Click the image to experience the 360 virtual tour of the Stream and Trout Pool Exhibits.

At the The Wild Center in Tupper Lake, New York you can immerse yourself (without needing to get wet) into the underwater world of Adirondack wildlife. The Living River flows around the main exhibit hall and is filled with brook trout and other species of fish. Also on display are many other forms of flora and fauna from beautiful purple trillium to red eft salamanders.

By clicking the the image above you can see the 2 scene virtual tour that  Samurai Virtual Tours created of two spots along The Wild Center’s Living River exhibit. First explore around the first 360 degree scene that represents the lower headwaters of an Adirondack stream filled with large trout. After you’ve taken the first view in, be sure to click on the arrow in the virtual tour and visit the next 360 degree scene and stop along the river. In the second scene you can experience more underwater views of the stream and learn about other animals and plants that live on or near the water’s edge.

To learn more about visiting or supporting The Wild Center visit their website: www.wildcenter.org.

For more information about our virtual tour company located in the Adirondacks visit the rest of our website at SamuraiVirtualTours.com. If you like more information about getting a virtual tour created for your venue, request a virtual tour quote here.

Click the image to experience the 360 virtual tour of the Owl Encounter Presentation.

One of the highlights of our trip to the Adirondack Wild Center in Tupper Lake, New York was having the chance to see this beautiful owl up close. Many other guests of the Wild Center, young and old, gathered with us to see this wonderful creature and learn about things like how it is able to fly while barely make a sound.

There was lots to see and experience at the Wild Center. Attractions included talks like this inside the Big Wolf Great Hall and exhibits like those in the main exhibit spaces that showcase otters and trout. Additionally three main trails outdoors lead you around Greenleaf Pond or down to the Oxbow on the river.

To learn more about visiting or supporting the Adirondack Wild Center visit their website: www.wildcenter.org.

For more information on virtual tours in the Adirondacks, New York (or anywhere else) visit the rest of our website at SamuraiVirtualTours.com or contact us today.

Click the image to experience the 360 virtual tour of the Newcomb, NY Adirondack Peaks Overlook.

On a recent trip back home from the Adirondack Wild Center in Tupper Lake we stopped off at the scenic overlook in Newcomb, New York. From this point you used to be able to see many of the Adirondack high peaks. However, now, much of view is obstructed by tall trees and only the highest of mountains are in sight.

Click on the image above to experience the view of the Adirondack mountain peaks from the Town of Newcomb.

To learn more about our Adirondack virtual tour company visit the rest of our website or contact us today.

Click the image to experience the 360 virtual tour inside the bell tower at the Church of the Transfiguration.

We had a great time visiting and working on a virtual tour project with the hospitable and creative community of people at the Church of the Transfiguration in Cape Cod . During our last day on the church grounds, the weather cleared and we had a chance to listen to and meet this team of young bell ringers. As they practiced, we were able to capture this 360 degree image.

Click on the image above to experience an interactive view of from the ground level of the bell tower at the Church of the Transfiguration.

To learn more and see the virtual tour we created of the church check out our portfolio post here: Church of the Transfiguration Virtual Tour.

Click the image to experience the 360 virtual tour of the Concord Stagecoach at Adirondack Museum.

The Concord Stagecoach is one of the many stagecoaches on display at the Adirondack Museum. While a stagecoach like this may have been used to transport guests to and from their hotel other stagecoaches on exhibit at the museum were used for racing, transporting the sick or dead, or simply as a means of transportation for a family. Click the image above to experience a 360 degree view from inside the stagecoach exhibit.

To learn more about the Adirondack Museum and the wealth of Adirondack history showcased there visit their website: http://www.adkmuseum.org.

To learn more about virtual tours for your organization or business visit SamuraiVirtualTours.com or contact us today.

Click the image to experience the 360 virtual tour of the Fishing Tent at Adirondack Museum.

Step inside and take look around this cozy lakeside, platform tent. Imagine what life may have been like in the 1800’s and picture yourself fishing just beyond the porch of this tent. The 360 degree image in this single scene virtual tour was was captured during a beautiful, fall day at the Adirondack Museum.

