Markus Sandy wrote: > i love archive, but it is so unreliable and frustrating - same for ourmedia > > many say "you get what you pay for", "it's free", "it's made with love" > and all kinds of other BS. > > The fact is, we pay a lot. We work hard (to quote Jay) on our content > and we work through these frustrating problems. Many also provide > support, training and word of mouth marketing. Brewster Khale and > others, while giving a lot, are also getting a lot. Our content and > support for one thing. And lots of kudos and even some bucks for another. > > In return we get some storage, vague promises about the future, > unreliable service and lots of frustration. This needs to be fixed.
I've been involved in keeping servers and sites up and running for a long time. It ain't easy. I should say, it ain't easy with limited funds. (Especially for a large/popular site!) I run my own server now, but I still put my videos on Ourmedia/IA because I want to, and because I can't afford the storage space or bandwidth. Those are *huge* issues, and I think they are being trivialized a bit by saying "some storage" and "vague promises" - Like others, I put up with the problems because I believe in the ideas behind Ourmedia, and the IA. If I was more concerned about reliability, I'd pay more for my server each month, host all my own stuff, be 100% in control (and at fault) and call it a day. Of course my hosting fees might double, or triple in no time. >>> I have not had more than the usual problems with archive.org lately, but >>> OurMedia has really been having trouble. >>> >>> In the end, we used Blip.tv instead of ourmedia/archive. Worked like a >>> charm. If Blip.tv works for you, use it. Lately I've been doing this. Trying to upload to Ourmedia, if it fails, I then upload to Blip.tv and use that link. I then wait 24 hrs, report my video was not uploaded and try again. It always gets up the second time. I do this because I agree with the idea behind Ourmedia, and want my stuff there. There's always that line between idealist and realist, right? Pete -- http://tinkernet.org/ videoblog for the future... ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get Bzzzy! (real tools to help you find a job). Welcome to the Sweet Life. http://us.click.yahoo.com/A77XvD/vlQLAA/TtwFAA/lBLqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> 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/
