Re: [videoblogging] Re: Monetizing mature content?
Just out of curiosity, are you videos online? -- Charles Iliya Krempeaux, B.Sc. http://ChangeLog.ca/ Motorsport Videos http://TireBiterZ.com/ Vlog Razor... Vlogging News... http://vlograzor.com/ On Feb 8, 2008 12:38 AM, Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the suggestions! Again, though, this series is more Mature than Adult. Meaning it falls well within the PG-13 to R range. So I'd be pretty wary of signing onto any adult-specific revenue system. My actresses would have my head on a platter if they went to watch their videos and saw dildo ads running across the bottom! :) Chris --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, smoothsayl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Chris: Hopefully I have a direction or two for you. This is my first post to the group. I have been lurking for quite some time. Hopefully, it won't brand me as a pervert.:-) First: There is a mainstream book from O'Reilly (the folks with a line drawing of an animal on every cover) with an entire chapter devoted to marketing adult/mature content on the internet. The book is titled: Google Advertising Tools I doubt you will be doing much of your advertising on Google, but that's the title of the book. I believe its chapter six. I was stunned the O'Reilly folks, usually purveyors of stuff way too geeked out for me, would be so literate about adult internet marketing. But its true. Second: Before you buy the book, here are a few websites that might also provide some information: http://www.Adult.tophosts.com = Adult web hosting http://www.Cozyacademy.com = Touted as the original free school for adult web masterism http://www.Adultchamber.com = Adult webmaster commerce resource center Yep, my curiousity was piqued enough to write them down. Apparently there is this whole parallel universe of adult oriented internet marketing avenues existing right under our noses. Hope this was helpful and didn't offend anyone. Rob --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Chris cjburdick@ wrote: What are some best practices for monetizing videos with mature content? And by that I don't mean porn, I mean something that, in terms of propriety, falls somewhere between French Maid TV and a Kevin Smith film (leaning more toward the former most of the time, but occasionally careening toward the latter). I know that's going to cut out certain revenue partners whose TOS's preclude such things, such as - I'm guessing - AdSense. So my question, I guess, is can anybody name any revenue partners that don't care if your content is a little racy or risque? Especially now that Revver is likely going bye-bye... Chris
[videoblogging] Re: Monetizing mature content?
Thanks for the suggestions! Again, though, this series is more Mature than Adult. Meaning it falls well within the PG-13 to R range. So I'd be pretty wary of signing onto any adult-specific revenue system. My actresses would have my head on a platter if they went to watch their videos and saw dildo ads running across the bottom! :) Chris --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, smoothsayl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Chris: Hopefully I have a direction or two for you. This is my first post to the group. I have been lurking for quite some time. Hopefully, it won't brand me as a pervert.:-) First: There is a mainstream book from O'Reilly (the folks with a line drawing of an animal on every cover) with an entire chapter devoted to marketing adult/mature content on the internet. The book is titled: Google Advertising Tools I doubt you will be doing much of your advertising on Google, but that's the title of the book. I believe its chapter six. I was stunned the O'Reilly folks, usually purveyors of stuff way too geeked out for me, would be so literate about adult internet marketing. But its true. Second: Before you buy the book, here are a few websites that might also provide some information: http://www.Adult.tophosts.com = Adult web hosting http://www.Cozyacademy.com = Touted as the original free school for adult web masterism http://www.Adultchamber.com = Adult webmaster commerce resource center Yep, my curiousity was piqued enough to write them down. Apparently there is this whole parallel universe of adult oriented internet marketing avenues existing right under our noses. Hope this was helpful and didn't offend anyone. Rob --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Chris cjburdick@ wrote: What are some best practices for monetizing videos with mature content? And by that I don't mean porn, I mean something that, in terms of propriety, falls somewhere between French Maid TV and a Kevin Smith film (leaning more toward the former most of the time, but occasionally careening toward the latter). I know that's going to cut out certain revenue partners whose TOS's preclude such things, such as - I'm guessing - AdSense. So my question, I guess, is can anybody name any revenue partners that don't care if your content is a little racy or risque? Especially now that Revver is likely going bye-bye... Chris
Re: [videoblogging] preroll time?
I've been watching all the networks web shows on and off from the beginning. The least intrusive of them is :05 The longest, :15 All the mid-roll ads are :30 Jn On Feb 7, 2008 6:09 PM, Irina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: yeah, anything longer than 5 seconds gets skipped. thats from a much more intensive study from france. cuz you know anything from france is intense :) seriously tho, 5 seconds is long enuf for impact but not long enuf to annoy On Feb 7, 2008 10:47 AM, Kathryn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: HI Jim, Believe it or not research has shown that the most effective pre-roll add is the thirty second pre-roll, http://tinyurl.com/289a95 However research has also show that uses skip videos with pre-rolls, http:// tinyurl.com/24hay9 I used a ten-second pre-roll against my best judgement (client insisted upon it), but my advice to you if you must insert a pre-roll is to keep it as short as possible and hope its over before the user has a chance to click away and then follow up with companion links or a really great mid or post-roll, or even better, convince the client to let you incorporate their product directly into the content. kathryn http://www.synchronis.tv On Feb 7, 2008, at 1:35 PM, Jim Kukral wrote: Does anyone know what the standard time is for a preroll ad? I know there aren't really any standards yet for online video. Just looking for feedback and opinions. 5 seconds? Jim Kukral Check out my video show at www.jimkukral.com. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- http://geekentertainment.tv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links -- The Faux Press - better than real http://feeds.feedburner.com/diaryofafauxjournalist - RSS http://fauxpress.blogspot.com aim=janofsound air=862.571.5334 skype=janmclaughlin [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: preroll time?
Pre-roll? Preferably 3-5 seconds. First Position? 5-10 seconds. I really don't enjoy watching 15 seconds of show and then 15 seconds of commercial. Depending on how long your show is, you can get away with another 15 second spot in the middle or near the end, but those are less coveted by advertisers, for obvious reasons of people not watching the show that long and never seeing the commercial. I also think that the more integrated the ad is with the show, the better. Have your on-air talent do the voiceover or the actual spot. Bill Cammack http://BillCammack.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jan McLaughlin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been watching all the networks web shows on and off from the beginning. The least intrusive of them is :05 The longest, :15 All the mid-roll ads are :30 Jn On Feb 7, 2008 6:09 PM, Irina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: yeah, anything longer than 5 seconds gets skipped. thats from a much more intensive study from france. cuz you know anything from france is intense :) seriously tho, 5 seconds is long enuf for impact but not long enuf to annoy On Feb 7, 2008 10:47 AM, Kathryn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: HI Jim, Believe it or not research has shown that the most effective pre-roll add is the thirty second pre-roll, http://tinyurl.com/289a95 However research has also show that uses skip videos with pre-rolls, http:// tinyurl.com/24hay9 I used a ten-second pre-roll against my best judgement (client insisted upon it), but my advice to you if you must insert a pre-roll is to keep it as short as possible and hope its over before the user has a chance to click away and then follow up with companion links or a really great mid or post-roll, or even better, convince the client to let you incorporate their product directly into the content. kathryn http://www.synchronis.tv On Feb 7, 2008, at 1:35 PM, Jim Kukral wrote: Does anyone know what the standard time is for a preroll ad? I know there aren't really any standards yet for online video. Just looking for feedback and opinions. 5 seconds? Jim Kukral Check out my video show at www.jimkukral.com. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- http://geekentertainment.tv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links -- The Faux Press - better than real http://feeds.feedburner.com/diaryofafauxjournalist - RSS http://fauxpress.blogspot.com aim=janofsound air=862.571.5334 skype=janmclaughlin [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: Monetizing mature content?
