Re: [videoblogging] YouTube alternatives - vlog review.
Hi everyone: Not only is what Rupert said below true BUT there are MANY other advantages as well. Some of them are A). Users can download the videos to their iPod or other portable device AS WELL AS their computer via RSS subscription or manual download BUT it's only from your own blog or website. (YouTube doesn't allow the download of ANY videos BY ANY MEANS even though many programmers have developed clients that ILLEGALLY do just that). B). You have ZERO rights control of your videos on YouTube (This is NOT good if you hope to use your videos to propel yourself into a major $$$ making career making videos). C). YouTube is JUST NOW getting into LIVE video (But even that isn't for just anyone). Meanwhile, you've got places like BlogTV, LiveVideo (Albeit just recently) even Yahoo! doing it. D). YouTube limits you to 10 minutes or 200 MB (The latter being a recent upgrade from 100 MB) per video clip. And even that is on a Whichever comes first basis whereas BlipTV and the others don't have such restrictions (Though I think BlipTV's stand-alone uploader has it, but since I don't normally use it, I can't claim that to be 100% fact). I could on and on, but I think you get the gist by now as to why most of us avoid YouTube like the plague as best as possible (Especially when it comes to producing videos which we hope to build a career on and around). That said though, having a YouTube channel AS A SUPPLEMENT to your video blog CAN be a GOOD thing. But ONLY if you do it right. This can be something as simple as putting your blog URL in your YouTube profile (As that's shown on the channel page). When people see that and see the videos in DOWNLOADABLE format, they're more prone to subscribe to your blog so they can take your videos with them instead of feeling (As an old friend of mine who now lives in Philly would put it) tethered to the computer (Nobody wants that these days). Hope this helps Cheers Pat Cook patsbl...@live.com Denver, CO BLOGS PODCASTS AS MY WORLD TURNS - http://asmyworldturns.blogspot.com/ AS MY WEIGHT LOSS WORLD TURNS - http://asmyweightlossworldturns.blogspot.com/ KB0OXD CYBERSHACK | HAM MUSINGS - http://kb0oxd.blogspot.com/ KB0OXD CYBERSHACK | SITE STATION NEWS - http://kb0oxdcybershacknews.blogspot.com/ THE LEFT WING CONSERVATIVE - http://www.geocities.com/theleftwingconservative/ **COMING NOVEMBER 21 - Pat's OTR Podcast - http://backtothefutureradio.blogspot.com/ **AND** THE RETURN OF Back To The Future TV | THE COMMERCIALS (BOTH the iPod Flash Versions) **COMING SOON - Back To The Future TV | THE SHOWS (In iPod Flash) From: Rupert Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 10:53 To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [videoblogging] YouTube alternatives - vlog review. Vimeo's quality is better and their community is better (but smaller) and they support HD. Blip allows you to link to the original mp4 file, which is necessary for podcasting and syndication via things like iTunes. Also, their flash Show Player allows you to embed high quality mp4 files rather than crappy quality flv. YouTube has many more people watching, but don't be fooled into thinking that that translates into lots of viewers for you unless you have a commercial/viral proposition. Also, their community stinks, it's full of haters and the video quality has always been bad. They're finally, after 3 years, sorting out widescreen playback and a higher quality option. But they'll never fix the attitude problem. It's different on your own blog or at the other services. And you still have to work at promotion. If you don't have the patience for something simple and labor-saving like TubeMogul, don't expect people to magically flock to your videos just cos they're on YouTube. On 6-Dec-08, at 8:00 AM, myfirstmemorydotorg wrote: Hi y'all! I am a newbie in this vlog-whatchamacallit thing, so please be kind and forgive me if this is a stupid question. I have been uploading at YouTube, and I am curious why so many other people use Blip or Vimeo or such other services. Is it the quality? Because in my mind, the social functions and the masses of people that are on YouTube make it the only option for me. I also don't have the patience for multi-site distribution through TubeMogul or otherwise... That said, you guys and gals wanna tell me what you think of http://www.myfirstmemory.org? Thanks! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] YouTube alternatives - vlog review.
