David S. Finch

10 Favorite News Channels on YouTube

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The easiest remedy for any news junkie is to watch the news in short clips. Most of us don't have time to watch multiple newscasts, but thanks to sites like YouTube you can watch quality news stories at any time. By subscribing to the channel you can watch it any time of the day or night.

Top 10 News Channels on YouTube

1. The Onion
The Onion News Network is an arm of The Onion, America's FInest News Source. The network's style of hard-hitting, on-the-ground coverage of live news events has become a standard in the news industry. The network can be viewed in 92.2 million U.S. households and more than 500,000 American prison cells, making it the most-watched cable network in the world. It can currently be seen in 312 countries, with broadcasts in 52 different languages.

The Onion

2. Al Jazeera English
The world's first English language news channel to have its headquarters in the Middle East; covering the world, bridging cultures and setting the news agenda.

Al Jazeera English

3. Real News Network
The Real News Network is a global online video news network that listens to and is dependent solely on its audience. No ads. No government subsidies, no corporate sponsorship.

Real News Network

4. BBC World News

International video news from the BBC.

BBC World News

5. Liberal Viewers Media
Because I believe in FREE SPEECH (not censorship, thought suppression or, even, "political correctness"), I believe the best antidote for FALSE speech is TRUE speech.

Liberal Viewers Media

6. Reuters
The latest video from Reuters News Service.

Reuters News

7. CNN International - UK
From politics to the playing field and entertainment to entrepreneurs, CNN brings you the news that impacts your world, featuring the most famous faces and offering you insight into the most inspiring gurus from every genre and from every corner of the world.

CNN International

8. NTV Kenya
NTV Kenya is Nation Media Group's TV broadcast station, covering a large part of Kenya and the leading one in Kenya.

NTV Kenya

9. Fox News Flash
We watch hundreds of videos everyday for the best and most exciting, dynamic, absurd, and electrifyingly awesome footage from around the world to bring to you The Blast viewer.

Fox News Flash

10. Bloomberg Television

When Wall Street needs to know, it turns to Bloomberg for the breaking news, analytics and insights that move markets. Our team of experienced anchors brings the power that drives Wall Street into your home. Watch today and discover what a financial news network should be.

Bloomberg Televison

What news channels are you watching via YouTube or online? Leave a comment and link in the comments section.

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3 Simple Tips to Finding Your Voice

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Anyone that has created content, written or spoken, understands the challenge it can become finding your own voice. In other words, being yourself. However, when you begin, your confidence isn't there and you usually find that you imitate those you admire. What can be embarrassing is when someone recognizes who your trying to imitate and let's you know.

Here are a few things have helped me in producing content using my own voice.

1. Practice makes perfect: The only way you'll find your voice is to continue to write, speak, act etc. The more you produce the more comfortable you'll become in who you are. Experiment until you find what comes natural for you.

2. Know your subject: Many times the reason why we don't produce with originality is because we're uncertain of our subject. A lot of times you can save yourself some embarrassment by waiting until your subject is a part of you versus something you just parrot.

3. Inspiration not Imitation: Find your inspiration from your influencers. I've have a group of individuals that I deeply admire. I study there determination, their habits, and their influencers. I feed off of their success, but only as a means of inspiration.

When you find your voice producing content will seem so much easier. Blog or pod fading will become less a reality in your future.

What have you've done to find your own voice? What has been your biggest challenge? Leave a comment and become part of the conversation.

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5 Ways to Overcoming Writer's Block

Anyone that develops content on a frequent basis can deal with what is has been labeled as writer's block. When you have deadlines to meet, having nothing to say, write or produce can be extremely overwhelming. Fighting writer's block is more about preparation then having a brain freeze.

Here are a few suggestions to put you back in the game as a content developer.

HONESTY
The hardest thing for many individuals is to be brutally honest with themselves. In most cases, writer's block has to deal a lot with letting the well run dry. You've exhausted your resources or coasted on auto pilot until you've developed your good ideas, tapped in to your reserves and now there's nothing. Being honest can get you back on track and a reference point where to begin.

