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NASA Womens History Month Profile Kate McMurtry (Armstrong Flight Research Center)
Kate McMurtry is the Branch Chief of Operations Engineering at NASA #39;s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. She is responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating...

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HOT!Nasa, Bizar big Round hole Nasa zooms in, at 2.09 min with the hd cam april 2015 – Video


HOT!Nasa, Bizar big Round hole Nasa zooms in, at 2.09 min with the hd cam april 2015
2.09 nasa zooms in, when the iss passes the perfect Round gab,it turns the camera to the back Amazing footage of this thing!! #WTFSatellitePictures.

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Risk of American 'megadroughts' for decades, NASA warns

Story highlights The current drought is bad, but it's no megadrought NASA: If greenhouse gas emissions don't drastically drop, the nation's West faces droughts that could last decades

No precedent even in the past 1,000 years.

The feared droughts would cover most of the western half of the United States -- the Central Plains and the Southwest.

Those regions have suffered severe drought in recent years. But it doesn't compare in the slightest to the 'megadroughts' likely to hit them before the century is over due to global warming.

These will be epochal, worthy of a chapter in Earth's natural history.

Even if emissions drop moderately, droughts in those regions will get much worse than they are now, NASA said.

The space agency's study conjures visions of the sun scorching cracked earth that is baked dry of moisture for feet below the surface, across vast landscapes, for decades. Great lake reservoirs could dwindle to ponds, leaving cities to ration water to residents who haven't fled east.

"Our projections for what we are seeing is that, with climate change, many of these types of droughts will likely last for 20, 30, even 40 years," said NASA climate scientist Ben Cook.

That's worse and longer than the historic Dust Bowl of the 1930s, when "black blizzards" -- towering, blustery dust walls -- buried Southern Plains homes, buggies and barns in dirt dunes.

The Dust Bowl drought in the 1930s: Dust blows up dunes at Oklahoma farm.

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NASA Funds 12 Deep-Space Exploration Technologies

NASA has funded the development of a dozen new technologies that could help humanity extend its footprint out into the solar system.

The awards, which were granted via a program called Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships (NextSTEP), set up NASA partnerships with 10 aerospace companies and one public university to develop tech in three different areas: advanced electric propulsion, human habitation and small satellites. (One of the companies, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, received awards for two different technologies.)

"Commercial partners were selected for their technical ability to mature key technologies and their commitment to the potential applications both for government and private-sector uses," William Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for Human Exploration and Operations at NASA Headquarters, said in a statement. "This work ultimately will inform the strategy to move human presence further into the solar system." [Future Visions of Human Spaceflight (Gallery)]

The propulsion grants are worth $400,000 to $3.5 million per year per award for up to three years of work, NASA officials said. Three companies received awards: Texas-based Ad Astra Rocket Company; Aerojet Rocketdyne of Redmond, Washington; and MSNW LLC, which is also based in Redmond.

Ad Astra is probably best known for its VASIMR propulsion system, which is still in development. MNSW is working on a nuclear-fusion rocket in addition to its own electric-propulsion system.

The NextSTEP habitat projects aim to help develop modules to augment NASA's Orion space capsule, which is being designed to support a crew of four astronauts for three weeks in deep space. NASA wants these additional systems to boost that capability to 60 days in Earth-moon space, with the potential for scaling up for a mission to Mars.

Awardees in this field get $400,000 to $1 million for up to 12 months of work, NASA officials said. The selected companies are:

The small-satellite grants intend to encourage the development of cubesat missions for possible inclusion on the first flight of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket in 2018. These contracts are worth $1.4 million to $7.9 million each, NASA officials said. Awardees are Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Morehead State University, which is located in Kentucky.

NASA is developing SLS to help get astronauts to deep-space destinations. The rocket's first flight, known as Exploration Mission-1, is slated to launch an unmanned Orion on a journey around the moon and back.