To learn more about a virtual tour for your museum, historical site,  or other type of venue visit SamuraiVirtualTours.com and/or request a virtual tour quote today.

Click the image to experience the 360 virtual tour of the Blacksmith's Shop at Adirondack Museum.

This exhibit at the Adirondack Museum almost makes you feel like your standing in an actual blacksmith’s shop. Experience this 360 degree view by clicking the image above. See what the workspace and tools of a metal forger were like and view the results of the blacksmith’s handy work in everything from horseshoes to wagon wheels.

Click the image to experience the 360 virtual tour of the Whiteface Mountain Fire Tower at Adirondack Museum.

Have you ever wanted to climb an actual Adirondack fire tower? At the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake, NY you can climb the tower that once stood atop Whiteface Mountain, enjoy some breath-taking views and learn some Adirondack history too.

During a recent, fall season, trip to the Adirondack Museum the team from Samurai Virtual Tours had a chance enjoy the museum, fall colors, and capture a few 360 degree panoramas including this one from the top of the Whiteface fire tower.

Click on the image above to experience and interactive 360 degree view from the top of the tower. You’ll have a birds eye perspective of the museum grounds and surrounding mountains during this colorful and sunny autumn day.

To learn more about the Adirondack Museum visit http://www.adkmuseum.org/.

For more information about virtual tour services by Samurai Virtual Tours contact us today!

Click the image to experience the 360 virtual tour of the Common Threads Exhibit at Adirondack Museum.

Take a virtual tour of this spectacular quilt exhibition at the Adirondack Museum. The above 360 degree image was captured during the final season of the exhibit “Common Threads: 150 Years of Adirondack Quilts and Comforters”. Unique and historic quilts from the museum’s collection are on display alongside artistic and colorful contemporary quilts. This is an exhibition of bed-covers from functional to fancy, both from generations past and the generation of today. The Common Threads exhibit showcases the extraordinary work of quilters while also communicating their stories of the Adirondacks as seen woven into each patch.

Click on the image above to experience the interactive 360 degree view of the Common Threads exhibit.

To learn more about Samurai Virtual Tours and our virtual tour services check out the rest of our website at http://samuraivirtualtours.com or contact us today.

Click the image to experience the 360 virtual tour of K and J Produce at Gore Mountain Harvest Fest.

Being an entrepreneur is no easy task. It takes vision, courage, hard work and more. As the owners and operators of our own virtual tour company, we know how a small business can be filled with its share of ups and downs, but we also know how at the end of the day it is totally worth it. As owners of our own family run business, we could help but be drawn to the owners of KandJ Produce.

The owners of KandJ Produce are two young brothers: Kyle Wafler and Jacob Wafler. It was encouraging to meet these two young entrepreneurs and see their passion for quality locally grown produce and service with a smile. We expect that their hard work, good manners and fresh produce will take these young men far. If you’d like to learn more about Kyle, Jacob and their NY grown fruits and vegetables check out the KandJ Produce Page on Facebook.  Before you leave to learn more about these guys and to buy some of their fresh veggies be sure to click the image above to experience an interactive 360 degree image that we captured of the KandJ Produce booth during the Gore Mountain Harvest Fest.

Click the image to experience the 360 virtual tour of The Ernie Williams Band at the Gore Mountain Harvest Fest.

Blues legend Ernie Williams shares his music with the crowd at Gore Mountain Harvest Fest. Mr. Williams has been playing guitar since he was a boy living in Virginia the 30’s. Since then he has become a blues star in his own right and is one of this regions most beloved performers. Click the image above to see and hear the Ernie Williams Band as they entertain the masses at the base of Gore Mountain.

UPDATE: This, unfortunately, was our first and last time to see Ernie Williams and experience his music. Mr. Williams passed away on March 21, 2012 at the age of 87. Read the touching obituaries written for this legendary blues man on The Free George and Times Union: Local Blues Legend Ernie Williams Dies at 87, David Malachowski Remembers Ernie Williams.

Click the image to experience the 360 virtual tour of the Caleb carving a paddle at Gore Mountain Harvest Fest.

