Re: [videoblogging] Re: NBC Olympic Blog Is Awesome

2006-02-14 Thread Kunga
Yes Bill thqt's right. You can even save as QT files from the Flip4Mac playback because I have QT Pro. Amazing technology. I had no idea they were WMP files. Flip4Mac completely hides that fact. BTW My new Quad that I got for $3029 including tax came with TWO 1 GB sticks of RAM instead of

Re: [videoblogging] stickam

2006-02-14 Thread Deirdre Straughan
Not a good user experience so far. The site looks nice and bright and clean, but... I did all the usual stuff (so BORED of filling in profile information...), uploaded a short video. They want avi, mov, wmv, 3gp, or mpeg. Fortunately, I have a MOV version of my trailer. Unfortunately, it

[videoblogging] re: Domain forwarding/rss question

2006-02-14 Thread Nerissa \(TheVideoQueen\)
That's correct. Forwarding to your blog doesNOT affect your RSS feed. nerissa+ Yes, this may be a really, really dumb question.If I use masked forwarding and my feed is from the web address that I'm masking, it doesn't matter, right? Or does

[videoblogging] Blogs Need Email

2006-02-14 Thread Michael Sullivan
TechCrunch has posted Blogs Need Email I have talked this up as well since I am a big believer in RSS forwarding to email. For the past year or so, i have kept interest in the topic and eventually decided to offer the service for the videoblogging community through vlogdir.com.Here is a

[videoblogging] happy valentine’s day

2006-02-14 Thread doron
http://www.dvblog.org/movies/02_2006/szpako/mfv3.mov to all videobloggers out there from us at DVblog. Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [videoblogging] Blogs Need Email

2006-02-14 Thread Deirdre Straughan
I have been running an email newsletter for nearly five years now, and these days am having so much difficulty getting mail to people that I am encouraging them to use an RSS feed instead - even when that includes me having to educate them as to what that means! Anti-spam systems are so

Re: [videoblogging] Blogs Need Email

2006-02-14 Thread Stephanie Bryant
Not to mention plans by major email service providers to charge for commercial email. I have an email subscribe button on my vlog-- it uses FeedBlitz, which doesn't have attachments. I am glad, though, to see an attachment option, at least, for RSS feeds. A month ago when I was looking for

Re: [videoblogging] Blogs Need Email

2006-02-14 Thread Michael Sullivan
Yep email has a dark side, as we all know.It's important for reputable mailing services to work directly with ISPs that may be blacklisting them. Their are some services that can help by doing periodic checks (test mailings and bounce handling) and alert such a service to problems I use

Re: [videoblogging] Re: NBC Olympic Blog Is Awesome

2006-02-14 Thread Stephanie Bryant
I'm glad Flip4Mac works for you. From my experience, it causes so many conflicts with other software programs, it's more trouble than it's worth. For instance, it conflicts with iSync. Why on EARTH a video conversion utility would conflict with iSync is beyond me, but there you have it. It

Re: [videoblogging] Blogs Need Email

2006-02-14 Thread Michael Sullivan
feedblitz has potential but its much to loud and invasive for my taste. i specifically wanted to offer this subscription option to the vlogosphere and is only intended for videoblogs. having the enclosure/attachment was obviously critical and yes, the cell phone/3gp aspect was a motivating

[videoblogging] Love your video: New features on YouAreTV

2006-02-14 Thread dundas40u40
Hey Vblogging group! In the spirit of Valentine's day we've added some cool features for you to show how much you love the videos on on YouAreTV.. like RSSing your favorites list so that other people can get updates on what you like on the site. Check it out at www.youare.tv. It's been just over

[videoblogging] Re: Just a Blip in the dark? - Affirmative...

2006-02-14 Thread mikehudack
Hey guys, Just so you know, we're working to get more capacity online and to distribute our load more efficiently between our existing ISPs. We should have some more progress in this direction today and tommorrow, and more and more over the course of the next week. We've experienced a great

Re: [videoblogging] Blogs Need Email

2006-02-14 Thread Pete Prodoehl
Michael Sullivan wrote: I do think that it is more important to have email systems improved more so than having people switch to just RSS readers. Some have tried to mimic email using RSS... which is interesting but i dont know if that can be a logical long-term solution. Maybe... and there

Re: [videoblogging] Re: NBC Olympic Blog Is Awesome

2006-02-14 Thread Pete Prodoehl
Stephanie Bryant wrote: I'm glad Flip4Mac works for you. From my experience, it causes so many conflicts with other software programs, it's more trouble than it's worth. For instance, it conflicts with iSync. Why on EARTH a video conversion utility would conflict with iSync is beyond me,

[videoblogging] Re: Blogs Need Email

2006-02-14 Thread johngaltsjournal
Funny that you bring this up as I just put an email notifier on my site the other day. I got a couple emails from people asking for it so I put one in. I ended up just putting in the one they offer at Feedburner, which puts out an email like yours. Email Notification: the new RSS.

