[videoblogging] Introduction

2007-03-27 Thread Nick Ritar
Hi all, I've been a member of this list for over a year and have found the discussion really helpful. My partner Kirsten and I have just moved from Melbourne (a city of 3.5million) to a remote farm in the mountains of New South Wales, Australia. Planting Milkwood http://www.milkwood.net will

Re: [videoblogging] academic collection

2007-03-27 Thread Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen
Den 27.03.2007 kl. 08:02 skrev Adrian Miles [EMAIL PROTECTED]: http://professordvd.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/03/post_identity_n.html recent issue of a journal with some academic material on videoblogging. This looks very usefull. Thanks for sharing! -- Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen URL:

[videoblogging] Suggestions for a descent lav / lapel / tie pin microphone

2007-03-27 Thread Nick Ritar
We've been trying to decide on a cheap lavalier mic for use filming episodes of our video blog So far we are tossing up between the : Sony ECMC115 Shure SM11 Everything Sennheiser makes seems to be designed to connect to their wireless transmitters only Any other suggestions, we

Re: [videoblogging] academic collection

2007-03-27 Thread trine bjørkmann berry
thanks adrian, this also looks good, though a bit broader http://tinyurl.com/23ql6a lots of interesting abstracts Trine On 27 Mar 2007 00:55:06 -0700, Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Den 27.03.2007 kl. 08:02 skrev Adrian Miles [EMAIL PROTECTED]:

Re: [videoblogging] bidding on wreck and salvage sponsorship

2007-03-27 Thread Jan McLaughlin
Whoo-whoo :: vlogfight! Jan P.S. Duke it out, fellas. Love it. On 3/26/07, Markus Sandy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hey docman! nice try, but there's no way you can outbid me you mothervlogger!!! just try it. i dare you. i double dare you ;)

[videoblogging] A question about viewership habits....

2007-03-27 Thread Heath
We've discussed this a bit but I had a very personal experiece recently that proved (at least to me) an interesting viewship fact. Being featured somewhere does not mean you will gain a jump in views to your other videos. Recently one of my posts was featured on the Yahoo video page, I was

Re: [videoblogging] A question about viewership habits....

2007-03-27 Thread J. Rhett Aultman
In my experience, one-time mentionings in blogs and such is good but will not yield a lasting viewer base that one would expect. Freetime did start to take off after The Vloggies, which was in part because of iTunes featuring it and part the bloglove, but a big reason why is because TV Tonic

Re: [videoblogging] It's official, I came fourth. And VON.

2007-03-27 Thread Jan McLaughlin
Congrats, Mark. Wonder if - with your YouTube connections - you might assist us in promoting Videoblogging Week 2007 over there. April 1 - 7 Vlog a day. Tag everything, everywhere ' videobloggingweek2007 ' http://videobloggingweek.pbwiki.com/ http://videobloggingweek2007.blogspot.com

RE: [videoblogging] iTunes trouble and BlipTV feed

2007-03-27 Thread Mike Hudack
Hey Neil, Please feel free to give me a ring: 646-827-9773. I believe that I remember the support mail you're talking about, and we found and fixed the bug. If that's not the case, please drop a new e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or give me a ring. We're eager to fix your problem and make sure

[videoblogging] Re: A question about viewership habits....

2007-03-27 Thread caroosky
I just checked, and I've gotten 58,923 views on one video I did that was featured on YouTube. But did it lead to more subscribers to my vlog? 4. Yes, four. And the video even contained the web address, so, yeah, I share your frustration. Perhaps it was the venue. Perhaps the views were

[videoblogging] March 30: Participate in Stop Cyberbullying Day

2007-03-27 Thread Andy Carvin
Hi everyone, In case you haven't been following the story, blogger Kathy Sierra just cancelled all of her upcoming public events because of death threats she's received on her blog. It's an escalation of a series of cyberbullying incidents that's been plaguing her recently, and she's now too

Re: [videoblogging] you can win this. im not kidding.

2007-03-27 Thread schlomo rabinowitz
Do I still have a chance if I submit footage from last year? You even make a cameo, Irina!! http://schlomolog.blogspot.com/2006/03/five-moments-from-sxsw.html :) Schlomo http://schlomolog.blogspot.com http://mouthfulshow.com http://hatfactory.net http://webshots.com/is/spotlight On 26 Mar

[videoblogging] Re: A question about viewership habits....

2007-03-27 Thread Chumley
I've had three experiences with featuredness all different with differnet results. The first was a Digg.com article I submitted on an article that had my vidcast listed in it. HUGE spike in downloads that completely dissapeared in two weeks or so. Might have gained 50 or so new subscribers from

[videoblogging] Re: you can win this. im not kidding.