Recently, the Samurai Virtual Tours team and cameras, headed out  to North Creek, NY. It turned out to be another beautiful, fall day in the Adirondacks and during our trip to the Gore Mountain Harvest Fest we also had the privilege of meeting and speaking with Caleb Davis of Tremolo LLC.

Caleb was at the festival selling his hand carved paddles and demonstrating how he shaves his custom canoe paddles into shape. Click on the image above to experience an interactive 360 degree view of Caleb and some of the other vendors and attendees at the festival. Make sure you have your speakers on and volume up and you’ll hear the sounds of metal tools shaving away thin strips of wood as Caleb turns a piece of lumber into a functional hand-crafted work of art.

Click the image to experience the 360 virtual tour of the Panda balloon at the ADK Balloon Festival.

We were happy to see Pandy the hot air balloon this year. Or maybe we should call it Persistent Pandy. This hot air balloon was the cutest of all the balloons at the 2011 Adirondack Balloon Festival. Unfortunately, on the day we were there, this hot air balloon never got more than just a few feet off the ground. It struggled, at first, between other inflating balloons and then against the winds.  Just before the sun set, and after what must of been over an hour of attempting to get Pandy fully inflated and into the air, the crew of this wonderfully shaped balloon decided to hold off and wait to try to fly again another day.

Just before the crew called it a day we were able to capture this 360° image of Pandy and onlookers at golden hour. Click on the image above to experience the Pandy hot air balloon interactive panorama. And, to see more from the 2011 Adirondack Balloon Festival visit our posts on Flecks Folly IV and 80+ Balloons at the Adirondack Balloon Festival.

The 2012 Adirondack Balloon Festival is scheduled for September 20-23 and will be celebrating its 40th anniversary. For more information on the festival visit the official Adirondack Balloon Festival website at: http://www.adirondackballoonfest.org.

To learn more about our virtual tour services and our Adirondack based virtual tour company please visit our website http://samuraivirtualtours.com. We’d love to hear from you and to have the opportunity to create a virtual tour of your venue or next event.

Click the image to experience the 360 virtual tour of the balloons filling at the ADK Balloon Festival.

This was our second day at the Adirondack Balloon Festival and what a difference we experienced compared to the day before! On the previous day the skies held grey and the weather didn’t offer any chance for the balloonists to launch. We feared the same would happen on this day.

Small openings in the clouds offered us some hope and then, when the official weather report was announced and the balloons where given the okay to fly, the entire airfield came to life. Balloon crews worked quickly to prepare their balloons for take-off. Yards and yards of colorful fabric was spread on the grass. Fans and burners roared as people waited excitedly to see the colors and shapes lifted into the sky. It was a bit crazy, things were very busy and most of the balloons were in flight so quickly you barely had time to take it in. Honestly, it felt a bit magical seeing the cloudy skies fill with reds, yellows, purples, shapes and people in floating baskets.

Click on the image above to experience a moment of the 2011 Adirondack Balloon Festival. From the perspective captured in this 360 degree interactive image you can see (and hear) the balloons being filled and in the distance others that have already taken flight.

You may also want to experience the 360 degree interactive panoramas we created of Flecks Folly IV and the Pandy hot air balloon.

Interested in attending the festival in person? The 2012 Adirondack Balloon Festival is scheduled for September 20-23 and will be celebrating its 40th anniversary. For more information on the festival visit the official Adirondack Balloon Festival website at: http://www.adirondackballoonfest.org.

To learn more about our virtual tour services and our upstate New York virtual tour company please visit our website http://samuraivirtualtours.com. We’d love to hear from you and to have the opportunity to create a virtual tour of your venue or next event.

Click the image to experience the 360 virtual tour of Flecks Folly IV at the ADK Balloon Festival.

Flecks Folly IV is, in our opinion, one of the prettiest looking balloons at the festival. It’s bright, cheerful colors were wonderful to see against the evening sky.

By clicking the image above you can experience the site and sounds of this balloon inflating during the 2011 Adirondack Balloon Festival. In the air above Floyd Bennett Memorial Field you can also see a few other balloons that had already taken to the air.