Re: [videoblogging] Blogs Need Email

2006-02-14 Thread Michael Sullivan
right on.some company's completely over-complicate unsubscribe function. it's ridiculous. but, thats their fault. when done right, all is well. to unsubscribe to a feed using vlogdirs you simply click a link in the message and a page will tell you that you are unsibscribed... and you will

Re: [videoblogging] Re: NBC Olympic Blog Is Awesome

2006-02-14 Thread Stephanie Bryant
Well, I can start with: uninstalling flip4mac solved my iSync problem. Reinstall, and the problem recurs. I'm not making that up. A fairly basic google search brings up: http://www.unsanity.org/archives/000425.php and:

Re: [videoblogging] Blogs Need Email

2006-02-14 Thread Adam Quirk
On 2/14/06, Pete Prodoehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Michael Sullivan wrote: I do think that it is more important to have email systems improved more so than having people switch to just RSS readers. Some have tried to mimic email using RSS... which is interesting but i dont know if that

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Blogs Need Email

2006-02-14 Thread Michael Sullivan
schlomo,yep, a few people i have seen using it... though its actually feedblitzt and they are partnered with feedburner. like i said, feedblitz has got some good tech but i dislike their look and feel.others have expressed this opinion too so i bet they will wake up and clean up. but its a cool

[videoblogging] voxmedia wiki appears to be down

2006-02-14 Thread Markus Sandy
Hi all (and especially Ryan Ozawa) Just an FYI that the VoxMedia wiki appears to be down for the moment. Here is the url to the video conference for 1 am GMT (about 6 hours 15 minutes from now) http://flash.kmi.open.ac.uk:8080/fm/index.php?pwd=a685cd-3021 That's 5pm tonight in US pacific time

Re: [videoblogging] Blogs Need Email

2006-02-14 Thread Michael Sullivan
Yes, their are subscriber metrics... and a few other interesting features.These are not laid out or easily available to you just yet.Part of why i havent promoted it much because it's not fully rolled out. But the subscriber metrics will be available to you and also feedburner will eventually

Re: [videoblogging] Blogs Need Email

2006-02-14 Thread Michael Sullivan
adam, btw... the email form works on thepan... but in order for the button option to work, you'll need to have it on a page where rss auto-discovery will work, otherwise modify the code to manually insert the feed url. like below for example:

Re: [videoblogging] Blogs Need Email

2006-02-14 Thread Michael Sullivan
I should also note that if the service suffers from any form of abuse, i will turn on email verification before a subscription is enabled. and, further discussions can be had here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vlogdir-users/thanks.sullOn 2/14/06, Michael Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:adam,

Re: [videoblogging] stickam

2006-02-14 Thread robert a/k/a r
josh -- yeah, the widget is cool. and they host video, audio and stills (i.e. services for distributing media). is your problem with it the fact it's video is flash flv or arfe you unsupportive for another reason? -- cheers r Deconstructing the status quo, collaboratively my vlog:

[videoblogging] SXSW - Who is bringing a camera?

2006-02-14 Thread JV
Following the success Flavorpill had with their DivX video coverage of Sundance, we have had another company approach us to do something similar for SXSW. Instead of setting up our own group there, I thought this would be a great crossover opportunity since so many video bloggers will be there

Re: [videoblogging] SXSW - Who is bringing a camera?

2006-02-14 Thread Joshua Kinberg
is there an RSS feed with enclosures for the Sundance videos? -Josh On 2/14/06, JV [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Following the success Flavorpill had with their DivX video coverage of Sundance, we have had another company approach us to do something similar for SXSW. Instead of setting up our

Re: [videoblogging] stickam

2006-02-14 Thread Joshua Kinberg
I don't have any use for services that take freedom away from the creator. If I put my video in their service, can I get it back? They turn it into Flash, where does my original go? Can I really distribute it using the shared standards of the blogosphere like RSS. Put it this way, why don't I

Re: [videoblogging] stickam

2006-02-14 Thread Joshua Kinberg
Now to argue my point from the other side... This may be a great service for some people. The basic step of putting video on a website can be solved in a number of ways. This may be a nice widget for doing just that. But your question was if this service had any value to videobloggers. To that

[videoblogging] Re: SXSW - Who is bringing a camera?

