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

2005-11-17 Thread Michael Meiser
Thanks Andrew, I'd love to here some more from you or chat with you, you're perhaps one of the few that is really dealing with this scale of traffic yet. Not that this client will get that big, but I need to give them some idea of how this thing scales. Are you using an independant host

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

2005-11-17 Thread Michael Meiser
On Nov 16, 2005, at 3:20 PM, Vincent Njoroge Ndonye wrote:In the meanwhile I should start vlogging!Yeah, isn't that it. Just start, worry about the economics later when it's an issue. :)To bad I can't write a proposal like that. :)-Mike of mmeiser.com/blog/On Nov 16, 2005, at 3:20 PM, Vincent

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

2005-11-17 Thread Michael Meiser
That's quite interesitng. They're probably growing their rack space. Brokering new deals for server space and then installing new indrastructure. We went through a bit of this back in the day. You buy up some new facilities or lease out some rack space... you develop it... you sell

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

2005-11-17 Thread Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen
On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 12:10:31 +0100, Michael Meiser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's quite interesitng. They're probably growing their rack space. Brokering new deals for server space and then installing new indrastructure. We went through a bit of this back in the day. You buy up some new

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

2005-11-17 Thread Michael Meiser
Thanks Bill and Adam, it means the world to me that you find what I have to say interesting. I've come to terms with the fact I'm going to type copious amounts or words, and am just trying to improve it and structure it better for easier reading. Also, I keep the biggest articles on the

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

2005-11-17 Thread Michael Meiser
Thanks steve for reminding me about the peak bandwidth issue. That ups the complexity. Back in the .boom days I was responsible for the development of a market data web portal. We got nailed during the market day and so of course had to buy peak capacity bandwidth, meanwhile all that

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

2005-11-17 Thread Michael Meiser
Yeap, the problem is the economics changes every time so they have to reexamine the ROI each time they expand their hosting facilities. We used to use a company called Genuity, if I remember the name correctly. They went public toward the end of the IPO craze. Had a bunch of black rocket

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

2005-11-17 Thread Pete Prodoehl
petertheman wrote: If you're looking for extremely high amounts of people watching video, go with the professionals. Check out http://www.limelightnetworks.com/solutions.video.html, for example. You might also talk with Doug Kaye from ITConversations, his blog is at:

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

2005-11-17 Thread Pete Prodoehl
Michael Meiser wrote: Thanks Andrew, I'd love to here some more from you or chat with you, you're perhaps one of the few that is really dealing with this scale of traffic yet. Not that this client will get that big, but I need to give them some idea of how this thing scales. Are you

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

2005-11-17 Thread WWWhatsup
i'm using powweb for punkcast you get 5GB and 10GB/day bandwidth for $7.77/mth - plus there was a deal may still be - that you get 6 months free if you pay a year up front - so thats 18 months for just over $100. (please please please clickthru on the link on http://punkcast.com if interested :))

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

2005-11-17 Thread Michael Meiser
Right you are. Isn't there an open wiki already in existence where community members are compiling info on products and services. Videoblogging.info perhaps. I saw Steve Garfield had started something and We are the media .com does reviews, but there's a lot of grown to cover. The problem

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

2005-11-17 Thread Michael Meiser
That sounds like a great budget package. Not what I personally need, but probably just the sort of thing most people here would die for. Thanks. -Mike of mmeiser.com/blog On Nov 18, 2005, at 1:06 AM, WWWhatsup wrote: i'm using powweb for punkcast you get 5GB and 10GB/day bandwidth for

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

2005-11-16 Thread Frank Carver
Tuesday, November 15, 2005, 11:25:11 PM, LeanBackVids.com wrote: In my opinion, there is nothing better than paid hosting.  If planned and maintained, you do not have to worry about about links going bad since they live on a domain you own and control.  As long as I continue to renew my

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

2005-11-16 Thread Michael Sullivan
do local backups on dvd.On 11/16/05, Frank Carver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tuesday, November 15, 2005, 11:25:11 PM, LeanBackVids.com wrote: In my opinion, there is nothing better than paid hosting. If planned and maintained, you do not have to worry about about links going bad since they live

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

2005-11-16 Thread Michael Meiser
Ok, I actually have the same question. I ran into some old friends in Chicago at a prominent investment research company and found myself giving my an impromptu presentation on just what all this new media stuff is about. I tried to tone down my enthusiasm, but I knew I'd just sold them on

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

2005-11-16 Thread Jack Olmsted
Is there anyone doing paid vlog or audio podcast subscriptions? www.veoh.com video.google.com (coming soon) -Jack http://view-point.blogspot.com Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home

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

2005-11-16 Thread Steve Garfield
with dreamhost you can set up your account for throttling this 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,