No, actually, I'm just this week in the middle of shooting my first 18-episode mini season. I'm going to be wrapping the first phase of production next Wednesday. I hope to have at least the first couple of episodes online before the end of February. There's a song I want to use over the end credits, but have no budget to speak of, so I'm going to break out the kneepads and beg like crazy for the song's performer and/or label to grant me permission to use it sans charge. That might be the only thing that holds up the works... Chris --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Charles Iliya Krempeaux [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just out of curiosity, are you videos online? -- Charles Iliya Krempeaux, B.Sc. http://ChangeLog.ca/ Motorsport Videos http://TireBiterZ.com/ Vlog Razor... Vlogging News... http://vlograzor.com/
[videoblogging] Is Anyone Here Familiar with Webmunism.com?
Hey folks; While peeking at the traffic for our web series, Something to Be Desired, I noticed some traffic to our Blip videos from a site called http://webmunism.com I checked them out and, now, I'm a bit confused. If you search their site for a tag -- in our case, stbd -- you'll see these search results: http://webmunism.com/vids/of/stbd As you can see, that search creates its own list (and RSS feed) of videos from YouTube, Blip, Veoh, etc., that are tagged stbd. Here's the confusing part: * Why are some of the videos pulled from Veoh, some from Blip, etc.? Is there an obvious hierarchy that dictates why some videos are pulled from one source and some from another? * Why are some videos missing from the list? Every episode I've uploaded to Blip is tagged stbd, and yet several episodes from earlier seasons aren't included in their list. * How should I feel about an RSS feed that has the potential to attract viewers who will see our videos from multiple sources rather than one consistent delivery method, and whom I'll never know about because they're subscribing to an RSS feed that I didn't create / can't monitor? Thoughts? Cheers. Justin Kownacki Creator / Producer, Something to Be Desired http://www.somethingtobedesired.com
Re: [videoblogging] Anyone tried YouTube video ads?
We've got ads working on all of our YouTube videos. There are several components to this. Ads on the videos on YouTube site, ads on the YouTube videos off-site on embeds, and ad-sense share which allows you to have your content sent through the ad-sense pipes onto other peoples sites. Unfortunately, we are under NDA and cant talk about the prices, etc. (NDAs suck BTW). We have been slowly building an audience on YouTube but have only started to hit kind of a tipping point around the end of December and January. Now we are in the top 100 partners and directors almost every day for view counts - its been a very slow build and we still have a very long ways to go. Nevertheless, Im expecting that sometime this year, the $ we make from YouTube will be significant. Thanks for this info. Itll be interesting to see how Youtube manages their partnerships. Since they have such distribution power, will they effectively start laying out content guidelines? I wonder if Youtube will start (or has already) hiring TV execs to manage content and do promotion. I ask because it's interesting to see in San Francisco, technologists try to figure out content stuff...when the entertainment industry has been doing it for years. Jay -- http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790 Professional: http://ryanishungry.com Personal: http://momentshowing.net Photos: http://flickr.com/photos/jaydedman/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/jaydedman RSS: http://tinyurl.com/yqgdt9
Re: [videoblogging] National Protests of Scientology by Anonymous this Sunday
wow. we'll be in LA sunday. id love to see what they pull off. Jay On Feb 7, 2008 7:42 PM, Andrew Baron [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This Sunday there will be an amazing protest of Scientology by the Anonymous group. If anyone in the US can make it out to capture some footage in your own locale and would be willing to sync up, please email me off-list. Thanks! Map of Protests around the country http://harbl.wetfish.net/cosplay/ Anonymous makes it on to NPR: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18764756 The anti-Scientology group Anonymous told NBC11 Monday it expected more than 300,000 people to join protests worldwide on Feb. 10th at 11am. The campaign is going amazingly -- swimmingly at the moment. We are in the organizational stages, a woman who would not give her name told NBC11. We are having members of Anonymous from all over the world join the protest at their local church of Scientology at 11 a.m. local time. Other people claiming to be members of Anonymous told NBC11 that the actual number of Scientology protesters worldwide will not reach 300,000. The actual number of people who show up for the rallies could be much less, they said. The group members said out of the 24 time zones, there are 17 that have Churches of Scientology. Of the 24 time zones there are 17 that have a church located in them and we believe our protesting is happening in 15 of those 17, said the group member. We have a map that people can log in to and say what protest they're going to at the current moment. At last count we expect 300,000 at all the protests. Everyone in the world is invited. We're trying to get support from local organizations. Anonymous claims the Church of Scientology forces members to have abortions as well as sign over their bank accounts. We think it's wrong that they have tax exempt status, the member told NBC11. We want to to see if we can get that looked into by the IRS -- who ever we can gain the ear of. Are they really a religious organization or a business? The member of Anonymous said her organization is attempting to change its approach because it first gained attention as a group of hackers and pranksters. The group said it now plans to engage in activities that fight against Scientology, but are not considered illegal by the U.S. government. The member told NBC11 that she is not an actual hacker herself, but rather someone providing other means of support to Anonymous. The member said Anonymous is planning to hold large monthly protests against Scientology at its churches each month until May. She said the group is drawing up plans for more protests after that. The group member said Anonymous would hold another large protest two days after church founder L. Ron Hubbard's birthday on March 15. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790 Professional: http://ryanishungry.com Personal: http://momentshowing.net Photos: http://flickr.com/photos/jaydedman/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/jaydedman RSS: http://tinyurl.com/yqgdt9
[videoblogging] Re: Which WP theme? ufo'splode? show in a box?
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Cheryl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Because before the newer gear, Apple sold a bunch of older model video iPods. I have one. It won't play the 'big' files, even after updates. Some people need the little ones or they have to manually convert. Since I'm one of them, I'm into giving them (myself) the choice. Cheryl I have the oldest video iPod too, and I produce a single big video of each episode that will play on all video iPods and the AppleTV as well. Can you clarify what you mean by big videos? I mean 640x480 and compressed in H.264, baseline low-complexity. I open my full AVI version of the episode in QT Pro; resize it to 640x480; use the iPod export option to create an M4V, which comes out at 1,500kbps I think; then crunch it down to a smaller file (about 700-800kbps) using Videora iPod Converter. People report back to me that it works fine on iPods, iPhones, AppleTV ... try my vids yourself if you like (not the ones on the site, the ones in the feed). Waz www.crashtestkitchen.com
[videoblogging] where do videos from famous directors go?
There's supposedly going to be a new online video site that features short videos made by professional directors. http://tinyurl.com/33eug9 Cinelan will focus on professionally produced, three-minute nonfiction films that will be distributed worldwide on multiple platforms, including the Internet, in digital cinemas, on TV and mobile phones. While sites such as YouTube.com thrive on user-generated content, Cinelan will offer a multimedia distribution platform for professional and top-tier aspiring filmmakers. It's good to see everyone starting to embrace web video. serious creators have been hesitant for some time now. I think that the better quality that comes online, the better all our work will become. raise that bar. Jay -- http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790 Professional: http://ryanishungry.com Personal: http://momentshowing.net Photos: http://flickr.com/photos/jaydedman/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/jaydedman RSS: http://tinyurl.com/yqgdt9
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Monetizing mature content?
If you're looking for music. I've found usable music at... http://stockmusic.net/ It's cost money though but it's affordable. (You can music song for under $30.) (Although I make Motorsport videos so I found stuff appropriate for that. But you'll have to look around to see if there's anything there you like.) There's also the PodSafe Music Network... http://music.podshow.com/ I think it's cheaper than the above link. (But I haven't really looked around their site yet.) But anyways. post a link to your site (in this thread) once your videos are ready. See ya -- Charles Iliya Krempeaux, B.Sc. http://ChangeLog.ca/ Motorsport Videos http://TireBiterZ.com/ Vlog Razor... Vlogging News... http://vlograzor.com/ On Feb 8, 2008 1:58 AM, Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, actually, I'm just this week in the middle of shooting my first 18-episode mini season. I'm going to be wrapping the first phase of production next Wednesday. I hope to have at least the first couple of episodes online before the end of February. There's a song I want to use over the end credits, but have no budget to speak of, so I'm going to break out the kneepads and beg like crazy for the song's performer and/or label to grant me permission to use it sans charge. That might be the only thing that holds up the works... Chris --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Charles Iliya Krempeaux [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just out of curiosity, are you videos online? -- Charles Iliya Krempeaux, B.Sc. http://ChangeLog.ca/ Motorsport Videos http://TireBiterZ.com/ Vlog Razor... Vlogging News... http://vlograzor.com/
Re: [videoblogging] where do videos from famous directors go?
