[videoblogging] Re: Ad Placement
Well I think I read that blip now offer midroll overlay adverts, but I havent seen it discussed here much. Meanwhile a silly argument has broken out amoung some companies about who was first with this concept, with videoegg even having a patent (or patent pending) on such things: http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/23/ok-ok-all-of-you-even-youtube-invented-video-overlay-ads-first/ Cheers Steve Elbows --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Sull [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: speaking of the war film a plug for something we built for lionsgate the war remixer http://lionsgate.shuffl.es/war/, found on the war site http://www.warthefilm.com/ and elsewhere :) yeah so i LIKE the ad, ha! i think in general, if ads are treated as if they are truly appreciated and respected by the content producers and one form of this is being able to intentionally introduce an ad during video production (which also lets you do related ad placement elsewhere on the page etc)... then the effect is warmer for the audience. the thing about ads and the negative tone they seem to mostly carry is that they are cold, blunt, loud, obnoxious, desperate. it's not necessarily that the content that an ad carries is bad, its the delivery. and that delivery, i think, reflects bad on the brands. irony? countless brands now have a deep seeded negative tone to me thanks to online ad delivery. if the entire process can be treated with higher regard to the brand effect and potential impact on the target audiences if it can be a more professional process even... then i think everyone wins. sophistication is now key. sull On 8/21/07, Bill Cammack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There's an interesting discussion going on @ mix.jetsetshow.com (http://tinyurl.com/33pbyb) about advertisements in video blogs. Basically, apparently, there's something called first position, as well as a few other positions where an ad might be placed in a video. In this case, the video was about 5 minutes long, and 15 seconds after the video started, there was a 15-second movie trailer which was played as a commercial spot. The viewers are told about it, and the trailer is actually introduced. Returning to the 'regularly scheduled programming', the trailer was treated as part of the show as opposed to an interruption of the show. A contest, which seems to be based on the sponsor's movie trailer was announced immediately following the trailer. Now, being a bunch of 'armchair quarterbacks' and 'back seat drivers', since just about none of us have advertising on our video blogs at all (not counting basic options that just about any hosting service will offer for revenue-sharing), I'd like to know if anyone has opinions on ad placement... assuming you would want ads in your videos at all. My take on the situation is that I'm actually a fan of 5-second advertisements in the beginning of a show, and even up to 15-second advertisements from the 50% mark to maybe the 75% mark. I don't think it would make sense to have a commercial at the very end, but before the credits... as opposed to post-roll ads which occur after EVERYTHING'S over, talking the chance that as soon as the viewer sees the credits, they're going to bail out and the commercial won't get watched. I don't know anything about first position or anything like that, but I would assume that the farther towards the front a video is placed, the more a sponsor would be willing to pay for it, becasue it's more likely that the ad's going to be seen. Like I said, this discussion's already going on @ http://tinyurl.com/33pbyb , so I'm not trying to dilute that, but I'd like to see if anyone that isn't already a member of mix.jetsetshow.com has any thoughts about this. -- billcammack http://realfans.tv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Ad Placement
A patent on that?!... you've got to be kidding. On 8/23/07, Steve Watkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well I think I read that blip now offer midroll overlay adverts, but I havent seen it discussed here much. Meanwhile a silly argument has broken out amoung some companies about who was first with this concept, with videoegg even having a patent (or patent pending) on such things: http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/23/ok-ok-all-of-you-even-youtube-invented-video-overlay-ads-first/ Cheers Steve Elbows -- Charles Iliya Krempeaux, B.Sc. http://ChangeLog.ca/ Vlog Razor... Vlogging News http://vlograzor.com/
[videoblogging] Re: Ad Placement
Meanwhile a silly argument Na, not a argument it is: Pigs at the trough. