Re: [videoblogging] Re: Porn Shmorn. Grow up! There's real life going on.

2005-12-02 Thread Randolfe Wicker
eoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Randolfe Wicker [EMAIL PROTECTED]...wrote: What format should you use to download if you do want to remix andpost in a vlog??? They are vintage sad ravings. Randolfe (Randy) Wicker Videographer, Writer, Activist Advisor: The Immortality Institute Hoboke

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Porn Shmorn. Grow up! There's real life going on.

2005-12-02 Thread Randolfe Wicker
ment. Bill Dayhttp://mebillday.blogspot.com--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Randolfe Wicker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That JPEG picture used by Bill Day to make a point was actually the cover picture for a Christian Evangelical group whose leader said God spoke to him and spok

Re: [videoblogging] ffmpegX for mac now supports ipod h264

2005-12-02 Thread Randolfe Wicker
I checked out the link. I wasn't able to figure out what this ffmpegX for mac costs? Randolfe (Randy) Wicker Videographer, Writer, ActivistAdvisor: The Immortality InstituteHoboken, NJhttp://www.randywickerreporting.blogspot.com/201-656-3280 - Original Message - From:

Re: [videoblogging] Re: What are vlog shows like Rock n Roll TV?

2005-12-02 Thread Randolfe Wicker
osted here several times in the last couple of weeks. I'm surprised you didn't see the messages.Bill StreeterLO-FI SAINT LOUISwww.lofistl.com--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Randolfe Wicker [EMAIL PROTECTED]... wrote: I don't recognize the name "share". What come

Re: [videoblogging] Re: ffmpegX for mac now supports ipod h264

2005-12-02 Thread Randolfe Wicker
Playing this on my PC, I got a much larger image than usual. The audio was fine and smooth but the picture was jerky and skipped between frames. I never had any problems playing Rocketboom before. Randolfe (Randy) Wicker Videographer, Writer, ActivistAdvisor: The Immortality

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Porn Shmorn. Grow up! There's real life going on.

2005-12-02 Thread Randolfe Wicker
It was published by Jennifer. However, she uses footage from a Josh Leo video with him sucking on a flask as the audio is talking about someone becoming hopelessly "addicted" to alcohol. It was a remix/collaboration vlog. When you watch 50 a day, you can't keep all the details straight in

Re: [videoblogging] German Mobuzz Ripoff - Ehrensenf

2005-12-02 Thread Randolfe Wicker
Richard Show To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 8:37 PM Subject: Re: [videoblogging] German Mobuzz Ripoff - Ehrensenf that's even better than the others ... cool!Richard, the generally-agree-upon-standard for unattractiveness ... On 12/2/05

Re: [videoblogging] Land of 5,000 vlogs

2005-12-01 Thread Randolfe Wicker
I expect that we will soon be hearing about "vlog compulsive syndrome". I think once you get into it, you can only think of what you will vlog next. We are all people with stories to share. We like to think our stories are interesting to others. Vlogging is an interesting test. I've done

Re: [videoblogging] WARNING: Firefox 1.5 does not to scroll QT

2005-12-01 Thread Randolfe Wicker
If every vlogger would send an email complaining about this to Firefox, I suspect they would fix the problem pretty quickly. Randolfe (Randy) Wicker Videographer, Writer, ActivistAdvisor: The Immortality InstituteHoboken, NJhttp://www.randywickerreporting.blogspot.com/201-656-3280

Re: [videoblogging] google video?

2005-12-01 Thread Randolfe Wicker
I don't know about posting videos to Google. However, I left a friend a phone message telling her she was singing in one of my vlogs. She went on Google and located my vlog by the time I talked to her. It was "easy to find" but she didn't know how to make it play. Would someone please

Re: [videoblogging] my video got taken off archive

2005-11-30 Thread Randolfe Wicker
Is this the "Internet Archive" that claims to be capturing "the history of our day?" Aren't sexual issues part of that history? It is really outrageous that they took your vlog off. And, I say that, as someone who doesn't fully agree with your viewpoint. Actually, I watched this vlog

Re: [videoblogging] Re: my video got taken off archive

2005-11-30 Thread Randolfe Wicker
PM Subject: [videoblogging] Re: my video got taken off archive --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Paul Knight [EMAIL PROTECTED]...wrote: Oh come on Randy It's only a Barbie doll with no clothes on!! Paul kThere's manufacturing consent and there's manufacturing dissent. ;)

Re: [videoblogging] German Mobuzz Ripoff - Ehrensenf

2005-11-30 Thread Randolfe Wicker
What's the rip-off? They had more interesting material and presented it in a much more professional and informative fashion than Rocketboom. Competition makes the blood pump faster and the product better. Rocketboom is a fun show and has a great "niche market" head start. However, a lot

[videoblogging] Special unexpected rewards from posting comments.

