[videoblogging] Fwd: information architecture job opening at World Bank

2008-06-19 Thread Irina
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[EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.worldbank.org/jobs

http://extjobs.worldbank.org/external/default/main?pagePK=64273552piPK=64778866theSitePK=1058433JobNo=081307order=descendingsortBy=job-req-numlocation=ALLmenuPK=64778834

Over the past decade, the World Bank's external Web site -
www.worldbank.org- has dramatically changed the institution's ability
to reach out to the
development community.  The site provides nearly two million visitors a
month with information about the World Bank's work, advocates on development
issues, and shares knowledge with a global audience. Improving the quality
and presentation of information on our site is critical to fulfill the World
Bank's development and communications goals.

The Web Team in Corporate Communications is hiring to support a new program
to revamp the World Bank's external site. The program is building a team
focused on strategy, audience engagement, content improvement, information
architecture, usability, design; site analytics, and marketing. The Team's
challenge is to make better use of this rapidly evolving communications
medium to support the Bank's strategic priorities.

The Web Team is looking for an experienced Information Architect who enjoys
structuring masses amount of information into a simple and usable site
architecture. The chief responsibility of this position is to ensure that
the structure, content organization and functionality of the external Web
site meets the diverse needs of the site's visitors.

The Information Architect will be responsible for developing a solid
information architecture across the Bank's external site, www.worldbank.org,
among other duties:

•Authoring content inventories, task flows, wireframes, navigation
systems, and detailed visual schematics for development of a multilingual
new site.
•Synthesize and communicate the results of user research for business
requirements, as well as conceptualize the structure and functionality of
the user experience across Web site and various platforms, devices and
technologies.
Identifying user needs across the site, developing user profiles, scenarios
and use cases to inform information architecture decisions and communicate
these effectively.
•Developing content and document types for unstructured content and
where needed structured data sources.
•Planning content rules for workflow and dissemination across the site
so that content appears in the appropriate places.
•Working with the Bank's Chief Enterprise Architect and related teams to
ensure that efforts on the external web are done in coordination and
cooperation with enterprise information architecture plans and established
architecture.
•Overseeing metadata, taxonomy, and controlled vocabulary, and
coordinating with other Bank teams who are working on data quality and
taxonomy.  Creating a metadata and taxonomy plan so that external web
content is properly tagged for purposes of content flow and search.
•Designing search and interface improvements across multiple and
conceive strategies for improving search performance with Teragram and
Google. Identifying search interface best-practices and maintaining a solid
understanding of multiple types of user search patterns and search
algorithms.
•Defining functionality requirement for Web systems and search, with
other team members.
•Participating in information and Web governance committees on
establishing standards.
•Working with editorial, technical, and other teams in External Affairs
and across the Bank so that their work and concerns are reflected in the
information architecture on the web.
•Staying up-to-date on the latest research and trends in information
architecture and sharing this expertise with the web community.



•Masters in Cognitive Science, Information Systems, Interaction Design,
or other related disciplines and a minimum of 5 years of relevant
experience, or a Bachelors degree with 10 years of experience.  A minimum of
three years' experience working on the Web.
•Strong information architecture and interaction design expertise with a
demonstrated ability to lead information architecture projects. Experience
with large-scale Web design projects (including content management, user
testing, site analysis, Web 2.0 interfaces)
•Direct experience with conducting user research, including scenarios,
use cases, personas, and wireframes.
•Proven experience and a portfolio illustrating projects and their
conceptual diagrams, task flows, and site maps using standardized tools and
techniques required.
•Strong skills with Visio, OmniGraffle, MS Office, Photoshop and
experience and knowledge of Web technologies and social media.
•Knowledge of development issues, international trends and
political-economic issues related to development is desirable.
•Proven analytical, verbal and written communication skills.
•Ability to work capably under stress and to juggle multiple 

[videoblogging] Mogulus Blip Import?

2008-06-19 Thread Ron Watson
Anybody have any success importing blip.tv feeds into mogulus?