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

2005-11-16 Thread Randolfe Wicker
en, NJhttp://www.randywickerreporting.blogspot.com/201-656-3280 - Original Message - From: Steve Garfield To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 10:13 AM Subject: Re: [videoblogging] Re: Looking for the perfect host site with dreamhost y

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

2005-11-16 Thread robert a/k/a r
ing] Re: Looking for the perfect host site/x-tad-bigger with dreamhost you can set up your account for throttling this 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 y

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

2005-11-16 Thread Steve Watkins
If you are dealing with a very high number of subscribers and time-sensitive show contents, you may need to look at bandwidth in a different way. For example is it likely that a large number of people will be trying to get the video at the same time? If you you'll need to look at load-balancing,

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

2005-11-16 Thread Bill Streeter
Yes I do too, and I wouldn't even say that you were completely off topic. Your ideas about how the popularization of a technology increases the apprecheation for professionals and demand for the same was very insightful. I have been thinking the same thing for a while I just haven't been able

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

2005-11-16 Thread andrew michael baron
Dreamhost is not a solution for a site with major traffic. They cant support it. Thats a matter of fact not opinion. Thats what they say: Dreamhost does not have any dedicated servers avil. at this time and shared server are too big for the kind of traffic you have. You mentioned you were

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

2005-11-16 Thread petertheman
Dreamhost is not a solution for a site with major traffic. They cant support it. Thats a matter of fact not opinion. Thats what they say: Dreamhost does not have any dedicated servers avil. at this time and shared server are too big for the kind of traffic you have. You mentioned you

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

2005-11-16 Thread petertheman
If you're looking for extremely high amounts of people watching video, go with the professionals. Check out http://www.limelightnetworks.com/solutions.video.html, for example. Peter -- http://mefeedia.com Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Get fast access

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

2005-11-16 Thread Michael Sullivan
i took advantage of their 80% discount last month just for a backup sandbox :)On 11/16/05, petertheman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dreamhost is not a solution for a site with major traffic. They cant support it. Thats a matter of fact not opinion. Thats what they say: Dreamhost does not have

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

2005-11-16 Thread Vincent Njoroge Ndonye
Thanks for the tips.. checking out limelightnetworks, the planet, datagram. Hopefull will be testing in a few days. VincentOn 11/16/05, petertheman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you're looking for extremely high amounts of people watching video, go with the professionals. Check out

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

2005-11-15 Thread LeanBackVids.com
In my opinion, there is nothing better than paid hosting. If planned and maintained, you do not have to worry about about links going bad since they live on a domain you own and control. As long as I continue to renew my domain name, I can be certain that my video links will be valid. Who knows

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

2005-11-15 Thread Pete Prodoehl
LeanBackVids.com wrote: In my opinion, there is nothing better than paid hosting. I'm a big fan of Dreamhost (as are many others here). The best part is they have a referral program that can eliminate your costs. Given all the time we spend on vlogging, what is $10 each month to have

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

2005-11-15 Thread LeanBackVids.com
I bought 3 years for $300. It is the Code Monster package, but the cheapest you can get Dreamhost for is $7.95 per month if you get their starter package and commit to two years. The lowest level package allows for unlimited domain hosting and unlimited email addressess. Monthly bandwith starts

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

2005-11-15 Thread Markus Sandy
with all due respect matt, I think you are deluding yourself here about the stability and (prolonged!) quality of service for paid vendors my rule of thumb: as soon as you find a great hosting site (paid or not), use it and start looking for another - it's just a matter of time before they

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

2005-11-15 Thread LeanBackVids.com
No offense taken. I'm just offering up my opinion and I'm not sure how that delutes myself. The key component to paid hosting is the domain name. I'd much rather control http://ridertech.com rather than rely ridertech.freeservice.com, which is out of my control. As for video hosting, the

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

2005-11-15 Thread Randolfe Wicker
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 7:22 PM Subject: Re: [videoblogging] Re: Looking for the perfect host site with all due respect matt, I think you are deluding yourself here about the stability and (prolonged!) quality of service for paid vendorsmy rule of thumb: as soon

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

2005-11-15 Thread Vincent Njoroge Ndonye
Hi folks, Its been great reading and learning about vlogging. This is interesting I'd like to do something inspired by rocketboom, but for different audience and am wondering about recommendations for hosts who can handle around 5TB reliably. Who is the best out there for this level of

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

2005-11-15 Thread petertheman
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Vincent Njoroge Ndonye different audience and am wondering about recommendations for hosts who can handle around 5TB reliably. Who is the best out there for this level of Hey Vincent, why the 5TB number? Don't worry about hosts and numbers, you can always