2007-03-27 Thread Heath
Well, since I couldn't go, what if I take all the CC NCSA videos and create my own out of those and submit that, will that work? if not I vote for the best Guy who likes Batman and has a vlog and really wants to meet others vloggers but he can't because he lives in Ohio vlog...or is that

[videoblogging] Re: A question about viewership habits....

2007-03-27 Thread Kent Nichols
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Heath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So I am curious, what has been other's experience's? And why is it that it never seems to translate? I mean I know if I see something I like I check out other stuff. Am I alone in that? Is my 15 minutes of fame

Re: [videoblogging] Re: you can win this. im not kidding.

2007-03-27 Thread Irina
anything works SXSW related :) On 27 Mar 2007 09:21:20 -0700, Heath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, since I couldn't go, what if I take all the CC NCSA videos and create my own out of those and submit that, will that work? if not I vote for the best Guy who likes Batman and has a vlog and

[videoblogging] Re:Participate in Stop Cyberbullying Day-- Decency and Opposition

2007-03-27 Thread schlomo rabinowitz
Not to hijack Andy's new holiday, but after getting some emails on this subject in the last 24 hours I thought this group would be a good place to discuss the issues of Decency and Opposition. The emails I got were because I am one of the editors at Evilvlog.com, a site that some might think is

[videoblogging] Re:Participate in Stop Cyberbullying Day-- Decency and Opposition

2007-03-27 Thread Heath
Discussion is good, venting can be good, bullying is bad, no matter how it is done. I think the thing that people forget very easily in cyber space is that words can hurt. Whether it's from someone sitting next to you or some person half a world away sitting at a computer screen typing a

[videoblogging] Re:Participate in Stop Cyberbullying Day-- Decency and Opposition

2007-03-27 Thread Steve Watkins
This sorry tale that Andy has highlighted, and has been picked up by mainstream media, sickens me on so many levels: The abusive threatening posts themselves Kathy naming people who werent necesarily responsible The pathetic attitude of some 'men' when it comes to how they attack women, either

[videoblogging] Re: Videoblogging week... what's your idea?

2007-03-27 Thread missbhavens1969
Gena, I was digging the seven sins idea, too, but then I started thinking about the sins and realized that the big one for me is gluttony. So my VBW07 is concentrated solely on my seven favorite cheap eats of NYC. This still holds to the theme because frickin' bathing suit season is fast upon us.

RE: [videoblogging] Re:Participate in Stop Cyberbullying Day-- Decency and Opposition

2007-03-27 Thread Charles Hope
-Original Message- From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of schlomo rabinowitz Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 12:47 To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Subject: [videoblogging] Re:Participate in Stop Cyberbullying At Evilvlog, we have crossed the

[videoblogging] Yet another internet video awards ceremony (Webby Film and Video Awards)

2007-03-27 Thread Steve Rhodes
Comedian Rob Corddry will perform double duty this year when he serves as host for two Webby Awards ceremonies, The 11th Annual Webby Awards gala and the first-ever Webby Film and Video Awards on June 4 5, organizers announced today... Corrdy will also emcee the first-ever Webby Film and Video

[videoblogging] Re:Participate in Stop Cyberbullying Day-- Decency and Opposition

2007-03-27 Thread Steve Watkins
I doubt thats what he meant. I think theres a question about how 'wide' the line is, I will let the police decide exactly how what as said shown correlates to laws about this stuff, I havent got access to enough evidence to judge that. It was clearly enough to make Kathy feel threatened, which

[videoblogging] Re: Yet another internet video awards ceremony (Webby Film and Video Awards)

2007-03-27 Thread Steve Watkins
Is there an award for 'vlog that doesnt exist yet but will consist of ranting about companies marketing obsession with being 'first' at anything, even if it necesitiates the additon of words such as 'major' to ward off criticisms that it isnt actually the first, even if this runs the risk of

[videoblogging] Re:Participate in Stop Cyberbullying Day-- Decency and Opposition

2007-03-27 Thread Andy Carvin
I've been stalked online, and it sucks. A couple of times, people who have verbally assaulted me online have gone out of their way to track me down at conferences just to confront me in person. They weren't even registered - they just came to confront me. These have been some of the rare occasions

[videoblogging] Are bloggers journalists? Lithuania says no

2007-03-27 Thread tony.katz
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=070327182005.hjj1xggkshow_article=1 I wonder how this is going to affect the entire EU. Curious. Tony Katz http://www.talkshowonthego.com http://www.aweli.com

[videoblogging] Open Source Cinema: vloggers needed!