2005-11-30 Thread Randolfe Wicker
I'm surprised that more vloggers don't post comments, especially after you have experienced putting up vlogs that many watch and you get zero feedback. Now, that I'm going to vlog events at Node 101 and the Film Archives, etc, I've discovered there is a real hidden benefit to leaving

Re: [videoblogging] Anthology Film Archives Vlogfest Tomorrow Night

2005-11-30 Thread Randolfe Wicker
Thevlogprogram at the Film Archives in NYC was really great. It was interesting that much of the material was new to me. A different person curates each show. The last show I saw was about 50% familiar. What was especially nice was the vlog program was followed by an hour showing of

Re: [videoblogging] German Mobuzz Ripoff - Ehrensenf

2005-11-30 Thread Randolfe Wicker
Don't be overly optimistic. Popular TV is filled with pretty, unhip, really dumb, mediocre show hosts. "Water finds its own level" and in "mass communications" that "lowest common denominator" can be pretty depressing. Rocketboom's smarts are just appropriate for the upscale,

Re: [videoblogging] Blogger templates SPECIFIALLY for bloggers

2005-11-30 Thread Randolfe Wicker
I have yet to meet someone who couldn't grasp the concept of websites and links very fast. Thanks for standing up for us old folks, Andreas. However, I sometime wonder if I might not be the first. I sat for an hour and half trying to figure out why I couldn't get a Quicktime capture on my

Re: [videoblogging] Re: my video got taken off archive

2005-11-30 Thread Randolfe Wicker
as removed or the though processes behind the decision.Steve of Elbows--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Randolfe Wicker [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Is this the "Internet Archive" that claims to be capturing "thehistory of our day?" Aren't sexual issues part of that hi

Re: [videoblogging] German Mobuzz Ripoff - Ehrensenf

2005-11-29 Thread Randolfe Wicker
This personal testimony shows you how far you can go just for having a pretty face and something nice to look at. It shows that "content" is not really everything like many of us would like to believe. Randolfe (Randy) Wicker Videographer, Writer, ActivistAdvisor: The Immortality

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Notices when someone posts a comment on your vlog.

2005-11-29 Thread Randolfe Wicker
dium. But it's a rare and beautiful thing when it happens.Bill StreeterLO-FI SAINT LOUISwww.lofistl.com--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Randolfe Wicker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've had vlogs with over 600 views and no comments. However, tonight I got a notice from Blip TV that

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Anthology Film Archives Vlogfest Tomorrow Night

2005-11-29 Thread Randolfe Wicker
You just added another reason for listing links to all vlogs shown at the Archives. I usually have seen many of those chosen but because they are outstanding, watching a second time doesn't matter that much. More importantly, you would enable people to see the vlogs others have thought

Re: [videoblogging] My feed needs to move...

2005-11-28 Thread Randolfe Wicker
they will be able to link to blogs soon. I have this feeling. After all blogger is part of google. Paul On 28 Nov 2005, at 04:02, Randolfe Wicker wrote: Wow, what a nightmare!! Imagine Blip TV going out of business

Re: [videoblogging] Do you need Permission to VLOG People In Public? Release Forms? Stalking or Vlog

2005-11-28 Thread Randolfe Wicker
Steve, that is a great resource on the rights of photographersand I'm printing copies right now. I had an amusing (perhaps frightening) experience this past month. I took a couple trips via plane. Just out of curiosity, I thought it might be interesting to film the take-off and the

[videoblogging] Big brother Google is watching you HERE and THERE!

2005-11-28 Thread Randolfe Wicker
I admit to being somewhat taken with statistics. In fact, for years I have now and then typed in my special first name, "Randolfe" (with quotes) into the Google search engine to see how I am doing. I'd also type in "Randy Wicker" (again in quotes) to see how that side of my life was

[videoblogging] Notices when someone posts a comment on your vlog.

