[videoblogging] Re: SplashCast -- Letter to Podcasting/Vlogging Communities
Jay -- Thanks for the question about Creative Commons, a licensing structure that I believe passionately about and an important issue for SplashCast to address. In our next development phase, starting immediately, SplashCast will offer the ability for podcasters/vloggers to claim their feed. By claiming their feed, we are exploring how the producer will have the ability to add Creative Commons as the licensing for the work. Additionally, SplashCast is in development as a network and the model for how we sustain the service econmomically is one that we are discussing in the broader market. But how to sustain the business? This will largely depend on the channel network that grows from SplashCast. How that channel network develops will depend on the relationshps we build with media producers and how they see the platform as a mechanism for helping sustain their livelihood. CC lciensing is an important part of that equation. Again, thanks for your question. Alex Williams SplashCast --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: SplashCast is launching a new feature to its product this week called MyPodcastNetwork http://www.splashcastmedia.com/mypodcastnetwork that allows the video or audio enclosures in any RSS feed to be displayed within a SplashCast player on any web page. This will make every page on the web an avenue for live distribution of multiple shows, meaning that any web page could display the most recent episodes of any audio or video program. Additionally, the new feature allows people make their own personal channels that they can display on their personal start page or aggregator of choice. The result is a new way for podcasters to distribute their shows. It is important for us that we keep an open dialogue with podcasters and vloggers about the features we are adding and how the service will be improved in the future for any podcaster, be they producing audio or video programs. We have created a Podcast FAQ http://splashcastmedia.com/podcasterfaq/ , which we hope will answer the questions you may have about how the SplashCast service will work. We have several new features that will be added, which are addressed in the FAQ. hey alex-- a big question i dont see on your FAQ is your view of Creative Commons. how will you help your users respect these licenses that many videobloggers are putting into their videos? If I understand Splashcast correctly...here would be my worry. a user goes to your site and creates a channel. they choose a bunch of videos that they didnt make. This channel can then be displayed on their site as a Streaming video widget. The user then puts advertising all over and around the videos. No money, attribution, or anything is shared with the original creators even if there are clear CC licenses defining the use. I know Magnify.net is already doing thisand seems to cut the creators out of the equation. how will Splashcast handle this situation, if ive described it correctly. Jay -- Here I am http://jaydedman.com Check out the latest project: http://pixelodeonfest.com/ Webvideo festival this June
[videoblogging] Re: SplashCast -- Letter to Podcasting/Vlogging Communities
SplashCast will offer the ability for podcasters/vloggers to claim their feed. Oh boy. Here we go again. David http://www.davidhowellstudios.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, ahwfour_1027 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jay -- Thanks for the question about Creative Commons, a licensing structure that I believe passionately about and an important issue for SplashCast to address. In our next development phase, starting immediately, SplashCast will offer the ability for podcasters/vloggers to claim their feed. By claiming their feed, we are exploring how the producer will have the ability to add Creative Commons as the licensing for the work. Additionally, SplashCast is in development as a network and the model for how we sustain the service econmomically is one that we are discussing in the broader market. But how to sustain the business? This will largely depend on the channel network that grows from SplashCast. How that channel network develops will depend on the relationshps we build with media producers and how they see the platform as a mechanism for helping sustain their livelihood. CC lciensing is an important part of that equation. Again, thanks for your question. Alex Williams SplashCast --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman jay.dedman@ wrote: SplashCast is launching a new feature to its product this week called MyPodcastNetwork http://www.splashcastmedia.com/mypodcastnetwork that allows the video or audio enclosures in any RSS feed to be displayed within a SplashCast player on any web page. This will make every page on the web an avenue for live distribution of multiple shows, meaning that any web page could display the most recent episodes of any audio or video program. Additionally, the new feature allows people make their own personal channels that they can display on their personal start page or aggregator of choice. The result is a new way for podcasters to distribute their shows. It is important for us that we keep an open dialogue with podcasters and vloggers about the features we are adding and how the service will be improved in the future for any podcaster, be they producing audio or video programs. We have created a Podcast FAQ http://splashcastmedia.com/podcasterfaq/ , which we hope will answer the questions you may have about how the SplashCast service will work. We have several new features that will be added, which are addressed in the FAQ. hey alex-- a big question i dont see on your FAQ is your view of Creative Commons. how will you help your users respect these licenses that many videobloggers are putting into their videos? If I understand Splashcast correctly...here would be my worry. a user goes to your site and creates a channel. they choose a bunch of videos that they didnt make. This channel can then be displayed on their site as a Streaming video widget. The user then puts advertising all over and around the videos. No money, attribution, or anything is shared with the original creators even if there are clear CC licenses defining the use. I know Magnify.net is already doing thisand seems to cut the creators out of the equation. how will Splashcast handle this situation, if ive described it correctly. Jay -- Here I am http://jaydedman.com Check out the latest project: http://pixelodeonfest.com/ Webvideo festival this June
