Here here, Tim.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 2:43 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [videoblogging] Re: MyHeavy and Magnify and > aggregators in general > > Apple has a link to our website on our podcast page at the > iTunes Store and we get lots of traffic from them. If it > wasn't for Apple we wouldn't have the advertisers that we > have today. We also have lots of comments on our Apple page > from people who love us and hate us. So there is a place for > user feedback. > > Apple has been very good to the community. Keep in mind they > generate no direct revenue from podcasting, and there's no > way to quantify any indirect revenue on their site at this > time. I guess you could set up an affiliate account and make > some money sending people to iTunes but they send way more > people to us than we send to them. > > I look forward to other big players following Apple's lead > and stepping up to the plate and creating a UI that is as > good as or better than Apple iTunes. Competition is a good thing. > > > > Tim > > Tim Street > Creator/Executive Producer > French Maid TV > The Viral Video of "How To's" by French Maids > http://frenchmaidtv.com Subscribe for FREE on > <ahref="http://www.frenchmaidtv.com/itunes"; target="_blank">iTunes</a> > > > > > > > On Jan 29, 2007, at 9:34 AM, sull wrote: > > > I am often disgusted by Apple... > > Is there even once example of Apple implementing user feedback? > > Maybe, but from my view, they ignore outside feedback.... > > especially when it > > comes to this grass roots media revolution that has been > ongoing for > > 3-4 years. > > > > It can be argued that iTunes isnt the same and cant be similarly > > scrutinized for lacking proper attribution etc... Because > they exist > > to serve MSM first and foremost. > > But give me one reason for this lack of attribution when they are > > displaying independent podcasts vodcasts in their directory? What > > Control Freaks they are! > > > > And btw, iTunes is still a terrible UI! They should take the UI of > > their hardware devices and apply it to their software apps. > > > > sull > > > > On 1/29/07, Mike Meiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > What still suprises me is that people get so mad at > myheavy and all > > > these others and yet the biggest offender of them all is > itunes with > > > their iTunes. > > > > > > They're using 10's of thousands of vloggers and > podcasters to build > > > traffic in their marketplace to sell mainstream media, and more > > ipods > > > and macs, and they don't even have the courtesy to give > you a reach > > > arou... I mean a damn permalink in the damn iTunes interface so > > after > > > I'm done watching your video or listening to your podcast I can > > click > > > back to your website and see your shownotes, comments, or any of > > that > > > crap. > > > > > > Is it because iTunes is a piece of software and not a > webservice, or > > > because of some steve jobs reality distortion field. > > > > > > Make no doubt about it even though apple isn't putting ads > > directly on > > > your media they certainly aren't doing you any favors. They're > > > alienating you from your users. > > > > > > So why do we DEMAND permalinks back to the original blog post in > > > Democracy, Fireant, Mefeedia, Network2, Myheavy and on and on an > > > one... but simply ignore apple? > > > > > > -Mike > > > mmeiser.com/blog > > > mefeedia.com > > > > > > On 1/28/07, Ron Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <k9disc%40mac.com>> wrote: > > > > > The problem is that videobloggers are going down the same > > hopelessly > > > > > unrealistic and ultimately disastrous path as the record > > labels and > > > > > movie companies. > > > > > > > > That's quite a statement. One that I think is entirely wrong. > > > > > > > > I have no problem with you aggregating my video. Even > if your site > > > > has google ads. I'm quite aware that my stuff is totally free > > as soon > > > > as I post it on blip. > > > > > > > > I just expect that giant media conglomerates, or their > subsidiary > > > > investments (magnify, myheavy,nextnew networks, et al.) give me > > some > > > > kind of consideration as a content creator. > > > > > > > > If they are making millions, I want a share. If smaller > > entities are > > > > gaining notoriety, I want some of that; put a friggin' correct > > link > > > > on it for cryin' out loud. > > > > > > > > To say that expecting to get royalties off of large economic > > > > endeavors using our stuff is like a record company is standing > > > > reality on its head. > > > > > > > > It is the myheavys and magnifys that are acting like old school > > > > record companies; robbing artists of their hard work and > > creativity; > > > > screw the talent! > > > > > > > > Ron > > > > > > > > > > > > On Jan 27, 2007, at 10:41 PM, Lucas Gonze wrote: > > > > > > > > > On 1/27/07, David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<david% > > 40captainhumphreys.com>> > > > wrote: > > > > > > Even accepting reality for what it is, however, > there are many > > > > > > good reasons to continue to push for our rights as > > creators to > > > > > > be sacrosanct. > > > > > > > > > > The problem is that videobloggers are going down the same > > hopelessly > > > > > unrealistic and ultimately disastrous path as the record > > labels and > > > > > movie companies. What's driving you is the same misplaced > > sense of > > > > > victimization and and righteous anger. > > > > > > > > > > Creators don't have sacrosanct rights in the US (except with > > regard to > > > > > attribution). That's not just a little wrong, it's wrong in a > > way > > > > > which is important. If creators were to be granted sacrosanct > > rights > > > > > it would be a massive expansion of copyright at the expense > > of the > > > > > public. > > > > > > > > > > And not just at the expense of the public, but also at the > > expense of > > > > > creators. The 500,000 YouTubers who you want to prevent from > > mashing > > > > > up your video have just as much right to make art as > you do. If > > > > > what's at stake is the loss of 500,000 artworks, why does > > your work > > > > > trump theirs? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Sull > > http://vlogdir.com (a project) > > http://SpreadTheMedia.org (my blog) > > http://interdigitate.com (otherly) > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