2005-11-28 Thread Randolfe Wicker
I've had vlogs with over 600 views and no comments. However, tonight I got a notice from Blip TV that someone had posted a comment on one of my vlogs. This is such a fabulous advance (or continuation) or service from blip. I've posted comments on vlogs and never heard from them again.

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Spirit can not be spoken for

2005-11-27 Thread Randolfe Wicker
rank other vlogs.For example, what does Peter think is cool? I want to know. I want to look at his personal list of favorites, see how he ranks them. If I'm giving trust to Peter as a filter, then his rankings really really matter. To *me*. Two cents.ER--- In videoblogging@yahoo

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Spirit can not be spoken for

2005-11-27 Thread Randolfe Wicker
Sunday, November 27, 2005, 4:04:28 AM, Randolfe Wicker wrote: Sorry to say that I disagree with you. Star ratings are actually very important and should be allowed. That is especially true when the star ratings are accompanied by text critiques. I trust the judgment of many over the

[videoblogging] Arabs Terrorize Faggots

2005-11-27 Thread Randolfe Wicker
I think of myself as a journalist. Rarely, do I do a vlog or story about an event I am personally and socially involved in. I made an exception for my latest episode: http://blip.tv/file/get/RandolfeWicker-ARABSTERRORIZEFAGGOTS997.mov It is a little over six minutes long. I wonder if it

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Spirit can not be spoken for

2005-11-27 Thread Randolfe Wicker
t other usersknow that you found the review helpful or not. This type of feedbackpromotes trust in the system. People who are considered good reviewersrise to the top of the reviews.-JoshOn 11/27/05, Randolfe Wicker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is not the actual "star rating"

Re: [videoblogging] Vlog Santa and The Ethiopians

2005-11-27 Thread Randolfe Wicker
Chuck, mnstories looks great. However, your description of that demonstration being "of Carter" was a bit misleading. They were just demonstrating to get Carter's attention and help. Your vlog Santa project sounds most interesting. One idea I would like to work on (feel free to steal it)

Re: [videoblogging] Arabs Terrorize Faggots

2005-11-27 Thread Randolfe Wicker
The guy was definitely an Arab. It was the cultural thing about a woman giving him the finger that really tipped him over the edge. This was one of those special events in my life. I don't have many videos that are so exciting except for some stuff from 1971. Randolfe (Randy) Wicker

Re: [videoblogging] Name dog

2005-11-27 Thread Randolfe Wicker
Just call your dog "Apple Tiger". That will resonate with vloggers everywhere. Randolfe (Randy) Wicker Videographer, Writer, ActivistAdvisor: The Immortality InstituteHoboken, NJhttp://www.randywickerreporting.blogspot.com/201-656-3280 - Original Message - From: Loiez

Re: [videoblogging] the continuing frustration

2005-11-27 Thread Randolfe Wicker
their owning of content.Can you provide a link to a URL that explains their policy on uploaded videos?Thank you,--SteveOn Nov 22, 2005, at 11:48 AM, Randolfe Wicker wrote: Bev, I have the impression that YouTube "owns" your work once you post it there.--Steve-- Home P

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Richard and Bill Recaping Meet the Vloggers

2005-11-27 Thread Randolfe Wicker
Blip would really be going in the right direction if it could help vloggers use flash. That would be a huge leap forward. Flash is definitely the future. Randolfe (Randy) Wicker Videographer, Writer, ActivistAdvisor: The Immortality InstituteHoboken,

Re: [videoblogging] Re: the continuing frustration

2005-11-27 Thread Randolfe Wicker
fe, I just went to the YouTube website, to see where you formed this impression, and did not see anything about their owning of content. Can you provide a link to a URL that explains their policy on uploaded videos? Thank you, --Steve On Nov 22, 2005, at 11:48 AM, Randolfe Wi

Re: [videoblogging] Re: great post of police misbehavior

2005-11-27 Thread Randolfe Wicker
I'm wondering about "following" the lead of my vlogs. My first vlog for Immortalism, featuring the founder of The Immortality Institute, has swamped all my other vlogs. It has over 600 hits while my other vlogs haven't hit 300 total hits. So, should I "accept the message" and focus my

Re: [videoblogging] How Old is Dick Cavett?

