Except that there is no "rel"-attribute on the <img>-element.
- Andreas Den 09.02.2007 kl. 04:37 skrev Peter Van Dijck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I don't think there's anything really wrong with <img src="" > rel="thumbnail">, to signify that this image is the thumbnail for a > video/audio enclosure of this post. RSS generating tools (Feedburner) > could > use it to add the relevant thumbnail mediaRSS, and aggregators (mefeedia) > can use it to display the thumbnail the videoblogger wants to show (a > common > request). I'd say just do it, start supporting it in mefeedia and let > people > know they can use it. > > Peter > > On 2/8/07, Mike Meiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Yeah, maybe we should skip the whole overriding media microfotmat >> thing... >> and in true microformats style solve the simplest and most necissary >> problem >> first. >> >> I.E. <img src="" rel=thumbnail> >> >> It's actually hard for me to believe people aren't actually using this >> somewhere in the RSS-o-sphere. Has anyone seen anything. >> >> It perfectly in keeping with other specs like rel=tag, rel=enclosure, >> rel=payment and a host of others. >> >> It will also work with perfectly with other forms of media feeds like >> audio, >> and photocasts as well. It's a univeral element. >> >> Any objections to this? >> >> -Mike >> >> >> On 2/8/07, duthied2004 <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <duthied%40gmail.com>> wrote: >> > >> > Hey all. >> > >> > I've been out of the loop on this list for some time and have tried to >> > catch up on this, so forgive me if stuff has been said/asked >> before.... >> > >> > But, I'd love to hear how people are setting the thumbnails for their >> > entries....do you use mediarss on your site, is it only in the >> > 'description' of the post, in a thumbnail element in the item >> > elements? As Mike mentioned it's a hodge-podge currently. >> > >> > Glad to see the same names on here still, as well as many more new >> ones. >> > >> > -Devlon >> > >> > >> > --- In [email protected] >> <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com>, >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> > > >> > > There is also a larger issue Bill which Josh touched on. >> > > >> > > The general problem is that while 90% (or some otherwise very hight >> > > percent of vloggers) have thumbnails in their posts they are not >> > > "semantically" specified. This is to say they are not specified in >> > > standard way which can be recognized by aggregators and search sites >> > > like Fireant, vlogdi, mefeedia and others. For example... eclosures >> > > can be specified in your blog post among other ways by a microformat >> > > standard "rel=enclosure". There is no standards for huge amounts of >> > > supporting meta infromation like thumbnails, i.e. there is no >> > > "rel=thumnail". >> > > >> > > We're working on mechanisms not only to better identify thumbnails >> in >> > > blog posts, among other things, by creating a new media Microformat. >> > > It should not only have a tremendous immediate impact for people who >> > > use services like blip, feedburner, mefeedia, fireant and others, >> but >> > > it should also put this control into YOUR hands if you like when >> > > you're writing a blog post. >> > > >> > > P.S. Josh, I hope you'll collaborate on this media microformat as >> well >> > > as sharing other ideas on sharing thumbnail information. >> > > >> > > Peace, >> > > >> > > -Mike >> > > mmeiser.com/blog >> > > >> > > On 1/19/07, Peter Van Dijck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > > > Hey Josh, I haven't checked that feature in like a year, so it may >> > have >> > > > stopped working.. let Frank know if you have any questions about >> > that, I'm >> > > > sure he'd be happy to get it running again.. all my fault! >> > > > >> > > > Peter >> > > > >> > > > On 1/19/07, Joshua Kinberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > > > > >> > > > > Hi Bill, >> > > > > >> > > > > We're currently working on this issue and plan to have a big new >> > > > > release of the FireAnt website in February. This new release >> will >> > > > > support the Media RSS namespace for thumbnails. >> > > > > >> > > > > Currently, we can grab thumbnails from blog posts if they are >> > included >> > > > > in the link to the video enclosure file like this: >> > > > > >> > > > > <a href="http://link/to/video.mov"; rel="enclosure"><img >> > > > > src="http://link/to/thumbnail/image.jpg"; /></a> >> > > > > >> > > > > We also have the ability to get thumbnail images from MeFeedia, >> > but it >> > > > > seems that MeFeedia may have disabled this feature. >> > > > > >> > > > > Hope that helps explain... please stay tuned for our new website >> > > > > update that will address this along with many other bug fixes >> > and new >> > > > > features. >> > > > > >> > > > > Best, >> > > > > Josh >> > > > > >> > > > > http://FireAnt.tv >> > > > > >> > > > > On 1/19/07, billshackelford >> > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<bshackelford%40gmail.com>> >> > > > > wrote: >> > > > > > My videos do not have thumbnails on FireAnt. It seems they do >> not >> > > > > utilize the Yahoo Media >> > > > > > RSS namespace attributes. Is there a reason why? If there is a >> > legal >> > > > > reason.. why don't they >> > > > > > just come up with their own namespace? >> > > > > > >> > > > > > I believe I read something about FireAnt getting thumbnails >> from >> > > > > Mefeedia but my >> > > > > > thumbnails show up Mefeedia fine. >> > > > > > >> > > > > > Does anyone know if there is something I can do to have my >> > thumbnails >> > > > > show up on FireAnt? >> > > > > > >> > > > > > Here is my channel on FireAnt: >> > > > > > >> > > > > > billshackelford.com podcast >> > > > > > http://fireant.tv/directory/channel/22981 >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > -- >> > > > Find 10000s of videoblogs and podcasts at http://mefeedia.com >> > > > my blog: http://poorbuthappy.com/ease/ >> > > > my job: http://petervandijck.net >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > Yahoo! Groups Links >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Yahoo! Groups Links >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> >> > > > -- Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen <URL: http://www.solitude.dk/ >
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