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NASA Education Express Message — April 2, 2015

Space Shuttle Thermal Protective Tiles Available for Educational UseNASA invites eligible U.S. educational institutions and museums to request space shuttle thermal protective tiles and other special items offered on a first-come, first-served basis while quantities last. Organizations previously allocated thermal protective tiles may request an additional three tiles.There will be a nominal shipping fee that must be paid online with a credit card. To make a request for special items online, visithttp://gsaxcess.gov/htm/nasa/userguide/Special_Item_Request_Procedure.pdf.Questions about this opportunity should be directed toGSAXcessHelp@gsa.gov._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Free Education Webinars From NASA Educator Professional DevelopmentNASA Educator Professional Development is presenting a series of free webinars open to all educators. Join NASA education specialists to learn about activities, lesson plans, educator guides and resources that bring NASA into your classroom. Registration is required to participate. Simply click on the provided link to register.Dawn at Ceres: Exploring Dwarf Planets in Your Classroom Audience:Pre-service, In-service, Home School and Informal Educators of Grades 5-8Event Date:April 2, 2015, at 5 p.m. EDTOn March 6, 2015, NASA's Dawn spacecraft became the first to orbit a dwarf planet. Dawn is currently orbiting and studying Ceres. This webinar will explore the Dawn mission, what has been learned so far and NASA education resources that can be integrated into your curriculum.https://www.etouches.com/121989MAVEN: Red Planet -- Read, Write, Explore Audience:Pre-service, In-service, Home School and Informal Educators of Grades 3-5Event Date:April 6, 2015, at 6 p.m. EDTParticipants will get an overview of the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN, or MAVEN, mission currently studying Mars and activities in the "Red Planet -- Read, Write, Explore" educator guide. This guide contains six activities focused on language arts, science and art. Discussion will include classroom modifications.https://www.etouches.com/122001MY NASA DATA and Project S'COOL Audience:Pre-service, In-service, Home School and Informal Educators of Grades K-8Event Date:April 7, 2015, at 5 p.m. EDTParticipants will explore real-world data that NASA collects about Earth and experience how students can use scientific inquiry and mathematics skills as they access and display microsets of the Earth system.https://www.etouches.com/122006Mass Versus Weight: A Heavy Duty Concept Audience:Pre-service, In-service, Home School and Informal Educators of Grades 5-8Event Date:April 9, 2015, at 5 p.m. EDTMass and weight have different meanings and are often used incorrectly. Explore mass and weight using NASA curriculum that integrates education video filmed by astronauts aboard the space station. NASA online resources, Newtons Laws of Motion, and science, technology, engineering and mathematics inquiry activities will also be also be explored.https://www.etouches.com/122570Questions about this series of webinars should be directed to Steve Culivan atStephen.p.culivan@nasa.gov._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Earth Observatory's Tournament Earth 2015Thirty-two of the best Earth Observatory images will compete in Tournament Earth 3.0, but only one can be the winner! From March 2 throughApril 3, 2015, visitors to NASA's Earth Observatory website can vote for their favorite images from 2014, whittling them down each week in a tournament of remote-sensing science. The competition is divided into four categories: data, art, event and photograph.Voting takes place online, and a printable bracket is available to let you pick your favorites and track your selections as the competition progresses.To get started, visithttp://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/TournamentEarth/.Questions about this opportunity should be directed to Kevin Ward atkevin.a.ward@nasa.gov.

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Scholarships Available for 2015 U.S. Space & Rocket CenterSTEMcon Professional Development SessionsThe U.S. Space & Rocket Centeris offering scholarships to educators from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center's five-state region to attend a four-day professional development session featuring NASA-focused STEM content and resources.This is a terrific opportunity to learn new ways to bring science to life both inside and outside the classroom. STEMcon provides 32 hours of intensive classroom, laboratory and training time. During the program, educators participate in astronaut-style training and simulations, along with activities designed to promote lifelong learning. All lessons and activities are correlated to Next Generation Science Standards and other national standards and are ready to use in various educational settings.Funding for this program is provided by a grant from the NASA Competitive Program for Science Museums and Planetariums. The scholarship includes tuition, meals, lodging, lesson materials and a stipend to help offset travel expenses.STEMcon sessions will take place June 4-7, 2015, (arrive June 3; depart June 7) and July 9-12, 2015, (arrive July 8; depart July 12).STEMcon applications are due by11:59 p.m. CST on April 3, 2015.To be considered for a 2015 STEMcon scholarship, educators must meet the following requirements:1. Must be ONE of the following:-- acertifiedcurrent or practicing educator who is teaching science, mathematics or technology to students ages 10-14 and will continue to teach these subject areas through 2016, OR-- aninformalcurrent or practicing educator who is teaching science, mathematics or technology to students ages 10-14 and will continue to teach these subject areas through 2016, OR-- apreserviceeducator who will be teaching science, mathematics or technology to students ages 10-14 and will continue to teach these subject areas through 2016.2. Have not previously attended a Space Academy for Educators program.3. Must live in the five-state Marshall Space Flight Center service area: Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri and Tennessee.