2005-11-27 Thread Randolfe Wicker
, 2005 4:44 PM Subject: Re: [videoblogging] How Old is Dick Cavett? On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 22:01:49 +0100, Randolfe Wicker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After railing against political correctness in some really charming exchanges, Dick Cavett didn't seem ready after telling the interviewer who asked

Re: [videoblogging] My feed needs to move...

2005-11-27 Thread Randolfe Wicker
Wow, what a nightmare!! Imagine Blip TV going out of business! What should we do to keep from losing our work? Do we have to keep the originals on our computer?? Randolfe (Randy) Wicker Videographer, Writer, ActivistAdvisor: The Immortality InstituteHoboken,

Re: [videoblogging] How Old is Dick Cavett?

2005-11-27 Thread Randolfe Wicker
 A clear cut case of "gender prejudice". Not sure you would understand the issues involved Randolfe (Randy) Wicker Videographer, Writer, ActivistAdvisor: The Immortality InstituteHoboken, NJhttp://www.randywickerreporting.blogspot.com/201-656-3280 - Original Message -

Re: [videoblogging] Spirit can not be spoken for

2005-11-26 Thread Randolfe Wicker
building/tweaking directories should put their heads together to open up ratings, comments, tags, feeds, etc etc.*Nudge nudge* =)andrew michael baron wrote: On Nov 25, 2005, at 9:03 PM, Randolfe Wicker wrote: That is why we as a community should work to set up an "open

[videoblogging] One of the greatest unseen vlogs!!

2005-11-26 Thread Randolfe Wicker
I have been talking about the need for people to direct us to really important vlogs. Let me take a stab at doing this here. I hope you will indulge me and look at these two links. These are the kind of "diamonds" buried in the vlogs on Blip TV and other providers. These are the vlogs

Re: [videoblogging] Spirit can not be spoken for

2005-11-26 Thread Randolfe Wicker
nstructing the status quo, collaborativelyOn Nov 26, 2005, at 3:15 AM, Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen wrote: On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 03:03:40 +0100, Randolfe Wicker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think vlogging can be greatly impacted through directories.That is why we as a community should

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Spirit can not be spoken for

2005-11-26 Thread Randolfe Wicker
There is something to be said for "most watched". It doesn't mean that they are the best. However, many of the best are the "most watched". We might not like the roaring crowd but that is part of the "show business" that vlogging is about. Randolfe (Randy) Wicker Videographer, Writer,

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Spirit can not be spoken for

2005-11-26 Thread Randolfe Wicker
We need established and recognized guides. Vlogging is like film. You know which reviewers you trust and you go to movies or avoid them on their recommendations. That is what we need on the Internet regarding vlogs. We need a www.VlogDigest.com site that does that for us. Randolfe

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Spirit can not be spoken for

2005-11-26 Thread Randolfe Wicker
Why don't you give us some of the special links you have found. I think posters here should start doing that. People can then make up their own mind as to how reliable certain names on vlogging are. Randolfe (Randy) Wicker Videographer, Writer, ActivistAdvisor: The Immortality

Re: [videoblogging] Spirit can not be spoken for

2005-11-26 Thread Randolfe Wicker
: Deirdre Straughan To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 1:54 AM Subject: Re: [videoblogging] Spirit can not be spoken for On 11/26/05, Randolfe Wicker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm still looking for something better than

Re: [videoblogging] Spirit can not be spoken for

2005-11-26 Thread Randolfe Wicker
- Original Message - From: Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 3:15 AM Subject: Re: [videoblogging] Spirit can not be spoken for On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 03:03:40 +0100, Randolfe Wicker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Spirit can not be spoken for

2005-11-26 Thread Randolfe Wicker
I'm really glad to hear that!! Randolfe (Randy) Wicker Videographer, Writer, ActivistAdvisor: The Immortality InstituteHoboken, NJhttp://www.randywickerreporting.blogspot.com/201-656-3280 - Original Message - From: petertheman To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Spirit can not be spoken for

2005-11-26 Thread Randolfe Wicker
Peter of MeFeddia says: "1 example is: Idon't allow star ratings with reviews, because that would encourage amindset of "popularity is important". Sorry to say that I disagree with you. Star ratings are actually very important and should be allowed. That is especially true when the star

Re: [videoblogging] Homeless video blogging

2005-11-25 Thread Randolfe Wicker
Brett, I've always heard that a lot of homeless or marginal street people are recruited to "play Santa", ring bells for the Salvation ARMY, etc. I think there could be some great vlogging following someone who has virtually nothing, who then goes and listens to kids Christmas wishes. I'm

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Most watched videos?