Hi Jay, we started publishing (professional !?) independant video art on the web some time ago. since this is done in connection with a full database and thesaurus work, it does take a long time. we've got 1500 videos ready but only 300 or so are on line and ca be seen at : www.videoformes.com check for digital archive Le 8 févr. 08 à 17:34, Jay dedman a écrit : There's supposedly going to be a new online video site that features short videos made by professional directors. http://tinyurl.com/33eug9 Cinelan will focus on professionally produced, three-minute nonfiction films that will be distributed worldwide on multiple platforms, including the Internet, in digital cinemas, on TV and mobile phones. While sites such as YouTube.com thrive on user-generated content, Cinelan will offer a multimedia distribution platform for professional and top-tier aspiring filmmakers. It's good to see everyone starting to embrace web video. serious creators have been hesitant for some time now. I think that the better quality that comes online, the better all our work will become. raise that bar. Jay -- http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790 Professional: http://ryanishungry.com Personal: http://momentshowing.net Photos: http://flickr.com/photos/jaydedman/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/jaydedman RSS: http://tinyurl.com/yqgdt9 Gabriel Soucheyre [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Département Métiers du livre et éditions numériques Université Blaise Pascal 34, av Carnot BP 185 63006 Clermont-Ferrand cedex T + 33 (0) 612 59 27 53 Skype : callto:gabrielsoucheyre my vlogs : http://gasprod.blip.tv/ http://gabriel-soucheyre.jimdo.com/ .. VIDEOFORMES vidéo et nouveaux médias dans l'art contemporain www.videoformes.com BP 80411 63011 Clermont-Ferrand Cedex 1 / France T + 33 (0) 473 17 02 17 Direction : Gabriel SOUCHEYRE + 33 (0) 612 59 27 53 Contribuez à la protection de l'environnement, n'imprimez ce mail qu'en cas de nécessité Help the environment, print out this e-mail only if you need to. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Home grown blog (was TrafficGeyser.com)
On Feb 7, 2008 3:53 PM, influxxmedia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But here's my problem. I'm a graphic designer with intermediate web coding skills. I I also ran across this site: http://wpcustomization.com/ WordPress is certainly a great blogging platform - many of us use it and love it. However, customization rates are often pricey and trying to customize it yourself can get a little confusing. That's where we come in. Send us your design - it can be a .PSD, .AI, or even existing HTML markup - and we'll deliver you a customized WordPress theme. There are four different time frames to choose from for your convenience with some of the cheapest rates around. Jay -- http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790 Professional: http://ryanishungry.com Personal: http://momentshowing.net Photos: http://flickr.com/photos/jaydedman/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/jaydedman RSS: http://tinyurl.com/yqgdt9 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Cory Doctorow on Copyright
Nothing really new here for followers of the copyright argument, but good to see these conversations getting into mainstream publications: http://tinyurl.com/2j2js5 Im glad the arguments are being laid more and more clear. This is a genuinely radical idea: individuals should hire lawyers to negotiate their personal use of cultural material, or at least refrain from sharing their cultural activities with others (except it's not's really culture if you're not sharing it, is it?). It's also a dumb idea. People aren't going to hire lawyers to bless the singalong or Timmy's comic book. They're also not going to stop doing culture. Jay -- http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790 Professional: http://ryanishungry.com Personal: http://momentshowing.net Photos: http://flickr.com/photos/jaydedman/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/jaydedman RSS: http://tinyurl.com/yqgdt9
[videoblogging] Comcast officially admits to throttling bandwidth use
After being threatened with an investigation, Comcast has, subtly, written in their contract with users that they do manage traffic. *http://tinyurl.com/2cyjub * **Comcast's decision to affirm its traffic management practices in the newly revised ToS is a welcome baby step towards greater transparency. Subscribers (disclosure: Comcast is my ISP) would love to see even more transparency from the company, which remains cagey when it comes to its nebulous usage capshttp://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070919-comcast-speaks-out-on-bandwidth-caps-says-they-only-affect-0-01-of-users.htmlas well as what type of traffic is liable to be delayed. Comcast is one of the biggest broadband providers in the US. Very often Comcast will be one of he only broadband providers in an area. what concerns me is that there doesnt seem to be clear rules on what they can and cant do. Comcast also doesnt seem to want to share their thinking unless they are forced to. Jay -- http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790 Professional: http://ryanishungry.com Personal: http://momentshowing.net Photos: http://flickr.com/photos/jaydedman/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/jaydedman RSS: http://tinyurl.com/yqgdt9 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: Monetizing mature content?
Thanks! I have plenty of music at my disposal... lots of friends with long defunct (but excellent) bands. This one song would be perfect, though... it's also from a defunct indie band, but in this case the singer was only ever a casual - but friendly - acquaintance of mine. And she's also done a lot of stand-up in alternative comedy circles, so I think she'll get the humor of my show. Chris --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Charles Iliya Krempeaux [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you're looking for music. I've found usable music at... http://stockmusic.net/ It's cost money though but it's affordable. (You can music song for under $30.) (Although I make Motorsport videos so I found stuff appropriate for that. But you'll have to look around to see if there's anything there you like.) There's also the PodSafe Music Network... http://music.podshow.com/ I think it's cheaper than the above link. (But I haven't really looked around their site yet.) But anyways. post a link to your site (in this thread) once your videos are ready. See ya -- Charles Iliya Krempeaux, B.Sc. http://ChangeLog.ca/ Motorsport Videos http://TireBiterZ.com/ Vlog Razor... Vlogging News... http://vlograzor.com/ On Feb 8, 2008 1:58 AM, Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, actually, I'm just this week in the middle of shooting my first 18-episode mini season. I'm going to be wrapping the first phase of production next Wednesday. I hope to have at least the first couple of episodes online before the end of February. There's a song I want to use over the end credits, but have no budget to speak of, so I'm going to break out the kneepads and beg like crazy for the song's performer and/or label to grant me permission to use it sans charge. That might be the only thing that holds up the works... Chris --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Charles Iliya Krempeaux supercanadian@ wrote: Just out of curiosity, are you videos online? -- Charles Iliya Krempeaux, B.Sc. http://ChangeLog.ca/ Motorsport Videos http://TireBiterZ.com/ Vlog Razor... Vlogging News... http://vlograzor.com/
[videoblogging] Re: Home grown blog (was TrafficGeyser.com)
Well, I don't have that kind of cash to dedicate to a site design. Yet. But it is not a bad idea. You are absolutely right when you look at TIME == MONEY and we can all be putting our time into more productive ventures. I absolutely have ZERO plans of monetizing my site or work, and the whole point of me doing this was to get away from doing it as a business. My freelance work (http://www.influxx.com) keeps me thinking along those lines and this is a creative aside from all that. Having said that the aesthetist in me squirms every time I look at my blog, especially when I see all the great looking sites out there. I'll keep your suggestions in mind. Maybe make a goal for this year to get a bit more serious and cough up for a proper WP site. cheers adam --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is exactly what we did with http://ryanishungry.com. we wanted a better looking blog using Wordpress than we could make ourselves. so we paid someone (happened to be a friend) to design and code the site. we then learn stuff watching her make it. its good money invested. jay
Re: [videoblogging] Comcast officially admits to throttling bandwidth use