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Steve Watkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well I think I read that blip now offer midroll overlay adverts, but I havent seen it discussed here much. Meanwhile a silly argument has broken out amoung some companies about who was first with this concept, with videoegg even having a patent (or patent pending) on such things: http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/23/ok-ok-all-of-you-even-youtube-invented-video-overlay-ads-first/ Cheers Steve Elbows --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Sull sulleleven@ wrote: speaking of the war film a plug for something we built for lionsgate the war remixer http://lionsgate.shuffl.es/war/, found on the war site http://www.warthefilm.com/ and elsewhere :) yeah so i LIKE the ad, ha! i think in general, if ads are treated as if they are truly appreciated and respected by the content producers and one form of this is being able to intentionally introduce an ad during video production (which also lets you do related ad placement elsewhere on the page etc)... then the effect is warmer for the audience. the thing about ads and the negative tone they seem to mostly carry is that they are cold, blunt, loud, obnoxious, desperate. it's not necessarily that the content that an ad carries is bad, its the delivery. and that delivery, i think, reflects bad on the brands. irony? countless brands now have a deep seeded negative tone to me thanks to online ad delivery. if the entire process can be treated with higher regard to the brand effect and potential impact on the target audiences if it can be a more professional process even... then i think everyone wins. sophistication is now key. sull On 8/21/07, Bill Cammack BillCammack@ wrote: There's an interesting discussion going on @ mix.jetsetshow.com (http://tinyurl.com/33pbyb) about advertisements in video blogs. Basically, apparently, there's something called first position, as well as a few other positions where an ad might be placed in a video. In this case, the video was about 5 minutes long, and 15 seconds after the video started, there was a 15-second movie trailer which was played as a commercial spot. The viewers are told about it, and the trailer is actually introduced. Returning to the 'regularly scheduled programming', the trailer was treated as part of the show as opposed to an interruption of the show. A contest, which seems to be based on the sponsor's movie trailer was announced immediately following the trailer. Now, being a bunch of 'armchair quarterbacks' and 'back seat drivers', since just about none of us have advertising on our video blogs at all (not counting basic options that just about any hosting service will offer for revenue-sharing), I'd like to know if anyone has opinions on ad placement... assuming you would want ads in your videos at all. My take on the situation is that I'm actually a fan of 5-second advertisements in the beginning of a show, and even up to 15-second advertisements from the 50% mark to maybe the 75% mark. I don't think it would make sense to have a commercial at the very end, but before the credits... as opposed to post-roll ads which occur after EVERYTHING'S over, talking the chance that as soon as the viewer sees the credits, they're going to bail out and the commercial won't get watched. I don't know anything about first position or anything like that, but I would assume that the farther towards the front a video is placed, the more a sponsor would be willing to pay for it, becasue it's more likely that the ad's going to be seen. Like I said, this discussion's already going on @ http://tinyurl.com/33pbyb , so I'm not trying to dilute that, but I'd like to see if anyone that isn't already a member of mix.jetsetshow.com has any thoughts about this. -- billcammack http://realfans.tv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] On the off chance someone has this USB Mic...
I haven't used that one, but I do have a Blue Snowball USB mic and I love it. Cheap, good, and rugged. -- Rhett. http://www.weatherlight.com/greentime http://www.weatherlight.com/freetime Jarod Dixon wrote: Looking to see if anyone has used the R0de podcaster usb Mic for voice overs and whatnot. Thinking of picking one up - I know the company is reputable but don't know anyone that's actually used the product. Thanks in advance! Jarod. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.8bit-me.com Yahoo! Groups Links
[videoblogging] Please help me with Green TV, Lori Lake
My name is Lori Lake, I am the creator of Green TV and request the help of this very creative group of minds. I am debt-free and located on a small waterfront estate at the head of the Chesapeake Bay. I created Green TV over years ago because people around me kept getting sick and dying from pollution. I am not an activist or extremist, I am a business woman and considered a green expert by many because I (with my own hands and mind) designed, built and personally financed my own green facility on a killer waterfront that includes two furnished guest suites. I write to find how Green TV could make a great interactive site and the reason is not my existing Green TV web site or content. Since going live on the internet less than 1-year ago, I have had people from all over the globe asking how they could contribute their green photos and/or videos (ranging from amateurs to architects, local politicians to government leaders, educators to media) After much thought, I decided to forgo my original Green TV platform and move towards allowing others to create their own Green TV stations like GreenTV.com/India, GreenTV.com NewYork and so on. The site I like for my Green TV stations to be modeled after is http://cu.naturalhomemagazine.com/ yet it does not accept videos yet, however, it would provide a basic idea of what people coming to Green TV want to report on; Green building projects, green people in their community, green business/government/educator leaders again, all on a local to them basis. Imagine thousands worldwide contributing to a better planet while riding on the coat tails of Al Gore's 5-year green campaign! Thank you and I look forward to a mutual beneficial business relationship with one or members of the incredibly helpful videoblogging. Lori Lake Direct contact: Lori Lake http://www.greentv.com/contact.htm Web site: Green TV.com