2005-11-25 Thread Randolfe Wicker
] Re: Most watched videos? If you haven't yet, check out the blip.tv blog sorted by "Most PopularFirst". Josh Leo rules. -- Enric http://www.cirne.com--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Randolfe Wicker [EMAIL PROTECTED]...wrote: I like Blip TV's "most watched

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Most watched videos?

2005-11-25 Thread Randolfe Wicker
sh Leo rules. -- Enric http://www.cirne.com--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Randolfe Wicker [EMAIL PROTECTED]...wrote: I like Blip TV's "most watched" videos list. It doesn't alwaysreflect the best videos of the day (sometimes a vlog with somemisleading title causes people to

Re: [videoblogging] Re: NY Times OP Ed on Vlogging

2005-11-25 Thread Randolfe Wicker
The press run as a herd. I doubt the NYT or anyone else is going to suddenly do an article about some of the great talents lurking around here. That is just "too nice". No. Someone will videotape something really terrible or sensational (Rodney King style) and that will cause that

Re: [videoblogging] Spirit can not be spoken for

2005-11-25 Thread Randolfe Wicker
andrew michael baron says: "While in truth, no one can stop anyone from the mere act of podcasting, and granted, podcasters have all kinds of motives, podcasters were not included in the new, popularized search and discovery mechanism where I believe most wanted to be; the directory is

Re: [videoblogging] for the new people on this group

2005-11-24 Thread Randolfe Wicker
about HAMvideo, it worked for years with radio. What are you feelings, apart from ham being a type of pig meat, so much for getting away from this obese man image you have. Call me a little surreal but "podcast" conjures up images of small ova shaped tv sets, running very fa

Re: [videoblogging] small piece of history

2005-11-24 Thread Randolfe Wicker
Josh, you should be sure to keep all this early stuff. I can tell you from my involvement in several different movements that a time comes when you will have archivists and historians crawling all over you for that rare unique "old" footage. Except, I believe you won't have to wait thirty

[videoblogging] Most watched videos?

2005-11-24 Thread Randolfe Wicker
I like Blip TV's "most watched" videos list. It doesn't always reflect the best videos of the day (sometimes a vlog with some misleading title causes people to check it out) but it also includes videos that are among the best of the day. I've been hoping to start some sort of Vlog

Re: [videoblogging] Re: How Old is Dick Cavett?

2005-11-23 Thread Randolfe Wicker
PROTECTED] To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 1:19 AM Subject: Re: [videoblogging] Re: How Old is Dick Cavett? On Wed, 23 Nov 2005 00:52:28 +0100, Randolfe Wicker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Remember, if you respect your fellow humans the terrorists have won

Re: [videoblogging] How Old is Dick Cavett?

2005-11-23 Thread Randolfe Wicker
Good point. I got in motion just a couple hours before the program. I didn't even think of looking up Cavett's age on the Internet. I'm always amazed that some obvious uses for the Internet just don't pop into our minds. Randolfe (Randy) Wicker Videographer, Writer, ActivistAdvisor: The

Re: [videoblogging] War On Text

2005-11-23 Thread Randolfe Wicker
I'm always surprised at how few people post text with links to further information when they post a vlog. I just stumbled on an exhibit of fabulous sculpture from Zimbabwe. Apparently, working in sculpture was only introduced there in the 1950s and that country's artisans have become

Re: [videoblogging] Stop this petty Squabbling

2005-11-23 Thread Randolfe Wicker
I think this argument could be settled if Andrew simply pointed to other outstanding vlogs. I find that three out of four, even five out of six of all the vlogs I decide to watch (which is only about one or two per page on Blip TV) are very disappointing. If someone spent two or three

Re: [videoblogging] for the new people on this group

2005-11-23 Thread Randolfe Wicker
Steve, those statistics are amazing. You are joking about changing the name of your vlog aren't you? Or are you? Randolfe (Randy) Wicker Videographer, Writer, ActivistAdvisor: The Immortality InstituteHoboken, NJhttp://www.randywickerreporting.blogspot.com/201-656-3280 - Original

