Why even use the term "subscribe"? Just say
"sign up for" my videoblog. "Sign up for" doesn't imply something you pay
for.
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Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 1:06
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Subject: [videoblogging] Re: Video
Podcasting? wtf :(
I've actually run into snags explaining to people that they
can "subscribe" to my video blog. More often than not people ask, "how
much does it cost?" So even the term subscription can be problematic--as
many people associate the word "subscription" to some kind of pay for play
system like magazine subscriptions. Aggregate, RSS, and syndication can
all be problem terms too. I'm not above explaining it to people, but
sometimes its hard to do that and not come off as some kind of ubergeek
know it all, or just watching people nod off or try to change the subject.
I struggle with using terms that are accurate, concise and easy to
understand. My current strategy is to use what ever terms I know people
are likely to understand, get them hooked on the concept and if they
show more interest in how to get more feeds or how to make a feed
themselves then I start busting out some of the more "heavy"
terminology.
Bill Streeter www.lofistl.com
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videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Michael Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote: > On 9/16/05, Markus Sandy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >
> > We need a better name. Besides, we're not really casting anyway
(this is > > not a push technology, except possibly for the
pings and trackbacks). > > > > Though you may have
an argument here, it has a few holes. > Today, we have new
technology... we are a digital culture. > Though as a publisher, you
may not be 'pushing' content like traditional > systems have done,
but if the aggregator tools and audience have your > channel
subscribed and set to 'catch' and download your media, moments after
> you publish something new, then you are indeed pushing media to an
audience. > Sure, they need to subscribe first, but so to do you
need to subscribe to > digital cable channels and satellite radio.
Once subscribed, publishers are > able to push content to you....
as you pull it in. > > We are casting and we are catching. It
will become more and more seamless. I > have not used Akimbo or
other TV centric systems, but I believe you subscibe > to Internet
channels and it downloads the media for you to play. Internet >
based content publishers are pushing the content to this device in your
> home. Content includes any media RSS feeds and other methods using
search > engines to find and download media. > When you sit
down to watch some video on your TV, you will have the option > to
play what you have stored locally or retrieve new content from new
> channels. VOD in either case. > > The audience pulls,
publishers push. Its the digital way. Its the DV > revolution, in
our case. > > sull > > -- > sull > - -
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