Cheers,

Ron Watson

On the Web:
Pawsitive Vybe
K9Disc.com
Art of K9Disc
Discdog Radio


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[videoblogging] Fwd: TODAY Free screening of Brick Lane + discussion

2008-06-19 Thread Irina
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Monica Ali's novel, Brick Lane, set among the Bangladeshi immigrants of
the U.K., has been made into a movie


Thursday, JUNE 19
PREMIERE OF BRICK LANE

Columbia University's Roone Arledge Cinema in Lerner Hall at 115th and
Broadway
(enter the building from from the campus side)

**SPECIAL GUESTS DIRECTOR SARAH GAVRON AND STAR TANNISHTHA CHATTERJEE**

Reception sponsored by Nair  Co.
6-6:45 p.m.
Screening sponsored by Sony Pictures Classics

7 p.m. (Movie will start promptly)
QA with Gavron and Chatterjee, moderated by Aseem Chhabra, arts
writer and SAJA Board member
following the screening

THIS EVENT IS FREE BUT YOU MUST REGISTER
http://www.ersvp.com/r/bricklane

***YOU MUST BRING A PRINTOUT OF YOUR RECEIPT (from e-mail or from the
website)***

Brick Lane opens in NY and LA on June 20 and additional cities across
the US in the following weeks. More info at
http://www.sonyclassics.com/bricklane/

See the trailer:
http://www.sajaconvention.org/thursday
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http://geekentertainment.tv


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Re: [videoblogging] Decline in posts to this group.

2008-06-19 Thread Christopher Bergeron
 Are people vlogging more, but posting less?
 Are people leaving the group?
 Like me, have you become a lurker, not a poster?
 Did you loose interest in vlogging?
 Or, just don't have the time to keep it up?

I'm posting less, but editing more video.

That together with working full time, going to school part time, being a full 
time parent, working on a few books, and dealing with our lovely US economy.

BUT I'm still vlogging, lots of videos about the adventures big and small the 
boys and I go on @ http://www.TheRamblingLoggerhead.com.  And even started the 
little one vlogging @ http://www.RyansKitchen.tv but it's tough fitting 
everything in.

I think the decline in list traffic is natural.  The mechanics of video 
blogging have gotten easier, those questions will fade.  The purpose of video 
blogging is becoming more defigned so thost discussions will fade.  And the 
legitimacy of video blogging is becomming more accepted by the world at large 
so that discussion will also fade.

Still I believe that most are out with their cameras, or home in their editing 
software.

-Chris
http://www.TheRamblingLoggerhead.com


  


Re: [videoblogging] Decline in posts to this group.

2008-06-19 Thread Jan McLaughlin
Life gets in the way.

Still make media, but almost exclusively with cellphone: video edited in
camera, stills and audio podcasts. Each kind of media - with the touch of a
button or two - makes it automatically to Twitter, my vlog and its RSS feed.
Wham-bam. Thank you Ma'am.

Mastered editing, etc., and find I just want to make media seamlessly,
without losing my stride.

In the meantime, found this videoblogging community of media-making folks
who ultimately totally replaced the 'celebrities' from other peoples'
fictional stories as people I admired but from an untouchable distance. Even
though I work in the industry. Screw that. Now, am entertained, taught,
saddened, made joyful, and enlightened by those media-making folks - most of
whom I've met, stayed with or stayed with me. Celebrities are part of my
life rather than escape from it.

Videoblogging has added enormous sums to my human wealth.

Scoble said it best and I concur. This was / is a tech space that - as we'd
hoped and dreamed from the beginning - would become obsolete when the tools
caught up to the job at hand. The tools are not quite there (we need better
cellphone cameras for one), but WILL get there. Soon.

What a ride!

XO,
Jan


On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 8:39 AM, Christopher Bergeron [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:

  Are people vlogging more, but posting less?
  Are people leaving the group?
  Like me, have you become a lurker, not a poster?
  Did you loose interest in vlogging?
  Or, just don't have the time to keep it up?

 I'm posting less, but editing more video.

 That together with working full time, going to school part time, being a
 full time parent, working on a few books, and dealing with our lovely US
 economy.