For more information and to access the online application, visithttps://spacecamp.fluidreview.com/.If you have questions about the 2015 STEMcon opportunity, please email your inquiries toeducation@spacecamp.com.

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Free "Hubble Space Telescope 25th Celebration" Education Webinar Series From NASA Educator Professional DevelopmentNASA Educator Professional Development is celebrating 25 years of the Hubble Space Telescope with a series of free webinars open to all educators. Join NASA education specialists to learn about the Hubble Space Telescope mission, and discover activities, lesson plans, educator guides and resources that bring the Hubble Space Telescope and science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, into your classroom.Registration is required for these webinars. Simply go tohttps://www.etouches.com/121324and register.Through the Eyes of the Hubble Space Telescope Audience:Pre-service, In-service, Home School and Informal Educators of Grades 6-8Event Date:April 8, 2015, at 4 and 7 p.m. EDTWhats the view like from the "eyes" of the Hubble Space Telescope? Become an astronomer by analyzing images captured by Hubble. Explore the different types of telescopes and how they observe our universe. Also, in this interactive webinar, discover NASA STEM resources and learn how to build a make-and-take telescope with your students.Hubble Math Audience:Pre-service, In-service, Home School and Informal Educators of Grades 5-12Event Date:April 13, 2015, at 6 p.m. EDTParticipants will get an overview of resources for teaching mathematics using the Hubble Space Telescope. Discussion will include classroom modifications.Hubble Deep Field Audience:Pre-service, In-service, Home School and Informal Educators of Grades 5-8Event Date:April 20, 2015, at 4 and 7 p.m. EDTThe Hubble Deep Field represents a narrow view of the universe, covering a speck of sky. Essentially a narrow, deep "core sample" of sky, the field is similar to a geologic core sample of the Earth's crust. Just as a core sample represents a history of the evolution of the Earth's surface, the Hubble Deep Field image contains information about the universe at different stages in time. Discover what the images from Hubble are telling us about the universe. Also in this interactive webinar, discover NASA STEM resources to understand the vast size of our universe.Hubble, Sofia and Your Cosmic Connection to the Universe Audience:Pre-service, In-service, Home School and Informal Educators of Grades 9-12Event Date:April 21, 2015, at 4 and 7 p.m. EDTIn celebration of its 25th anniversary, Hubble has revisited the famous Pillars of Creation, providing astronomers images in near-infrared light. NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, is the world's largest airborne astronomical observatory and features a far-infrared telescope. Together, these observatories help us learn more about the structure and formation of our universe. Come experience a "Universe Trail Mix" activity that demonstrates the role of the Big Bang Theory, fusion in stars and supernovae creating all of the elements on the periodic table.NASA Space Telescopes -- Past, Present and Future of STEM Exploration Audience:Pre-service, In-service, Home School and Informal Educators of Grades 5-8Event Date:April 23, 2015, at 6 p.m. EDTExplore the history of NASA space telescopes that expand our understanding of the solar system and the universe beyond. The Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope will be the focus. NASA STEM curriculum, online resources, careers and the Next Generation Science Standards will be integrated in the "out of this world" webinar.Questions about this series of webinars should be directed to Brandon Hargis.brandon.m.hargis@nasa.gov._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________Free Educator Workshop -- NASA Is With You When You Fly: Winging ItThe Educator Resource Center at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Palmdale, California, is presenting a free educator workshop onApril 8, 2015, at 4:30 p.m. PDT.As they study some of the basic concepts of flight, participants will learn about motions and forces, transfer of energy, and the abilities of technological design. Discussion topics will include the three axes of flight and the control surfaces that guide an aircraft. Make real-world connections with NASA research and the airplanes that are flying today.For more information about the workshop and to register online to attend, visithttp://aeroi.org/ercRegister/index.html.Questions about this event should be directed to Sondra Geddes atsondra.l.geddes@nasa.gov._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________Center for Astronomy Education Teaching Excellence Workshops -- Spring/Summer 2015