This will be the a good real test of whether or not the FCC will follow up on their promise to enforce network neutrality, in terms of penalties for comcast. I'm not holding my breath. ... Richard On Feb 8, 2008 10:17 AM, Jay dedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After being threatened with an investigation, Comcast has, subtly, written in their contract with users that they do manage traffic. *http://tinyurl.com/2cyjub * **Comcast's decision to affirm its traffic management practices in the newly revised ToS is a welcome baby step towards greater transparency. Subscribers (disclosure: Comcast is my ISP) would love to see even more transparency from the company, which remains cagey when it comes to its nebulous usage caps http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070919-comcast-speaks-out-on-bandwidth-caps-says-they-only-affect-0-01-of-users.htmlas well as what type of traffic is liable to be delayed. Comcast is one of the biggest broadband providers in the US. Very often Comcast will be one of he only broadband providers in an area. what concerns me is that there doesnt seem to be clear rules on what they can and cant do. Comcast also doesnt seem to want to share their thinking unless they are forced to. Jay -- http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790 Professional: http://ryanishungry.com Personal: http://momentshowing.net Photos: http://flickr.com/photos/jaydedman/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/jaydedman RSS: http://tinyurl.com/yqgdt9 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Richard http://richardhhall.org Shows http://richardshow.org http://inspiredhealing.tv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: National Protests of Scientology by Anonymous this Sunday
Whoa...there's going to be 2 protests here in Cedar Rapids!? I didnt even know there was a Scientology Church here. I'll be venturing out there Sunday to get this on video! David http://www.davidhowellstudios.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: wow. we'll be in LA sunday. id love to see what they pull off. Jay On Feb 7, 2008 7:42 PM, Andrew Baron [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This Sunday there will be an amazing protest of Scientology by the Anonymous group. If anyone in the US can make it out to capture some footage in your own locale and would be willing to sync up, please email me off-list. Thanks! Map of Protests around the country http://harbl.wetfish.net/cosplay/ Anonymous makes it on to NPR: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18764756 The anti-Scientology group Anonymous told NBC11 Monday it expected more than 300,000 people to join protests worldwide on Feb. 10th at 11am. The campaign is going amazingly -- swimmingly at the moment. We are in the organizational stages, a woman who would not give her name told NBC11. We are having members of Anonymous from all over the world join the protest at their local church of Scientology at 11 a.m. local time. Other people claiming to be members of Anonymous told NBC11 that the actual number of Scientology protesters worldwide will not reach 300,000. The actual number of people who show up for the rallies could be much less, they said. The group members said out of the 24 time zones, there are 17 that have Churches of Scientology. Of the 24 time zones there are 17 that have a church located in them and we believe our protesting is happening in 15 of those 17, said the group member. We have a map that people can log in to and say what protest they're going to at the current moment. At last count we expect 300,000 at all the protests. Everyone in the world is invited. We're trying to get support from local organizations. Anonymous claims the Church of Scientology forces members to have abortions as well as sign over their bank accounts. We think it's wrong that they have tax exempt status, the member told NBC11. We want to to see if we can get that looked into by the IRS -- who ever we can gain the ear of. Are they really a religious organization or a business? The member of Anonymous said her organization is attempting to change its approach because it first gained attention as a group of hackers and pranksters. The group said it now plans to engage in activities that fight against Scientology, but are not considered illegal by the U.S. government. The member told NBC11 that she is not an actual hacker herself, but rather someone providing other means of support to Anonymous. The member said Anonymous is planning to hold large monthly protests against Scientology at its churches each month until May. She said the group is drawing up plans for more protests after that. The group member said Anonymous would hold another large protest two days after church founder L. Ron Hubbard's birthday on March 15. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790 Professional: http://ryanishungry.com Personal: http://momentshowing.net Photos: http://flickr.com/photos/jaydedman/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/jaydedman RSS: http://tinyurl.com/yqgdt9
[videoblogging] Re: National Protests of Scientology by Anonymous this Sunday
Oops. Nevermind. Just noticed that there arent Churches here. The red markers on that COS map are Anonymous members. *duh* My bad. David http://www.davidhowellstudios.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, David Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Whoa...there's going to be 2 protests here in Cedar Rapids!? I didnt even know there was a Scientology Church here. I'll be venturing out there Sunday to get this on video! David http://www.davidhowellstudios.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman jay.dedman@ wrote: wow. we'll be in LA sunday. id love to see what they pull off. Jay On Feb 7, 2008 7:42 PM, Andrew Baron andrew@ wrote: This Sunday there will be an amazing protest of Scientology by the Anonymous group. If anyone in the US can make it out to capture some footage in your own locale and would be willing to sync up, please email me off-list. Thanks! Map of Protests around the country http://harbl.wetfish.net/cosplay/ Anonymous makes it on to NPR: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18764756 The anti-Scientology group Anonymous told NBC11 Monday it expected more than 300,000 people to join protests worldwide on Feb. 10th at 11am. The campaign is going amazingly -- swimmingly at the moment. We are in the organizational stages, a woman who would not give her name told NBC11. We are having members of Anonymous from all over the world join the protest at their local church of Scientology at 11 a.m. local time. Other people claiming to be members of Anonymous told NBC11 that the actual number of Scientology protesters worldwide will not reach 300,000. The actual number of people who show up for the rallies could be much less, they said. The group members said out of the 24 time zones, there are 17 that have Churches of Scientology. Of the 24 time zones there are 17 that have a church located in them and we believe our protesting is happening in 15 of those 17, said the group member. We have a map that people can log in to and say what protest they're going to at the current moment. At last count we expect 300,000 at all the protests. Everyone in the world is invited. We're trying to get support from local organizations. Anonymous claims the Church of Scientology forces members to have abortions as well as sign over their bank accounts. We think it's wrong that they have tax exempt status, the member told NBC11. We want to to see if we can get that looked into by the IRS -- who ever we can gain the ear of. Are they really a religious organization or a business? The member of Anonymous said her organization is attempting to change its approach because it first gained attention as a group of hackers and pranksters. The group said it now plans to engage in activities that fight against Scientology, but are not considered illegal by the U.S. government. The member told NBC11 that she is not an actual hacker herself, but rather someone providing other means of support to Anonymous. The member said Anonymous is planning to hold large monthly protests against Scientology at its churches each month until May. She said the group is drawing up plans for more protests after that. The group member said Anonymous would hold another large protest two days after church founder L. Ron Hubbard's birthday on March 15. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790 Professional: http://ryanishungry.com Personal: http://momentshowing.net Photos: http://flickr.com/photos/jaydedman/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/jaydedman RSS: http://tinyurl.com/yqgdt9
[videoblogging] Re: Home grown blog (was TrafficGeyser.com)
Hey, that WP/SIAB tutorial was great. Makes it seem very straighforward. I would be tempted to give it a whirl. But as was discussed earlier it is also the time. Still might be worth putting away some coin to pay a WP dude to do it. Great suggestions, thanks everyone Or jump into wordpress. There a whole group of us who are not coders learning together: What to download: http://showinabox.tv/download/ Sample Tutorial: http://showinabox.tv/2007/07/05/how-to-install-and-setup-wordpress/ Community: http://groups.google.com/group/show-in-a-box Basically, you get a server, install Wordpress, then play. The Theme is your design and color scheme. The Plugins that people have made just give you functionality.
