Re: [videoblogging] FTC rules on blogger Payola
Here in NYC I occasionally read book reviews in reputable newspapers like the NY Times, New York Post etc. I'm yet to ever take notice of a statement - this book was supplied at no charge by the publisher - or something of that ilk, but I somehow have difficulty imagining those journals, or their writers, coughing up the cash for the review copies. Am I missing something? joly On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 11:48 AM, Tom Gosse bigdogvi...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 11:03 AM, Adrian Miles adrian.mi...@rmit.edu.auwrote: I don't think bloggers, on the one hand, can call for the same rights and privileges as the press, but then not want to actually be held to reasonable ethical standards. Well said! -- Tom Gosse (Irish Hermit) bigdogvi...@gmail.com www.irishhermit.com -- --- Joly MacFie 917 442 8665 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com ---
[videoblogging] New UK Video on Demand regulations
In the context of the recent discussion about the FTC clampdown on blogola and, in particular, the mud being thrown from across the pond at the idea of slippery slopes, I note these new rules soon to come in to force in the UK. http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/vod/ The rules govern offensive content, product placement, and sponsorship. Video-on-demand services from all UK broadcasters will be subject to new rules, in line with European law. 19 December is the deadline for all EU states to introduce these rules Ofcom proposes to rope in the Association for Television On Demand (ATVOD) the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) as watchdogs/enforcers while it will maintain ultimate discretion. While the document states that electronic versions of newspapers, private websites and unmoderated UGC material on sites like YouTube will not be regulated, it also says that its powers may ultimately go beyond services operated by broadcasters. Ofcom says that while the consultation is focused on VoD providers who are also present in the TV, This is not intended to suggest that service providers from outside the existing broadcast sector are less likely to be subject to regulation. Thus BT, Channel4, FilmFlex, Five, ITV, Tiscali, Virgin Media, BBC, IP Vision and the On Demand Group (all the listed members of ATVOD) are going to be given regulatory powers over all the rest of the UK Internet's video publishers, if you like the 'community police' of on demand video in the UK. What the penalties will be incurred for infringing content is not immediately apparent. source: http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?area=1article=51853 joly -- --- Joly MacFie 917 442 8665 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com ---
[videoblogging] Re: FTC rules on blogger Payola
Nope. I used to work for a newspaper. Books were sent unsolicited by the publishers. Usually said PR folks and publishers that did not actually read the newspaper to know that a standard cookbook isn't going to be reviewed by an alternative newspaper. The books were free to review or not. Most time they wound up on a shelf after the book reviewers glanced through them and the staff was free to glean what they wanted. The books that folks wanted to review were either bought or acquired by other means. I would think at a major newspaper they get books by the truckload. Same concept with with music, movies and television screeners. Do they disclose that they get freebies? No. They didn't request the freebies and they are under no obligation to do so or use the materials. If a blogger requests freebies and writes favorably about the product that is an ethical question. If a blogger contracts with a PR firm to consistently write about goods and services for cash that is an ethical question. The same question when a bunch of television reporters get to go on paid for media junkets to review the new television season. Not sure they can afford to do that any more. Or travel reporters go on trips to Disneyland/Disneyworld. Why isn't that payola? Gena http://createvideonotebook.blogspot.com http://outonthestoop.blogspot.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Joly MacFie j...@... wrote: Here in NYC I occasionally read book reviews in reputable newspapers like the NY Times, New York Post etc. I'm yet to ever take notice of a statement - this book was supplied at no charge by the publisher - or something of that ilk, but I somehow have difficulty imagining those journals, or their writers, coughing up the cash for the review copies. Am I missing something? joly On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 11:48 AM, Tom Gosse bigdogvi...@... wrote: On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 11:03 AM, Adrian Miles adrian.mi...@...wrote: I don't think bloggers, on the one hand, can call for the same rights and privileges as the press, but then not want to actually be held to reasonable ethical standards. Well said! -- Tom Gosse (Irish Hermit) bigdogvi...@... www.irishhermit.com -- --- Joly MacFie 917 442 8665 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com ---
Re: [videoblogging] New UK Video on Demand regulations
In the context of the recent discussion about the FTC clampdown on blogola and, in particular, the mud being thrown from across the pond at the idea of slippery slopes, I note these new rules soon to come in to force in the UK. http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/vod/ I'd like to hear what the folks from Britain have to say about their own rule. Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://jaydedman.com http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790
Re: [videoblogging] VideoPress from Automattic, Kaltura
