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Welcome to Week 6 of Miro Community Video Highlights! Miro Community is an open-source video aggregation and presentation service that allows anyone to develop their own video community. If you’re inspired to start your own site, it’s easy to get going & import video from anywhere on the web. Make Your Site Today >>

One Day on Earth – Motion Picture Trailer

What if you could see what was going on around the world all at one moment in history? That’s the premise of ONE DAY ON EARTH, a recording of a 24-hour period throughout the world. This cool video shows us a greater diversity of perspectives than ever seen before on screen and published by the ONE DAY ON EARTH, which set out to explore our planet’s identity and challenges in an attempt to answer the question: Who are we?

The video was published by Snak.tv, a platform to broadcast your news and trying to provide differentiated news from the traditional Media.

Get New Contributors & Diversity Through Outreach

One of the great things about open-source projects is their ability to engage volunteers. But many projects are unable to harness this potential, and suffer as a result. In this PyCon 2011 talk, Miro Community’s own lead developer Asheesh Laroia gives practical tips on increasing the number and diversity of contributors.

This video is one of many excellent Python related lectures and screencasts available at Python Miro Community, curated by Miro’s Will Kahn-Greene and supported by the Python Software Foundation. There’s even a meta video on Python and Miro Community!

Why Do We Like What We Like?

Have you ever wanted to know how we experience feelings? In this video, acknowledged evolutionary psychologist Paul Bloom gives great examples that help explain Essentialism. Bloom says that ultimately, what you believe creates what you feel.

We found this video at Marin TV, which provides non-commercial local programming from global news to local events.

Now that Miro 4.0.2 has been released, we are looking to revamp the Miro Guide and we need your help! We would love to have you become a Moderator for the Guide.

As a Moderator, you can feature videos and audio feeds on the home page, add material, reject broken feeds, and more. Also, you would have access to a private Google group for all Moderators where you could discuss, inquire, and chat about everything Miro Guide.

If you’re interested in joining the Miro Guide Volunteer Team, email Emily@pculture.org to get set up!

Welcome to Week 5 of Miro Community Video Highlights! Miro Community is an open-source video aggregation and presentation service that allows anyone to develop their own video community. If you’re inspired to start your own site, it’s easy to get started & import video from anywhere on the web. Make Your Site Today >>

Dub FX ‘Flow’ feat. Mr. Woodnote

Listen to this awesome beat – the passion of this beatbox & sax duo breaks the mold of contemporary music styles by bringing in a flashy urban feel. The saxophone adds a jazzy soulfulness to their music.

This video was published by the the Bristol Community Channel. They curate videos about community news, documentaries, and the culture of Bristol.

How Does Your Memory Work?

Our identities are based on our memories. That’s the basis of this intriguing documentary that reshapes our understanding of the human memory. It’s a compilation of different experiments on kids and adults – with shocking results. According to this film, our memory is much more than remembering certain facts, it is about mental time travel; our ability to go back in time which develops over time.

We got this video from The Psychology Video Collection, in which David Webb showcases the best online psychology videos. Webb wants psychology to be accessible to everyone.

CTN Ann Arbor teams up with MC!

Reflecting a unique television experience – Community Television Network (CTN) is now streaming videos online using Miro Community. Their new site allows users to submit videos, comment, and organize content according to interest of the viewing audience.

CTNAnnArbor showcases videos about their city – people, places, services and ideas.

Welcome to Week 4 of Miro Community Video Highlights! Miro Community is an open-source video aggregation and presentation service that allows anyone to develop their own video community. If you’re inspired to start your own site, it’s easy to get started & import video from anywhere on the web. Make Your Site Today >>

Follow Hip-Hop History Through Music Videos and Interviews

If you’re a rapper, disc jockey, or simply a hip-hop enthusiast, you should absolutely check out the Atlantic Hip-Hop Miro Community site. The source for hip-hop music in Atlantic Canada, Atlantic Hip-Hop exposes the Canadian music scene through documentaries, interviews, and catchy music videos.

A particularly alluring video they feature is called “The 902 Documentary,” a chronicle of the popularity of the hip-hop scene as it continues to grow in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Flourishing Folk Music in Virginia

A renowned music festival exemplifying the talents of many artists, FloydFest is an annual celebration that takes place in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia.

The musical abilities of folk bands are exposed through performances at the FloydFest, which attracts big name groups like Grace Potter and the Nocturnals and Kat Mills to unknown musicians trying to make it big.

This entry was published by the Floyd Video Community, which highlights the events and news of Floyd County, Virginia through web videos. Their website is intended to offer a sense of community and serve as a way to spread information about the lives of the inhabitants of Floyd County.

Be a Technology Expert with Help From Amherst Media

This brief instructional video explores techniques for editing sounds. By following a few simple steps, you can easily learn how to use the Media Player Classic to edit samples and set parameters.

The video was published by MarsOnEarthTV on the Amherst Media video page. Amherst Media is non-profit organization that provides public access information and is home to a communication and technology center in Massachusetts. They run public access, educational, and government television channels, have a vast amount online videos, and host regular workshops.