Re: [videoblogging] Re: SplashCast -- Letter to Podcasting/Vlogging Communities
but many feeds have the cc license information embedded already ... for me, its included in my feed specifically so that *I* don't have to travel with my media and tag its license at every site in the world ... I've already included all that information with the syndicated media within the feed ... should I really have to sign-up/claim a feed just to re-assert the license information that is already there? On 5/1/07, ahwfour_1027 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jay -- Thanks for the question about Creative Commons, a licensing structure that I believe passionately about and an important issue for SplashCast to address. In our next development phase, starting immediately, SplashCast will offer the ability for podcasters/vloggers to claim their feed. By claiming their feed, we are exploring how the producer will have the ability to add Creative Commons as the licensing for the work. Additionally, SplashCast is in development as a network and the model for how we sustain the service econmomically is one that we are discussing in the broader market. But how to sustain the business? This will largely depend on the channel network that grows from SplashCast. How that channel network develops will depend on the relationshps we build with media producers and how they see the platform as a mechanism for helping sustain their livelihood. CC lciensing is an important part of that equation. Again, thanks for your question. Alex Williams SplashCast --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: SplashCast is launching a new feature to its product this week called MyPodcastNetwork http://www.splashcastmedia.com/mypodcastnetwork that allows the video or audio enclosures in any RSS feed to be displayed within a SplashCast player on any web page. This will make every page on the web an avenue for live distribution of multiple shows, meaning that any web page could display the most recent episodes of any audio or video program. Additionally, the new feature allows people make their own personal channels that they can display on their personal start page or aggregator of choice. The result is a new way for podcasters to distribute their shows. It is important for us that we keep an open dialogue with podcasters and vloggers about the features we are adding and how the service will be improved in the future for any podcaster, be they producing audio or video programs. We have created a Podcast FAQ http://splashcastmedia.com/podcasterfaq/ , which we hope will answer the questions you may have about how the SplashCast service will work. We have several new features that will be added, which are addressed in the FAQ. hey alex-- a big question i dont see on your FAQ is your view of Creative Commons. how will you help your users respect these licenses that many videobloggers are putting into their videos? If I understand Splashcast correctly...here would be my worry. a user goes to your site and creates a channel. they choose a bunch of videos that they didnt make. This channel can then be displayed on their site as a Streaming video widget. The user then puts advertising all over and around the videos. No money, attribution, or anything is shared with the original creators even if there are clear CC licenses defining the use. I know Magnify.net is already doing thisand seems to cut the creators out of the equation. how will Splashcast handle this situation, if ive described it correctly. Jay -- Here I am http://jaydedman.com Check out the latest project: http://pixelodeonfest.com/ Webvideo festival this June Yahoo! Groups Links -- http://www.DavidMeade.com
[videoblogging] Re: SplashCast -- Letter to Podcasting/Vlogging Communities
Links back can be found in the player in the little blue ifor info buttons at the top and bottom left hand side. We are working on making the link more visible so there is clear link back for the producer. Reiterating what Marshall wrote at Todd Cochrane's blog: ...the RSS feed you see when you click RSS button is the feed for the channel aggregating all the individual feeds in it. We'll be adding the original feed URL to that screen asap when we get home to Portland. We are working on this. Thanks for the question. Alex Williams SplashCast --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Steve Garfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Where's the link back to the original blog site or video? On Apr 30, 2007, at 12:19 PM, ahwfour_1027 wrote: It is important for us that we keep an open dialogue with podcasters and vloggers about the features we are adding and how the service will be improved in the future for any podcaster, be they producing audio or video programs. -- Steve Garfield http://SteveGarfield.com
[videoblogging] Re: SplashCast -- Letter to Podcasting/Vlogging Communities