Re: [videoblogging] Re:online editing systems query
thanks Nerissa. I found a few more since the orig email, in case they're useful for you also: http://www.jaycut.com/ a review here : http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/jaycut_online_video_editor.php the same guy reviewed a few online video apps : http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/video_editing_20_8_ways_to_remix_videos.phpwhere he lists a few (the ones u've listed plus more) motionbox (http://www.motionbox.com/) http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/02/motionbox-best-online-video-sharing-so-far/has a review with links to some others. (from comments googl reviews) Tubeloader videoegg (http://www.videoegg.com/) Bubbleply grouper (www.grouper.com) http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2124596,00.asp has a comparison chart for Cuts, Eyespot, JumpCut, Motionbox, One True Media. page back for fuller articles on each. O'Reilly's site has a notice about Adobe's Photobucket coming soon (seems to be for pro users) http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/02/photobucket_to.html cheers Kath -- http://www.aliak.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Please help me with Green TV, Lori Lake
Hi! I can't help you with website design, as I'm up to my elbows in my own work, but I have been trying hard to foster better community and solidarity among green video bloggers. I'd like to link you from my project, Greentime (http://www.weatherlight.com/greentime). Perhaps if you like the work we do, you'd do the same? Cross-pollination is always a good thing. :) -- Rhett. http://www.weatherlight.com/greentime My name is Lori Lake, I am the creator of Green TV and request the help of this very creative group of minds. I am debt-free and located on a small waterfront estate at the head of the Chesapeake Bay. I created Green TV over years ago because people around me kept getting sick and dying from pollution. I am not an activist or extremist, I am a business woman and considered a green expert by many because I (with my own hands and mind) designed, built and personally financed my own green facility on a killer waterfront that includes two furnished guest suites. I write to find how Green TV could make a great interactive site and the reason is not my existing Green TV web site or content. Since going live on the internet less than 1-year ago, I have had people from all over the globe asking how they could contribute their green photos and/or videos (ranging from amateurs to architects, local politicians to government leaders, educators to media) After much thought, I decided to forgo my original Green TV platform and move towards allowing others to create their own Green TV stations like GreenTV.com/India, GreenTV.com NewYork and so on. The site I like for my Green TV stations to be modeled after is http://cu.naturalhomemagazine.com/ yet it does not accept videos yet, however, it would provide a basic idea of what people coming to Green TV want to report on; Green building projects, green people in their community, green business/government/educator leaders again, all on a local to them basis. Imagine thousands worldwide contributing to a better planet while riding on the coat tails of Al Gore's 5-year green campaign! Thank you and I look forward to a mutual beneficial business relationship with one or members of the incredibly helpful videoblogging. Lori Lake Direct contact: Lori Lake http://www.greentv.com/contact.htm Web site: Green TV.com Yahoo! Groups Links
[videoblogging] Re: Please help me with Green TV, Lori Lake
Greetings. Here are some purely personal thoughts about green video and the internet, which may or may not be of any use, dont let me put you off a worthy mission... There are quite a number of dedicated people now making green-related video shows for the web. They are often totally independent on their own sites, or they are either loosley or strongly affiliated with one of the new breed of video hosting sites or would-be new media networks. I havent seen so much of the mass user-generated you-tube like sites focussed on green stuff, although its quite possile that some exist and Ive missed them. Certainly there are some social networking sites that are dedicated to all things green and sustainable, and they are perhaps more likely to get a critical mass of users to make the thing work, if many of those users contribute stuff other than video. For whilst there is no doubt that there has been an explosion in the number of people posting videos on the web in the last few years, its still something that can be offputting for a lot of people, for many reasons, so it can be harder to get the quantity of user-umbitted content that you might initially think possible when planning a site like the one you'd like to do. A lot may depend on how broad a site you are aiming for. There will probably be no end of green sites in the future, as these issues are only going to get more pressing as time goes on, so it could be an idea to specialise somewhat. eg if green buildings are your main field, maybe focus on that. If you are more into the pragmatic business side of sustainability than the radical campaign side of things, it may be wise to make the site stay roughly within the same boundaries. 