> > So what do I want from a directory? > - I want it to be opt-in > - I want prominent link to my site > - I want a link to the post's permalink > - I want a link to my feed (not the directory's feed of my stuff) > - I want my work's license displayed > I think this is the minimum required.
I agree (since April 05 ;-) You submitted your vlog in May 05: http://vlogdir.com/permalink/136 I guess the only open issue is about the ability to play video on vlogdir.com. I always looked at it as a way to preview content before choosing to subscribe or bookmark the site. But I will watch this discussion and will consider making the embedded videos from a submitted vodcast an opt-in as well. Since vlogdir is community-drive directory and is opt-in, i assume most are aware that videos are playable on the site and that is ok. But if you login, you can always edit/delete your vlog and/or feed. Also, at some point in 2007, I am going to upgrade vlogdir with a new UI and a few new features. I'd love feedback from anyone who is reading. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vlogdir-users/ Cheers, Sull On 12/18/06, Michael Verdi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Here are my thoughts... > > The reality is there is money to be made in aggregating and presenting > content. In other words it's a commercial use of people's content. > Maybe a site doesn't have ads or even charges money for content but if > they get lots of viewers because "they have" lots of content then, as > we've seen with YouTube, they can be valuable. That's value built on > the backs of others. > > Now I think if you opt-in to something that isn't displaying your > license or linking to your permalink or is putting ads around your > stuff than you've obviously agreed to that. No problem there. > > On the other hand, if like in the case of Network2, you have to > opt-out then that's not cool at all. Some of my content is up there > and I've never been asked about it. I have no agreement with them > though they are, in my opinion, commercially using my content. Even if > you could somehow argue that it wasn't a commercial use, they still > aren't displaying the terms of my license. > > I also noticed while looking around that Fireant.tv has added ads to > the page since I last checked. Not cool guys. There weren't any ads > when I opted in. > > So what do I want from a directory? > - I want it to be opt-in > - I want prominent link to my site > - I want a link to the post's permalink > - I want a link to my feed (not the directory's feed of my stuff) > - I want my work's license displayed > I think this is the minimum required. > > -Verdi > > -- Sull http://vlogdir.com (a project) http://SpreadTheMedia.org (my blog) http://interdigitate.com (otherly) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