Hi, Roxanne -- We're working on the issues that Todd has addressed. Please see Marshall's comments on Todd's blog: http://www.geeknewscentral.com/archives/007003.html. We'll keep everyone posted on the developments underway to address the issues and concerns of the podcasting and vlogging communities. Thanks. Alex. Alex Williams SplashCast --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Roxanne Darling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here is some communication between SplashCast and Todd Cochrane of Geek News Central: http://www.geeknewscentral.com/archives/007003.html#comments From Todd: I like both Marshall, and Alex but hey guys this is not good in a big way. When I click on the channel feed you have created it says Geek News Central Podcast by SplashCast Feed Agent -- SplashCast Channel this is a cheap way of trying to defer the issue you have here. NOT ACCEPTABLE Every subscriber they get to their new re-purposed feeds is a subscriber taken away from my original feed. SplashCast will use those subscriber numbers to value their business. Its one thing if I had opted in but they have created a directory of content producers all with hijacked feeds. Roxanne Here's the other link: http://www.splashcastmedia.com/mypodcastnetwork On 5/1/07, Steve Garfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Where's the link back to the original blog site or video? On Apr 30, 2007, at 12:19 PM, ahwfour_1027 wrote: It is important for us that we keep an open dialogue with podcasters and vloggers about the features we are adding and how the service will be improved in the future for any podcaster, be they producing audio or video programs. -- Steve Garfield http://SteveGarfield.com -- Roxanne Darling o ke kai means of the sea in hawaiian 808-384-5554 http://www.beachwalks.tv http://www.barefeetshop.com http://www.barefeetstudios.com http://www.inthetransition.com
Re: [videoblogging] Re: SplashCast -- Letter to Podcasting/Vlogging Communities
maybe I'm missing it but all i see is this -- where exactly is the link back? On May 1, 2007, at 4:37 PM, ahwfour_1027 wrote: Links back can be found in the player in the little blue ifor info buttons at the top and bottom left hand side. We are working on making the link more visible so there is clear link back for the producer. Reiterating what Marshall wrote at Todd Cochrane's blog: ...the RSS feed you see when you click RSS button is the feed for the channel aggregating all the individual feeds in it. We'll be adding the original feed URL to that screen asap when we get home to Portland. We are working on this. Thanks for the question. Alex Williams SplashCast --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Steve Garfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Where's the link back to the original blog site or video? On Apr 30, 2007, at 12:19 PM, ahwfour_1027 wrote: It is important for us that we keep an open dialogue with podcasters and vloggers about the features we are adding and how the service will be improved in the future for any podcaster, be they producing audio or video programs. -- Steve Garfield http://SteveGarfield.com Yahoo! Groups Links -- Steve Garfield http://SteveGarfield.com This email is: [ ] publishable [X] ask first [ ] private [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Re: SplashCast -- Letter to Podcasting/Vlogging Communities
but many feeds have the cc license information embedded already ... for me, its included in my feed specifically so that *I* don't have to travel with my media and tag its license at every site in the world ... I've already included all that information with the syndicated media within the feed ... should I really have to sign-up/claim a feed just to re-assert the license information that is already there? this is a perfect point we need to make clear. If you host with CC friendly services like Blip.tv, then your CC license is in your feed. It is machine readable and any commercial service like Splashcast can read it. I also encourage people to add a CC license inside the video as welllike a tag at the end...just to help spread awareness. Including your blog URL in the video is also smart since many sites won't like back to you. It's called marking your work. http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Marking_work Again, this is not like Hollywood crying that their content is being stolen. Creative Commons is just the logical way that we can all share our content, but still push the exposure many of us want. It also helps people find where things originate from to get better understanding of the source. Once my video go online..i expect anything to happen knowing the chaotic nature of the web. But we should expect commercial services to be better citizens. we want a healthy ecology. personally, I like CC Attribution. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ use my videos any way you want, but just give me a link back. Other creators will have their own needs. at least Alex from Splashcast is engaging with this group. +1 Jay -- Here I am http://jaydedman.com Check out the latest project: http://pixelodeonfest.com/ Webvideo festival this June
Re: [videoblogging] Re: SplashCast -- Letter to Podcasting/Vlogging Communities
Hi, Roxanne -- We're working on the issues that Todd has addressed. Please see Marshall's comments on Todd's blog: http://www.geeknewscentral.com/archives/007003.html We'll keep everyone posted on the developments underway to address the issues and concerns of the podcasting and vlogging communities. There's a good conversation over at Todd's blog: http://www.geeknewscentral.com/archives/007003.html I see Marshall from Splashcast basically said they would get on it. As Todd said: Like I said I have no issue with my show being listed in the directory, just get the RSS feeds pointed at my Feed and remove references to the hijacked feeds. Mike from Blip wrote a good best practices with the help of the Video Vertigo group: http://videovertigo.org/information/aggregation/ Give a clear linkback to the video permalink... and don't hijack the RSS feed. Jay -- Here I am http://jaydedman.com Check out the latest project: http://pixelodeonfest.com/ Webvideo festival this June
