by Amani Channel
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I’ve mostly recovered from the WordCamp Atlanta weekend. If you’re new to blogging, WordPress is a robust content management system used by bloggers and businesses. After I created this blog on Blogger, I switched to a custom WordPress template.

I’ve been extremely satisfied with WordPress, but I’ll admit, it’s time for a facelift. WordCamp Atlanta was a great place to connect with the top WordPress professionals in the Southeast. Unfortunately (or fortunately) I did more face-to-face networking than sitting in on sessions.

If you’re interested in learning about the basics of WordPress, check out this SlideShare presentation from Adria Richards (she’s also featured in the video below).

I met a bunch of great people. Some of them include, TarynP and her husband Greg. Shouts out to Jaheed who’s been following me since day one. Also, check out StudioNashVegas, and Chad Parizman… too many folks to give props to.

WordCamp Atlanta blog posts
BellaWebDesign WordCamp Atlanta Podcast (audio)
2thenextlevel – WordCamp Atlanta Day 1, Day 2
Human3rror – Freelancing with WordPress for Newbies
PR1Pro WordPress & SEO

My WordCamp Atlanta Video
I was invited to the event to speak about web videos, specifically mobile vlogging. I spent the last three days editing the video.

I used three cameras to create it: my iPhone 3Gs, a Flip HD Mino, and a Canon ZR-900. Why so many cameras? I used my iPhone to record the intro and outro. The Flip camera was used for the interviews/testimonials, and I used the Canon ZR-900 to shoot my speech.

BTW Kodak makes a compact camera (Zi8) that kicks tail because it has a mic input.

I used both Final Cut and Adobe Premier to edit, and compressed the video using Mpegstreamclip.

I’ll be speaking on a similar topic at SoCon10 at the end of the month, and hope to see you there.

For now, check out my WordCamp Atlanta video.