Steve Garfield's Video Blog

Behind the Scenes: John Edwards, YouTube and the Campaign Website

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Chuck Olsen talks about the behind the scenes work of uploading John Edwards announcement video from New Orleans onto YouTube, and gives us some details on flipping the switch on the campaign website early. Robert Scoble talks about the power of capturing fleeting moments with the candidate and sharing them online. You can see personal moments of the candidate with people and might be there to capture a moment that could make international news.

NewTeeVee: MSM Ignores Edwards’ YouTube Debut.

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Press Row at John Edwards New Hampshire Event

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Here's a look at press row while everything was being set up for John Edwards Special Event and Town Hall Meeting at Little Harbour Elementary in Portsmouth, NH on December 26, 2006. It is truly amazing how the advance team can come in and transform a school gymnasium into an organized meeting location. You see a glimpse of Chuck Olsen at the start of the video. We both like to see the behind the scenes of these types of events. Reporters standing on milk crates, rows of TV cameras, and American Flags.

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John Edwards Meets the Press in New Hampshire

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John Edwards met the press and answered a question about the possibility of Hillary Clinton and John Kerry entering the presidential race. This took place after the the Special Event and Town Hall Meeting at Little Harbour Elementary in Portsmouth, NH on December 26, 2006.

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