 BUT I'm still vlogging, lots of videos about the adventures big and small
 the boys and I go on @ http://www.TheRamblingLoggerhead.com.  And even
 started the little one vlogging @ http://www.RyansKitchen.tv but it's
 tough fitting everything in.

 I think the decline in list traffic is natural.  The mechanics of video
 blogging have gotten easier, those questions will fade.  The purpose of
 video blogging is becoming more defigned so thost discussions will fade.
  And the legitimacy of video blogging is becomming more accepted by the
 world at large so that discussion will also fade.

 Still I believe that most are out with their cameras, or home in their
 editing software.

 -Chris
 http://www.TheRamblingLoggerhead.com




 

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Jan McLaughlin
Production Sound Mixer
air = 862-571-5334
aim = janofsound
skype = janmclaughlin


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[videoblogging] Re: Recommendations for a small camera (Xacti or other) to shoot in India

2008-06-19 Thread Caleb J. Clark
Neil. That's great footage and piece, thanks for the model # of the
Xacti. I've always been amazed by Canon Powershoot SD (400, 600, 1000)
video at 640x480, yet I agree with the importing at .dv settings and
render time issues. I've often wondered what the video is like with a
Canon S5 with their stereo front mounted mics: 
(http://www.amazon.com/Canon-PowerShot-S5-Digital-Stabilized/dp/B000Q3043Y/ref=pd_bbs_5?ie=UTF8s=electronicsqid=1213883781sr=8-5)

I'm using an AVCHD camera now, and on the 30p/12mbs data rate it
converts to the .mov intermediate codec pretty quickly and then does
not need rendering in Final Cut Express 4 to start editing, so it's at
least as quick as bringing Canon SD1000 AVIs into FCE or iMovie or
quicker. 


--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Neil Katz [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:

 Neil Katz here, a journalist.  I have had very good experiences with
 the Xacti CG65.   Small, cheap, shoots well in low light, and is
 stable on zoom, and files sizes are small.  I did an entire video
 story for the NY Times with that camera and even snuck a shot into a
 report for CBS News on national TV. 
 

http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=74e0011bd397f3fdad54e60c3b52612d009fa8bf
 Judge image quality for yourself.  And keep in mind the NYT site is
 playing at about half resolution.
 
 I have purchased and returned every camera in the  Xacti line except
 the CG65.  The others have better specs, but nothing has a better
 picture.  And it fits in your pocket, which means you will get the shot.
 
 Battery life is poor.  Buy three batteries and a quick charger.  Use
 an online site to buy non Sanyo batteries.  They run $20/each.
 
 The only negative is in order to edit you will have to convert the
 native mp4 files into DV.  Sanyo says you can edit with mp4 files and
 technically you can import them into Final Cut Pro.  But it doesn't
 really work, trust me.
 
 That conversion process will take about 1 minute per minute of
 footage.  So if you shoot three hours, expect three hours of
 conversion when you come home.
 
 As an aside, working in India, if you don't have Sony, you can't get
 it fixed or spare parts, adapters, etc.
 
 N
 
 --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Rupert rupert@ wrote:
 
  I agree.  I've been using a Canon Ixus 860 (European name for  
  Powershot, I think) and it shoots beautiful video.  I love it.  And  
  it's FANTASTIC in low light.  Better than Xacti.  But not quite so  
  good a grip.  I think the Xacti pistol grip is the best way to shoot  
  - better than the traditional camcorder grip.
  
  It produces big video files, though, compared to other little
cameras  
  I've used - so get yourself an 8GB memory card or two.  I found the  
  best deals for memory cards online - shops will rip you off.
  Rupert
  http://twittervlog.tv
  
  On 12-Jun-08, at 12:48 PM, Jay dedman wrote:
  
I'm heading to India for my honeymoon and the entire summer and  
  plan to vlog
and do some
interviews from there.
I *do not* plan to bring my macbook. I just want to bring a  
  firewire or usb
cable and upload
at cafes.
It needs to be small, light and easy to travel with and have  
  decent sound.
  
  the canon powershot is actually a great choice.
  it has good sound, its small.
  