2007-03-27 Thread Brett Gaylor
Record a videoblog karaoke mashup of the RIAA to the tune of YMCA!! Hello Videobloggers! My name is Brett Gaylor - I've been a member of this community list since 2005 - it has helped me enormously as a videoblogger, filmmaker and activist. I've had a chance to meet some of you in person at

Re: [videoblogging] Re:Participate in Stop Cyberbullying Day-- Decency and Opposition

2007-03-27 Thread schlomo rabinowitz
I dont think death threats are specifically what is being discussed. I think there is a wider grey area that makes the issue interesting. Obviously, death threats are inapporpriate. Schlomo On 27 Mar 2007 12:41:43 -0700, Charles Hope [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -Original Message-

RE: [videoblogging] Re:Participate in Stop Cyberbullying Day-- Decency and Opposition

2007-03-27 Thread Charles Hope
This is getting BBC coverage because Kathy is afraid to leave her yard. It is not because of snarkiness and humor. It is because of (what she perceived to be) death threats. -Original Message- From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of schlomo

Re: [videoblogging] Re:Participate in Stop Cyberbullying Day-- Decency and Opposition

2007-03-27 Thread schlomo rabinowitz
I understand that; and I'm sympathetic to that. But talking about the evils of death threats is like talking about the evils of Aushwitz-- I think collectively we can assume they are both bad. I just think the overall issue is around Internet Decency and Anonymous Digital Identities (or as much

[videoblogging] Re: Video on the Net 2007 recap video VON07

2007-03-27 Thread heather gold
To answer Steve's question about the vibe at VON: This conference really confirmed for me my belief that presentation mode is over. I didn't see or hear anything terribly revolutionary about revenue models. It was very revealing to hear how the studios are viewing things. When one of the

[videoblogging] Vlogging Videoconference - Now

2007-03-27 Thread Jan McLaughlin
http://flashmeeting.open.ac.uk/fm/e4bba2-7846 Jan -- The Faux Press - better than real http://fauxpress.blogspot.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[videoblogging] The Ryan Estrada Expeditions

2007-03-27 Thread ryanestradadotcom
Hey everyone. New guy here, introduction time. Name's Ryan Estrada, and I do a travel/adventure vlog called The Ryan Estrada Expeditions. In addition to that, I'll soon be doing correspondent pieces for Rocketboom. The concept of my show is simple. People send me missions, and I travel the

Re: [videoblogging] Re:Participate in Stop Cyberbullying Day-- Decency and Opposition

2007-03-27 Thread Jen Simmons
There's a huge difference between saying I hate blahblah.com, it sucks, and the people who make blahblah.com are weird ass losers and yuk yuk for what they do and saying the people who make blahblah.com should die (and now I'm going to describe how + make pictures displaying my violent

[videoblogging] Re: Washington DC Area Bloggers

2007-03-27 Thread Zulma Aguiar
Thank you andy sorry it took me some time to find this post. :-( I'll subscribe to the other groups as well. Best, Zulma i'm in upstate NY a lot this week. -- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Andy Carvin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yep, we're all in DC, and we organize a video blogger meetup

[videoblogging] Re: A question about viewership habits....

2007-03-27 Thread Mark Day
I've had stuff featured on a bunch of video sites, and the result varies from site to site. I've had at least three videos featured on Yahoo Video and it's made minimal difference to my other videos - but then, I don't think that Yahoo video browsers are as engaged as YouTube users are. Despite

[videoblogging] Re:Participate in Stop Cyberbullying Day-- Decency and Opposition

2007-03-27 Thread francisco_daum
Don't worry Andy, I've got your back. Internet warriors really bore me. To make sure the harasser is no impostor, I think law enforcement can help get the IP address, MAC number, whatever to get the harassers out. Pranksters sometimes try to hide behind the guise of camaraderie. Ms. Sierra's is

[videoblogging] Re: The Ryan Estrada Expeditions

2007-03-27 Thread Mark Schoneveld
Great idea! Nice show, Ryan! Thanks for sharing it... I'll be watching and spreading the word. Mark* thepovertyjetset.com philebrity.tv

[videoblogging] Re: A question about viewership habits....

2007-03-27 Thread Justin Kownacki
Agreed with Kent: any feature is a long tail value-add for eventual exposure, but by and large, your audience will tend to flatline at its current base until another BIG feature comes along -- and even then, it's only a minimal bump. The more inroads people have to finding your videos, the

[videoblogging] Re: A question about viewership habits....

2007-03-27 Thread Frank Sinton
Wow - great discussion here, and very relevant to a lot of questions we have been asked here at Mefeedia. Some observations that we have seen: 1) Views are interesting, but an audience is a LOT more interesting - particularly if you want to monetize. Advertisers like predictability. 2) A