This image and audio was captured shortly after the announcement had been given that it was okay for the balloonists to fly and just a few minutes later over 80 hot air balloons were filled and flying over the airport. There was even a hot air balloon shaped like a panda!

To learn more about our virtual tour services and our virtual tour company in the Adirondacks please visit our website http://samuraivirtualtours.com. We’d love to hear from you and to have the opportunity to create a virtual tour of your venue or next event.

Click the image to experience the 360 virtual tour inside Christ Church in Philadelphia.

The above 360° interactive image was taken from the seat of the Curtis Memorial Organ in Christ Church in Philadelphia. This pipe organ, built by The Aeolian Organ Company of Boston, was once in the residence of Mr. Curtis in Wyncote, Pennsylvania. It was relocated and built into the sanctuary of Christ Church and dedicated on May 29, 1935. This organ is still played each Sunday during church services and can also be heard during special events and concerts.  The console built by Austin Organs in 1967 contains 7 divisions, 4 manuals, 126 drawknobs, 33 couplers, and 110 controls. Take note: if your the kind that likes lots of buttons and knobs this view is for you.

Enjoy the view of the Christ Church organist by clicking the image above. To learn more about Christ Church visit our virtual tour of Christ Church here: Christ Church Virtual Tour. You may also want to pay a visit to the official Christ Church website: http://www.christchurchphila.org.

Click the image to experience the 360 virtual tour of outside Christ Church in Philadelphia.

During a recent project photographing Christ Church in Philadelphia for a virtual tour we were fortunate to be able to take some time to capture a few extra 360 degree scenes including this one taken of the burial grounds in the backyard of Christ Church. Christ Church and its Burial Ground receives 250,000 tourist visitors each year and is among the most frequently visited sites in the Philadelphia region.

While Christ Church is a popular site for tourists, it is not a museum or simple historical house. Instead, Christ Church is an “active site” performing church services regularly just as it has done for over 300 years.

Christ Church and the burial ground pictured here are located at 20 N. American Street Philadelphia, PA. The Christ Church Burial Ground, where Benjamin Franklin, 4 other signers of the Declaration of Independence and many others are buried, is located at Arch Street between 4th & 5th Philadelphia, PA.

Be sure to click the image above to experience the 360 degree image from outside Christ Church. To learn more about the church and its history visit our virtual tour of Christ Church and  the Christ Church website at: http://www.christchurchphila.org.

Click the image to experience the 360 virtual tour of the Carolers at the Inn in Jim Thorpe.

One of my favorite things at Christmastime is hearing Christmas carolers. As we were walking down the chilly streets of Jim Thorpe in December, to my delight there were carolers singing from the balcony of the Inn at Jim Thorpe across the street. We were able to capture some audio of their singing and create this 360 degree panorama for you to get a glimpse of what it is like to be there.

If you want to really experience being there we recommend putting on a wool hat, grabbing some hot cocoa, and lighting a holiday scented candle before opening the virtual tour. (Note: You may want to ditch the hat if you’re having a good hair day or at the office.) Otherwise, you can just enjoy the virtual tour of the Carolers at the Inn in Jim Thorpe on it’s own.

Visiting the Jim Thorpe Olde Time Christmas celebration is one thing we enjoy around holidays. What do you like to do during Christmas time? Feel free to share your best things to do or your favorite holiday spot! Maybe, we’ll have a chance to visit your favorite spot and create a virtual tour of it one day.

Click the image to experience the 360 virtual tour of the Jim Thorpe Memorial.

Near the edge of the beautiful and historic town of Jim Thorpe can be found this monument to the man whose name this town lauds. Click on the image above to view this three scene virtual tour of the monuments dedicated to James Francis Thorpe one of the worlds greatest athletes.

Click the image to experience the 360 virtual tour of the Grand Master Concert Organ.