EXERCISE
No you don't have to become a marathon runner or a chiseled out athlete, but getting away from your computer, journal and going for a walk, run or bike ride can work wonders in opening up your creative impulses.

READ AND TAKE NOTES
Dust off the book, the magazine or even catch up on your online reading. As you read you'll gather thoughts and ideas. make sure you have something to write notes and file them for later use.

JOURNAL
I always travel with something to write with. I'm never without a small notebook and pen. Keep a journal handy at all times to catch those moments when ideas are fresh. Many times if you wait to doing it later, you'll miss out and often times forget.

WRITE
Make it a habit to produce something everyday. It may only be a sentence or two, but write something everyday.

If you implement these simple keys, you'll always will have a well full of ideas. Much Success... and get writing!

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A Few Random Thoughts

One of my strengths is my ability to analyze just about anything. One of my weaknesses is my ability to analyze just about everything. I can see the big picture and then break it down it tiny pieces, only to see more big pictures that have their own tiny pieces.

When I find myself in these moments, It seems like I'm in a never ending battle of why and when, not to mention the how's. Here are a few questions I've been thinking about in the past 24-48 hours.

1. Is everyone that blogs about productivity actually productive?
2. Are those that are always networking actually connecting?
3. How much consumer generated content is fresh insight or just parroting someone else's views and thoughts?
4. How much social media is leading to face to face connections and team collaboration?
5. How many individuals "start over" and what drives their motivation?

As you can see, questions often lead to more questions. What are your thoughts? Are using social media tools to connect for the greater good? Have you had to start over in your career? What new insights are you talking about right now? What new connection have you made in the last seven days?

Join the conversation or if you want ask a few more questions.

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3 Sure-Fire Ways to Promote Your Blog

Blogging, Blogging, Blogging... It's everywhere and everybody that's anybody has one. The challenge isn't so much as premiering your blog, the challenge is how to promote your blog. The question always is the same, "How to I get people to read my blog?" Which for me the answer is always the same," it's not more information, it's conversations, yep conversations."

The most incredible opportunity is when you began to see your blog as a conversation piece rather than a soap box or a monologue. It's an opportunity for you to be in conversations you would never be involved with. Here are 3 Sure-Fire Ways to Promote Your Blog.

Live the Conversation
In other words, the best way to promote your blog is to blog about things that your passionate about. Not trends or the latest "thing", but areas which cause you to stay up late and get up early. With passion comes longevity, which means the longer your blog is around the greater the opportunity for you to be discovered. When you live it, stats isn't the thing what motivates you, it's passion.

Join the Conversation
The only way to be heard is first listen. In other words, subscribe to every blog that is similar to yours. Comment on a regular basis to other blogs. Email the author, link and promote their blog. By joining the conversation you are joining the blogging community. Remember that basic networking skills work in blogging just like everywhere else.

Expand the Conversation
Let everyone know about your blog. Include it in your email signature. Publish it on your business card. Make sure your blog has RSS feeds enabled. Use services such as Technorati, that will update their directory each time you post to your blog. Use social media applications such as Twitter and Jaiku to promote your blog posts that are readable to a large audience. If your web developer hasn't listed your blog with Google, make sure you do.

As Chris Brogan states, "Make it friendly." Make sure you include a photo and your blog email address. Remember, it's all about conversations.

I'm certain that if you blog what your passionate about, join the conversation, and implement a few of the tools mentioned above, your blog with become a place where conversations are made.

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Wiki's in Everyday Language

Wiki... A what? A wiki, haven't you heard of it. Ah, no! OK, your not the only one. Here's a simple explanation to the world of wiki's. Thanks Commoncraft!

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RSS Feeds in Everyday Language

Contrary to all the internet jedi's many individuals still don't understand RSS feeds and feed readers. If you find yourself still trying to grasp the concept of RSS feeds and readers, here is a simple video to get you started. If you have any questions leave a comment or email.

