archives: Multimedia/New Media
What have you watched on YouTube lately?
Photo by Shht! (Creative Commons) Thanks to a U.S. district court, media megalith Viacom Inc. could be about to find out. Last week, in the latest r [...]
Make A Movie, Win A Trip To Europe
Photo by DanielaNob Yup, it’s really that simple. The European Travel Commission has launched a movie-making contest, and the prize for the be [...]
Review: Why I Heart Crosswords For The Nintendo DS
Last year, I professed my love for the Nintendo DS (that’s ‘dual-screen’ for you non geeks). My wife won’t let me have any of [...]
Picks of the Week: Best & Worst Place-Based Films
The Pulse editors share a love for film. This week, we’re servin’ up a menu of our favorite–and least favorite–films about p [...]
PBS Gets Hip by Roughing It
Maybe you’re young and hip and think PBS is for old fogies and fans of obscure British comedies, nature shows, and Masterpiece Theatre. But PB [...]
What a Tangled Web?: YOU Evaluate New Travel Websites
Here at Matador Pulse, Eva and I receive lots of e-mails notifying us of new books, products, events, and websites related to travel. Getting the ins [...]
Visual Guidebook: Triporia.com
I recently posted an entry about TripFilms, which I dubbed the traveler’s version of YouTube. Afterwards, I received an e-mail from Matador mem [...]
Hobo Film Festival: Rolling to a Depot Near You
Trains may not be Americans’ preferred mode of transportation, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have their devoted fans. Arlo Guth [...]
Tips To Get You Video Blogging
Last week I wrote about Matador’s own Reno-Tahoe video blogger, Erin Granat. Video blogging (sometimes called vblogging, or vlogging) is the ne [...]
Reno-Tahoe: Get Beyond the Casinos with Erin 411!
Photo by Eva Holland Matador’s own Erin Granat has just launched a new season of her successful vblog, Erin 411!, showcasing the best in Reno- [...]
The World’s Most Dangerous Hike?
Being paralyzingly afraid of heights (well, it’s more the falling that scares me), this fantastic video is as close as I’ll ever get to an [...]
Pangea Day: Film Fest Around the World
Plan to be in Cairo, Kigali, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai, or Rio de Janeiro on May 10? (Yes, that’s tomorrow!) If so, be sure to check out Pang [...]
Picks of the Week: Favorite Place-Based Websites
How do you get information about what’s going on around the world? Here are three of the best websites offering dynamic content about countries tha [...]
Tripfilms: YouTube for Travelers
Tripfilms. It’s the YouTube for travelers. Started by a group of friends in New York, Tripfilms currently offers viewers almost 2000 videos s [...]
