Tips for shooting better online video Online video and movies can help tell stories in ways printed words can’t. Here is some advice to help.

Statement from Lance Armstrong after injury Looks like Armstrong is on his way back to the US after his crash yesterday. All of the obstacles he’s been able to overcome it’s his collarbone that gets him. Amazing.

Kettlebell workout this AM. Feel like I’ve been worked over by a meat tenderizing hammer.

Happiness is contagious, research finds – Los Angeles Times A happy friend who lives within a half-mile makes you 42% more likely to be happy yourself. If that same friend lives two miles away, his impact drops to 22%. Happy friends who are more distant have…

Mass Hysteria Over AIG Obscures Simple Truths: Michael Lewis via Mike Regan. Interesting read on the AIG bonuses.

Making things seems to be a way out of the bubble that atrophies our attention: http://xrl.us/bekv32

Children Living Near Green Spaces Are More Active The presence of nearby parks was strongly associated with girls walking to school and boys engaging in leisure walking. For every additional park located within a half mile of their home, the…

We should probably get this oil dependence thing wrapped up since it looks like we’ll probably be fighting over water pretty soon. Tapped Trailer (via tappedfilm) (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

As it turns out, the joke was on them. Google was quietly working on GrandCentral all along. Starting Thursday, existing GrandCentral members can upgrade to Google Voice. In a few weeks, after debugging the system, Google will open the service to all. State of the Art – Unify the Phone Numbers and All Else Follows…

TED | Talk | Tag | Live music TED talks that feature live music performances.