Re: [videoblogging] Re: National Protests of Scientology by Anonymous this Sunday
I think it's weird that so many people are up in arms over Scientology, when other religions have been practicing equally cult-like behavior for centuries. And the fact that this 'anonymous' group is most concerned over their tax-free status is hilarious. Look how much money the Catholic church pulls in every year, tax-free. I'm not making a judgement call, just stating the obvious here. Scientology is like any other successful business/religion. They found their target audience, aggressively marketed to them, and are reaping the benefits. Celebrities are already so full of themselves, how could a religion that proclaims them to be God possibly fail to get their attention? -- *Adam Quirk* / Producer, Wreck Salvage LLC / [EMAIL PROTECTED] /+1 551.208.4644 (m) / imbullemhead (aim) On Feb 8, 2008 3:47 PM, David Meade [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There's some here in Indy ... but I dunno if I want the scary Scientology people to be able to film me filming them filming the protest ... somehow I'm pretty sure that ends with me being tied to a chair in over lit basement room being forced to confess my deepest fears and flaws to an ash tray. - Dave -- http://www.DavidMeade.com On Feb 8, 2008 2:03 PM, David Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oops. Nevermind. Just noticed that there arent Churches here. The red markers on that COS map are Anonymous members. *duh* My bad. David http://www.davidhowellstudios.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, David Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Whoa...there's going to be 2 protests here in Cedar Rapids!? I didnt even know there was a Scientology Church here. I'll be venturing out there Sunday to get this on video! David http://www.davidhowellstudios.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman jay.dedman@ wrote: wow. we'll be in LA sunday. id love to see what they pull off. Jay On Feb 7, 2008 7:42 PM, Andrew Baron andrew@ wrote: This Sunday there will be an amazing protest of Scientology by the Anonymous group. If anyone in the US can make it out to capture some footage in your own locale and would be willing to sync up, please email me off-list. Thanks! Map of Protests around the country http://harbl.wetfish.net/cosplay/ Anonymous makes it on to NPR: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18764756 The anti-Scientology group Anonymous told NBC11 Monday it expected more than 300,000 people to join protests worldwide on Feb. 10th at 11am. The campaign is going amazingly -- swimmingly at the moment. We are in the organizational stages, a woman who would not give her name told NBC11. We are having members of Anonymous from all over the world join the protest at their local church of Scientology at 11 a.m. local time. Other people claiming to be members of Anonymous told NBC11 that the actual number of Scientology protesters worldwide will not reach 300,000. The actual number of people who show up for the rallies could be much less, they said. The group members said out of the 24 time zones, there are 17 that have Churches of Scientology. Of the 24 time zones there are 17 that have a church located in them and we believe our protesting is happening in 15 of those 17, said the group member. We have a map that people can log in to and say what protest they're going to at the current moment. At last count we expect 300,000 at all the protests. Everyone in the world is invited. We're trying to get support from local organizations. Anonymous claims the Church of Scientology forces members to have abortions as well as sign over their bank accounts. We think it's wrong that they have tax exempt status, the member told NBC11. We want to to see if we can get that looked into by the IRS -- who ever we can gain the ear of. Are they really a religious organization or a business? The member of Anonymous said her organization is attempting to change its approach because it first gained attention as a group of hackers and pranksters. The group said it now plans to engage in activities that fight against Scientology, but are not considered illegal by the U.S. government. The member told NBC11 that she is not an actual hacker herself, but rather someone providing other means of support to Anonymous. The member said Anonymous is planning to hold large monthly protests against Scientology at its churches each month until May. She said the group is drawing up plans for more protests after that. The group member said Anonymous would hold another large protest two days after church founder L.
RE: [videoblogging] youtube prerolls
Here's a question for the YouTuber's in the group, especially those who are partners. Have you ever uploaded videos to YouTube that included your own sponsor prerolls built in? Yes, although I generally run them following a brief intro. Does YouTube care if you do that? I'm not sure if it complies with their terms of service or not, but I decided that because they make money off my videos and I don't that I didn't really care. :) Jake Ludington http://www.jakeludington.com
Re: [videoblogging] Re: National Protests of Scientology by Anonymous this Sunday
There's some here in Indy ... but I dunno if I want the scary Scientology people to be able to film me filming them filming the protest ... somehow I'm pretty sure that ends with me being tied to a chair in over lit basement room being forced to confess my deepest fears and flaws to an ash tray. - Dave -- http://www.DavidMeade.com On Feb 8, 2008 2:03 PM, David Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oops. Nevermind. Just noticed that there arent Churches here. The red markers on that COS map are Anonymous members. *duh* My bad. David http://www.davidhowellstudios.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, David Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Whoa...there's going to be 2 protests here in Cedar Rapids!? I didnt even know there was a Scientology Church here. I'll be venturing out there Sunday to get this on video! David http://www.davidhowellstudios.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman jay.dedman@ wrote: wow. we'll be in LA sunday. id love to see what they pull off. Jay On Feb 7, 2008 7:42 PM, Andrew Baron andrew@ wrote: This Sunday there will be an amazing protest of Scientology by the Anonymous group. If anyone in the US can make it out to capture some footage in your own locale and would be willing to sync up, please email me off-list. Thanks! Map of Protests around the country http://harbl.wetfish.net/cosplay/ Anonymous makes it on to NPR: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18764756 The anti-Scientology group Anonymous told NBC11 Monday it expected more than 300,000 people to join protests worldwide on Feb. 10th at 11am. The campaign is going amazingly -- swimmingly at the moment. We are in the organizational stages, a woman who would not give her name told NBC11. We are having members of Anonymous from all over the world join the protest at their local church of Scientology at 11 a.m. local time. Other people claiming to be members of Anonymous told NBC11 that the actual number of Scientology protesters worldwide will not reach 300,000. The actual number of people who show up for the rallies could be much less, they said. The group members said out of the 24 time zones, there are 17 that have Churches of Scientology. Of the 24 time zones there are 17 that have a church located in them and we believe our protesting is happening in 15 of those 17, said the group member. We have a map that people can log in to and say what protest they're going to at the current moment. At last count we expect 300,000 at all the protests. Everyone in the world is invited. We're trying to get support from local organizations. Anonymous claims the Church of Scientology forces members to have abortions as well as sign over their bank accounts. We think it's wrong that they have tax exempt status, the member told NBC11. We want to to see if we can get that looked into by the IRS -- who ever we can gain the ear of. Are they really a religious organization or a business? The member of Anonymous said her organization is attempting to change its approach because it first gained attention as a group of hackers and pranksters. The group said it now plans to engage in activities that fight against Scientology, but are not considered illegal by the U.S. government. The member told NBC11 that she is not an actual hacker herself, but rather someone providing other means of support to Anonymous. The member said Anonymous is planning to hold large monthly protests against Scientology at its churches each month until May. She said the group is drawing up plans for more protests after that. The group member said Anonymous would hold another large protest two days after church founder L. Ron Hubbard's birthday on March 15. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790 Professional: http://ryanishungry.com Personal: http://momentshowing.net Photos: http://flickr.com/photos/jaydedman/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/jaydedman RSS: http://tinyurl.com/yqgdt9 Yahoo! Groups Links