[videoblogging] Re: SplashCast -- Letter to Podcasting/Vlogging Communities
You've walked right into the middle of a real big issue. This isnt just about one or 2 technical issues with feeds being republished, for example even if you offered no feeds, some people would take issue with the core functionality of your embedded player. See unfortunately theres a common misconception about web 2 user generated content, and blogging, podcasting and videoblogging. There can be an assumption that these sorts of content creators have far more liberal ideas about how their content may be shown and redistributed on the net. But in reality, a lot of these creators are interested in giving more rights to the users of the content, the viewers. But the same technologies that enable such things as subscribing to stuff that is then automatically downloaded, also enables other sites services companies to do things with the content. This is the dangerous ground, made especially sensitive by the fact the majority of creators arent reaping in loads of money, so may be extra miffed if they see 3rd parties, services, others, exploiting their work for profit. Now I am usually one of the loud shouters who starts verbally abusing such services sites for taking liberties with peoples content. Theres been loads of ugly examples, some have made creators feel far more violated than others. Many specific technical remedies have formed part of the solution, most have come to comply a bit more with creators wishes but few have genuinely gone the whole distance. Sometimes it is because they would have no business if they complied fully, or acknowledged that their use of stuff might be a commercial use, and thus exclude to them a bulk of cc-non-commercial content out there. If you are unable to make specific feature changes to make everyone happy, then you may have to consider the opt-in model. Now you offer quite a few different services so it will be easy for me to trip-up in discussing this, but I get quite excited by some of the features you offer. I like the open web with mashups and people being able to make playlists and stuff. In an ideal world Id be happy if most creators hel that view, but I can see why this would not be an ideal world for many creators. One of the big problems is that the videos themselves are often not a self-contained representation of that persons web-publishing efforts. No matter how much we embrace various web gadgets, there is much resistance to the idea that a playlist someones work could be embedded in other sites. There are many good reasons why, but I remain conflicted because I love the elegant simplicity of say a podcast where the creator just wants it to spread any way it can. And services such as yours seem to rely on this stuff being accepted. But it isnt, people still want control, and it feels right for them to want control because of all the leechy ways people have found to exploit their work. You avoid my hate for now because I believe your service actually has potential added value for creators and viewers. In the web world of my dreams such things would be deeply normal. But we dont live in that world, and its even possible that the corporations will give up on DRM before the little creators give up the right to have some control over how their content is used. Probably they shouldnt give it all up, but it will not be a dead simple path to finding the right balance. Your feed issue is trivial to fix compared to the potential conflict between your embedded players playlist etc abilities and what peopl feel is accaptable. Its a shame, youd probably get no stick at all if your thang was a desktop app, aggregation software can get away with having adverts in the app and nobody seems to moan much, but doing the same thing on a webpage will draw instant flak. Now just like youtube tries to avoid having to take on all responsibility for potential misuse of its service, I dont think you can be fully held accountable for every single potential misuse of your service. But the way Ive read things so far, there arent really any safeguards at all, and the featurelist reads like a wishlist for leeches. You make it easy for users to do all sorts of legitimate things, but you rely on humans to honour any copyright creative commons isues with reuse of others video etc through your player. So you also make it easy for it to be misued. But then to be fair so does RSS in general, and that doesnt make everyone abandon or crap on RSS. It make people want to add their license terms to their feed, and so some do, but few services bother to read such information properly and do anything intelligent with it. Like I said, it will be a tricky balancing act. I guess you wont want to move to opt-in for all content, as that will decimate your content base. So you'll need to consider having a lengthy debate with the masses to learn more about where concensus lies, and preferably implement quite a few mechnaisms that reassure people and make your service less open to be used to
[videoblogging] Re: SplashCast -- Letter to Podcasting/Vlogging Communities