  It also records in AVI so a PC in an internet cafe will read them.
  Just use Windows Movie Maker that comes with XP.
  should be on most public computers.
  
  Jay
  
  -- 
  http://jaydedman.com
  917 371 6790
  
  
  
  
  
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Re: [videoblogging] Decline in posts to this group.

2008-06-19 Thread Rupert
I've been too busy to make or watch anything for a few months, and  
I've spent the last few days catching up.

I've been surprised by how many people have either slowed down their  
output or stopped completely over the last few months.

So it doesn't surprise me that input to this list has dropped (though  
not the quality, I'm happy to see)

It didn't depress me, though, because I didn't get the impression  
that anybody was stopping forever.  I myself have had a couple of  
periods where I've stopped posting for extended periods (a whole  
year, once) and then started again when I'd got past a busy work or  
family period.

Perhaps it's that for us personal videobloggers - those not doing a  
'show' - there was a time when this was a huge new exciting toy that  
took priority over a lot of other things - but now it's a more  
regular part of our lives, subject to the same time pressures as  
everything else.

The great thing is that people stay subscribed, so you don't *need*  
to be pumping stuff out regularly to keep it going.  I posted a video  
for the first time in a while and I got the same number of views as  
usual, and loads of comments and emails in the first couple of days.

 From my browsing and chatting with people, I got the sense that  
people will be coming back online as the summer progresses and  
everybody emerges from under our work stones to have fun.

Rupert
http://twittervlog.tv/

On 18-Jun-08, at 9:34 PM, B Yen wrote:

On Jun 18, 2008, at 5:49 PM, Robert Scoble wrote:

  For me, a few reasons:
 
 
 
  1. Videoblogging has changed. Many of the practitioners have
  gone to cell
  phones, or streaming video.

I came into this group, as a practitioner/specialist in PDA/cellphone
videos.

Can you give examples of people doing streaming video?

I played with it a bit, but never got into it. Because, quick
uploads of videos after a live act did the job. Downloadable
videos work pretty good.

I might be trying some streaming video at the upcoming Aug. 1 solar
eclipse in China.

 
  2. The idea of videoblogging never culturally caught on the way
  text
  blogging did.

I addressed 2 markets in my project.

1)  (extremely tech-challenged market)
they are using BBS (bulletin boards) as a mechanism to do LIVE
coverage from auto races. A bunch of idiots copying phone
transactions (satellite phone or cellphone). hey, that guy is just
left the starting line..followed by thanks for the info!..like 110
pages of this worthless nonsense. It sounds like a transcript of a
100 member party-line conversation. Pretty dumb.

As everyone knows, a blog (text, picture, video) is a solution for a
LiveWebCast. Especially, if the video-blog has an iTunes RSS feed:

http://corracing.blip.tv
http://score-international.blip.tv
http://bestinthedesert.blip.tv

2) Physics conferences (High Energy Physics)

This market was where Tim Berners Lee (of CERN, who created HTTP) did
his pioneering work, where he was trying to help large teams of
physicists at CERN to communicate with each other.

This market has me baffled. I demonstrated

- Textamerica.com mobile-blogs as a LiveWebCast delivery (pictures 
videos)
http://www.jumplive.com/susy06/1.jpg
http://www.jumplive.com/susy06/2.jpg
http://www.jumplive.com/susy06/3.jpg
http://www.jumplive.com/susy06/4.jpg
http://www.jumplive.com/susy06/5.jpg
http://www.jumplive.com/susy06/6.jpg
http://www.jumplive.com/susy06/7.jpg

[ unfortunately, Textamerica.com went away Dec 1/2007, the above
are just screen shots ]

- Blogger video-blogs at a same-day delivery of videos (over iTunes)
http://susy06.blogspot.com
http://strings07.blogspot.com

I was working with 1 of the organizers of Strings '07 (they were
really tech-savvy, they were using QTSS to deliver lecture videos
with 1-hr turnaround), they let me transcode their QT .mov to iPod
compatible .m4v

http://strings07thu.blip.tv

They went as far as to send a followup email to conference attendees
(many are famous physicists from Harvard, Princeton, Caltech, et
al).. get a LOAD OF THIS. I got ZERO, I mean ZERO, responses!! You
would think some of them would have said something.