Re: [videoblogging] for the new people on this group

2005-11-23 Thread Randolfe Wicker
I agree with Michael. "Podcast" just sounds ugly. The word brings to mind images like a terribly obese man or a swarm of oysters--if oysters could "swarm". Actually, "video radio" has a nice ring to it. Never heard that term before. I also agree that "podcast" ties everything to the

Re: [videoblogging] help

2005-11-23 Thread Randolfe Wicker
I ended up at Blip TV. I think they are evolving and getting better all the time. However, in the evening I sometimes have to try uploading to or three times for it to work. I'm always holding my breath because I've put a few hours of work into any vlog I post. Randolfe (Randy) Wicker

Re: [videoblogging] Re: mov in to wmv

2005-11-23 Thread Randolfe Wicker
Bill, where is the best place to learn how to publish in flash? I'm amazed at how quickly it loads and plays. Randolfe (Randy) Wicker Videographer, Writer, ActivistAdvisor: The Immortality InstituteHoboken, NJhttp://www.randywickerreporting.blogspot.com/201-656-3280 - Original

Re: [videoblogging] the continuing frustration

2005-11-22 Thread Randolfe Wicker
Bev, I have the impression that YouTube "owns" your work once you post it there. Have you examined the details there carefully? I remember doing so weeks ago and that really turned me off. They also sounded "censorious" insofar as they didn't want anything that wasn't "family friendly"

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Send your movies to me i would love to see them

2005-11-22 Thread Randolfe Wicker
Perhaps, this fellow is capable of distributing videos that run half an hour or an hour. You can't vlog those without cutting them to pieces. Randolfe (Randy) Wicker Videographer, Writer, ActivistAdvisor: The Immortality InstituteHoboken,

Re: [videoblogging] Re: GUBA

2005-11-22 Thread Randolfe Wicker
us rights through a Creative Commons license, so you should check for that as well. "It's just not good net-etiquette to copy and paste entire articles. The article is not yours to publish.On Nov 21, 2005, at 7:03 PM, Randolfe Wicker wrote: The free distribution of copyri

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Stop this petty Squabbling

2005-11-22 Thread Randolfe Wicker
Gosh, that is an interesting statistic--"less traffic on Saturdays". I put up my last vlog on Friday and thought the timing was great because on Saturday, I thought people would be off from work and would be spending more time on the Internet. Randolfe (Randy) Wicker Videographer, Writer,

[videoblogging] How Old is Dick Cavett?

2005-11-22 Thread Randolfe Wicker
After railing against "political correctness" in some really charming exchanges, Dick Cavett didn't seem ready after telling the interviewer who asked if he could ask a "politically incorrect question" that he could"to bring it on". He ventured that "there was nothing to be ashamed of in

Re: [videoblogging] How Old is Dick Cavett?

2005-11-22 Thread Randolfe Wicker
"Leadingoff with an entirely irrelevant and possibly antagonistic question andexpecting to get the attention and respect you want isn't a relationshipbuilding strategy. You become know as the asshole with the camera instead of someone worth talking to." Well, forgive me for being

Re: [videoblogging] How Old is Dick Cavett?

2005-11-22 Thread Randolfe Wicker
Tabloid journalists have been asking those kinds of questions where you're only interested in the response and not the answer since the 1700's. Are those the kind of people you as a 'new media' 'citizen journalist' want to be grouped with? This is about being a decent human being, not about 'we

Re: [videoblogging] Re: How Old is Dick Cavett?

2005-11-22 Thread Randolfe Wicker
"Being rude and irrational is a lot older. It's just been awhile sincerespect became a social norm. It's funny that some consider revertingto a childish state as new and revolutionary. -- Enric" Boy, you are all a bunch of sadists. You allmust have the instincts of sharks the way you've

Re: [videoblogging] Re: How Old is Dick Cavett?

2005-11-22 Thread Randolfe Wicker
Remember, if you respect your fellow humans the terrorists have won. What does this remark mean? It seems to me that it's just a random irrelevant question. Randolfe (Randy) Wicker Videographer, Writer, Activist Advisor: The Immortality Institute Hoboken, NJ

Re: [videoblogging] Re: How Old is Dick Cavett?

2005-11-22 Thread Randolfe Wicker
You tell them, Bill! The best journalism and "the most popular" media personalities ask the blunt probing questions. I like Howard Stern. I used to even find him sexually attractive even though he seems to be a homophobe. I have to catch my Sirius radio signal after New Years so I can

Re: [videoblogging] Re: How Old is Dick Cavett?

