products, product testing, commercials...but it's all Flash Video.
jad
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www.madpod.com
www.madlymedia.com
www.moonvideo.com
--- In [email protected], Randolfe Wicker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Michael Verdi's critique about "making a buck" podcasting or
vlogging is understandably paranoid. In most media, the bland and the
bad crowd out the unique and the good.
>
> I heard my first critique about using vlogging to make money last
night at a "special event" at the Apple Store in SoHo. The presenters
ran a film/video two-day workshop ($495 to $595 for 16 hours hand-on
instruction) which seemed to be the reason for their presentation.
>
> They said they had gone to a website that sold magic tricks.
Instead of descriptions, you clicked on the picture of the trick and
saw a short 30 second or 60 second video of the magic trick being
performed.
>
> They seemed to know virtually nothing about vlogging. However,
their description of Internet video being used as a sales tool for a
product is certainly something that is going to grow. Internet video
will be co-opted and used as insertions into web advertising on a
regular basis in the very near future.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Michael Verdi
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 11:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [videoblogging] Questions Regarding Sponsorships,
Underwriting, Ads, and Rates, etc.
>
>
> On Aug 12, 2005, at 8:25 PM, RadioMike Perazzetti wrote:
> > My colleague and I have been brainstorming podcasting ideas and
we
> > figure the best way to do it and do it right is to obtain
> > underwriting,
> > sponsorships, and the like with advertising coming in at a
close
> > second
> > or third.
> >
>
> Hey Mike,
> This is pretty much a flame. Don't take it personally, I don't
even
> know who you are. Your email though brings up what I think is a
> really important point that I didn't want to let slide.
>
> Personally, I think that quote above tells me your looking at
this
> whole thing as a means to make a buck. In my opinion this dooms
you
> to a life of producing complete and utter bullshit. Listen, if
your
> stuff hit the right demographic and was bland enough you'd be on
the
> radio or TV already. Since it's not, you must be looking to be a
low
> budget imitation of bland, mindless crap. That doesn't seem like
a
> very good business plan.
>
> Here's my suggestion: you and your colleague should go get
yourselves
> on the radio or TV if that's what you want. If, on the other
hand,
> what you really want is to podcast or videoblog, I have a few
places
> to start: 1. Brainstorm some good ideas about content and forget
> about good ideas for underwriting. 2. Better yet, fuck
> brainstorming, if you're creative you probably have some stuff
you're
> just dying to do - do that instead. 3. Quit lurking around and
just
> get started. Then get better at it.
>
> Peace
>
> --
> Verdi
> http://michaelverdi.com
> http://freevlog.org
> http://graymattergravy.com
>
>
>
>
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