Just to clarify that Im mostnly talking about their flash player thingy, the feed direcotry issues should be pretty much the standard, witht he suual fixes that everyone is already talking about. Im probably making things seem more complex anyway, I usually do, and maybe any flash player issues wil also be easily fixable with the same solutions - link back to creator, display of CC info etc. Cheers Steve Elbows --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Steve Watkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You've walked right into the middle of a real big issue. This isnt just about one or 2 technical issues with feeds being republished, for example even if you offered no feeds, some people would take issue with the core functionality of your embedded player. See unfortunately theres a common misconception about web 2 user generated content, and blogging, podcasting and videoblogging. There can be an assumption that these sorts of content creators have far more liberal ideas about how their content may be shown and redistributed on the net. But in reality, a lot of these creators are interested in giving more rights to the users of the content, the viewers. But the same technologies that enable such things as subscribing to stuff that is then automatically downloaded, also enables other sites services companies to do things with the content. This is the dangerous ground, made especially sensitive by the fact the majority of creators arent reaping in loads of money, so may be extra miffed if they see 3rd parties, services, others, exploiting their work for profit. Now I am usually one of the loud shouters who starts verbally abusing such services sites for taking liberties with peoples content. Theres been loads of ugly examples, some have made creators feel far more violated than others. Many specific technical remedies have formed part of the solution, most have come to comply a bit more with creators wishes but few have genuinely gone the whole distance. Sometimes it is because they would have no business if they complied fully, or acknowledged that their use of stuff might be a commercial use, and thus exclude to them a bulk of cc-non-commercial content out there. If you are unable to make specific feature changes to make everyone happy, then you may have to consider the opt-in model. Now you offer quite a few different services so it will be easy for me to trip-up in discussing this, but I get quite excited by some of the features you offer. I like the open web with mashups and people being able to make playlists and stuff. In an ideal world Id be happy if most creators hel that view, but I can see why this would not be an ideal world for many creators. One of the big problems is that the videos themselves are often not a self-contained representation of that persons web-publishing efforts. No matter how much we embrace various web gadgets, there is much resistance to the idea that a playlist someones work could be embedded in other sites. There are many good reasons why, but I remain conflicted because I love the elegant simplicity of say a podcast where the creator just wants it to spread any way it can. And services such as yours seem to rely on this stuff being accepted. But it isnt, people still want control, and it feels right for them to want control because of all the leechy ways people have found to exploit their work. You avoid my hate for now because I believe your service actually has potential added value for creators and viewers. In the web world of my dreams such things would be deeply normal. But we dont live in that world, and its even possible that the corporations will give up on DRM before the little creators give up the right to have some control over how their content is used. Probably they shouldnt give it all up, but it will not be a dead simple path to finding the right balance. Your feed issue is trivial to fix compared to the potential conflict between your embedded players playlist etc abilities and what peopl feel is accaptable. Its a shame, youd probably get no stick at all if your thang was a desktop app, aggregation software can get away with having adverts in the app and nobody seems to moan much, but doing the same thing on a webpage will draw instant flak. Now just like youtube tries to avoid having to take on all responsibility for potential misuse of its service, I dont think you can be fully held accountable for every single potential misuse of your service. But the way Ive read things so far, there arent really any safeguards at all, and the featurelist reads like a wishlist for leeches. You make it easy for users to do all sorts of legitimate things, but you rely on humans to honour any copyright creative commons isues with reuse of others video etc through your player. So you also make it easy for it to be misued. But then to be fair so does RSS in general, and that doesnt make
[videoblogging] Re: SplashCast -- Letter to Podcasting/Vlogging Communities
Mike Berkley posted more explanation about what we are doing over at the SplashCast blog: http://splashcastmedia.com/addressing-feedback-on-mypodcastnetwork Thanks. Alex. Alex Williams SplashCast --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, David Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: SplashCast will offer the ability for podcasters/vloggers to claim their feed. Oh boy. Here we go again. David http://www.davidhowellstudios.