'build it and they will come' does not always apply on the net, so it could be worth takings things a lot further with all the people you already know,w ho have told you they want a place to post video, photos etc. Need to see what they've actually got, and whether they are likely to be repeat contributors or more likely one-offs. For example I am passionate about green stuff, and specifically saving energy, but for various reasons Ive only managed to make a few videos that were not professional enough for my own tastes, and I literally ran out of things I was able to show-and-tell quite quickly. I just wouldnt want you to find yourself stuck in a vacuum, with there not being enough 'average user' material submitted, and everyone who has more skill, time etc to put into video, already doing their own shows. But like I said, dont let me put you off, its just a case of finding the right formula, and net video in 2007 is a funny thing because sometimes it feels like there are more video hosting sites than there are people making their own videos. There is a real interest in green stuff that will only grow with time, and I certainly want to see stories from everyone who has been able to put a little green into their life, however theyve done it. Its just Im not sure how many of those people are also ready to make the videos themselves, whether the lack of an appropriate site is whats holding them back, whether there will always be a need for people doing shows to turn up and document the story for others, just like a TV show might, how much this stuff wil be saturated by TV programs doing this sort of thing in the future, stuff like that. And then there is the issues of how all the different, independent people making green shows, could be connected in some way, what benefits it would have, how strong the connection could be, whether anybody actually wants that, whether there will be more networks or other groups trying to do this than there are people making vids. Oh Im sounding too negative again, sorry. I want this stuff to explode and the more sites the better, I just not sure how best to do it. Cheers Steve Elbows My largely inactive except for one week, rather rushed and amateurish green related blog: carbondown.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, greentvgirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My name is Lori Lake, I am the creator of Green TV and request the help of this very creative group of minds. I am debt-free and located on a small waterfront estate at the head of the Chesapeake Bay. I created Green TV over years ago because people around me kept getting sick and dying from pollution. I am not an activist or extremist, I am a business woman and considered a green expert by many because I (with my own hands and mind) designed, built and personally financed my own green facility on a killer waterfront that includes two furnished guest suites. I write to find how Green TV could make a great interactive site and the reason is not my existing Green TV web site or content. Since going live on the internet less than 1-year ago, I have had people from all over the globe asking how they could contribute their green photos and/or videos (ranging from amateurs to architects, local politicians to
Re: [videoblogging] Please help me with Green TV, Lori Lake
Hi Lori, it might be worth using a Content Management System (CMS) for your site so it's easy to update and for people to post articles/media/comments. from the layout / sections on your current site, I think a CMS would be the way to go. I use one called drupal (http://www.drupal.org) which is great for community sites and it's free to use (as in cost). there's a sister project called CivicSpace also, which is based on drupal but some people find it easier to setup (~ more of an out-of-the-box solution). (http://civicspacelabs.org) there are many others available also. eg joomla (http://www.joomla.org/), plone (http://plone.org/). a CMS comparison site which may be handy for you if you want to see/compare the features is at CMS Matrix (http://www.cmsmatrix.org/). I guess you'd need to make a list of what features you want/need first/as u go. and think about things such as where you want the media contributions hosted - on your site or remotely link them in / bandwidth / traffic considerations. some community sites use wordpress / blogging systems also and these can also be effective. the freevlog.org site has details tutorials on how to setup a videoblog site so that may be useful for you too. if you just want to link to youtube/blip.tv videos then you could just add the code directly to your site, though it's not really interactive so probably not what you're after. ( I notice you already have this in the howto video sections) cheers Kath I write to find how Green TV could make a great interactive site and the reason is not my existing Green TV web site or content. Since going live on the internet less than 1-year ago, I have had people from all over the globe asking how they could contribute their green photos and/or videos (ranging from amateurs to architects, local politicians to government leaders, educators to media) -- http://www.aliak.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] do video blogger care about privacy?
