[videoblogging] Re: Video contest: $25,000 top prize! Enough for you and your favourite charity.

[ruperthowe]

Re: my/Irina's point about avoiding gaming in an online contest...  

The number of views/votes can help point the way to good videos, but
are not the right way to choose a winner in a competition.

I think Nokia have set up their competition right, and that you guys
at Microsoft should change your rules to follow Nokia's lead.  In the
Nokia Awards, a few people gamed the system to get hugely
disproportionate numbers of votes (as always happens), but the 5
finalists were chosen by the personal judgement of the people running
the competition.  They looked at the 20 most popular videos and chose
5 finalists.  This way they could weed out cheating and weren't
obliged to include the video(s) with most (apparently gamed) votes.

It doesn't even have to be about unfair manipulation - just about
weight of online presence. For example, I'm sure I had a small
advantage over most other competitors in the Awards because of my
friends in the videoblogging community and on Twitter being ready to
vote for me.  But in the end, this was levelled out by the human
judgement element.

Rupert
http://twittervlog.tv/

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Irina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> so how are things going tony
> 
> are you getting many more entries?
> 
> i agree with rupert
> 
> views and votes are super easy to game
> 
> but i suppose another way to determine a winner is really hard
> 
> :)
> 
> On 4/21/08, Tony Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >   Hey friendly vloggers,
> >
> > We just launched a video contest at Microsoft Home Magazine. The
top prize
> > is $25,000
> > and so far only a handful of people have entered: 68 as of this
evening.
> > Did I mention the
> > winner gets $25,000?. I watch your videos, I know what you are
capable of.
> >
> > Share your passion!
> >
> > Here's the url to the video:
> >
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHzQeQIBWfE
> >
> > You can enter here:
> >
> > http://www.microsoft.ca/passion
> >
> > Please pass the word around!
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Tony Armstrong
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
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> 
> 
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>

[videoblogging] Re: Nokia Mobile Filmmaking Awards 2008

[ruperthowe]

This, though, was another competition that I *did* put a lot more
effort into.  I posted about it here last month to tell you to enter.

And I just got chosen as one of 5 finalists!  They're flying me, Kate
& Amy to LA next weekend.   The winner will be chosen by a panel of
celebrities on Pangea Day, Sat May 10th.  Cross your fingers for me -
and help the judges know that you love me by rating my qualifying video at
http://www.twango.com/media/PangeaDay.film/ruperthowe.10021
(you have to sign up for Nokia's video sharing site to rate/vote
(boo!) but if you can be bothered to do that, leave a comment to let
me know so that I can send you huge electronic love)

I told you that you should have entered!  Thank you so much to
everyone who's already signed up and rated me.  I know who you are ;) 

Rupert
http://twittervlog.tv


--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Rupert Howe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I should've posted this here before, but I thought David Howell
> would've done it already.  
> 
> Nokia have asked him to run a parallel competition at
> http://davidhowellstudios.com/
> 
> Both Nokia and Dave are running what is basically a videoblogging
> competition, and there's not much competition at the moment, so
> there's a good chance of you winning.
> 
> You don't have to shoot on a phone to win (though it'd probably help).
> 
> Films submitted should be 2 minutes long.  Subjects should be one of
> the following:
> 
> 1. The Best Part Of Today.
> 
> 2. The Next Thing That Makes You Smile.
> 
> 3. An Act Of Kindness.
> 
> 4. The Next Person To Inspire You.
> 
> So - not every film will fit, but it's pretty videobloggingy brief.
> 
> Closing date is midnight, April 30th.
> 
> It's tied into a big event on May 10th called Pangea Day, which is
> about 'bringing the world together through the power of film'.
> 
> Nokia are sponsoring Pangea Day and using it as a chance to promote
> the idea of mobile filmmaking with their phones.
> 
> And to promote their new video sharing site Share on Ovi, which they
> just launched.  They bought Twango and rebranded it.
> 
> You can see the 150 or so films that have been submitted so far and
> submit your own at 
> 
> http://twango.com/channel/PangeaDay.film
> 
> And also post a link at http://davidhowellstudios.com/
> 
> Don't just fire and forget your entries if you want views and ratings.
>  Get involved, leave comments and ratings to get more people watching
> your films.  I'm trying to kick start conversation & involvement there
> - there was none just a week ago.  I've had some interesting exchanges
> and had lots of views and ratings as a result.
> 
> You can see the last thing I submitted at:
> http://www.twango.com/media/PangeaDay.film/ruperthowe.10020
> which is in the lead at the moment - uhhh... views, comments and
> ratings appreciated :D
> 
> Finalists in the Nokia Awards will be shortlisted by popularity,
> judged by views, favorites, comments and ratings.  Then judges will
> choose winners.
> 
> David Howell will choose the winner for his comp.
> 
> Rupert
> http://twittervlog.tv/
>

[videoblogging] Re: Video contest: $25,000 top prize! Enough for you and your favourite charity.

