Josh, that news guy sounds like a jerk. Still, there's a lot to like about what's happening on YouTube. There's a lot of very fun social interaction going on.
One of my favorite things on YouTube is "Battle of the Youtube Stars" where this guy pits different popular YouTubers against each other and viewers vote on who they like best. I love it. I respect your choice to use whatever hosting solution meets your needs. YouTube has made it very easy for anyone to post video and has reached a critical mass that makes for some rich social interaction. It's all good in different ways. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Josh Leo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I was in a coffee shop the other day waiting to film the tree lighting > downtown and a news crew was there talking to people about the cities > wireless internet plan. he asked me if they could interview me, and I said > yes. He noticed that I had some experience in terms of knowing about the > lavaliere mic. etc... but when I told him that I have a video blog and that > was why i was downtown he responded "so you got videos on youtube" ...to > which I responded with "no they are on my own site..." he was one of these > guys who only waited for his turn to talk instead of listening (bad quality > for a journalist) so he came back to me later and said something to the > effect of "yeah you know with youtube a person can just make a video, have > it get really popular and then get picked up by a big network or something, > it is amazing..." I tried to explain to him the difference between viral > video on yourube to the "show" i have online but he still wasnt getting > it... I really dislike network news people....but yeah, youtube is all > everyone knows so getting people to understand real video blogs on people's > sites instead of youtube "vlogs" is an obstacle > > but the difference between the ipod and zune is that the ipod actually is > better... youtube is just more popular > > On 12/4/06, Heath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I just had an interesting experience today that put in perspective to > > me just "what" YouTube has become. YouTube IS online video, > > vlogging, whatever you want to call it. YouTube is it, it's the Ipod > > of online video and everyone else is sandisk, zune, etc. > > > > Now, why do I say that? A month or so ago I filmed some footage for > > work to go to an offsite. The guys and gals where I work know that I > > do video and put stuff online, they know I do not "use" YouTube, that > > I have a vlog site, etc. > > > > Well I just put together a clip of flubs from the guy who was doing > > the "tour" on the video. (it IS funny btw). I put it on a VCD > > because I was just going to give it to the guy as a funny gift > > (because the name of the company and such was mentioned I did not > > want to upload it, don't relish getting warned/fired) I showed it > > this morning and it killed but what was interesting was this. > > > > Everyone said, "That needs to go on YouTube", this from guys and gals > > in age from 20 something to over 50, "This needs to go on > > YouTube"....NOT "hey put it on your site or upload it to blip or > > Revver", or whatever, no it HAS to go on YouTube..... > > > > YouTube is or has become a "the" standard for online video, I mean > > what else can you conclude? Understand these are not "techy" people, > > yes they may be a little ahead of the curve but trust me, just > > ordinary guys and gals. YouTube is what the know and what they use > > to watch videos. I mean it is like it is "America's funniest videos" > > for the web. > > > > So what does this mean? To me it means the conversation on wheather > > YouTube is "really vlogging" or is here to stay, is a moot point. > > Yes you can become "sucessful" in vlogging or online video without YT > > but to the VAST majority of people if you aint on YT, then you aint > > doing online video....I don't want to say that, I don't want it to be > > true, but I am really beginging to think that it is true. > > > > Maybe I am wrong, I want to be wrong in some ways but I gotta say > > based on my very informal "test"...the YouTube "debate" is over..... > > > > Heath > > http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com > > > > btw yes, I am going to upload the video once I make a few "tweaks" > > and yes I am going to upload it to YouTube as well....because well, > > that's what the guy wanted...... > > > > > > > > > > -- > Josh Leo > > www.JoshLeo.com > www.WanderingWestMichigan.com > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
