I don't think that TV style ad vlogs will be very successful. I'd like to see someone try it. I have yet to see one. The model for this is text blogs which have been around a lot longer and I haven't seen any that are all ads all the time. Now someone could theoretically disguise an ad blog as an info blog but I doubt that that would work very well either. Why? Because the user has more control in this media than in traditional media. If someone thinks they are going to crassly pimp a product thru their blog or video blog no one is going to read or watch that. But say if a company video blogs or podcasts, or blogs about themselves in an open an honest way, in a way that says "hey this is a video blog about how we work" then I think that would get an audiance. And I think that there would be real value in that to a lot of viewers. I know if say a company like Apple did that I would deffinately be interested in seeing that (even though I know it would never happen because it's against their culture to do these kind of things). The thing is that it's important to remember that this is about communication and in order to do that well you have to have a conversation. Conversations go at least 2 ways and traditional TV advertising, because of the nature of television, is a one way comunication. So that really wouldn't work too well in a video blogging context. Companies that figure this out will go a long way to realizing the power of video blogging.
Or maybe I'm just talking out my ass. You be the judge!! Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com --- In [email protected], "Ms. Kitka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Robert, > > What I'm trying to say is that companies are going to catch on to this > new form of entertainment as a marketing strategy. When I go to vlog > directories, I'm not looking to find a videoblog of advertisements. I > have no problem with some videoblogs containing an advertisement or > two (eg. Rocketboom), but I don't want to download videos and find out > that they are simply ads. > > I believe that a vlog is something made to BE a vlog, not a segment of > a movie or a movie preview that someone assigned an RSS feed to and > listed on iTunes. I never said anything about "good" or "bad/evil" > vlogs, but I do believe that someday the Internet will be scoured with > advlogs. Of course when it comes to places like Podcast Alley, these > advlogs won't get much attention (unless they're REALLY entertaining) > but other podcast directories might find them more troublesome. > > Just a thought. I'm no Nostradaemus. > Kitka > > > > --- In [email protected], robert a/k/a r > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi Kitka. Welcome, love your work. > > > > Regarding your comments, below, you seriously saying "real" > > videobloggers are good (whatever real is) and the others are bad, > > surely you don't really mean what you say do you? > > > > Are you saying the more work you do the more real you are? > > > > And once you define this realness, this good and evil (sit Chris, sit), > > are you seriously proposing you and others should start cleansing > > directories of the evil ones? > > > > Shouldn't we welcome diversity? > > > > > > cheers > > r > > > > -- > > <URL: http://r.24x7.com > > > Deconstructing the status quo, collaboratively > > > > > > > > > > On Dec 20, 2005, at 11:35 AM, ms.kitka wrote: > > > > > ... Sure, > > > this is fine... but compared to the work that real videobloggers put > > > into making their shows... > > > ... We will have to > > > start weeding out the ads at some point. > > > > > > Kitka > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> AIDS in India: A "lurking bomb." Click and help stop AIDS now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/VpTY2A/lzNLAA/yQLSAA/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/