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Do You Still Read Magazines?

Alright, I know everyone is going paperless and the tech savvy like to read everything online and by RSS feeds, but I still read "old school" newspapers and magazines. While I read hundreds of RSS feeds and news sites, I still like to subscribe or visit my local bookshop for a magazine or newspaper. Maybe this is why...

I Write in Books, Magazines, and Newspapers
I'm an avid note taker. I always have multiple things to jot a note on. Whether it's a Moleskine or my Levenger wallet, I'm never far from a means to take down a note. And it's the same thing when I read. I'm constantly underlining, highlighting, circling, making notes in the margins. With print media I'm able to do this.

I'm Addicted to BookShops
OK, I'll make the confession here, I love bookshops. Even though many times I'll order most of my books online, I still love to grab a coffee and browse through a stack of magazines and books. I'm not sure if it's therapeutic, but I always leave the creative energy.

It's Portable
I can take a newspaper or magazine anywhere. I don't need batteries, a wifi connection, just a hard copy of a piece of print media. It's perfect on a airplane, while waiting for an appointment, never interferes with my "other" job. It's portable and I love it.

My Favorites
My Local Newspaper
The Wall Street Journal
BusinessWeek
Fast Company
Business 2.0
Wired
Men's Fitness
Outside
Men's Journal
BackPacker
Real Simple

Do you still read magazines or newspapers? Why? What are your favorites?

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Blogging, Marketing and New Media

I haven't met one person that is passionate about blogging and new media that isn't constantly looking for ways to excel and become better. I consume blog posts, articles and podcasts gleaming information to become better in this conversational space. Recently, I came across some valuable information that can be beneficial in your new media adventure.

Mike Sansone at ConverStations wrote a fantastic post titled, Do you Sound Like Your Blog?" Mike writes,

"We talk a lot about how building a web presence with blog software can extend the reach of your voice. Like singing into a can and communicating to the masses at the same time.

It’s important to think of blogging more in terms of a conversation than a marketing or public relations piece. Compelling conversation will make for a compelling marketing tool, not the other way around."

You can read the rest of the blog post HERE.

Second, Brian Clark at CopyBlogger gives some great tips from a post titled, "Five Common Headline Mistakes and How to Avoid Them."

"Writing a great headline means crafting an enticing invitation to a prospective reader. It’s not the whole story, nor is it an attempt to convince anyone to do anything other than to keep reading.

That being said, it seems you can’t move two pages on the web without tripping across a poorly-craft headline. While many contain one or more necessary elements, other factors are often left out of the headline, diminishing the overall power and draw of this critical aspect of your copy."

You can read the 5 Common Headline Mistakes HERE.

Finally, Brian Clark again hits another home run with his post titled, "The Benjamin Franklin Guide to Marketing Your Online Business." Brian's insight and expertise resonated with me when he wrote,

"The days of telling people what you have to offer are mostly over, and without a doubt dead as a doornail online. Educational marketing via valuable content is the rule of the web, and social media has given us the ability to fully heed Franklin’s prescient advice.

Educational marketing has morphed into conversational marketing, and the nimble and responsive business will see great advantages by involving prospects and existing customers in a dialogue that is beneficial to everyone involved. You lose control of the message (as if control was ever anything other than an illusion), but anyone who thinks you can talk “at” people online and succeed is deluded."

Read the rest of The Benjamin Franklin Guide to Marketing Your Online Business HERE.

All of these articles are fantastic! Make sure you check them out and read them in their entirety.

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Have a Conversation, Make a Connection

I've been a big fan of Michael Port and have been a subscriber to his "Think Big Revolution" podcast for quite sometime. Michael's communication style is always engaging and always seems to put conversations and relationships first.

If you haven't been introduced to Michael check out the content he's producing.

Think Big Revolution Website
Book Yourself Solid Website

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