Author: Steve Chippy Paine

  • Livestream event planning? Use this checklist.

    Livestream event planning? Use this checklist.

    Livestream event planning starts with an idea…and a location. The location defines much of what’s possible at the event including size, style and cost. We’ve done this many, many times and use the following location-focused checklist to make sure we’ve got everything covered, and trust us, it’s not just about a power socket and an […]

  • Business livestreaming costs and risks – Guidelines for project managers.

    Business livestreaming costs and risks – Guidelines for project managers.

    A business live stream requires planning, equipment and experienced participants. In our recent post about smartphone-based live streaming we gave you valuable information about the pro’s, cons and costs but in this post we want to outline a typical business live stream setup, the risks involved and give you some of the costs that will […]

  • Smartphone live-streaming. Detailing risks and solutions for brand protection.

    Smartphone live-streaming. Detailing risks and solutions for brand protection.

    Smartphones are amazing live streaming tools and should, without a doubt, be an integrated part of any online marketing strategy. Each generation of hardware gets better, makes the job easier and the results appear more professional but there are risks to consider. Thankfully there are solutions too. This article looks at the problems associated with […]

  • Why should I live stream?

    Why should I live stream?

    What is the value of a live stream and why should I do it? This is a question that we get asked, and ask ourselves, often. What is the value of a live stream? There’s a clear ‘trend’ in live streaming but that’s not enough to justify doing it. There are risks associated with it […]

  • Coppeneur event location for Tourismumscamp BRS. Mobile video with gimbal and smartphone.

    Coppeneur event location for Tourismumscamp BRS. Mobile video with gimbal and smartphone.

    Tourism and Bonn, complimented with a range of excellent chocolate. What could be better? Come to Tourismumcamp BRSA in July and find out! We’re supporting the TourismusCamp Bonn Rhein-Sieg Ahr event and had the chance to visit the Coppeneur Chocolate factory for a tour. What an amazing event location. Armed with a smartphone, gimbal and […]

  • 360 photos in Bonn with the Iris360

    360 photos in Bonn with the Iris360

    You might have seen some of the 360 photography we’ve done recently. We’ve uploaded over 200 photos to Google StreetView under various accounts and they’ve been viewed nearly 400,000 times. Most popular? The Post Tower. It’s surprising to look at other places through. Matthieu’s, a restaurant we worked with recently, has a small tour that’s […]

  • Godesburg Restaurant image video

    Godesburg Restaurant image video

    Over the last few months we’ve been working on image videos for Restaurant Godesburg, just south of Bonn. It’s housed in an old castle and tower in Bad Godesberg and anyone that’s been in the area will have noticed it. Not only is is a restaurant and tourist attraction (visit the tower and enjoy the […]

  • Restaurant image video. Tips, fun and problems in Bonn.

    Restaurant image video. Tips, fun and problems in Bonn.

    We’ve just published two image videos for a restaurant in Bonn. This, our first restaurant image video, took a little longer than expected but it was worth it because we came away much wiser. Next time we’ll be much more efficient. First though, a big thank-you to Matthieus restaurant in the Suedstadt for their support, friendlyness […]

  • Bonn, summer and smooth cams!

    Bonn, summer and smooth cams!

    Bonn in the summer. There’s something happening all the time and if it’s not in the Rheinaue it’s in the town center, or both at the same time. We took our new gimbal stabiliser out for a run on Saturday and picked up the good feelings of summer in a series of short videos. A […]

  • Opening a flexible multimedia studio in Bonn’s first coworking space.

    Opening a flexible multimedia studio in Bonn’s first coworking space.

    I’ve built a digital multimedia studio in Bonn, Germany, exactly 10-years after I started my first technology website. I’m re-mixing my skills and adding a new business called HiBlue. I’ll continue my blogging under UMPCPortal.com but with the new HiBlue multimedia space I’ll be improving my video activities and offering my services to local, online and coworkers here at CoworKing Bonn […]