Today my obsession turned to trying to really lock down what I want to do with regard to getting a steady cam for my Zi8 and/or my iPhone 3Gs. So here are some of the videos that I found. Let me know if you know of a better way to get this done. After Watching these I may actually try to build my own. (Be sure to check out the post for more videos)

Here are a couple of gimble designs:

This is an awesome use of social media and advertising combined. These guys are getting it right. This was shared by my friend Mars, who has some really great tutorials. Check them out at MovieStarEntrepreneur.com

I ran across this post from SocialMediaExaminer and thought it was well worth sharing. It gives some great resources for live video with multiple talking heads. As a mac user I have had this ability for sometime using iChat. The only problem was that not everyone had a mac. This levels the playing field and gets the job done.

Here is an additional post that goes into further depth concerning this topic.

I also found a great tutorial video from MonkeySee.com concerning basic video tips and tricks. I was especially interested in the basic lighting video. Lighting always seems to be a problem, this helps to get people started in the right direction. It is basic, but useful.

I just found this via Facebook and thought that maybe someone else out there may enjoy this as well. It claims to stream full episodes of Star Trek OS at Watch Star Trek Online. Let me know what you think?

Here is a really cool video that a friend just sent to me. I love anything to do with military jets. Here is the original link with comments for Lap Around the Boat. Check it out, it is pretty frickin’ cool.

Here are some great tips for doing videos and making them the best they can be. Check this out to help you get your videos out. Check out Video Tips from Social Media Examiner and let me know what you think?

They have some great tips that will help get you get to where you want to go.

Ok, I just found a very cool screen casting app on a Mashable post called Screenr. For those of you who are already aware of this, forgive me. This is really huge and works great for on the fly screencasts. It integrates with Twitter and the quality is awesome. Checkout Screenr and let me know what you think?

Here is a great example of taking the social media message, and the message of the client, to the next level. Watch the video below to see how you could integrate this into your business videos. Make sure to check out Social Media TV Example for more info from the Socialnomics Blog.

Here is a great little tutorial video called Creating Video on your iPhone by Blue Melnick. This video shows how to take video that you have taken with your iPhone, edit it on your iPhone, and then distribute it to youtube and beyond. Great tips and pointers here. Make sure to check out his site as well!

Here is a great post, 32 Lessons for Online Video, that I found this morning. Now I can’t say that being hyperactive and working 22 hour days is my idea of success. There are several nuggets that can be pulled out of this post and used to be successful. I know that there are things that I need to implement into my strategy. I hope you find this useful and usable. Let me know what you think?