2006-02-14 Thread Bill Streeter
I had seriously thought about attending this year, but it really comes down to a choice between this and Vloggercon. So I'll choose Vloggercon. I had entered (mostly on a lark) my vlog in the interactive competition at SXSW but I didn't place (no surprise) but they didn't really even have a

Re: [videoblogging] SXSW - Who is bringing a camera?

2006-02-14 Thread Michael Verdi
There will be a bunch of videoblogger there: Me, Chuch Olsen, Schlomo, Steve Garfield, Eddie (GETV), JD Lasica, Andrew Baron, Amanda Congdon. Maybe more - Markus? Ryanne Jay? Eric Rice?Last year we set up http://sxswvlog.blogspot.com/ It's a group vlog - anyone is invited to contribute. Just

[videoblogging] Re: SXSW - Who is bringing a camera?

2006-02-14 Thread JV
Absolutely. I am still working out the details of what we are looking at. I should have it all hammered out Thursday. Anything we would come up with would be very open. There may also be opportunities for collaboration with non-vloging media. It is admitedly a trade-off. There would be editorial

[videoblogging] Re: SXSW - Who is bringing a camera?

2006-02-14 Thread JV
We are working on that right now :) --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Joshua Kinberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: is there an RSS feed with enclosures for the Sundance videos? -Josh Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to:

Re: [videoblogging] SXSW - Who is bringing a camera?

2006-02-14 Thread Ted Tagami
I'll be there with camera in tow.On 2/14/06, JV [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Following the success Flavorpill had with their DivX video coverage of Sundance, we have had another company approach us to do something similar for SXSW. Instead of setting up our own group there, I thought this

Re: [videoblogging] stickam

2006-02-14 Thread Ted Tagami
with the breakneck innovation I've seen in just the last few months, it won't be long before someone wraps an RSS/email container 'round services like this...then what happens?On 2/14/06, Joshua Kinberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now to argue my point from the other side... This may be a

Re: [videoblogging] Blogs Need Email

2006-02-14 Thread Michael Meiser
On Feb 14, 2006, at 10:05 AM, Michael Sullivan wrote: TechCrunch has posted "Blogs Need Email" I have talked this up as well since I am a big believer in RSS forwarding to email. For the past year or so, i have kept interest in the topic and eventually decided to offer the service for the

Re: [videoblogging] SXSW - Who is bringing a camera?

2006-02-14 Thread Richard Show
I remember that Schlomo said he was doing a panel ... I also have a vague memory that Michael and Andrew were doing a panel and maybe Eric ... can anyone tell me what days video bloggers will be doing panels ... I'm actually thinking about going, but I have this big meeting on the 14th, so

[videoblogging] Flip4Mac

2006-02-14 Thread DrLinton Hutchinson
What problems have people had using Flip4Mac with Imovie? With friendly greetings, Linton Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of

Re: [videoblogging] stickam

2006-02-14 Thread robert a/k/a r
It's interesting. I find the experience of viewing a video within the original blog entry more satisfying than moving that video into an off-line state divorced from the host. When you break the vlog like that you're unable to comment, you have disconnected the media. You can argue all you

[videoblogging] NetVidTheory

2006-02-14 Thread Enric
I've opened up a new yahoo group to work out abstractions for video on the net, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/netvidtheory/ . If this is an area of discussion you're interested in furthering, please feel free to join. The membership is public. I see forming accurate concepts and abstractions on

[videoblogging] Valentine's Day at 88SLIDE.com

2006-02-14 Thread Noah Bonnett
Today on 88SLIDE, we're celebrating Valentine's Day with a special episode... Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo!

[videoblogging] FlashMeeting Login Broken

2006-02-14 Thread Kunga
Today's 8pm eastern Flash Meeting portal is not working from the Flashmeeting Wiki page link. Someone needs to fix that link please. -- Taylor Barcroft New Media Publisher, Editor, Video Journalist, Podcaster, Futurecaster Santa Cruz CA, Beach of the Silicon Valley URL http://FutureMedia.org

Re: [videoblogging] SXSW - Who is bringing a camera?