Re: [videoblogging] youtube prerolls
I have jim, and while I am not a partner, youtube doesn't seem to care...though once again, I think it can hinder viewership, perhaps especially on youtube.. best! kathryn http://www.synchronis.tv On Feb 8, 2008, at 12:37 PM, Jim Kukral wrote: Here's a question for the YouTuber's in the group, especially those who are partners. Have you ever uploaded videos to YouTube that included your own sponsor prerolls built in? Does YouTube care if you do that? Jim [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] youtube prerolls
We ran homemade prerolls for a few months last year and uploaded to 10 or 12 different sites/services (ex. http://youtube.com/watch?v=mRABQOh5z1Q ). Nobody seemed to mind. And although we made a bit of money from them, we decided they weren't worth the aesthetic bad taste it left in our mouths. -- *Adam Quirk* / Producer, Wreck Salvage LLC / [EMAIL PROTECTED] /+1 551.208.4644 (m) / imbullemhead (aim) On Feb 8, 2008 1:36 PM, Kathryn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have jim, and while I am not a partner, youtube doesn't seem to care...though once again, I think it can hinder viewership, perhaps especially on youtube.. best! kathryn http://www.synchronis.tv On Feb 8, 2008, at 12:37 PM, Jim Kukral wrote: Here's a question for the YouTuber's in the group, especially those who are partners. Have you ever uploaded videos to YouTube that included your own sponsor prerolls built in? Does YouTube care if you do that? Jim [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Re: National Protests of Scientology by Anonymous this Sunday
Having watched Steve Fishman's video deposition in full, I can no longer support this point of view. I guess I should first off mention that I have no love for the Catholic church in its current incarnation, so even given what I'm about to say, there is no inherent hypocrisy. There are three problems I see with Scientology. The first one is something Steve Fishman refers to as spiritual informed consent. The Catholic church is, for the most part, transparent. It's easy to know what you'll be getting yourself into if you want to join their program. The curricula for first mass are pretty easy to find, the theology is covered through a number of public documents, and the plan for your life is something the Catholic church encourages you to know. Scientology does not practice this. Scientology declares you as ill and claims that they will make you well. The methods by which they will do this, however, are incredibly secretive. The steps to your becoming a Clear are not laid out for you completely for you to examine and decide. Everything is given to you one grade at a time and must be accepted as absolute authority. This is the only path to becoming truly mentally and spiritually healthy allowed under Scientology. To paraphrase Fishman, this does not allow you informed consent. If a doctor tells you you're sick and require a surgery to become well, he also has to tell you what the surgery is, what effects you can expect, what the risks are, and you also retain the freedom to get a second opinion. This isn't offered on the Bridge, and it's a feature that isn't all that common in religions anymore. It's actually far more akin to groups like the Masons or the OTO, and they've come under a great deal of fire as a result. In fact, the Masons have been on a campaign of making themselves as transparent as possible so that they can show they're really a friendly society no different from the Moose, Elks, or Oddfellows. The next problem has to do with the way in which those who leave Scientology are treated. Try leaving the Catholic church today and see how hard it is. Sure, you might be treated by some as being on the path to perdition, but how many private investigators are going to follow you around and document your behavior? Will you be monitored for signs that you're criticizing the Catholic church? Will the Catholic church attempt to destroy your reputation if you speak out against them? I think not. The third problem is the direct criminal behavior they use to further their goals. Fishman, despite a Church of Scientology smear campaign, has reasonably demonstrated that the Church of Scientology trained him to commit the forms of fraud for which he was found guilty. Furthermore, the obstruction of justice charge against him was due to actions his Scientology Ethics Officer instructed him to do. This is to say nothing of famous moments in the Church of Scientology such as Operation Snow White, during which they attempted to frame the mayor of Clearwater, FL for hit-and-run charges. The government infiltration was vast. Mary Sue Hubbard went to prison over it. There were even attempts to petition the UN to have some enemies of the Church of Scientology accused of genocide. Now, it's true that the Catholic church has committed atrocities. Heck...there's even reason to believe they were tacit during the Holocaust. But it's important to understand that I wasn't alive during those times and, if I were, I'd have found their behavior atrocious and I'd be protesting them. This is the modern age, and I see no reason why this level of behavior is tolerated in a civil and democratic society. Bad behavior from the Catholic church is no longer tolerated, either, and I think it's fair to call out bad behavior when it happens. -- Rhett. I think it's weird that so many people are up in arms over Scientology, when other religions have been practicing equally cult-like behavior for centuries. And the fact that this 'anonymous' group is most concerned over their tax-free status is hilarious. Look how much money the Catholic church pulls in every year, tax-free. I'm not making a judgement call, just stating the obvious here. Scientology is like any other successful business/religion. They found their target audience, aggressively marketed to them, and are reaping the benefits. Celebrities are already so full of themselves, how could a religion that proclaims them to be God possibly fail to get their attention? -- *Adam Quirk* / Producer, Wreck Salvage LLC / [EMAIL PROTECTED] /+1 551.208.4644 (m) / imbullemhead (aim) On Feb 8, 2008 3:47 PM, David Meade [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There's some here in Indy ... but I dunno if I want the scary Scientology people to be able to film me filming them filming the protest ... somehow I'm pretty sure that ends with me being tied to a chair in over lit basement room being forced to confess my deepest fears and flaws to an
Re: [videoblogging] Is Anyone Here Familiar with Webmunism.com?
great questions Justin and we are back to the discussion of hijacked feeds. Rox On Feb 8, 2008 5:43 AM, stbdpittsburgh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey folks; While peeking at the traffic for our web series, Something to Be Desired, I noticed some traffic to our Blip videos from a site called http://webmunism.com I checked them out and, now, I'm a bit confused. If you search their site for a tag -- in our case, stbd -- you'll see these search results: http://webmunism.com/vids/of/stbd As you can see, that search creates its own list (and RSS feed) of videos from YouTube, Blip, Veoh, etc., that are tagged stbd. Here's the confusing part: * Why are some of the videos pulled from Veoh, some from Blip, etc.? Is there an obvious hierarchy that dictates why some videos are pulled from one source and some from another? * Why are some videos missing from the list? Every episode I've uploaded to Blip is tagged stbd, and yet several episodes from earlier seasons aren't included in their list. * How should I feel about an RSS feed that has the potential to attract viewers who will see our videos from multiple sources rather than one consistent delivery method, and whom I'll never know about because they're subscribing to an RSS feed that I didn't create / can't monitor? Thoughts? Cheers. Justin Kownacki Creator / Producer, Something to Be Desired http://www.somethingtobedesired.com -- Roxanne Darling o ke kai means of the sea in hawaiian Join us at the reef! Mermaid videos, geeks talking, and lots more http://reef.beachwalks.tv 808-384-5554 Video -- http://www.beachwalks.tv Company -- http://www.barefeetstudios.com Twitter-- http://www.twitter.com/roxannedarling [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: Home grown blog (was TrafficGeyser.com)
Dudesyou guys are spoiling me :) Thanks for the link. A ton. adam --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, David Meade [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Feb 7, 2008 3:53 PM, influxxmedia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But here's my problem. I'm a graphic designer with intermediate web coding skills. I You might enjoy looking at the following how-to: http://theundersigned.net/2006/05/from-xhtmlcss-to-wordpress/
[videoblogging] Re: preroll time?