NASA's Center for Astronomy Education, or CAE, announces a series of educator workshops for astronomy and space science educators.These workshops provide participants with experiences needed to create effective and productive active-learning classroom environments. Workshop leaders model best practices in implementing many different classroom-tested instructional strategies. But more importantly, workshop participants will gain first-hand experience implementing these proven strategies. During many microteaching events, you will have the opportunity to role-play the parts of student and instructor. You will assess and critique each other's implementation in real time as part of a supportive learning community. You will have the opportunity to use unfamiliar teaching techniques in collaboration with mentors before using them with your students. CAE is funded through NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Exoplanet Exploration Program.April 10, 2015 -- Michigan State University in East Lansing, MichiganCAE Great Lakes Regional Teaching ExchangeMay 2, 2015 -- MiraCosta College in Oceanside, CaliforniaCAE Southwest Regional Teaching Exchange

June 13-14, 2015 -- South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, South Carolina CAE Tier I Teaching Excellence Workshop for Current and Future Astronomy and Space Science InstructorsJune 22-25, 2015 -- American Center for Physics in College Park, MarylandNew Faculty Workshop for Physics and AstronomyAugust 4-6, 2015 --Honolulu Convention Center in Honolulu, HawaiiCAE Teaching Excellence Short-Courses on Active Learning in the STEM ClassroomAugust 2015 -- American Museum of Natural History in New York, New YorkCAE Northeast Regional Teaching ExchangeFor more information and to register for workshops online, visithttp://astronomy101.jpl.nasa.gov/workshops/index.cfm.Inquiries about this series of workshops should be directed to Gina Brissenden atgbrissenden@as.arizona.edu.

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Optics, nanotechnology combined to create low-cost sensor for gases

Engineers have combined innovative optical technology with nanocomposite thin-films to create a new type of sensor that is inexpensive, fast, highly sensitive and able to detect and analyze a wide range of gases.

The technology might find applications in everything from environmental monitoring to airport security or testing blood alcohol levels. The sensor is particularly suited to detecting carbon dioxide, and may be useful in industrial applications or systems designed to store carbon dioxide underground, as one approach to greenhouse gas reduction.

Oregon State University has filed for a patent on the invention, developed in collaboration with scientists at the National Energy Technology Lab or the U.S. Department of Energy, and with support from that agency. The findings were just reported in the Journal of Materials Chemistry C.

University researchers are now seeking industrial collaborators to further perfect and help commercialize the system.

"Optical sensing is very effective in sensing and identifying trace-level gases, but often uses large laboratory devices that are terribly expensive and can't be transported into the field," said Alan Wang, a photonics expert and an assistant professor in the OSU School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

"By contrast, we use optical approaches that can be small, portable and inexpensive," Wang said. "This system used plasmonic nanocrystals that act somewhat like a tiny lens, to concentrate a light wave and increase sensitivity."

This approach is combined with a metal-organic framework of thin films, which can rapidly adsorb gases within material pores, and be recycled by simple vacuum processes. After the thin film captures the gas molecules near the surface, the plasmonic materials act at a near-infrared range, help magnify the signal and precisely analyze the presence and amounts of different gases.

"By working at the near-infrared range and using these plasmonic nanocrystals, there's an order of magnitude increase in sensitivity," said Chih-hung Chang, an OSU professor of chemical engineering. "This type of sensor should be able to quickly tell exactly what gases are present and in what amount."

