Good question; I think I'll vlog it today! Meanwhile. I love knowing the data about the huge percentage of watchers as compared to inter-actors. And it makes sense when I observe my own behavior - I LOVE to interact, and yet I don't comment on most of what I read or watch. I would stop if I felt pressure to respond.
So as one who delivers content, my intent is to release my audience from having to comment. "No pressure" - as Beach Walks is in large part about de-stressing. When people do comment, I am thrilled. When they email me, I am more thrilled. When they take time to fill out a survey, I am ecstatic! It took me a while to get confident in this early on - as so many have stated here what we are doing takes time and effort and cash of varying amounts. I try to focus on what I am getting out of it, and letting that feed me. I learned some bad habits around "give to get" and really want to stay away from that. Instead, I focus on making it easy for them to interact (and want to do a lot more) but once I've posted the show - It's out of my hands. So far, so good! aloha, rox On 2/10/07, Bill Cammack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > --- 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/ > > > > > > -- Roxanne Darling "o ke kai" means "of the sea" in hawaiian 808-384-5554 http://www.beachwalks.tv http://www.barefeetshop.com http://www.barefeetstudios.com http://www.inthetransition.com