I am a newbie in this vlog-whatchamacallit thing, so please be kind and forgive me if this is a stupid question. I have been uploading at YouTube, and I am curious why so many other people use Blip or Vimeo or such other services. Is it the quality? Because in my mind, the social functions and the masses of people that are on YouTube make it the only option for me. I also don't have the patience for multi-site distribution through TubeMogul or otherwise... I checked out your videoblog: http://www.myfirstmemory.org/ cool project: aksing different people their first memory. and nice layout...did you code that page yourself? or is that a service? And yes, some of us post on sites like Vimeo or blip because the quality of compression is better. Also, blip hosts your original file and lets you cross-upload to archive.org so there's a double backup. also, it's easier to talk with sites like blip if there's an issue because they will actually respond. all depends on what is most important to you. When I checked out your site, it looks important that people see the videos in context of your page...versus someone finding in the wild on Youtube. Jay -- http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790
[videoblogging] YouTube alternatives - vlog review.
Hi y'all! I am a newbie in this vlog-whatchamacallit thing, so please be kind and forgive me if this is a stupid question. I have been uploading at YouTube, and I am curious why so many other people use Blip or Vimeo or such other services. Is it the quality? Because in my mind, the social functions and the masses of people that are on YouTube make it the only option for me. I also don't have the patience for multi-site distribution through TubeMogul or otherwise... That said, you guys and gals wanna tell me what you think of http://www.myfirstmemory.org? Thanks!
Re: [videoblogging] YouTube alternatives - vlog review.
Vimeo's quality is better and their community is better (but smaller) and they support HD. Blip allows you to link to the original mp4 file, which is necessary for podcasting and syndication via things like iTunes. Also, their flash Show Player allows you to embed high quality mp4 files rather than crappy quality flv. YouTube has many more people watching, but don't be fooled into thinking that that translates into lots of viewers for you unless you have a commercial/viral proposition. Also, their community stinks, it's full of haters and the video quality has always been bad. They're finally, after 3 years, sorting out widescreen playback and a higher quality option. But they'll never fix the attitude problem. It's different on your own blog or at the other services. And you still have to work at promotion. If you don't have the patience for something simple and labor-saving like TubeMogul, don't expect people to magically flock to your videos just cos they're on YouTube. On 6-Dec-08, at 8:00 AM, myfirstmemorydotorg wrote: Hi y'all! I am a newbie in this vlog-whatchamacallit thing, so please be kind and forgive me if this is a stupid question. I have been uploading at YouTube, and I am curious why so many other people use Blip or Vimeo or such other services. Is it the quality? Because in my mind, the social functions and the masses of people that are on YouTube make it the only option for me. I also don't have the patience for multi-site distribution through TubeMogul or otherwise... That said, you guys and gals wanna tell me what you think of http://www.myfirstmemory.org? Thanks! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] YouTube alternatives - vlog review.
Since everyone is trying to become famous or bootleg commetators (like myself) Vimeo or Blip is better for you to stand out on your own. Matthew On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 11:53 AM, Rupert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Vimeo's quality is better and their community is better (but smaller) and they support HD. Blip allows you to link to the original mp4 file, which is necessary for podcasting and syndication via things like iTunes. Also, their flash Show Player allows you to embed high quality mp4 files rather than crappy quality flv. YouTube has many more people watching, but don't be fooled into thinking that that translates into lots of viewers for you unless you have a commercial/viral proposition. Also, their community stinks, it's full of haters and the video quality has always been bad. They're finally, after 3 years, sorting out widescreen playback and a higher quality option. But they'll never fix the attitude problem. It's different on your own blog or at the other services. And you still have to work at promotion. If you don't have the patience for something simple and labor-saving like TubeMogul, don't expect people to magically flock to your videos just cos they're on YouTube. On 6-Dec-08, at 8:00 AM, myfirstmemorydotorg wrote: Hi y'all! I am a newbie in this vlog-whatchamacallit thing, so please be kind and forgive me if this is a stupid question. I have been uploading at YouTube, and I am curious why so many other people use Blip or Vimeo or such other services. Is it the quality? Because in my mind, the social functions and the masses of people that are on YouTube make it the only option for me. I also don't have the patience for multi-site distribution through TubeMogul or otherwise... That said, you guys and gals wanna tell me what you think of http://www.myfirstmemory.org? Thanks! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