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, ahwfour_1027 ahwfour_1027@ wrote: Jay -- Thanks for the question about Creative Commons, a licensing structure that I believe passionately about and an important issue for SplashCast to address. In our next development phase, starting immediately, SplashCast will offer the ability for podcasters/vloggers to claim their feed. By claiming their feed, we are exploring how the producer will have the ability to add Creative Commons as the licensing for the work. Additionally, SplashCast is in development as a network and the model for how we sustain the service econmomically is one that we are discussing in the broader market. But how to sustain the business? This will largely depend on the channel network that grows from SplashCast. How that channel network develops will depend on the relationshps we build with media producers and how they see the platform as a mechanism for helping sustain their livelihood. CC lciensing is an important part of that equation. Again, thanks for your question. Alex Williams SplashCast --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman jay.dedman@ wrote: SplashCast is launching a new feature to its product this week called MyPodcastNetwork http://www.splashcastmedia.com/mypodcastnetwork that allows the video or audio enclosures in any RSS feed to be displayed within a SplashCast player on any web page. This will make every page on the web an avenue for live distribution of multiple shows, meaning that any web page could display the most recent episodes of any audio or video program. Additionally, the new feature allows people make their own personal channels that they can display on their personal start page or aggregator of choice. The result is a new way for podcasters to distribute their shows. It is important for us that we keep an open dialogue with podcasters and vloggers about the features we are adding and how the service will be improved in the future for any podcaster, be they producing audio or video programs. We have created a Podcast FAQ http://splashcastmedia.com/podcasterfaq/ , which we hope will answer the questions you may have about how the SplashCast service will work. We have several new features that will be added, which are addressed in the FAQ. hey alex-- a big question i dont see on your FAQ is your view of Creative Commons. how will you help your users respect these licenses that many videobloggers are putting into their videos? If I understand Splashcast correctly...here would be my worry. a user goes to your site and creates a channel. they choose a bunch of videos that they didnt make. This channel can then be displayed on their site as a Streaming video widget. The user then puts advertising all over and around the videos. No money, attribution, or anything is shared with the original creators even if there are clear CC licenses defining the use. I know Magnify.net is already doing thisand seems to cut the creators out of the equation. how will Splashcast handle this situation, if ive described it correctly. Jay -- Here I am http://jaydedman.com Check out the latest project: http://pixelodeonfest.com/ Webvideo festival this June
Re: [videoblogging] Re: SplashCast -- Letter to Podcasting/Vlogging Communities
I stilll have NO IDEA how splashcast videos provide links back... B) how we provide link backs to podcast owners (we do this for video, but not yet audio), and no idea. On May 1, 2007, at 11:30 PM, ahwfour_1027 wrote: Mike Berkley posted more explanation about what we are doing over at the SplashCast blog: http://splashcastmedia.com/addressing-feedback-on-mypodcastnetwork Thanks. Alex. Alex Williams SplashCast --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, David Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: SplashCast will offer the ability for podcasters/vloggers to claim their feed. Oh boy. Here we go again. David http://www.davidhowellstudios.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, ahwfour_1027 ahwfour_1027@ wrote: Jay -- Thanks for the question about Creative Commons, a licensing structure that I believe passionately about and an important issue for SplashCast to address. In our next development phase, starting immediately, SplashCast will offer the ability for podcasters/vloggers to claim their feed. By claiming their feed, we are exploring how the producer will have the ability to add Creative Commons as the licensing for the work. Additionally, SplashCast is in development as a network and the model for how we sustain the service econmomically is one that we are discussing in the broader market. But how to sustain the business? This will largely depend on the channel network that grows from SplashCast. How that channel network develops will depend on the relationshps we build with media producers and how they see the platform as a mechanism for helping sustain their livelihood. CC lciensing is an important part of that equation. Again, thanks for your question. Alex Williams SplashCast --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman jay.dedman@ wrote: SplashCast is launching a new feature to its product this week called MyPodcastNetwork http://www.splashcastmedia.com/mypodcastnetwork that allows the video or audio enclosures in any RSS feed to be displayed within a SplashCast player on any web page. This will make every page on the web an avenue for live distribution of multiple shows, meaning that any web page could display the most recent episodes of any audio or video program. Additionally, the new feature allows people make their own personal channels that they can display on their personal start page or aggregator of choice. The result is a new way for podcasters to distribute their shows. It is important for us that we keep an open dialogue with podcasters and vloggers about the features we are adding and how the service will be improved in the future for any podcaster, be they producing audio or video programs. We have created a Podcast FAQ http://splashcastmedia.com/podcasterfaq/ , which we hope will answer the questions you may have about how the SplashCast service will work. We have several new features that will be added, which are addressed in the FAQ. hey alex-- a big question i dont see on your FAQ is your view of Creative Commons. how will you help your users respect these licenses that many videobloggers are putting into their videos? If I understand Splashcast correctly...here would be my worry. a user goes to your site and creates a channel. they choose a bunch of videos that they didnt make. This channel can then be displayed on their site as a Streaming video widget. The user then puts advertising all over and around the videos. No money, attribution, or anything is shared with the original creators even if there are clear CC licenses defining the use. I know Magnify.net is already doing thisand seems to cut the creators out of the equation. how will Splashcast handle this situation, if ive described it correctly. Jay -- Here I am http://jaydedman.com Check out the latest project: http://pixelodeonfest.com/ Webvideo festival this June Yahoo! Groups Links -- Steve Garfield http://SteveGarfield.com This email is: [ ] publishable [X] ask first [ ] private