That speed, precision, portability and low cost, the researchers said, should allow instruments that can be used in the field for many purposes. The food industry, for industry, uses carbon dioxide in storage of fruits and vegetables, and the gas has to be kept at certain levels.

Gas detection can be valuable in finding explosives, and new technologies such as this might find application in airport or border security. Various gases need to be monitored in environmental research, and there may be other uses in health care, optimal function of automobile engines, and prevention of natural gas leakage.

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England given clear message to 'win or else' as Alastair Cook deflects focus from Kevin Pietersen

This is about focusing on an England team, Moores said when asked about Pietersen again. We have not mentioned the fact we have new players here today and the frustration for me is there are people whose dreams are being made by going on this trip but are not being mentioned. People who have worked so hard for years to get their chance Adam Lyth, Mark Wood are not getting any airtime at all.

We have some very good players like Gary Ballance, who was International Cricket Council young player of the year. That was exciting news. I understand Kevin is a huge subject but Cooky and me cannot be drawn into that. We have got to focus on what is ahead.

Mills ready to answer England's need for speed

Pietersen returns to action next week for Surrey and both Moores and Cook batted away attempts to draw a definitive answer about whether he had any chance of playing for England again.

Contrary to what you may read in the media Im a long way away from that decision [Pietersen]. Its not down to us, said Cook. Weve got 16 guys going to West Indies who are desperate to start turning round English cricket from whats happened over the last three months. We need to get back to winning ways and its about a brand of cricket and trying to win this series. The ECB will have to deal with everything else.

Cook has been out of form with the bat for some time

New faces always lift a team and the sheer excitement of Lyth, Mark Wood and Adil Rashid going on their first England tour should help change the mood. Ben Stokes is also back and there was good news concerning Moeen Ali, who expects to fly out in time for the second Test in Grenada as he recovers from a side strain.

Michael Vaughan - England's problem? A lack of fast bowlers

We have to focus on the exciting thing, which is the guys who are lucky enough to pull on that shirt and represent our country, said Cook. I was with Adam Lyth when he got his phone call from James Whitaker in Dubai. It was such a refreshing thing to see. A gritty Yorkshireman was in tears talking to his mum telling her he had been picked by England. That is what playing cricket for England means. To get that opportunity to stand in the airport in his first England suit is something he will remember forever. We have to concentrate on that now.

Gravess comment last week that the West Indies were a mediocre team offended some in the Caribbean but if that leads to a backlash from the West Indies the new chairman will simply expect England to take it in their stride.

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Clubs cry foul over QPR 'conspiracy' attempt to dodge 50m FFP fines from Football League

Maurice Watkins is a sports lawyer whose firm represents QPR Raheem Sterling's agent has emerged as key player in his contract talks Peter Moores will begin review into England's failed World Cup next week

By Charles Sale for the Daily Mail

Published: 16:32 EST, 2 April 2015 | Updated: 19:31 EST, 2 April 2015

Rival clubs claim QPR, facing Football League fines of up to 50million for multiple breaches of financial fair play regulations, are making an outrageous attempt to get their man on the inside of the discussions.

Football League board member Jim Rodwells departure from Notts County to become chief executive of Scunthorpe has created the need for an election for a League One representative as Rodwell cannot automatically keep his place.

League One clubs have been informed that there are two nominations for the vacant seat Rodwell and former Manchester United director Maurice Watkins, now chairman of Barnsley.

Maurice Watkins is a sports lawyer whose firm represents QPR over their considerable FFP troubles

Tony Fernandes, owner of QPR, wants to avoid fines of up to 50million for Financial Fair Play breaches

QPR are 19th in the Premier League, four points away from escaping the relegation zone

Watkins is a sports lawyer and his firm Brabners are representing QPR over their considerable FFP troubles.

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Key mechanism identified in tumor-cell proliferation in pediatric bone cancers

A particular molecular pathway permits stem cells in pediatric bone cancers to grow rapidly and aggressively, according to researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center and its Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center.