We were shooting for an online article with Apple, about how
Technology (e.g., video-blogging over iTunes) is changing how Physics
conferences is delivering content (Research or Public Outreach). We
got a response from Apple, but I haven't followed up.

I recently made a query to a theoretical physicist,  they are saying
we are reflective (book nerdy),  don't like seeing pictures of
ourselves. But, many physicists I approached (at conferences) for
pics/interviews were very receptive/friendly. So, I just don't get it.

I agree with the statement, that video-blogging has not caught on
like text blogging. The Physics blogosphere is primarily text-
blogging (very difficult to read, very technical), many of them have
rejected my public encouragement to do video-blogging. However, a
few have embedded Blip.tv Flash video player,  most use Youtube
embedded 

Re: [videoblogging] Decline in posts to this group.

2008-06-19 Thread Richard (Show) Hall
Well, first of all, this post on the decrease in posts, definitely increased
the posts.

I note that the list was at it's peak number of messages in June 2005, which
is the month I started, so, maybe the deal is that the list started going
down hill after Richard joined.

Assuming my power-of-Richard hypothesis is not correct, I would note that it
was very different in June 2005. This was before youtube, and the numbers
were much smaller and, in addition to making videos, I watched and commented
on many videos, and we sort of all seemed to know each other (I heard this
was much more true in 2004).

There are so many other social media, groups, sites, etc., associated with
video and the web, that this group is really the remains of the people who
first really pioneered video on the web, and that is very cool,
historically, but things move on and change .. impermanence

I, personally, still read the list, but I don't comment nearly as much, and,
I think, a big part of it is that I have not seen videos and/or met most of
the people who post these days, but a big part of that is my only laziness
in not watching, commenting, and generally interacting with others.

... best ... richard (the one responsible for the drop in video blog list
posts)

p.s. I think that Schlomo and Adam Quirk started around the time I did, so
they are suspects too.

On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 11:36 AM, Rupert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

   I've been too busy to make or watch anything for a few months, and
 I've spent the last few days catching up.

 I've been surprised by how many people have either slowed down their
 output or stopped completely over the last few months.

 So it doesn't surprise me that input to this list has dropped (though
 not the quality, I'm happy to see)

 It didn't depress me, though, because I didn't get the impression
 that anybody was stopping forever. I myself have had a couple of
 periods where I've stopped posting for extended periods (a whole
 year, once) and then started again when I'd got past a busy work or
 family period.

 Perhaps it's that for us personal videobloggers - those not doing a
 'show' - there was a time when this was a huge new exciting toy that
 took priority over a lot of other things - but now it's a more
 regular part of our lives, subject to the same time pressures as
 everything else.

 The great thing is that people stay subscribed, so you don't *need*
 to be pumping stuff out regularly to keep it going. I posted a video
 for the first time in a while and I got the same number of views as
 usual, and loads of comments and emails in the first couple of days.

 From my browsing and chatting with people, I got the sense that
 people will be coming back online as the summer progresses and
 everybody emerges from under our work stones to have fun.

 Rupert
 http://twittervlog.tv/


 On 18-Jun-08, at 9:34 PM, B Yen wrote:

 On Jun 18, 2008, at 5:49 PM, Robert Scoble wrote:

  For me, a few reasons:
 
 
 
  1. Videoblogging has changed. Many of the practitioners have
  gone to cell
  phones, or streaming video.

 I came into this group, as a practitioner/specialist in PDA/cellphone
 videos.

 Can you give examples of people doing streaming video?

 I played with it a bit, but never got into it. Because, quick
 uploads of videos after a live act did the job. Downloadable
 videos work pretty good.

 I might be trying some streaming video at the upcoming Aug. 1 solar
 eclipse in China.