Disclosure: This post is part of my on-going attempt to relate my research, which is a big part of what I do for a living, with my passion (which is, of course is vlogging), so, if you answer this post, you will be influencing on-going discussions about my student's thesis project. Having said that, we're talking about this broad issue of privacy, and how, as you know, there are a lot of people who are afraid to put like anything on the web. And, of course, there are many frightening anecdotes going around (true and not) about privacy issues and the web. So, as we're discussing this fundamental issue, relating to the web, I'm wondering why I've never worried about this. Of course I plaster my own face all over my videos, and my wife's and even my children and grand children are in some of my videos, and I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to get my home address somewhere in my web sites etc ... so I'm wondering what's odd about me (with regard to lack of privacy concerns - not all the other odd stuff about me :) And I note that the culture on this list seems to be very open - for example, I often find cell phone numbers on some of the most active list participants on their sites, or even in email signatures ... as a group, it seems to me that we are very open in that way. I remember, in one video, Jay Dedman showing his new apartment, and commenting that the extra room was for anyone watching who needed an extra room when they were in New York I don't remember any very lengthy/serious thread in more than two years on the list where anyone discussed the issue of dangers associated with posting videos of yourself on the web. I had never given this much thought in the past, but as I think about it, I guess, the main reasons *I* don't seem to care about privacy are: 1) Nothing bad has happened to me so far, for posting my stuff all over the web, with the exception that there have been a few times that it was sort of professionally awkward, when one of my academic colleagues finds videos of me, with my fat belly hanging out, jumping into cold water. ... When my 83 year old mother first saw any of my videos, she was concerned that people at the National Science Foundation, who often fund my research, would see these videos and quit funding any of my work. My response to her was that, if they quite giving money for projects that they think are worthy of funding, because one of the investigators has video of themselves doing silly things on the web, then I'm really worried about the National Science Foundation, not me. 2) I feel a strong sense of openness within the vlog group and the web culture in general, so that we take advantage of all the things this openness can afford (like me bugging Michael Verdi with a mac question because I can find his cell phone number on the web), or, more importantly, I can get to know people by watching their own videos etc ... ... I'm wondering if the nature of video bloggers is that we are at the farthest open end of this dimension, because we are people who wanted to put videos of ourselves on the web, and then I wonder is this just a characteristic of those hams, like me, who do put lots of video of ourselves on the web, whereas I know a lot of my video blogging friends who actually, rarely, show themselves on camera ... ... Anyway, I would love to hear any of your thoughts on this topic. ... Richard -- Richard http://richardhhall.org Shows http://richardshow.org http://inspiredhealing.tv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: Please help me with Green TV, Lori Lake
Kath, my head is now spinning which actually is a good thing! Your reply along with others is incredible! People helping people. What a concept! Not joking as there are many small thinkers here on the Chesapeake Bay. With much appreciation, Lori PS: Do you know anyone that could build a site like the one I mentioned at http://cu.naturalhomemagazine.com/ --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Kath O'Donnell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Lori, it might be worth using a Content Management System (CMS) for your site so it's easy to update and for people to post articles/media/comments. from the layout / sections on your current site, I think a CMS would be the way to go. I use one called drupal (http://www.drupal.org) which is great for community sites and it's free to use (as in cost). there's a sister project called CivicSpace also, which is based on drupal but some people find it easier to setup (~ more of an out-of-the-box solution). (http://civicspacelabs.org) there are many others available also. eg joomla (http://www.joomla.org/), plone (http://plone.org/). a CMS comparison site which may be handy for you if you want to see/compare the features is at CMS Matrix (http://www.cmsmatrix.org/). I guess you'd need to make a list of what features you want/need first/as u go. and think about things such as where you want the media contributions hosted - on your site or remotely link them in / bandwidth / traffic considerations. some community sites use wordpress / blogging systems also and these can also be effective. the freevlog.org site has details tutorials on how to setup a videoblog site so that may be useful for you too. if you just want to link to youtube/blip.tv videos then you could just add the code directly to your site, though it's not really interactive so probably not what you're after. ( I notice you already have this in the howto video sections) cheers Kath I write to find how Green TV could make a great interactive site and the reason is not my existing Green TV web site or content. Since going live on the internet less than 1-year ago, I have had people from all over the globe asking how they could contribute their green photos and/or videos (ranging from amateurs to architects, local politicians to government leaders, educators to media) -- http://www.aliak.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] YouTube's new features
Since last night there are a couple of new features on YouTube. 1) comments - viewers can thumbs up/down comments, and set a filter to govern what they see 2) remixing - uploaders can remix their own videos using an online editing tool http://www.youtube.com/ytremixer_about There's a digg thread on the comments system at http://digg.com/tech_news/YouTube_Implements_New_Comment_System where I was I amused by one wags suggestion that it was missing a middle-finger option. joly --- WWWhatsup NYC http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com ---
Re: [videoblogging] do video blogger care about privacy?