[ruperthowe]

Hah! :D Thanks, Irina. But it should have been so much better.  The
deadline was 5am GMT last Monday morning and I remembered at 1am, just
as I was finising packing up to emigrate. So I shot it at 2am in my
empty house and went back to my mother-in-law's house to cut it on her
PC at 4am, then ran out of time and had technical problems uploading.
Finally got it in at 4.57am.  
It's one of the least viewed of all the 170 or so videos there.  Draw
your own conclusions... :)

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Irina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> loving rupert's submission
> 
>
http://www.microsoft.com/canada/home/contests/shareyourpassion/viewallsubmissions.aspx?vidId=d038ef22-1ff7-4e66-9c3c-acdb0cbdb750
> 
> On 5/4/08, Tony Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > here: http://www.microsoft.ca/passion
> > soon!
> >
> > t
> > On May 4, 2008, at 5:42 PM, Irina wrote:
> >
> > where to we vote? :)
> >
> > On 5/4/08, Tony Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > >  Hey Irna.
> > > We ended-up with lots of entries which we've narrowed down to 25 for
> > > voting. We'll see how the voting goes… thanks for asking!
> > >
> > > T
> > >
> > >
> > > On May 4, 2008, at 6:31 AM, Irina wrote:
> > >
> > > so how are things going tony
> > >
> > > are you getting many more entries?
> > >
> > > i agree with rupert
> > >
> > > views and votes are super easy to game
> > >
> > > but i suppose another way to determine a winner is really hard
> > >
> > > :)
> > >
> > > On 4/21/08, Tony Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >   Hey friendly vloggers,
> > > >
> > > > We just launched a video contest at Microsoft Home Magazine.
The top
> > > > prize is $25,000
> > > > and so far only a handful of people have entered: 68 as of this
> > > > evening. Did I mention the
> > > > winner gets $25,000?. I watch your videos, I know what you are
capable
> > > > of.
> > > >
> > > > Share your passion!
> > > >
> > > > Here's the url to the video:
> > > >
> > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHzQeQIBWfE
> > > >
> > > > You can enter here:
> > > >
> > > > http://www.microsoft.ca/passion
> > > >
> > > > Please pass the word around!
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > Tony Armstrong
> > > >
> > > >  
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > http://geekentertainment.tv
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > http://geekentertainment.tv
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> -- 
> http://geekentertainment.tv
> 
> 
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>

Re: [videoblogging] Video contest: $25,000 top prize! Enough for you and your favourite charity.

[Irina]

loving rupert's submission

http://www.microsoft.com/canada/home/contests/shareyourpassion/viewallsubmissions.aspx?vidId=d038ef22-1ff7-4e66-9c3c-acdb0cbdb750

On 5/4/08, Tony Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> here: http://www.microsoft.ca/passion
> soon!
>
> t
> On May 4, 2008, at 5:42 PM, Irina wrote:
>
> where to we vote? :)
>
> On 5/4/08, Tony Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >  Hey Irna.
> > We ended-up with lots of entries which we've narrowed down to 25 for
> > voting. We'll see how the voting goes… thanks for asking!
> >
> > T
> >
> >
> > On May 4, 2008, at 6:31 AM, Irina wrote:
> >
> > so how are things going tony
> >
> > are you getting many more entries?
> >
> > i agree with rupert
> >
> > views and votes are super easy to game
> >
> > but i suppose another way to determine a winner is really hard
> >
> > :)
> >
> > On 4/21/08, Tony Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > >   Hey friendly vloggers,
> > >
> > > We just launched a video contest at Microsoft Home Magazine. The top
> > > prize is $25,000
> > > and so far only a handful of people have entered: 68 as of this
> > > evening. Did I mention the
> > > winner gets $25,000?. I watch your videos, I know what you are capable
> > > of.
> > >
> > > Share your passion!
> > >
> > > Here's the url to the video:
> > >
> > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHzQeQIBWfE
> > >
> > > You can enter here:
> > >
> > > http://www.microsoft.ca/passion
> > >
> > > Please pass the word around!
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Tony Armstrong
> > >
> > >  
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > http://geekentertainment.tv
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> http://geekentertainment.tv
>
>
>


