--- In [email protected], "T Shey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > When asked about this once, Ze Frank was quick to say that it's only a > very small percentage of his audience -- a fringe, really -- who > interact with the show. But it's enough to be a really vibrant part > -- and it ebbs and flows who participates, and he really cultivates > it.
That makes sense. Ze Frank gets enough traffic that the small percentage of viewers who interact end up making a large enough group to create activities and contests with... like this, from the wiki: ===== http://www.zefrank.com/thewiki/the_show_with_zefrank Power Moves Main article: Power Move Sports Racers are encouraged to develop and submit Power Moves (often, but not necessarily, a short martial arts-like movement), some of which Ze will occasionally showcase during the show. A sports racer with an awesome power move is sometimes given a "sports racer name" which - presumably - means induction into The League of Awesomeness. Ze's own Power Move, Thunderclaw, is a simple but graceful maneuver that he demonstrated in his April 6, 2006 episode. Ze continues to showcase power moves submitted by viewers, betraying an underlying feeling of compassion for those brave enough to subject themselves to international ridicule. See also: * List of Power Moves * Sports Racer Power Move Gallery ===== -- Bill C. http://ReelSolid.TV > The thing that I really like about this medium is the opportunity > to work the audience in more. That said, it's not unique to > vlogging... the Colbert Report uses some of the best tricks, too. > (more here if interested: > http://blog.nextnewnetworks.com/index.php/2006/12/13/an-evening-with-the-colbert-report/ > ) > > Sometimes it's just your friends, or the real nuts, who comment or > send things in at first... but the people like Rocketboom and Jet Set > and Ze who have worked them into a big part of what they're doing > usually find it builds up. We don't get many comments on Frederator > and VOD Cars -- people still usually use the 800-number and email to > talk to us, and they're a definite minority every time -- but when we > saw all those people come to our party last month, we realized they > really were out there. A lot of people just like to watch. > > > > > > On 2/10/07, Jan McLaughlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Study Ze Frank. > > > > J > > > > On 2/9/07, Bill Cammack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], "bestdamntechshow" > > > <bestdamntechshow@> wrote: > > > > > > > > how do all of you feel about the user feedback that you get? is it > > > > enough (like there is such thing as enough), or are you concerned that > > > > people are just watching and not getting involved. > > > > > > > > how do we turn that trend around? what type of tools do we need to > > > > really break the wall down and gain one on one relationships with the > > > > people who watch our videos? > > > > > > > > _drew > > > > www.pluggd.com > > > > > > > > > > That's an interesting question. I think we have to start out with the > > > understanding that anywhere you go on the net, there are WAY more > > > lurkers than posters. I think I read somewhere that the circulation > > > for this list is something like 2500, and there aren't even 30 people > > > that post on a regular basis. Even if you try to make a claim that > > > there are 100 people that post, it's still a horrible ratio. I would > > > suspect that the relationship between hits on a site and comments > > > won't be changing any time soon without some sort of restructuring of > > > the blogs themselves. > > > > > > On top of that, I think a lot of blogs are closed-ended, by which I > > > mean there really isn't anything in them that calls for discussion or > > > debate. It just IS what it IS. I'll watch Scriggity to see Shauna's > > > antics, and I'll watch it to see your editing. By the end of the > > > show, I feel a statement was made, and I watched the expression of > > > that statement, and I don't have anything to say about it. There are > > > other shows, like this one about a chick that lies to every guy she > > > ever meets and then wonders why she can't get a decent guy, where I > > > don't have anything POSITIVE to say, so I just skip it. :D > > > > > > Increasing viewer feedback is a tall order for both of those reasons. > > > The video itself would have to prompt discussion, and then the > > > viewers would have to actually participate... most of whom are > > > lurkers, who don't participate practically by decree. This is why our > > > friends inside YouTube have so many hits. The culture over there is > > > to watch something and then comment on it and then tell your friends > > > or your groups about it and have them comment on it as well. Now, > > > they have video comments, so by commenting, you're creating another > > > branch that's going to spawn the same type of responses. Also, the > > > whole "I'm sitting in my room in front of my webcam with nothing > > > better to do than make videos for YouTube" mentality is a sort of "cry > > > for help". It begs for someone to respond to it, and other people > > > sitting in their rooms in Arkansas with a webcam can empathize with > > > them and feel the desire to respond. That won't happen outside of > > > social sites, because there's no community like that. It's like David > > > said, it's random viewers pressing random buttons and very seldom > > > latching on to anything. > > > > > > I think Zadi & Steve have some good ideas @ JetSetShow, like having > > > their viewers send in items that they actually use on the web site. > > > I'm sure it makes the viewers feel like they can be a part of the show > > > instead of just watching it. Actually, the whole format of their show > > > invites teens to get involved and make media, either for their own > > > purposes or to submit to JetSetShow for possible 'airing'. > > > > > > -- > > > Bill C. > > > http://ReelSolid.TV > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > The Faux Press - better than real > > http://fauxpress.blogspot.com > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > -- > --------------------------------------- > Tim Shey > > http://nextnewnetworks.com/ > http://shey.net/ >