Just outside the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway in Jim Thorpe, PA music, mechanics and whimsy all played in harmony during a recent visit from the Grand Master Concert Band Organ. This 8000lb automatic musical instrument is capable of over 3000 tunes. It was built over 5 years by American and European craftsmen and is made up of 500+ pipes, 9 moving figures (including a tuxedo clad conductor) and 2 five voice Italian accordions.

One can’t help but stop to look and listen when near this 20 foot long concert on wheels. Bright colors, moving figures and full sounds draw you in and make you feel like a kid in front of a magical Macy’s window display at Christmas.

If you’ve never had the chance to see it in person, or you’d like to experience it again, we invite you to click on the in image above to see a 360 virtual tour with music from the Grand Master Band Organ.

Have you seen the Grand Master Band Organ in person? Did it make you smile like it did us?

Interested in learning more about or renting “the worlds largest concert band organ traveling the US today? Check Dennis Robinson’s website: http://grandmasterbandorgan.com/.

Click the image to experience the 360 virtual tour of the Festival of Trees.

We had the opportunity to go on a trip this month to the Poconos in Pennsylvania.  When we go to the Poconos we like to visit the historic town of Jim Thorpe.  Since it was December, we were able to explore the town decorated for Olde Time Christmas.  The image pictured above is from one of the events called the Festival of Trees which was held in the Mauch Chunk Museum & Ballroom.  Each of the Christmas trees were decorated by different people, groups or businesses in the area. There were also local businesses in the Ballroom selling homemade scarfs, rare kids toys, among other interesting items.

Be sure to see the 360 virtual tour of the Festival of Trees and look for the hotspot arrows linking to more views in the Ballroom.

Click the image to experience the virtual tour of the Breadline at Grounds for Sculpture.

The team at Samurai Virtual Tours enjoys spending, what sometimes seems like, countless hours in front of computer screens aligning pixels for virtual tours, designing layouts for websites and exploring the ‘internets’ for information, fans, and followers. Sometimes getting out into the fresh air and hanging out with friends and family at a unique venue like Grounds For Sculpture is a special treat.

Grounds For Sculpture, founded by J. Seward Johnson in 1992, is a beautiful 35 acre arboretum and sculpture park located in Hamilton, NJ. While our recent visit to Grounds For Sculpture was for fun and not “work”, we did manage to capture a few images during our trip including the ones used to create the 360° interactive panorama linked in the image above. In this image we  see park guests interacting and posing for pictures with Depression Bread Line a bronze sculpture by George Segal.

To learn more about Grounds For Sculpture visit there website: GroundsForSculpture.org. Or, if you can, maybe you’d enjoy a visit there yourself and experience first hand a day walking the grounds, viewing the sculptures and taking in the natural beauty of the surroundings. Maybe, with careful exploration, you’ll even find some hidden surprises.

If you’d like to see some of Seward Johnson’s sculpture work displayed in public areas around Hamilton, NJ check out some of our other blog posts:  Virtual Tour of Unconditional Surrender by Seward Johnson and Virtual Tour of Comprehension by Seward Johnson.

Click on the image above or the following link to experience the 360 image of the Depression Bread Line sculpture.

Click the image to experience the virtual tour of inside the Comcast Center.

Explore the the main public lobby and fantastic art  in the Comcast Center by clicking the image above to view a 360 virtual tour.

The Comcast Center is a 58 story, 975 foot tall glass skyscraper located at the northwest corner of 17th and Arch Streets in Center City, Philadelphia.  Open to the public, the beautiful Winter Garden (the main public lobby) is home to two works of installation art.

The first installation is Jonathan Borofsky‘s Humanity in Motion. This piece shows ten stainless steel, life sized human figures walking across ten horizontal poles positioned at various levels of the atrium. In addition, it displays two more figures at ground level sculpted to appear as though they are looking up at the others.

The second installation is the Comcast Experience which is a 25.4 foot by 83.3 foot high definition LED screen. The enormity and clarity of this video wall is absolutely amazing. If your ever in Center City, Philly be sure to stop in to the Comcast Center and check out the Comcast Experience Video Wall, the largest of its kind in the world.

Click on the image above or the  following link to experience the 360 image of the Comcast Center.

Click the image to experience the 360 image of Picture Perfect Greetings & IttyBitty Bows.

