that boil down WPC’s big announcements and insights into three round-table discussions each day.

You can tune in to all the shows at the Microsoft Partner Network site, at our sister site Varvid.tv, or on Facebook.

Here’s the schedule:

MONDAY

1pm – 1:30pm ~ Feat. Mary Jo Foley, Ray Wang, Kelvin Kirby, Patri Salonen, Mark Drapeau, and Angus Fox ~ Hosted by Katlen Tillman

3pm – 3:30pm ~ Feat. Peter Sandiford & others ~ Hosted by Aaron Booker

5pm – 5:30pm ~ Day in Review ~ Feat. Judy Kolde, Eric Ligman, Birger Steen, Dux Raymond Sy, and David Saele ~ Hosted by Katlen Tillman

TUESDAY

1pm – 1:30pm ~ Winning with the Cloud & A World of Smart Devices ~ Feat. Angus Fox, Justin Pirie, Anders Tolle-Schulz & others ~ Hosted by Katlen Tillman

3pm – 3:30pm ~ Evolution of Microsoft Partner Network ~ Feat. Dave Seibert, Ro V. Kolakowski, York Hutton & others ~ Hosted by Aaron Booker

5pm – 5:30pm ~ Day in Review ~ Feat. Liza Sisler, Balz Wyss, Eric Ligman, Stuart Williams, Anders Trolle-Schulz, and Peter Bauer ~ Hosted by Katlen Tillman

WEDNESDAY

1pm – 1:30pm ~ TBA ~ Hosted by Katlen Tillman

3pm – 3:30pm ~ Seeding the Cloud ~ Feat. Harry Brelsford & others ~ Hosted by Aaron Booker

5pm – 5:30pm ~ Day in Review ~ Hosted by Katlen Tillman

THURSDAY

1pm – 1:30pm ~ TBA ~ Hosted by Katlen Tillman

3pm – 3:30pm ~ Peer-to-Peer Partnering & WPC 2011 Wrap-Up ~ Feat. Arlin Sorensen & others ~ Hosted by Aaron Booker

Meet the Hosts

 

Aaron Booker is the co-founder and President of Varvid, a video production company dedicated to helping IT professionals leverage online video for their businesses. Aaron has over thirty years of experience in the industry and prides himself on staying abreast of developments and happenings in the IT world. Aaron hosts webcasts at 3pm daily. Follow his tweets at @aaronbooker.

 

 

Katlen Tillman is a digital marketing professional whose collaboration-centric approach has led to successful outcomes time and time again. Katlen hosts webcasts on behalf of the Worldwide Partner Group at 1pm and 5pm daily. Follow her tweets at @katlen.

WPC09 Wrapup with Aaron Booker and Pat Dolan

Posted Sep 20 2009 by in Conferences, Microsoft Partner Network, Win7, WPC with 0 Comments

Varvid’s Aaron Booker and Pat Dolan wrap up the coverage of WPC09 by highlighting some key tends of the Worldwide Partner Conference. Microsoft has increased company openness and decided to become more engaged with small business owners. The company is concerned with becoming more humble and helpful to their partners. New exciting features are coming from Microsoft Office 2010 and many more new products are coming this year including Windows 7.

Dean Paron – Principal Architect Windows Server Solutions Group

Posted Sep 19 2009 by in Microsoft Partner Network, WHS, WPC with 0 Comments

Aaron Booker from Varvid interviews Dean Paron, the Principal Architect of the Windows Server Solutions Group. They are the group builds Windows Home Server, Small Business Server, Essential Business Server, and Windows Server Foundation. He explains some things you can do with Windows SBS 2008 that you didn’t know you can do. There are tools built into the SBS 2008 program that help you manage your internet domain name. You can manage pre-existing domain names without needing to buy a new one. He also explains what Windows Server Foundation is.

Stuart Crawford – VP of Business Development: Bulletproof Infotech

Posted Sep 19 2009 by in Web/Tech, WPC with 0 Comments

Pat Dolan from Varvid interviews Stuart Crawford, the VP of Business Development at Bulletproof Infotech. They are IT providers that develop solutions for businesses that are looking to expand their social media presence, create server storage solutions and more.

Sean Daniel – Senior Program Manager Windows SBS 2008

Posted Sep 18 2009 by in SBS, WPC with 0 Comments


Aaron Booker from Varvid interviews Sean Daniel, Senior Program Manager SBS 2008. He’s been seeing people back up their most important client PCs inside their business with Windows Home Server. If the computer crashes, you can bring back up in 15-20 minutes. Its a great solution for backing up clients. The Windows Small Business Server has been on the market since November 2008, and they are no longer selling SBS 2003, so now is the time to upgrade.

Dean Calvert – Varvid Interview w/ the Managing Director of Calvert Technologies

Posted Sep 18 2009 by in Microsoft Partner Network, SBS, WPC with 0 Comments

Aaron Booker from Varvid interviews w/ Dean Calvert, the Managing Director of Calvert Technologies. Calvert is a Gold-Certified Microsoft Partner Small Business Specialist based in Adelaide, Australia. Facilitates the user group there as well.

Donna Hegdahl – Varvid interview w/ IAMCP Rep at WPC09

Posted Sep 18 2009 by in WPC with 0 Comments

Aaron Booker from Varvid interviews Donna Hegdahl of the International Association of Microsoft Certified Partners at the Worldwide Partner Conference 2009 in New Orleans. IAMCP is a partner group with 2 value propositions: 1. Partner to Partner Networking – a way for partners to connect with and learn from one another, work together, and share client experiences 2. The IAMCP helps clients get closer to Microsoft Getting involved with the IAMCP. The best ways to engage the IAMCP are to attend the meetings and get involved with the committees and activites. When you are working with clients and need to bring in a trusted partner, the IAMCP connections you form will allow you to know they will do a good job, follow through, and won’t sabotage your business relationships.

David Fabritius – Technical Product Manager for SBS & EBS

Posted Sep 18 2009 by in SBS, WPC with 0 Comments

Aaron Booker from Varvid interviews David Fabritius, the Technical Product Manager for SBS & EBS. There are lot of issues that pop up that will not stop day to day tasks, but you will need to uncover. The Microsoft IT Environment Health Scanner tool they have developed allows you to identify issues and get prescriptive guidance on how to correct them.

Varvid interviews Birger Steen – VP of Microsoft’s SMB Division

Posted Jul 17 2009 by in Microsoft Partner Network, WPC with 0 Comments

Aaron Booker from Varvid.com and Birger Steen from Microsoft spoke about the SMB space and VARs while at WPC 09.  Birger is the VP of SMB & Distribution – Worldwide SMS&P.  In other words – Birger Steen drives the bus that all the Partners we know are on.  GREAT interview.  We see Birger “getting it” about the SMB/VAR Partner space in a major way.

Part 1 of our Interview with Birger Steen:

Part 2 of our Interview with Birger Steen:


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