Hi Richard, I currently assist in the production of an online show that just took off in the Vlogger community. (GerryT.com) Interviewing people and getting them to sign a consent form proposes the exact same issues of privacy which often come up with these people not wanting to see themselves or have others see them on camera. Nevertheless, the show has attracted a cult audience with people wanting to see more of the director on screen. It's rather challenging to find a complete stranger to interview every week for this show. Please view the site and watch some of the episodes, your insights would be greatly appreciated. Pay particular attention to Episodes: Access Denied; Discreet Affair; Sex, Love and Honesty; Just Got Played; and this week's episode of course. Thanks for your viewing support! ~MMC Richard (Show) Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Disclosure: This post is part of my on-going attempt to relate my research, which is a big part of what I do for a living, with my passion (which is, of course is vlogging), so, if you answer this post, you will be influencing on-going discussions about my student's thesis project. Having said that, we're talking about this broad issue of privacy, and how, as you know, there are a lot of people who are afraid to put like anything on the web. And, of course, there are many frightening anecdotes going around (true and not) about privacy issues and the web. So, as we're discussing this fundamental issue, relating to the web, I'm wondering why I've never worried about this. Of course I plaster my own face all over my videos, and my wife's and even my children and grand children are in some of my videos, and I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to get my home address somewhere in my web sites etc ... so I'm wondering what's odd about me (with regard to lack of privacy concerns - not all the other odd stuff about me :) And I note that the culture on this list seems to be very open - for example, I often find cell phone numbers on some of the most active list participants on their sites, or even in email signatures ... as a group, it seems to me that we are very open in that way. I remember, in one video, Jay Dedman showing his new apartment, and commenting that the extra room was for anyone watching who needed an extra room when they were in New York I don't remember any very lengthy/serious thread in more than two years on the list where anyone discussed the issue of dangers associated with posting videos of yourself on the web. I had never given this much thought in the past, but as I think about it, I guess, the main reasons *I* don't seem to care about privacy are: 1) Nothing bad has happened to me so far, for posting my stuff all over the web, with the exception that there have been a few times that it was sort of professionally awkward, when one of my academic colleagues finds videos of me, with my fat belly hanging out, jumping into cold water. ... When my 83 year old mother first saw any of my videos, she was concerned that people at the National Science Foundation, who often fund my research, would see these videos and quit funding any of my work. My response to her was that, if they quite giving money for projects that they think are worthy of funding, because one of the investigators has video of themselves doing silly things on the web, then I'm really worried about the National Science Foundation, not me. 2) I feel a strong sense of openness within the vlog group and the web culture in general, so that we take advantage of all the things this openness can afford (like me bugging Michael Verdi with a mac question because I can find his cell phone number on the web), or, more importantly, I can get to know people by watching their own videos etc ... ... I'm wondering if the nature of video bloggers is that we are at the farthest open end of this dimension, because we are people who wanted to put videos of ourselves on the web, and then I wonder is this just a characteristic of those hams, like me, who do put lots of video of ourselves on the web, whereas I know a lot of my video blogging friends who actually, rarely, show themselves on camera ... ... Anyway, I would love to hear any of your thoughts on this topic. ... Richard -- Richard http://richardhhall.org Shows http://richardshow.org http://inspiredhealing.tv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. Aristotle (384-322 B.C.), philosopher - Ready for the edge of your seat? Check out tonight's top picks on Yahoo! TV. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: Please help me with Green TV, Lori Lake
There are a couple of things I was musing over as I read your post and the others. I think that first you have to have content no matter if the others contribute or not. I don't think you have to abandon your original ideas because I think that there are a lot of people jumping in on the green bandwagon as in carpetbaggers selling the buzz of the week. I think a lot of good can come from continuing to show your actual expertise in real people making health environmental changes. I think it can be profitable if folks know about your skills and knowledge. Second, I think you have to find out where the green folks, sustainability people and the environmentally conscious hang their shingle. They might not want to produce regularly but they may have a video or two that they want to share or contribute to GreenTV. If you make it known to them that this is an option you could be swimming in content. From BlogHer there are writers who are connected to the green side of blogging. Stroll through and see who you can hook up with. http://blogher.org/blogher-topics/green-eco-conscious So yeah, for me it is defining the content, finding the folks and then building the network one person/video at a time. I do agree that a management system has to be in place otherwise you'd never be able to leave the house. You don't want it totally automatic because there will be video trolls and spammers that will need to be stopped at the gate. Oh an that not an activist statement. Yes, you are. Per Webster's A doctrine or practice that emphasizes direct vigorous action especially in support of or opposition to one side of a controversial issue. If you didn't believe this you couldn't take this next big step. You might not be like other activists but that is ok. There is enough work to go around. Keep the faith, Gena http://outonthestoop.blogspot.