2005-11-22 Thread Randolfe Wicker
If "platitudes are lame", then why get upset when someone asks a real question! Randolfe (Randy) Wicker Videographer, Writer, ActivistAdvisor: The Immortality InstituteHoboken, NJhttp://www.randywickerreporting.blogspot.com/201-656-3280 - Original Message - From: Enric

Re: [videoblogging] Re: How Old is Dick Cavett?

2005-11-22 Thread Randolfe Wicker
vett?" --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Randolfe Wicker [EMAIL PROTECTED]...wrote: "Leading off with an entirely irrelevant and possibly antagonistic question and expecting to get the attention and respect you want isn't a relationship building strategy. You become k

Re: [videoblogging] How Old is Dick Cavett?

2005-11-22 Thread Randolfe Wicker
My next questions for Dick Cavett would have been: "What are you doing now?" and "Have you encountered age discrimination in our youth oriented media?" Both of those would have been fascinating to have answered. Randolfe (Randy) Wicker Videographer, Writer, ActivistAdvisor: The

Re: [videoblogging] Re: How Old is Dick Cavett?

2005-11-22 Thread Randolfe Wicker
Prodoehl To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 7:14 PM Subject: Re: [videoblogging] Re: "How Old is Dick Cavett?" Randolfe Wicker wrote: "Remember, if you respect your fellow humans the terrorists have won." ???

Re: [videoblogging] stuck at home, sick.

2005-11-21 Thread Randolfe Wicker
Your vlog was truly extraordinary. It held your attention. It gave a unique perspective. It built tension. It reminded me of some of the greatest work of Alfred Hitchcock. You've turned me from a viewer into a fan. Randolfe (Randy) Wicker Videographer, Writer, ActivistAdvisor: The

[videoblogging] Matching music to video?

2005-11-21 Thread Randolfe Wicker
I have slowly come to realize that some of the really great vloggers have a valuable knowledge of music that they incorporate in their vlogs to convey and underscore an emotion. Does anyone know of any book or internet resource that doesn't just give "free music" but which suggests

[videoblogging] Now, your vlog can become a card!

2005-11-21 Thread Randolfe Wicker
A friend sent me the following link. As I viewed it, I was struck by the fact that one can literally "create a greeting card" by doing a vlog. Now, there is an intriguing challenge! Has anyone done that yet? Here's the link: http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcard.asp?code=GM26534313

Re: [videoblogging] Videospider

2005-11-21 Thread Randolfe Wicker
Have they "copied" your material or have they just cleverly copied the link to your free video? I'm glad you're raising this issue. I think they might argue that they aren't charging people for "viewing" your vlogs. They might argue that "The Grand Canyon might be free but tour guides

Re: [videoblogging] Re: GUBA

2005-11-21 Thread Randolfe Wicker
The free distribution of copyrighted material on the Internet is very widespread. I personally copy and paste entire articles from the New York Times on nonprofit sites like The Immortality Institute www.imminst.org The thinking is that since no one profits from this site, free sharing

Re: [videoblogging] Re: LIVE AND UNCENSORED IN NEW YORK CITY

2005-11-18 Thread Randolfe Wicker
! Fan-bloody-tastic!Can't wait to see your vlog about it and congrats on experiencing suchan unusual event.Sorry to hear about Mr. Cavett. I remember him, too and he was anamazingly aware and articulate host. cheers.Sharewww.rocknrolltv.net--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Randolfe Wi

[videoblogging] LIVE UNCENSORED IN NYC PART 1

2005-11-18 Thread Randolfe Wicker
I managed to post the first of two vlogs I'll do based on a panel discussion between Dick Cavett, Richard Belzer, Time Blake Nelson, Bill Devlin and Catherine Crier. This vlogging is damn hard work. It was a pleasure to go out and mix with big time media in the art gallery. There was a

Re: [videoblogging] Re: LIVE AND UNCENSORED IN NEW YORK CITY

2005-11-18 Thread Randolfe Wicker
EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wow! Fan-bloody-tastic!Can't wait to see your vlog about it and congrats on experiencing suchan unusual event.Sorry to hear about Mr. Cavett. I remember him, too and he was anamazingly aware and articulate host. cheers.Sharewww.rocknrolltv.net---