 
  2. The idea of videoblogging never culturally caught on the way
  text
  blogging did.

 I addressed 2 markets in my project.

 1)  (extremely tech-challenged market)
 they are using BBS (bulletin boards) as a mechanism to do LIVE
 coverage from auto races. A bunch of idiots copying phone
 transactions (satellite phone or cellphone). hey, that guy is just
 left the starting line..followed by thanks for the info!..like 110
 pages of this worthless nonsense. It sounds like a transcript of a
 100 member party-line conversation. Pretty dumb.

 As everyone knows, a blog (text, picture, video) is a solution for a
 LiveWebCast. Especially, if the video-blog has an iTunes RSS feed:

 http://corracing.blip.tv
 http://score-international.blip.tv
 http://bestinthedesert.blip.tv

 2) Physics conferences (High Energy Physics)

 This market was where Tim Berners Lee (of CERN, who created HTTP) did
 his pioneering work, where he was trying to help large teams of
 physicists at CERN to communicate with each other.

 This market has me baffled. I demonstrated

 - Textamerica.com mobile-blogs as a LiveWebCast delivery (pictures 
 videos)
 http://www.jumplive.com/susy06/1.jpg
 http://www.jumplive.com/susy06/2.jpg
 http://www.jumplive.com/susy06/3.jpg
 http://www.jumplive.com/susy06/4.jpg
 http://www.jumplive.com/susy06/5.jpg
 http://www.jumplive.com/susy06/6.jpg
 http://www.jumplive.com/susy06/7.jpg

 [ unfortunately, Textamerica.com went away Dec 1/2007, the above
 are just screen shots ]

 - Blogger video-blogs at a 

Re: [videoblogging] Decline in posts to this group.

2008-06-19 Thread Jay dedman
 Are people vlogging more, but posting less?
 Are people leaving the group?
 Like me, have you become a lurker, not a poster?
 Did you loose interest in vlogging?
 Or, just don't have the time to keep it up?

others spoke clearly on this.
We started in 2004 talking about HOW to videoblog.
the archives are interesting to read since you see that people were
truly just making it up.
getting video onto a blog was literally a hack.
Now its easy, so no need to talk about HOW...though i agree that list
list is a solid place if you have a videoblogging tech issue.
we've made places like showinbox.tv/forum to discuss specific technologies.

We spent a year or so talking about the business of videoblogging.
it was interesting seeing all the money pouring into new companies
offering videoblogging services.
its still amazing to think that Youtube sold for 1.6 billion dollars.
that excitement has died down. the hype is stale.
Robert is also right that many people are using Twitter to post links.

But as Andrew said, content content content.
the technology is herenow what do we want to say?
no more excuses.
Id love to hear about videoblog projects that people are really responding to.

Jay


-- 
http://jaydedman.com
917 371 6790


Re: [videoblogging] Thank you Adam

2008-06-19 Thread Jay dedman
On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 3:20 PM, Doug Sapp [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 I would like to thank Adam Warner for helping me getting my template
 up and working last week. Adam really went above and beyond my
 expectations. It was extremely refreshing after three extremely
 frustrating days of getting no where. I sincerely appreciate that he
 took the time to work out the kinks with getting the template online.

i can vouch for the awesomeness that is Adam Warner.
http://wordpressmodder.org/

jay



-- 
http://jaydedman.com
917 371 6790


Re: [videoblogging] Thank you Adam

2008-06-19 Thread Adam Warner
You are all making me blush...;)

Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 19, 2008, at 5:09 PM, Jay dedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 3:20 PM, Doug Sapp [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 I would like to thank Adam Warner for helping me getting my template
 up and working last week. Adam really went above and beyond my
 expectations. It was extremely refreshing after three extremely
 frustrating days of getting no where. I sincerely appreciate that he
 took the time to work out the kinks with getting the template online.

i can vouch for the awesomeness that is Adam Warner.
http://wordpressmodder.org/

jay

-- 
http://jaydedman.com
917 371 6790




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[videoblogging] the latest on pocket sized projectors

2008-06-19 Thread Mike Meiser
Impromptu guerilla film screenings here we come.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/technology_news/4269248.html

The thing is the size of an ipod, but truth be told it's not bright
enough or strong enough for screening anything much larger then your
17 macbook anyway.  Not sure what the point is untill they get MUCH
stronger.