I do still plan on using Blip + WP. I'd rather pay $8 bucks a month for a Blip Pro account than pay per GB on WP servers. Adam W. Warner From: sull sullele...@gmail.com To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thu, October 8, 2009 4:40:55 PM Subject: Re: [videoblogging] VideoPress from Automattic, Kaltura very cool. http://wordpress. org/extend/ plugins/video/ Would you still use blip + wordpress? On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 4:17 PM, Adam Warner awarne...@yahoo. com wrote: Automattic is now offering VideoPress to wordpress.com users to allow for uploaded video hosting and several other features. Watch the video here and pay special attention when you get to 1:48. They briefly discuss self-hosted wordpress blogs. http://videopress. com/ You can learn more about using videopress with self hosted blogs on that same page in the lower right. Adam W. Warner _ _ __ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Wordpress and video
Adam Warner pointed this out on another list: Automattic is now offering VideoPress to wordpress.com users to allow for uploaded video hosting and several other features. Watch the video here and pay special attention when you get to 1:48. They briefly discuss self-hosted wordpress blogs. http://videopress.com/ You can learn more about using videopress with self hosted blogs on that same page in the lower right. This is just Wordpress' way of letting people upload straight from their blog to their servers. Takes a step out of the process (for a price of course). Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://jaydedman.com http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Wordpress and video
On a related note, and there was some discussion about this previously where I offered to install and host a demo version for the list, Kaltura has released a community edition to it's awesome online video platform. In a nutshell, you can host your own videos, allow others to upload video to your site, allow ON SITE editing of videos, etc. It's pretty awesome...BUT...I haven't been able to get past the installation, even with the help of my super cool hosting company. See the thread on that here: http://www.kaltura.org/installation-fails-hosted-service More info on the Katura Community Edition here: http://www.kaltura.org/project/kalturaCE Adam W. Warner http://wordpressmodder.org http://learnwebtools.com From: Jay dedman jay.ded...@gmail.com To: Videobloggers videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Sent: Fri, October 9, 2009 8:17:00 AM Subject: [videoblogging] Wordpress and video Adam Warner pointed this out on another list: Automattic is now offering VideoPress to wordpress.com users to allow for uploaded video hosting and several other features. Watch the video here and pay special attention when you get to 1:48. They briefly discuss self-hosted wordpress blogs. http://videopress. com/ You can learn more about using videopress with self hosted blogs on that same page in the lower right. This is just Wordpress' way of letting people upload straight from their blog to their servers. Takes a step out of the process (for a price of course). Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://jaydedman. com http://twitter. com/jaydedman 917 371 6790 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Re: FTC rules on blogger Payola
Sull - it applies to any blogger tho the law of popularity may determine who gets tracked. The larger your audience, the more likely. Adrian - beautifully stated and I thank you for that contribution. Gena - Interesting as I would not consider a review copy of a book to be all that persuasive as compared to receiving expensive tech gadgets to review. A book is cheap and getting the hard copy did generate that all important attention. Somehow because book reviewers get so many thatgo unreviewed, and their J-O-B is too review books, the energy on that is different for me. Aloha, Rox On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 1:02 AM, compumavengal compumaven...@earthlink.netwrote: Nope. I used to work for a newspaper. Books were sent unsolicited by the publishers. Usually said PR folks and publishers that did not actually read the newspaper to know that a standard cookbook isn't going to be reviewed by an alternative newspaper. The books were free to review or not. Most time they wound up on a shelf after the book reviewers glanced through them and the staff was free to glean what they wanted. The books that folks wanted to review were either bought or acquired by other means. I would think at a major newspaper they get books by the truckload. Same concept with with music, movies and television screeners. Do they disclose that they get freebies? No. They didn't request the freebies and they are under no obligation to do so or use the materials. If a blogger requests freebies and writes favorably about the product that is an ethical question. If a blogger contracts with a PR firm to consistently write about goods and services for cash that is an ethical question. The same question when a bunch of television reporters get to go on paid for media junkets to review the new television season. Not sure they can afford to do that any more. Or travel reporters go on trips to Disneyland/Disneyworld. Why isn't that payola? Gena http://createvideonotebook.blogspot.com http://outonthestoop.blogspot.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com, Joly MacFie j...@... wrote: Here in NYC I occasionally read book reviews in reputable newspapers like the NY Times, New York Post etc. I'm yet to ever take notice of a statement - this book was supplied at no charge by the publisher - or something of that ilk, but I somehow have difficulty imagining those journals, or their writers, coughing up the cash for the review copies. Am I missing something? joly On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 11:48 AM, Tom Gosse bigdogvi...@... wrote: On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 11:03 AM, Adrian Miles adrian.mi...@...wrote: I don't think bloggers, on the one hand, can call for the same rights and privileges as the press, but then not want to actually be held to reasonable ethical standards. Well said! -- Tom Gosse (Irish Hermit) bigdogvi...@... www.irishhermit.com -- -- Joly MacFie 917 442 8665 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com -- -- Roxanne Darling o ke kai means of the sea in hawaiian Join us at the reef! Mermaid videos, geeks talking, and lots more http://reef.beachwalks.tv 808-384-5554 Video -- http://www.beachwalks.tv Company -- http://www.barefeetstudios.com Twitter-- http://www.twitter.com/roxannedarling [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