Re: [videoblogging] Re: LIVE AND UNCENSORED IN NEW YORK CITY

2005-11-18 Thread Randolfe Wicker
linear.Sure we experience it in a linear way, but it that it? Do I not alwaysexist in November 2005, typing this message? Think beyond the eternalnow and we are all immortal.Anyway you in no way deserve this rant, its just the topic got methinking.Steve of Elbows--- In videoblogging@yahoogro

[videoblogging] LIVE AND UNCENSORED IN NEW YORK CITY

2005-11-17 Thread Randolfe Wicker
That was the title of an event held this evening at Steven Kasher Gallery, 521 W. 23rd St, NYC. It was sponsored by a 501C group called "The Creative Coalition". Membership costs $250 a year. However, a great art exhibit consisting of body images in video can be seen for free for a few

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Looking for the perfect host site....

2005-11-16 Thread Randolfe Wicker
ou can set up your account for throttlingthis means that if you reach and go over your limit on one day, the next day you have it so dreamhost automatically puts up a page that displays to visitors that you have exceeded your bandwidth and to come back later...On Nov 15, 2005, at 8:52 PM

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Old movies on the Internet?

2005-11-15 Thread Randolfe Wicker
Old movies on the Internet? --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Randolfe Wicker [EMAIL PROTECTED]... wrote: I just read a news story that they are going to make all these old movies available on the Internet. This makes me suspect that we vloggers are going to get lost betwee

Re: [videoblogging] Kaballah discussions closed for comment

2005-11-15 Thread Randolfe Wicker
I'm not advocating censorship. I'm arguing for "equal time" and/or "the opportunity to talk back". If the KKK were to put up a vlog making racist statements with "no comments allowed", people would be outraged. The whole idea behind vlogging is to give everyone a voice. A program which

Re: [videoblogging] Kaballah discussions closed for comment

2005-11-15 Thread Randolfe Wicker
Aren't you effectively suggesting we censor those folks that want to censor you? That, er, is somewhat contradictory, no? I hate to sound very TV-guy-like.. but change the channel? Randolfe Wicker wrote: I was most impressed with this feed I found on FireAnt .feed: http

Re: [videoblogging] Kaballah discussions closed for comment

2005-11-15 Thread Randolfe Wicker
As I pointed out in a reply to another posting, the vlog opened with "Comments(0)" displayed. Doesn't that imply that you will be allowed to comment? I wouldn't object to handling a vlog like this if it was suitably labeled "No comments allowed" or "Comments closed". Such labeling would

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Old movies on the Internet?

2005-11-15 Thread Randolfe Wicker
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Randolfe Wicker [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: I just read a news story that they are going to make all these oldmovies available on the Internet. This makes me suspect that wevloggers are going to get lost between Bette Davis and "Laure

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Old movies on the Internet?

2005-11-15 Thread Randolfe Wicker
://www.randywickerreporting.blogspot.com/ 201-656-3280 - Original Message - From: Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 1:02 PM Subject: Re: [videoblogging] Re: Old movies on the Internet? On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 18:46:55 +0100, Randolfe Wicker

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Looking for the perfect host site....

2005-11-15 Thread Randolfe Wicker
Very interesting. What did happen??? Randolfe (Randy) Wicker Videographer, Writer, ActivistAdvisor: The Immortality InstituteHoboken, NJhttp://www.randywickerreporting.blogspot.com/201-656-3280 - Original Message - From: Markus Sandy To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com

[videoblogging] Which vlog host do you like and why?

2005-11-14 Thread Randolfe Wicker
I happen to have a vlog on Blip.TV. I like several of the features that they have and new ones they are adding. However, I've had a brief "scare" now and then when the site was (probably) having so much traffic that I couldn't get my day's work to upload. They're just added a chat room

Re: [videoblogging] Proposition: Official Monthly Meetup Schedule

2005-11-14 Thread Randolfe Wicker
You don't have to have a Meetup that is national in scope. You can start a meetup for vloggers in your city, state, section of the country, whatever. That is the way Howard Dean revolutionized political activity during the last election. Anyone can do the same by simply organizing

Re: [videoblogging] Re: New Emmy category includes content from vlogs

2005-11-14 Thread Randolfe Wicker
At Blip TV, they have a list of the most watched six or seven vlogs every day. They usually are the better ones except for the "trick titles" that get people to watch what's not worth watching. - Original Message - From: ryanne hodson To:

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