[videoblogging] Re: SplashCast -- Letter to Podcasting/Vlogging Communities
So you dont see a link when you click the little blue i icon on this video? http://web.splashcast.net/catalog/channel_details.aspx?code=ZPKK9922BJ Unfortunately when I click the link, it tries to open it in a popup which firefox is set to block - not a good implementation. Maybe this feature doesnt work for all videos? Or maybe its browser issue, what you using? Splashcast's addressing of the issues seems like a start but I doubt its quite enough, going by what they've said so far. Cheers Steve Elbows --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Steve Garfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I stilll have NO IDEA how splashcast videos provide links back... B) how we provide link backs to podcast owners (we do this for video, but not yet audio), and no idea. On May 1, 2007, at 11:30 PM, ahwfour_1027 wrote: Mike Berkley posted more explanation about what we are doing over at the SplashCast blog: http://splashcastmedia.com/addressing-feedback-on-mypodcastnetwork Thanks. Alex. Alex Williams SplashCast --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, David Howell taoofdavid@ wrote: SplashCast will offer the ability for podcasters/vloggers to claim their feed. Oh boy. Here we go again. David http://www.davidhowellstudios.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, ahwfour_1027 ahwfour_1027@ wrote: Jay -- Thanks for the question about Creative Commons, a licensing structure that I believe passionately about and an important issue for SplashCast to address. In our next development phase, starting immediately, SplashCast will offer the ability for podcasters/vloggers to claim their feed. By claiming their feed, we are exploring how the producer will have the ability to add Creative Commons as the licensing for the work. Additionally, SplashCast is in development as a network and the model for how we sustain the service econmomically is one that we are discussing in the broader market. But how to sustain the business? This will largely depend on the channel network that grows from SplashCast. How that channel network develops will depend on the relationshps we build with media producers and how they see the platform as a mechanism for helping sustain their livelihood. CC lciensing is an important part of that equation. Again, thanks for your question. Alex Williams SplashCast --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman jay.dedman@ wrote: SplashCast is launching a new feature to its product this week called MyPodcastNetwork http://www.splashcastmedia.com/mypodcastnetwork that allows the video or audio enclosures in any RSS feed to be displayed within a SplashCast player on any web page. This will make every page on the web an avenue for live distribution of multiple shows, meaning that any web page could display the most recent episodes of any audio or video program. Additionally, the new feature allows people make their own personal channels that they can display on their personal start page or aggregator of choice. The result is a new way for podcasters to distribute their shows. It is important for us that we keep an open dialogue with podcasters and vloggers about the features we are adding and how the service will be improved in the future for any podcaster, be they producing audio or video programs. We have created a Podcast FAQ http://splashcastmedia.com/podcasterfaq/ , which we hope will answer the questions you may have about how the SplashCast service will work. We have several new features that will be added, which are addressed in the FAQ. hey alex-- a big question i dont see on your FAQ is your view of Creative Commons. how will you help your users respect these licenses that many videobloggers are putting into their videos? If I understand Splashcast correctly...here would be my worry. a user goes to your site and creates a channel. they choose a bunch of videos that they didnt make. This channel can then be displayed on their site as a Streaming video widget. The user then puts advertising all over and around the videos. No money, attribution, or anything is shared with the original creators even if there are clear CC licenses defining the use. I know Magnify.net is already doing thisand seems to cut the creators out of the equation. how will Splashcast handle this situation, if ive described it correctly. Jay -- Here I am http://jaydedman.com Check out the latest project: http://pixelodeonfest.com/ Webvideo festival this June Yahoo! Groups Links -- Steve Garfield http://SteveGarfield.com This email is: [ ] publishable [X] ask first [ ] private
Re: [videoblogging] Re: SplashCast -- Letter to Podcasting/Vlogging Communities