2006-02-14 Thread Michael Verdi
I'm pretty sure all (2) the Videoblog panels are on the 14th:(On 2/14/06, Richard Show [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:I'm actually thinking about going, but I have this big meeting on the 14th, so would probably miss the 13th and 14th, so I don't want to go if all the panels that video bloggers are

Re: [videoblogging] SXSW - Who is bringing a camera?

2006-02-14 Thread Richard Show
doh! ... you think people will be there the whole time? if so, maybe the networking would be worth it ...On 2/14/06, Michael Verdi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm pretty sure all (2) the Videoblog panels are on the 14th:(On 2/14/06, Richard Show [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:I'm actually thinking

[videoblogging] Re: SXSW - Who is bringing a camera?

2006-02-14 Thread johngaltsjournal
Richard, though I may be putting words in everyone else's mouth, if you came out for a day, I think that would warrant a meetup at the Salt Lick for some BBQ with you. Actually, I think they need to add it to the SXSW schedule. schlomo http://schlomolog.blogspot.com http://bayarea.node101.org

[videoblogging] link for flash meeting

2006-02-14 Thread Randy Mann
http://flash.kmi.open.ac.uk:8080/fm/flashmeeting.php?pwd=a685cd-3021 Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Just a Blip in the dark? - Affirmative...

2006-02-14 Thread Jay dedman
We're growing very quickly, and it's hard to keep up with the demand while we're self-funded, but we're doing it... and we'll keep doing it. If you have trouble, please IM me on AIM as mikehudack or you can drop me an e-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED] hey Mike-- as many of us have always

[videoblogging] Public Access TV and Videoblogging

2006-02-14 Thread Jay dedman
After 2 years of pushing and pleading, my Community TV station has finally embraced videoblogging: http://mnn.org/vlog.html I encourage anyone in NYC to come. Free classes will begin in March. Public Access TV and videoblogging are a perfect match for me. Here in Manhattan, we have a public space

Re: [videoblogging] stickam

2006-02-14 Thread Joshua Kinberg
I'm open to FLV... that's not what is being discussed here. Does Stickam distribute the FLV files? It doesn't look like it does... FireAnt is still the only aggregator around that supports playback of FLV (not many people choose to implement FLash in such a distributable way though... usually

[videoblogging] New to the community!

2006-02-14 Thread Nuno Teixeira
Hey everyone, I just wanted to drop a note saying hi. And call me maniac, but I just THOUGHT of checking yahoo today for a group on vlogging... I know, I know, pretty sad. I beat myself up enough already :). I started getting all pumped about the movement back in September and haven't

Ourmedia problems (was Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bandwidth

2006-02-14 Thread davecircumnavigator
I uploaded to Ourmedia and am pretty sure my files ended up on Internet Archive. I think the Internet Archive is a wonderful idea and service and I commend the people behind it. I find it a little slow when downloading either because they have a small pipe, overloaded servers or just a whole

[videoblogging] Re: Just a Blip in the dark? - Affirmative...

2006-02-14 Thread davecircumnavigator
More news about Blip.tv and it's load carrying abilities: The people at Blip sent me a very nice and encouraging email that I gather was as a result of following this group's threads and reading our posts. It's obvious from that correspondence that they care very much about their service and

Re: [videoblogging] stickam

2006-02-14 Thread Deirdre Straughan
I think that, once again, we're splitting hairs. If you ask is this useful to the videoblogging community, when some people definte videoblogging as (roughly) having all the features of a blog AND including video, then perhaps Stickam is not useful. But I suspect that the average citizen

[videoblogging] Re: Public Access TV and Videoblogging

2006-02-14 Thread davecircumnavigator
I got started in video in a Public Access class given by Jay last fall. I used Public Access equipment to produce my first videos. I love the fact that Jay is pushing Community TV to embrace video blogs. It could lead to very interesting times and innovations. How, exactly, will the video

[videoblogging] Re: Just a Blip in the dark? - Affirmative...

2006-02-14 Thread davecircumnavigator
Thanks Mike. I'm using Blip.tv and I hope you guys succeed. We got 800+ viewings of our videos in less than 12 hours when we uploaded our content to you guys within the last week. We're happy about that because we want viewers for all our hard work. We're self-funded too. More competitors

[videoblogging] Pricing Media (difficult question)

2006-02-14 Thread robert a/k/a r
Heh. Regarding distribution of media this is interesting. We know how auctions work, right. Well, AMC is predicting it's coming to movies (link is to NYT article) at the theatre. http://snipurl.com/mkkt Rocketboom's success in collecting USD 40k for a weeks worth (as I recall, that the