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[videoblogging] Re: Quicktime upgrade question

[fisboman]

Got the 3ivx 5.0.2 upgrade today and compressed the one hour church 
video down to 850mb and it worked great and looks super. That has to 
be one of the best compression programs out there, and it was only 
$19.99. Gotta love it. Thanks for the help.

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>
> Diddo on the need for 5.0.2
> 
> Any other version creates sync problems for some of the new ipods.
> 
> We still LOVE it.
> 
> I haven't seen a more compatible, better looking, smaller sized 
file  
> as a result of the 3ivx CODEC.
> 
> On Apr 30, 2008, at 4:35 PM, Steve Watkins wrote:
> 
> > Which version of 3ivx you got? If its version 5, make sure you 
are  
> > using latest 5.0.2
> > version.
> >
> > If that doesnt work, you could consider using the h264 encoding  
> > built into quicktime
> > instead, or use a different program such as visualhub to make 
good  
> > mpeg4 or h264
> > videos.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Steve Elbows
> > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "fisboman"   
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > For the past eight months, I have been using the 3ivx 
compression
> > > program to render videos in IMovie for my church's web 
broadcast and
> > > loved it. A few months ago, after I installed an automatic 
Quicktime
> > > upgrade (I won't do that again!), whenever I try to use the 3ivx
> > > compression program into a Quicktime format, I get a message 
that
> > > says "file could not be compressed. Movie may contain data that 
is
> > > invalid for this type of compression" I'm using a Macbook.
> > > The 3ivx only cost me $39 but it was the best compression 
program I
> > > had found for clarity and size compression. Anyone had a similar
> > > experience and is there a fix for it.
> > >
> > > Mark Matteau
> > > President/co-founder
> > > www.jetpac.tv
> > >
> >
> >
> > 
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Re: [videoblogging] Video Blogging in Rural Pursat Province in Cambodia

[Irina]

beth thanks so much for your work
i sent your info along to a teacher who is going to cambodia

On 5/4/08, Beth Kanter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>   Hey all,
>
> Last summer, Jay Dedman, Ryanne, and Coffee with Doug helped me get video
> blogging kits to Cambodia - and many of you shared your knowledge so that
> I
> could pull together some instructional materials (
> http://cloggersummit.wikispaces.com/Video+Blogging) for video blogging
> without bandwidth ..
>
> Just got an email that they are doing a training up in a rural area of
> Cambodia for a youth festival and to rock the vote there -
> Here's some photos, videos will be coming soon
> http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/05/video-blogging.html
>
> Beth
>
> --
>
> Beth's Blog: http://beth.typepad.com
> Nonprofits and Social Media
>
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Re: [videoblogging] Video contest: $25,000 top prize! Enough for you and your favourite charity.

[Irina]

where to we vote? :)

On 5/4/08, Tony Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hey Irna.
> We ended-up with lots of entries which we've narrowed down to 25 for
> voting. We'll see how the voting goes… thanks for asking!
>
> T
>
>
> On May 4, 2008, at 6:31 AM, Irina wrote:
>
> so how are things going tony
>
> are you getting many more entries?
>
> i agree with rupert
>
> views and votes are super easy to game
>
> but i suppose another way to determine a winner is really hard
>
> :)
>
> On 4/21/08, Tony Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >   Hey friendly vloggers,
> >
> > We just launched a video contest at Microsoft Home Magazine. The top
> > prize is $25,000
> > and so far only a handful of people have entered: 68 as of this evening.
> > Did I mention the
> > winner gets $25,000?. I watch your videos, I know what you are capable
> > of.
> >
> > Share your passion!
> >
> > Here's the url to the video:
> >
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHzQeQIBWfE
> >
> > You can enter here:
> >
> > http://www.microsoft.ca/passion
> >
> > Please pass the word around!
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Tony Armstrong
> >
> >  
> >
>
>
>
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>
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[videoblogging] Video Blogging in Rural Pursat Province in Cambodia

[Beth Kanter]

Hey all,

Last summer, Jay Dedman, Ryanne, and Coffee with Doug helped me get video
blogging kits to Cambodia - and many of you shared your knowledge so that I
could pull together some instructional materials (
http://cloggersummit.wikispaces.com/Video+Blogging) for video blogging
without bandwidth ..