I was clicking on the upper left hand i which did not provide a link back. I didn't even see the lower left hand i. It should be included in the the top menu with all the other links... On May 2, 2007, at 12:12 AM, Steve Watkins wrote: So you dont see a link when you click the little blue i icon on this video? http://web.splashcast.net/catalog/channel_details.aspx?code=ZPKK9922BJ Unfortunately when I click the link, it tries to open it in a popup which firefox is set to block - not a good implementation. Maybe this feature doesnt work for all videos? Or maybe its browser issue, what you using? Splashcast's addressing of the issues seems like a start but I doubt its quite enough, going by what they've said so far. Cheers Steve Elbows --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Steve Garfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I stilll have NO IDEA how splashcast videos provide links back... B) how we provide link backs to podcast owners (we do this for video, but not yet audio), and no idea. On May 1, 2007, at 11:30 PM, ahwfour_1027 wrote: Mike Berkley posted more explanation about what we are doing over at the SplashCast blog: http://splashcastmedia.com/addressing-feedback-on-mypodcastnetwork Thanks. Alex. Alex Williams SplashCast --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, David Howell taoofdavid@ wrote: SplashCast will offer the ability for podcasters/vloggers to claim their feed. Oh boy. Here we go again. David http://www.davidhowellstudios.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, ahwfour_1027 ahwfour_1027@ wrote: Jay -- Thanks for the question about Creative Commons, a licensing structure that I believe passionately about and an important issue for SplashCast to address. In our next development phase, starting immediately, SplashCast will offer the ability for podcasters/vloggers to claim their feed. By claiming their feed, we are exploring how the producer will have the ability to add Creative Commons as the licensing for the work. Additionally, SplashCast is in development as a network and the model for how we sustain the service econmomically is one that we are discussing in the broader market. But how to sustain the business? This will largely depend on the channel network that grows from SplashCast. How that channel network develops will depend on the relationshps we build with media producers and how they see the platform as a mechanism for helping sustain their livelihood. CC lciensing is an important part of that equation. Again, thanks for your question. Alex Williams SplashCast --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman jay.dedman@ wrote: SplashCast is launching a new feature to its product this week called MyPodcastNetwork http://www.splashcastmedia.com/mypodcastnetwork that allows the video or audio enclosures in any RSS feed to be displayed within a SplashCast player on any web page. This will make every page on the web an avenue for live distribution of multiple shows, meaning that any web page could display the most recent episodes of any audio or video program. Additionally, the new feature allows people make their own personal channels that they can display on their personal start page or aggregator of choice. The result is a new way for podcasters to distribute their shows. It is important for us that we keep an open dialogue with podcasters and vloggers about the features we are adding and how the service will be improved in the future for any podcaster, be they producing audio or video programs. We have created a Podcast FAQ http://splashcastmedia.com/podcasterfaq/ , which we hope will answer the questions you may have about how the SplashCast service will work. We have several new features that will be added, which are addressed in the FAQ. hey alex-- a big question i dont see on your FAQ is your view of Creative Commons. how will you help your users respect these licenses that many videobloggers are putting into their videos? If I understand Splashcast correctly...here would be my worry. a user goes to your site and creates a channel. they choose a bunch of videos that they didnt make. This channel can then be displayed on their site as a Streaming video widget. The user then puts advertising all over and around the videos. No money, attribution, or anything is shared with the original creators even if there are clear CC licenses defining the use. I know Magnify.net is already doing thisand seems to cut the creators out of the equation. how will Splashcast handle this situation, if ive described it correctly. Jay -- Here I am http://jaydedman.com Check out the latest project: http://pixelodeonfest.com/ Webvideo festival this June Yahoo! Groups Links -- Steve Garfield http://SteveGarfield.com This email is: [ ] publishable [X] ask first [ ] private Yahoo! Groups Links
[videoblogging] Re: SplashCast -- Letter to Podcasting/Vlogging Communities
Thanks, Markus! Good to be back. I am starting my own videoblog through SplhasCast. I will be looking for wisdom here on the videoblogging list! --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Markus Sandy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Alex! Good to see you on the list again. For those who don't recall, Alex was the guy who hooked us up with the Open University and set up the first videoblogging video conferences back in 2005. (I still remember that one where Canter called Calcanis a facsist) Thanks again for setting those up Alex. Regards, Markus ahwfour_1027 wrote: Dear Podcasters/Vloggers : Hi, I'm Alex Williams, director of community development at SplashCast http://www.splashca stmedia.com/ http://www.splashcastmedia.com/ . I am also the founder of the Podcast Hotel http://www.podcasth otel.com/ http://www.podcasthotel.com/ , a small event you may have heard of that we just did in San Francisco. -- Markus Sandy http://feeds.feedburner.com/apperceptions http://feeds.feedburner.com/digitaldojo http://feeds.feedburner.com/havemoneywillvlog http://feeds.feedburner.com/spinflow [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