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, greentvgirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My name is Lori Lake, I am the creator of Green TV and request the help of this very creative group of minds. I am debt-free and located on a small waterfront estate at the head of the Chesapeake Bay. I created Green TV over years ago because people around me kept getting sick and dying from pollution. I am not an activist or extremist, I am a business woman and considered a green expert by many because I (with my own hands and mind) designed, built and personally financed my own green facility on a killer waterfront that includes two furnished guest suites. I write to find how Green TV could make a great interactive site and the reason is not my existing Green TV web site or content. Since going live on the internet less than 1-year ago, I have had people from all over the globe asking how they could contribute their green photos and/or videos (ranging from amateurs to architects, local politicians to government leaders, educators to media) After much thought, I decided to forgo my original Green TV platform and move towards allowing others to create their own Green TV stations like GreenTV.com/India, GreenTV.com NewYork and so on. The site I like for my Green TV stations to be modeled after is http://cu.naturalhomemagazine.com/ yet it does not accept videos yet, however, it would provide a basic idea of what people coming to Green TV want to report on; Green building projects, green people in their community, green business/government/educator leaders again, all on a local to them basis. Imagine thousands worldwide contributing to a better planet while riding on the coat tails of Al Gore's 5-year green campaign! Thank you and I look forward to a mutual beneficial business relationship with one or members of the incredibly helpful videoblogging. Lori Lake Direct contact: Lori Lake http://www.greentv.com/contact.htm Web site: Green TV.com
[videoblogging] Re: Please help me with Green TV, Lori Lake
Hi Lori, it might be worth using a Content Management System (CMS) for your site so it's easy to update and for people to post articles/media/comments. Gena is right on as always. Joomla was the only one I messed with and knew where to get more freelance help. if you just want to link to youtube/blip.tv videos then you could just add the code directly to your site, though it's not really interactive so I just thought of two other video channel options. http://operator11.com/ and ... Somewhere in this list's messeges (I think) is the name of another company (for the life of me I cannot remember the name of this start up). They are have a video player that allows people to add comments and links to a timeline bar at the bottom third of the video player frame. What is the name of that start up gang? --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, greentvgirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kath, my head is now spinning which actually is a good thing! Your reply along with others is incredible! People helping people. What a concept! Not joking as there are many small thinkers here on the Chesapeake Bay. With much appreciation, Lori PS: Do you know anyone that could build a site like the one I mentioned at http://cu.naturalhomemagazine.com/ --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Kath O'Donnell aliak77@ wrote: Hi Lori, it might be worth using a Content Management System (CMS) for your site so it's easy to update and for people to post articles/media/comments. from the layout / sections on your current site, I think a CMS would be the way to go. I use one called drupal (http://www.drupal.org) which is great for community sites and it's free to use (as in cost). there's a sister project called CivicSpace also, which is based on drupal but some people find it easier to setup (~ more of an out-of-the-box solution). (http://civicspacelabs.org) there are many others available also. eg joomla (http://www.joomla.org/), plone (http://plone.org/). a CMS comparison site which may be handy for you if you want to see/compare the features is at CMS Matrix (http://www.cmsmatrix.org/). I guess you'd need to make a list of what features you want/need first/as u go. and think about things such as where you want the media contributions hosted - on your site or remotely link them in / bandwidth / traffic considerations. some community sites use wordpress / blogging systems also and these can also be effective. the freevlog.org site has details tutorials on how to setup a videoblog site so that may be useful for you too. if you just want to link to youtube/blip.tv videos then you could just add the code directly to your site, though it's not really interactive so probably not what you're after. ( I notice you already have this in the howto video sections) cheers Kath I write to find how Green TV could make a great interactive site and the reason is not my existing Green TV web site or content. Since going live on the internet less than 1-year ago, I have had people from all over the globe asking how they could contribute their green photos and/or videos (ranging from amateurs to architects, local politicians to government leaders, educators to media) -- http://www.aliak.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: do video blogger care about privacy?