The town of Haddon Heights held their annual Fall Festival and Corvette Show on October 2, 2010. The event was sponsored by the Haddon Heights Business & Professional Association and featured the Original Garden State Corvette Club.  Along with the Corvettes there were lots of vendors, live performances from different entertainers, and plenty of food and beverages for sale.  While we were at the event, we found our friends from Picture Perfect Greetings and IttyBitty Bows and we asked them to smile for our camera.  (Be sure to experience the interactive 360 degree panoramic image.)

Picture Perfect Greetings is a photography company that specializes in creating scenic photos and greeting cards in the Haddon Heights area.  IttyBitty Bows makes girls’ hair accessories like hair bows, clips, headbands, bow holders, and flowers all by hand.  You can like IttyBitty Bows on Facebook!

Are you having an event in the South Jersey area?  Give us a call at 888-478-8360 to have a virtual tour created of your event or vendor table.

Click the image to experience the 360 virtual tour of It's So Tall.

Just across the street from Unconditional Surrender in Hamilton, NJ is another sculpture by J. Seward Johnson titled It’s So Tall. Yet one more example of the life-sized and humor filled sculpture of Seward Johnson, albeit a bit more realistic than what we see in the virtual tour of Comprehension.

Click the image to experience the 360 virtual tour of Unconditional Surrender.

Unconditional Surrender is sculpture that just can’t be overlooked. Standing 25′ tall and weighing approximately 40,000 lbs this monumental sculpture on the corner of Klockner and Sloan in Hamilton, NJ inspired us not only to take this 360° panoramic image but also take a moment for a kiss ourselves. Sculpted by J. Seward Johnson in honor of World War II veterans this sculpture mirrors the scene of the sailor kissing the nurse as captured in the famous photographs by Victor Jorgensen titled, “Kissing the War Goodbye” and “V-J Day in Times Square” by Alfred Eisenstaedt.

To experience the interactive 360° image of the Unconditional Surrender sculpture click the image above or click the following link: Unconditional Surrender by Seward Johnson.

Click the image to experience the 360 virtual tour of The Partisans.

The Partisans is a large cast aluminum sculpture by Andrzej Pitynski. It stands tall on a small hill alongside Kluckner Road  near the Hamilton Rail Station and commemorates the Polish partisan fighters who battled the Nazis and the communists during World War II.  This sculpture is one of many publicly displayed works of art that can be seen in Hamilton, NJ on the way to or from Grounds for Sculpture. This sculpture is also a part of the The Sculpture Foundation collection.

To experience the 360° image and virtual tour of the The Partisans sculpture click the image above or click the following link: The Partisans by Andrzej Pitynski.

Click the image to experience the 360 virtual tour of Comprehension.

Comprehension – while I’m still not sure that I completely get it either there is one thing that is certain: this giant sculpted  tooth along with its two bronze spectators and a park bench evokes reactions from confusion to wonder from gasps to laughs.

This artwork by sculptor and philanthropist J. Seward Johnson is on display roadside on Sloan Ave in Hamilton, NJ. Comprehension is a marvelous example of the life-sized and bigger-than-life, humor filled sculptures of Seward Johnson, whose art has been displayed publicly around the world.

To view the interactive 360 virtual tour click on the image above or click the following link: Comprehension by Seward Johnson.

Click on the image to experience the 360 virtual tour of Four Amigos.

On a recent trip through Hamilton, New Jersey to photograph a local restaurant for a virtual tour we couldn’t resist taking advantage of the beautiful weather to capture some 360° panoramic images of the amazing sculptures displayed alongside Kluckner Road.

Four Amigos is a 14’x25’x3′ painted aluminum contemporary sculpture by Garret McFann. Learn more about this and other publicly displayed sculptures and artworks on the  The Sculpture Foundation website.

To experience the 360° image taken in front of the Four Amigos sculpture click the image above or the following link: Four Amigos by Garret McFann.

Click on the image to to experience the 360 degree image of Nicole Koenitzer's artwork.