Yes. I should have mentioned that those were my personal preferences as far as watching ads on shows. I don't buy or sell ads and have nothing to do with that industry. Some sites actually throw 30 second ads up before the video plays, as if you're about to watch an entire 30-minute television show. Some sites also don't have the ads burned into the video, meaning that you have to let the ad play until the end with no fast-forward control before it re-directs you to the URL of the video you wanted to see in the first place. Bill BillCammack.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Zachary Braiker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Standard time for pre-roll is :10 or :15 seconds. We buy media for clients, and I placed several :15 ads this month. Best, Zachary On Feb 8, 2008 2:46 AM, Bill Cammack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Pre-roll? Preferably 3-5 seconds. First Position? 5-10 seconds. I really don't enjoy watching 15 seconds of show and then 15 seconds of commercial. Depending on how long your show is, you can get away with another 15 second spot in the middle or near the end, but those are less coveted by advertisers, for obvious reasons of people not watching the show that long and never seeing the commercial. I also think that the more integrated the ad is with the show, the better. Have your on-air talent do the voiceover or the actual spot. Bill Cammack http://BillCammack.com http://billcammack.com/ --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com, Jan McLaughlin jannie.jan@ wrote: I've been watching all the networks web shows on and off from the beginning. The least intrusive of them is :05 The longest, :15 All the mid-roll ads are :30 Jn On Feb 7, 2008 6:09 PM, Irina irinaski@ wrote: yeah, anything longer than 5 seconds gets skipped. thats from a much more intensive study from france. cuz you know anything from france is intense :) seriously tho, 5 seconds is long enuf for impact but not long enuf to annoy On Feb 7, 2008 10:47 AM, Kathryn Jones kjonesjones@ wrote: HI Jim, Believe it or not research has shown that the most effective pre-roll add is the thirty second pre-roll, http://tinyurl.com/289a95 However research has also show that uses skip videos with pre-rolls, http:// tinyurl.com/24hay9 I used a ten-second pre-roll against my best judgement (client insisted upon it), but my advice to you if you must insert a pre-roll is to keep it as short as possible and hope its over before the user has a chance to click away and then follow up with companion links or a really great mid or post-roll, or even better, convince the client to let you incorporate their product directly into the content. kathryn http://www.synchronis.tv On Feb 7, 2008, at 1:35 PM, Jim Kukral wrote: Does anyone know what the standard time is for a preroll ad? I know there aren't really any standards yet for online video. Just looking for feedback and opinions. 5 seconds? Jim Kukral Check out my video show at www.jimkukral.com. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- http://geekentertainment.tv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links -- The Faux Press - better than real http://feeds.feedburner.com/diaryofafauxjournalist - RSS http://fauxpress.blogspot.com aim=janofsound air=862.571.5334 skype=janmclaughlin [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: National Protests of Scientology by Anonymous this Sunday
I reckon its because: Unlike other religions it has a more blatant business model involving charging for access to their version of the holy scriptures. It doesnt have the benefit of hundreds or thousands of years to obscure the origins of the texts. Having been a science fiction author does not help L Ron Hubbards score on the prophet credibility benchmark ;) They have a very aggressive policy towards those that are against their faith, L Rons paranoia influenced his creation rather a lot it seems. Still they are more likely to send you a threatening legal letter than tie you to a chair ;) They attack psychiatry in a very direct manner, and psychiatry is, along with the associated drugs, a large and protected industry in the US of A. If the things about Hubbard Ive read are even half true, it doesnt take long to see why he had it in for psychiatry, his personality reads like a long list of symptoms of mind illness. There are not so many scientologists, or nations wedded to scientology, to give them the power that quite a few religions enjoy. If a presidential candidate attacked them, he would not lose his base. Kids arent indoctrinated about them in schools, arent taught to tollerate them, or to see their beliefs as less crazy and creepy, or more 'genuinely spiritual', whatever that means. They havent got the 'one god' thing going for them. I know sci-fi has gone down well in recent decades, boy how I dont miss the 90's alien conspiracy obsessions for example, but its not yet proven to be a sound foundation for a credible modern religion. I dont know of any other religions that have questionnaires that ask whether you speak slowly. One thing they do have in common with other religions is being involved in the drug rehab business. I dont know much about their program, the wikipedia entry makes interesting reading. My favorite religious drug rehab story was about some other, more established church that benefitted from Bush's Faith Based initiatives thing. They were supposed to be treating some people, and got busted because they were actually making them work as telesales callers promoting the faith. I got myself a satellite dish so I could look at all the religious channels that have emerged in recent years in the UK. Well, scientology aint the only religious business thats for sure. Mmm there are some good Frank Zappa songs about this sort of thing, Im off to listen to some. Just remember, the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster will set you free. Pastafarianism, hehe. Cheers Steve Elbows --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Adam Quirk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think it's weird that so many people are up in arms over Scientology, when other religions have been practicing equally cult-like behavior for centuries. And the fact that this 'anonymous' group is most concerned over their tax-free status is hilarious. Look how much money the Catholic church pulls in every year, tax-free. I'm not making a judgement call, just stating the obvious here. Scientology is like any other successful business/religion. They found their target audience, aggressively marketed to them, and are reaping the benefits. Celebrities are already so full of themselves, how could a religion that proclaims them to be God possibly fail to get their attention? -- *Adam Quirk* / Producer, Wreck Salvage LLC / [EMAIL PROTECTED] /+1 551.208.4644 (m) / imbullemhead (aim) On Feb 8, 2008 3:47 PM, David Meade [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There's some here in Indy ... but I dunno if I want the scary Scientology people to be able to film me filming them filming the protest ... somehow I'm pretty sure that ends with me being tied to a chair in over lit basement room being forced to confess my deepest fears and flaws to an ash tray. - Dave -- http://www.DavidMeade.com On Feb 8, 2008 2:03 PM, David Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oops. Nevermind. Just noticed that there arent Churches here. The red markers on that COS map are Anonymous members. *duh* My bad. David http://www.davidhowellstudios.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, David Howell taoofdavid@ wrote: Whoa...there's going to be 2 protests here in Cedar Rapids!? I didnt even know there was a Scientology Church here. I'll be venturing out there Sunday to get this on video! David http://www.davidhowellstudios.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman jay.dedman@ wrote: wow. we'll be in LA sunday. id love to see what they pull off. Jay On Feb 7, 2008 7:42 PM, Andrew Baron andrew@ wrote: This Sunday there will be an amazing protest of Scientology by the Anonymous group. If anyone in the US can make it out to capture some footage in your own locale and would be willing to sync up, please email me off-list.
Re: [videoblogging] Re: preroll time?
Standard time for pre-roll is :10 or :15 seconds. We buy media for clients, and I placed several :15 ads this month. Best, Zachary On Feb 8, 2008 2:46 AM, Bill Cammack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Pre-roll? Preferably 3-5 seconds. First Position? 5-10 seconds. I really don't enjoy watching 15 seconds of show and then 15 seconds of commercial. Depending on how long your show is, you can get away with another 15 second spot in the middle or near the end, but those are less coveted by advertisers, for obvious reasons of people not watching the show that long and never seeing the commercial. I also think that the more integrated the ad is with the show, the better. Have your on-air talent do the voiceover or the actual spot. Bill Cammack http://BillCammack.com http://billcammack.com/ --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com, Jan McLaughlin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been watching all the networks web shows on and off from the beginning. The least intrusive of them is :05 The longest, :15 All the mid-roll ads are :30 Jn On Feb 7, 2008 6:09 PM, Irina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: yeah, anything longer than 5 seconds gets skipped. thats from a much more intensive study from france. cuz you know anything from france is intense :) seriously tho, 5 seconds is long enuf for impact but not long enuf to annoy On Feb 7, 2008 10:47 AM, Kathryn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: HI Jim, Believe it or not research has shown that the most effective pre-roll add is the thirty second pre-roll, http://tinyurl.com/289a95 However research has also show that uses skip videos with pre-rolls, http:// tinyurl.com/24hay9 I used a ten-second pre-roll against my best judgement (client insisted upon it), but my advice to you if you must insert a pre-roll is to keep it as short as possible and hope its over before the user has a chance to click away and then follow up with companion links or a really great mid or post-roll, or even better, convince the client to let you incorporate their product directly into the content. kathryn http://www.synchronis.tv On Feb 7, 2008, at 1:35 PM, Jim Kukral wrote: Does anyone know what the standard time is for a preroll ad? I know there aren't really any standards yet for online video. Just looking for feedback and opinions. 5 seconds? Jim Kukral Check out my video show at www.jimkukral.com. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- http://geekentertainment.tv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links -- The Faux Press - better than real http://feeds.feedburner.com/diaryofafauxjournalist - RSS http://fauxpress.blogspot.com aim=janofsound air=862.571.5334 skype=janmclaughlin [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: Home grown blog (was TrafficGeyser.com)
Okay, I really got no excuse now. Thats wicked. Thanks a million. This groups rocks!! --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I also ran across this site: http://wpcustomization.com/
[videoblogging] Re: Which WP theme? ufo'splode? show in a box?
Just to be clear: all video iPods and iPhones, oldest to newest and regardless of their actual screen size, are quite happy with a 640x480 file of the specs I've mentioned. I make smaller mp4, Flash and wmv files for people who want to watch directly at the site. The 640x480/h.264/baseline lc file only goes out in the feed. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, wazman_au [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Cheryl cheryl.colan@ wrote: Because before the newer gear, Apple sold a bunch of older model video iPods. I have one. It won't play the 'big' files, even after updates. Some people need the little ones or they have to manually convert. Since I'm one of them, I'm into giving them (myself) the choice. Cheryl I have the oldest video iPod too, and I produce a single big video of each episode that will play on all video iPods and the AppleTV as well. Can you clarify what you mean by big videos? I mean 640x480 and compressed in H.264, baseline low-complexity. I open my full AVI version of the episode in QT Pro; resize it to 640x480; use the iPod export option to create an M4V, which comes out at 1,500kbps I think; then crunch it down to a smaller file (about 700-800kbps) using Videora iPod Converter. People report back to me that it works fine on iPods, iPhones, AppleTV ... try my vids yourself if you like (not the ones on the site, the ones in the feed). Waz www.crashtestkitchen.com
[videoblogging] youtube prerolls
Here's a question for the YouTuber's in the group, especially those who are partners. Have you ever uploaded videos to YouTube that included your own sponsor prerolls built in? Does YouTube care if you do that? Jim [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Which WP theme? ufo'splode? show in a box?