Just got an email that they are doing a training up in a rural area of
Cambodia for a youth festival and to rock the vote there -
Here's some photos, videos will be coming soon
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/05/video-blogging.html

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Re: [videoblogging] Video contest: $25,000 top prize! Enough for you and your favourite charity.

[Tony Armstrong]

Hey Irna.

We ended-up with lots of entries which we've narrowed down to 25 for  
voting. We'll see how the voting goes… thanks for asking!

T


On May 4, 2008, at 6:31 AM, Irina wrote:
> so how are things going tony
>
> are you getting many more entries?
>
> i agree with rupert
>
> views and votes are super easy to game
>
> but i suppose another way to determine a winner is really hard
>
> :)
>
> On 4/21/08, Tony Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hey friendly vloggers,
>
> We just launched a video contest at Microsoft Home Magazine. The  
> top prize is $25,000
> and so far only a handful of people have entered: 68 as of this  
> evening. Did I mention the
> winner gets $25,000?. I watch your videos, I know what you are  
> capable of.
>
> Share your passion!
>
> Here's the url to the video:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHzQeQIBWfE
>
> You can enter here:
>
> http://www.microsoft.ca/passion
>
> Please pass the word around!
>
> Thanks
>
> Tony Armstrong
>
> 
>
>
>
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[videoblogging] Re: 665 Videographers (?) listed on WiserEarth

[philonmessage]

 This WiserEarth page links up more video people,

  http://www.wiserearth.org/aof/262

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>
> Searching "video" on WiserEarth gives 665 results.
> 
> 
>
http://www.wiserearth.org/user/search/q/video%2Bis_private%3A0&pagerMax=200
> 
> Why not join these people and offer your video skills to organisations
> local to you ?
> 
> regards  Phil Slade
>

[videoblogging] Re: Looking for video showing how network television works.

[Bill Cammack]

I don't know of a video that describes the situation, but the basics
are here, in text:



Bill

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "michael_aivaliotis"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Do you know of any online video that gives a good overview of how the
> business of network television works? Describing advertising,
> demographics etc.? I know someone posted a link several months back on
> this but can't seem to track it down.
>

Re: [videoblogging] Video contest: $25,000 top prize! Enough for you and your favourite charity.

[Irina]

so how are things going tony

are you getting many more entries?

i agree with rupert

views and votes are super easy to game

but i suppose another way to determine a winner is really hard

:)

On 4/21/08, Tony Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>   Hey friendly vloggers,
>
> We just launched a video contest at Microsoft Home Magazine. The top prize
> is $25,000
> and so far only a handful of people have entered: 68 as of this evening.
> Did I mention the
> winner gets $25,000?. I watch your videos, I know what you are capable of.
>
> Share your passion!
>
> Here's the url to the video:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHzQeQIBWfE
>
> You can enter here:
>
> http://www.microsoft.ca/passion
>
> Please pass the word around!
>
> Thanks
>
> Tony Armstrong
>
>  
>



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Re: [videoblogging] New VideobloggingWeek2008 Viewing Experience

[Irina]

i like it

On 4/24/08, Frank Sinton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>   All,
>
> We just launched a new viewing experience for Videoblogging Week 2008:
>
> http://www.mefeedia.com/videobloggingweek2008
>
> "Back to Basics" - no "extra" stuff, no fancy flash - just focus on
> watching videos. Our plan is to extend this to other parts of the site
> over the coming weeks - for example, watch your Queue or watch a playlist.
>
> Many, many thanks go to David Meade and Rupert for their feedback as
> we developed this (and testing on Mac). Any additional feedback is
> more than welcome!
>
> Regards,
> Frank
>
> http://www.mefeedia.com - Feed Me Media
>
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Re: [videoblogging] New video podcast member

[Irina]

welcome to the list and
i LOVE tea!
my favorite is darjeeling

can u talk about milk first or last?

On 4/23/08, jjonasz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>   Hi there,
>
> I just joined the group, what a great resource!
>
> My video podcast is called "Tea Tips with Dr. Tea", check it out at:
> www.teatips.tv
>
> -JJ
>
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