That's an interesting question Richard. One I struggled with to be honest. At first I really didn't want people to know a lot about me. Part of the reason I adopted the persona of The Batman Geek was for that reason. Now to be honest part of the reason for the Batman Geek was one, I really do like Batman and two, I was trying to create a hook for my batman geek show. I had this silly notion that I could create a show and talk about geeky toy things and become a huge star. (no, I do not take drugs, although I can understand why some may think I do.) But a funny thing happened, I really started enjoying the very personal nature of videoblogging. And I started to get to know people and I became less worried about people finding out who I really am. Yes there are risks, and to be honest there is still a ton people DON'T know about me. As I am sure is the case with most. Maybe not on this list but I venture to guess that outside the list it is very true. What are the risks? employeers seeing me run in the street with scissors or talk about my depression and go. No, thanks Some stranger showing up at my house and cleaning me out. And so on and so on. But the other side is that I get to meet some really cool people and make real world connections that I otherwise would never have. I mean if I had met Jay, or Michael or Ryann or a few others on the street randomlyI would have been like no way but through vlogging I got to know the people and the people are pretty cool. Don't always have to like or agree, but hey I love my wife and we fight so Honestly now I wish I was not the batman geek I wish I was just Heath, because to be honest sometime I think people see batman geek and go, who the $%* is this guy? But I can't control that so, I just try to be myself and let the chips fall where they may. So do I care about privacy, sure I do, there are some things I keep to myself, like the thing with my family, although I did share a bit about my Dad, I took down the post a week later because well.it was personal and private and should stay that way for now. some conversations and dialogue are best suited face to face or with close friends, not everyone. But do I care you know I live in Cincinnati, that I like Batman, that I love to have conversation, that I believe in God, that I love my wife and kids and that I have some of the most amazing friends on the planet and that my world has been turned upside down the minute I fould freevlog on the web? Not at all... Heath http://batmangeek.com This post probably was all over and lord knows I am sure I misspled a lot of stuff but just speaking from my heart, so.. ;) --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Richard (Show) Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Disclosure: This post is part of my on-going attempt to relate my research, which is a big part of what I do for a living, with my passion (which is, of course is vlogging), so, if you answer this post, you will be influencing on-going discussions about my student's thesis project. Having said that, we're talking about this broad issue of privacy, and how, as you know, there are a lot of people who are afraid to put like anything on the web. And, of course, there are many frightening anecdotes going around (true and not) about privacy issues and the web. So, as we're discussing this fundamental issue, relating to the web, I'm wondering why I've never worried about this. Of course I plaster my own face all over my videos, and my wife's and even my children and grand children are in some of my videos, and I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to get my home address somewhere in my web sites etc ... so I'm wondering what's odd about me (with regard to lack of privacy concerns - not all the other odd stuff about me :) And I note that the culture on this list seems to be very open - for example, I often find cell phone numbers on some of the most active list participants on their sites, or even in email signatures ... as a group, it seems to me that we are very open in that way. I remember, in one video, Jay Dedman showing his new apartment, and commenting that the extra room was for anyone watching who needed an extra room when they were in New York I don't remember any very lengthy/serious thread in more than two years on the list where anyone discussed the issue of dangers associated with posting videos of yourself on the web. I had never given this much thought in the past, but as I think about it, I guess, the main reasons *I* don't seem to care about privacy are: 1) Nothing bad has happened to me so far, for posting my stuff all over the web, with the exception that there have been a few times that it was sort of professionally awkward, when one of my academic colleagues finds videos of me, with my fat belly hanging out, jumping into cold water. ... When my 83 year old mother first saw any of my
[videoblogging] Fwd: Chris Brogan has invited you to Spock
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