In normal cell growth, the Hippo pathway, which controls organ size in animals, works as a dam, regulating cell proliferation. What the researchers found is that the transcription factor of a DNA binding protein called sex determining region Y box 2, or Sox2 for short, which normally maintains cell self-renewal, actually releases the floodgates in the Hippo pathway in osteosarcomas and other cancers, permitting the growth of highly aggressive, tumor-forming stem cells.

Results from the study are to be published in the journal Nature Communications online April 2.

"This study is one of the first to identify the mechanisms that underlie how an osteosarcoma cancer stem cell maintains its tumor-initiating properties," says senior study investigator Claudio Basilico, MD, the Jan T. Vilcek Professor of Molecular Pathogenesis at NYU Langone and a member of its Perlmutter Cancer Center.

In the study, the investigators used human and mouse osteosarcomas to pinpoint the molecular mechanisms that inhibit the tumor-suppressive Hippo pathway. The researchers concluded that Sox2 represses the functioning of the Hippo pathway, which, in turn, leads to an increase of the potent growth stimulator Yes Associated Protein, known as YAP, permitting cancer cell proliferation.

"Our research is an important step forward in developing novel targeted therapies for these highly aggressive cancers," says study co-investigator Alka Mansukhani, PhD, an associate professor at NYU Langone and also a member of the Perlmutter Cancer Center. "One possibility is to develop a small molecule that could knock out the Sox2 transcription factor and free the Hippo pathway to re-exert tumor suppression."

Mansukhani adds that the research suggests that drugs such as verteporfin, which interfere with cancer-promoting YAP function, might prove useful in Sox2-dependent tumors.

The study expands on previous work in Basilico's and Mansukhani's molecular oncology laboratories at NYU Langone and on earlier work by Upal Basu Roy, PhD, MPH, the lead study investigator, who found that Sox2 was an essential transcription factor for the maintenance of osteosarcoma stem cells.

The NYU group has shown that, i addition to playing a role in osteosarcoma, Sox2 operates in other tumors, such as glioblastomas, an aggressive type of brain cancer.

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iFileExplorer Pro – View and manager all files via WiFi or USB

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5 Tips to Boost Your Video SEO Strategy [#CZLNY]

Since YouTube is the second-largest search engine, video can and should be an integral part of your SEO strategy.During a session at ClickZ Live New York, Allen Gottfried, manager of Internet and online strategies at New Jersey's St. Peter's Healthcare System, discussed video and shared some ways in which search marketers can up their game.

When Gottfried created videos detailing a specific treatment option, the keywords quickly brought him from page three to the top of page two in the search rankings.

"I see a lot of websites writing relevant content and it's good, but the video performs so much better, even though the written content is the same," he said. "A lot of people just want to watch something for two minutes. They want to see a product in front of them, being demonstrated."

According to Gottfried, how-to videos and videos with numeric titles tend to garner the most views. Here are five more of his tips:

Gottfried recommends taking advantage of all open fields in a video's description on YouTube, such as title, description, and annotations. In the empty space, you can put subscribe and social media links, or even the video itself, making it easier for people to share.

"The fields will just have 40 characters but you can have 5,000 characters to work with - it's just silly," he said.

In the description field, Gottfried recommends using all top keywords - which should also go in the metadata - and being very clear about what people ought to expect. What will they learn? What can they take away?

A bootleg-looking video will hurt your authority in the industry, so it's crucial to get the lighting and sound right, at the very least. You can get a professional-quality microphone for less than $20. Those standards should also apply to your thumbnails - Gottfried recommends taking still photos to use as thumbnail images to avoid the always-unflattering picture of a speaker gesticulating.

"One thing I hear a lot is, it's too expensive; we don't have the resources to do it," he said. "If this were five or 10 years ago, I would understand, but today, the resources are there if someone in your company has a phone that shoots HD."

A tight budget doesn't mean you have to do everything yourself. Gottfried said that outsourcing things like closed captioning, editing, and motion graphics can save you a lot of time without setting you back too much. "You can send someone your footage and $50 later, you get it back and it's edited," he added.

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