-Mike
mmeiser.com/blog


[videoblogging] Re: Decline in Posts -It's OK!

2008-06-19 Thread CCP
Hello, all.  My name is Christine and I'm a Lurker.  (you say: Hi, Christine)

I joined the group just a little while ago.  A friend suggested I come and take 
a look.  The level of expertise is indeed astounding; I'm learning a lot.   

I know some of you from around the web, but for those of you who don't know me: 
I'm a live streamer (with my N95) on various sites like Qik and Bambuser; a 
video tester at places like Seesmic and Phreadz; I am currently shooting (in 
mini DV format) a show that features my precocious 8 year old daughter called, 
aptly, The Lyrica Show;  I'm learning how to edit it;  Geo Geller has 
provided a ton of inspiration and help (as well as a mic!) for this project.

May I humbly say that I think this group doesn't have to be feverishly active 
to remain relevant and helpful.  (Don't forget, for a newbie like me, the 
searchable archives for yahoo groups are a fantastic knowledge base in 
themselves.)   Most groups slow down and morph into something like an exclusive 
chatroom.  This may be what is happening here.  It probably should be 
encouraged, actually.  The pioneers here can post occasionally to get expert 
feedback.  It's like having a 'focus group' on tap.  Perfect.

 Thanks!  I'll go back to lurking now.

-Christine Cavalier, a.k.a. PurpleCar
http://www.purplecar.net/


P.S. **Jan, I'm so sorry I missed you when you were in Philly!  :-( **


  

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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Decline in Posts -It's OK!

2008-06-19 Thread Irina
hi christine!

nice to hear from you :)

On 6/19/08, CCP [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

   Hello, all. My name is Christine and I'm a Lurker. (you say: Hi,
 Christine)

 I joined the group just a little while ago. A friend suggested I come and
 take a look. The level of expertise is indeed astounding; I'm learning a
 lot.

 I know some of you from around the web, but for those of you who don't know
 me: I'm a live streamer (with my N95) on various sites like Qik and
 Bambuser; a video tester at places like Seesmic and Phreadz; I am currently
 shooting (in mini DV format) a show that features my precocious 8 year old
 daughter called, aptly, The Lyrica Show; I'm learning how to edit it; Geo
 Geller has provided a ton of inspiration and help (as well as a mic!) for
 this project.

 May I humbly say that I think this group doesn't have to be feverishly
 active to remain relevant and helpful. (Don't forget, for a newbie like me,
 the searchable archives for yahoo groups are a fantastic knowledge base in
 themselves.) Most groups slow down and morph into something like an
 exclusive chatroom. This may be what is happening here. It probably should
 be encouraged, actually. The pioneers here can post occasionally to get
 expert feedback. It's like having a 'focus group' on tap. Perfect.

 Thanks! I'll go back to lurking now.

 -Christine Cavalier, a.k.a. PurpleCar
 http://www.purplecar.net/

 P.S. **Jan, I'm so sorry I missed you when you were in Philly! :-( **

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Re: [videoblogging] Decline in posts to this group.

2008-06-19 Thread Pete Prodoehl
Tom wrote:
 Are people vlogging more, but posting less?
 Are people leaving the group?
 Like me, have you become a lurker, not a poster?

I've become much more of a lurker.

 Did you loose interest in vlogging?

Nope, just lacking the time lately...

 Or, just don't have the time to keep it up?

Yup, that's it. :(


 I started off all gung-ho a few years ago, but with family 
 obligations, job, etc.  just don't have the time to vlog these days.  

Time crunch working full-time plus running a company, plus family, 
etc. leaves little time.

I am still doing video stuff, just not as much vlogging. Which does sort 
of make me sad. I would love to spend a lot more time creating video.


Pete