I have the oldest video iPod too, and I produce a single big video of each episode that will play on all video iPods and the AppleTV as well. Can you clarify what you mean by big videos? I mean 640x480 and compressed in H.264, baseline low-complexity. I open my full AVI version of the episode in QT Pro; resize it to 640x480; use the iPod export option to create an M4V, which comes out at 1,500kbps I think; then crunch it down to a smaller file (about 700-800kbps) using Videora iPod Converter. People report back to me that it works fine on iPods, iPhones, AppleTV ... try my vids yourself if you like (not the ones on the site, the ones in the feed). this is a good point. It would be easier if we didnt need to transcode an iPod version and an apple TV version. (and the iPhone?) I'd love to update/add to our compression links here: http://videoblogginggroup.pbwiki.com/#Compression Can we agree on one setting for all three devices? Jay -- http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790 Professional: http://ryanishungry.com Personal: http://momentshowing.net Photos: http://flickr.com/photos/jaydedman/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/jaydedman RSS: http://tinyurl.com/yqgdt9
[videoblogging] Re: Which WP theme? ufo'splode? show in a box?
I mean if I use QuickTime Pro's iPod export option, resulting m4v files won't play on my older iPod Video. I have not tried further crunching it with Videora iPod Converter because I don't have it. Sounds like I should, though. Cheryl --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, wazman_au [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have the oldest video iPod too, and I produce a single big video of each episode that will play on all video iPods and the AppleTV as well. Can you clarify what you mean by big videos? I mean 640x480 and compressed in H.264, baseline low-complexity. I open my full AVI version of the episode in QT Pro; resize it to 640x480; use the iPod export option to create an M4V, which comes out at 1,500kbps I think; then crunch it down to a smaller file (about 700-800kbps) using Videora iPod Converter. People report back to me that it works fine on iPods, iPhones, AppleTV ... try my vids yourself if you like (not the ones on the site, the ones in the feed). Waz www.crashtestkitchen.com
[videoblogging] Fwd: WGBH Lab Announces New Open Call for Short Films
just wanted to pass this along to anyone who is interested cheers!! -- Forwarded message -- From: WGBH Lab [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Feb 4, 2008 6:30 AM Subject: WGBH Lab Announces New Open Call for Short Films To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0012yv6X-vz7a9HB-XeRadjigKNNLEs-VFpCWP-LE7Mb2uk2hBnBVnJ6hydNpCJhWsy9RZB0Tv0fp9GE9wf-K6HHDy_aYbaG_vwZxx-z-PP23I= *Dear WGBH Lab Member,* Thanks to your continued support, The Lab's recent Open Calls have been a tremendous success! But rather than sit back and relax, we're proud to announce a new call for short films: Watch Over Me. This latest Call focuses on a subject that is often ignored in today's society -- caring for elderly parents and relatives. We invite you to show us, in a new and creative way, how caring for an elderly relative affects the lives of all involved. Offer us a fresh perspective in a completed, 3-minute video story and your short may be selected to broadcast nationally with Caring for Your Parents, a documentary by award-winning filmmaker and Frontline producer Michael Kirk. Caring for Your Parents, which airs in April on PBS, explores the lives of five American families caring for aging parents and the struggles they confront. Completed shorts are being accepted now through February 19th. For more information, visit the Lab website: *http://lab.wgbh.org/open-call/watch-over-me*http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0012yv6X-vz7a9ixegA-26t8FKtdge1knWTRT4GVfcU0yNoRWCFJRFFqLiL6V1GsZRG4u1vCYfVoSyNk0h3bVNH-4fASyRVs-52fXKZQBi6I6340JWTZ4NyGhvBoiN5IRqveV_8zXF51ZI= Brian Retchless Production Coordinator WGBH Lab http://visitor.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?p=unv=001FFspMhSEL8txUWS7Um8WBdq0wT_3Y69u-jITdACzUzeCeh-a2xgHtYwsTNDv4o_YZS4GUI8VU8c%3D This email was sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED], by [EMAIL PROTECTED] Update Profile/Email Addresshttp://visitor.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?p=oov=001FFspMhSEL8txUWS7Um8WBdq0wT_3Y69u-jITdACzUzeCeh-a2xgHtYwsTNDv4o_YZS4GUI8VU8c%3D| Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribehttp://visitor.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?p=unv=001FFspMhSEL8txUWS7Um8WBdq0wT_3Y69u-jITdACzUzeCeh-a2xgHtYwsTNDv4o_YZS4GUI8VU8c%3D | Privacy Policy http://ui.constantcontact.com/roving/CCPrivacyPolicy.jsp. Email Marketing http://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp?cc=custom01 by http://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp?cc=custom01 The WGBH Lab | 1 Guest St. | Brighton | MA | 02135 -- Me http://RyanEdit.com Twitter--http://twitter.com/Ryanne Documenting Green http://RyanIsHungry.com Educate http://FreeVlog.org iChat/AIM VideoRodeo [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[videoblogging] Re: Which WP theme? ufo'splode? show in a box?
So far I have not found any settings I can export from QuickTime that play on my older iPod Video at 640x480, but I haven't tried very hard. I just keep making smaller versions. 320x240 or 365x205. One day when I have a whole afternoon to kill, I might experiment. But that day isn't on the calendar for awhile. I'm lazily relying on the expertise of others at the moment. :D Cheryl --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: this is a good point. It would be easier if we didnt need to transcode an iPod version and an apple TV version. (and the iPhone?) I'd love to update/add to our compression links here: http://videoblogginggroup.pbwiki.com/#Compression Can we agree on one setting for all three devices? Jay
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Which WP theme? ufo'splode? show in a box?
That's pretty odd. Have you ever updated the software on your iPod? I have that same model and mine can play the 640 x 480 videos exported with QuickTime Pro. - Verdi On Feb 8, 2008 7:02 PM, Cheryl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So far I have not found any settings I can export from QuickTime that play on my older iPod Video at 640x480, but I haven't tried very hard. I just keep making smaller versions. 320x240 or 365x205. One day when I have a whole afternoon to kill, I might experiment. But that day isn't on the calendar for awhile. I'm lazily relying on the expertise of others at the moment. :D Cheryl --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: this is a good point. It would be easier if we didnt need to transcode an iPod version and an apple TV version. (and the iPhone?) I'd love to update/add to our compression links here: http://videoblogginggroup.pbwiki.com/#Compression Can we agree on one setting for all three devices? Jay -- http://michaelverdi.com http://freevlog.org http://nscape.tv
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Which WP theme? ufo'splode? show in a box?
Yup, can't remember if its a software or firmware update, but basically the old video ipods magically become 640x480/1500k/h.264 (of a sort) happy once they are updated with it. On 2/8/08, Michael Verdi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's pretty odd. Have you ever updated the software on your iPod? I have that same model and mine can play the 640 x 480 videos exported with QuickTime Pro. - Verdi On Feb 8, 2008 7:02 PM, Cheryl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So far I have not found any settings I can export from QuickTime that play on my older iPod Video at 640x480, but I haven't tried very hard. I just keep making smaller versions. 320x240 or 365x205. One day when I have a whole afternoon to kill, I might experiment. But that day isn't on the calendar for awhile. I'm lazily relying on the expertise of others at the moment. :D Cheryl --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: this is a good point. It would be easier if we didnt need to transcode an iPod version and an apple TV version. (and the iPhone?) I'd love to update/add to our compression links here: http://videoblogginggroup.pbwiki.com/#Compression Can we agree on one setting for all three devices? Jay -- http://michaelverdi.com http://freevlog.org http://nscape.tv -- ___ Brook Hinton film/video/audio art www.brookhinton.com studio vlog/blog: www.brookhinton.com/temporalab