On a recent trip to the Hopkins House Gallery which is located in Haddon Township, NJ along the banks of the Cooper River, we were able to view and photograph the artwork of Nicole Koenitzer. With her permission, we are able to share with you this 360° virtual tour of this recent exhibition that includes artwork from her Abstract Series, Faces Series, and Concept Series. This exhibition was on display at the Hopkins House Gallery from July 13th-July 31, 2010.

To learn more about Nicole and to see more of her work visit her website at NicoleKoenitzer.com.

Click on the following link to experience the 360 degree image of Nicole Koenitzer’s artwork.

Click the image to experience the 360 degree image of Albert Sarnese.

What’s all that Jazz in front of The Happy Hippo? It’s Albert Sarnese playing soulfully on his trumpet and keyboard during the Haddonfield New Jersey’s First Friday event on May 7th. During First Friday events, artists and entertainers line the streets of downtown Haddonfield and stores stay open for business until 9pm.

Learn more about the events, shops and restaurants in Haddonfield by visiting their website at www.haddonfieldnj.org and by visiting in person. While you’re there, keep an eye out for virtual tour company – Samurai Virtual Tours’ owners Anthony and Carole. Look for us sipping coffee at Starbucks, or shooting 360 degree panoramas of the entertainers and shops from the street.

In the meanwhile, we hope you enjoy this 360 degree image with audio featuring musician Albert Sarnese. Maybe next time you’re in Haddonfield we’ll see you there.

Click the image to experience 360 degree image of Melissa Martin and the Mighty Rhythm Kings.

What a treat it was to hear the powerful and beautiful voice of Melissa Martin on the streets of Haddonfield. Young and old watched, listened and even danced as Melissa Martin and The Mighty Rhythm Kings filled Kings Highway with the sounds of Jumpin Blues and Western Swing.

This 360 image was photographed during the First Friday Haddonfield event on May 7th. Unfortunately this virtual tour of Melissa and the band doesn’t include audio but, luckily and if you like, you can listen to clips of their music from their website mightyrhythmkings.com, here and here.

Click the image to experience the 360 degree image of Reginald Wickham.

There is just something about Reginald Wickham that is different from most. Talking with him, it is evident that he has a zeal and joy for life and living that many only wish to possess. Reginald Wickham has been an artist for many years. Many know him for his work as an award winning photographer. In recent days, Reginald has included painting into his artistic repertoire.

While talking to Reginald about painting and photography, his positive outlook and joy in life comes shining through. He’s shared with us more than once how he has “never worked a day in his life”. He seems to always be enjoying the things he’s been blessed to do. Check out his photography on his website ReginaldWickham.com and, if you ever get to meet him be sure to say hello and chat for a while. No doubt, if you do, you’ll learn something about art, photography, and enjoying life.

Click on the following link to experience the 360 degree image of Reginald Wickham at First Friday Haddonfield.

Click on the image to experience the 360 degree image from Technically Philly at BCNI Philly

Sean Blanda did a great job again this year with Bar Camp News Innovation Philadelphia at Temple University. Experience the 360° virtual tour scene and audio from one of the Temple classrooms during BCNI Philly 2010. In this scene Sean, Brian and Christopher share humorous and valuable life and business lessons they learned while starting, growing and maintaining Techincally Philly. Techinically Philly is a hyperlocal news site ”Covering the community of people who use technology in Philadelphia.” If you’re not familiar with Technically Philly visit technicallyphilly.com to find out about the latest Philly tech news, local events, and job postings.

Click the following link to experience the 360 degree image from Technically Philly at BCNI Philly 2010.

To see our from BCNI Philly check out our posts from the 2009 event here: Swarming Local News at BCNI Philly and Bar Camp News Innovation at Temple.

This presentation was shared with the Associates Committee of the Builder’s League of South Jersey on March 9th 2010. Anthony, owner of the New Jersey virtual tour company, Samurai Virtual Tours,  was invited to speak about how businesses might make use of social media like Facebook Pages. During this presentation we discussed the basics of social media, the importance of determining goals and strategies,  Facebook Pages, the importance of analyzing and some tools used to measure social media ROI.