i also got a response from them saying what sull had said that they transcode so it's a more reliable playback experience...
"Ryanne - I'll have your channel removed as soon as possible. Just an FYI, I understand that transcoding and hosting is an issue, but we decided to go ahead with it because it significantly improves the viewing experience in a web environment. We track all viewing data (not just downloads) and will be making it available to all publishers in the next week." On 4/14/07, Steve Garfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I blogged about it here: > > http://offonatangent.blogspot.com/2007/03/mike-hudacks-rules-for- > video-sharing.html > > or > > http://tinyurl.com/2pvyg9 > > And posted their initial response: > > Update from Pyro.tv via Roxanne: > > "I understand the importance of tracking views and data. We will be > soon releasing a tool for publishers like yourself to get direct > visibility to your feed and titles performance through our service. I > will let you know when it is available. In the meantime, I'd be happy > to pass along any data we had already gathered (granted we have only > been public for a few days). > > I have passed your feedback to our product group and will be > implementing changes as soon as we can. If you visit the site you > should see that the pyro.tv watermark in the player has already been > removed. > > I am also recommending a clear link in the player area titled "Visit > this publisher's website" or something similar, among other changes > to provide clear information about the content owner and rights. > > Any additional feedback you can provide would be greatly appreciated. " > > > On Apr 14, 2007, at 7:44 AM, Steve Garfield wrote: > > > Hey, > > A few of us contacted them last month and since then they have > > removed the branding from the video and added a link back to the > > website. > > > > They still don't link to the permalink of the post and they don't > > display the CC license that's embedded in my RSS feed. > > > > It's right in my feed: > > > > http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/ > > > > --Steve > > > > On Apr 14, 2007, at 6:10 AM, Jan McLaughlin wrote: > > > >> Blip's ads do not play through. > >> > >> That's a factor... > >> > >> Jan > >> > >> On 4/14/07, Adam Quirk, Wreck & Salvage <[EMAIL > >> PROTECTED]<quirk%40wreckandsalvage.com> > > > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> In the gold rushes the people who got rich were the ones selling > >>> pans and > >>> shovels, not the panners. People who are out to make a buck on the > >>> back of > >>> another will always be able find a way to do that. I don't > >>> respect them, > >>> but I accept them. Like I accept the existence of bacteria in my > >>> intestine. I know it's living in there, serving some kind of > >>> purpose, I > >>> just usually avoid thinking about it. > >>> > >>> If they become larger, like a tapeworm say, and start causing health > >>> problems, like stealing viewership and therefore ad revenue, then > >>> maybe > >>> it's > >>> time to call in the Quinacrine, or a lawyer. > >>> > >>> Drunken metaphoring, sorry if none of that made sense. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Adam Quirk > >>> Wreck & Salvage > >>> 551.208.4644 > >>> Brooklyn, NY > >>> http://wreckandsalvage.com > >>> > >>> > >>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Yahoo! Groups Links > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> The Faux Press - better than real > >> http://fauxpress.blogspot.com > >> http://twitter.com/fauxpress > >> > >> > >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Yahoo! Groups Links > >> > >> > >> > > > > -- > > Steve Garfield > > http://SteveGarfield.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > -- > Steve Garfield > http://SteveGarfield.com > > > -- Pixelodeon-June 9th & 10th American Film Institute (AFI) LA, CA >From the Computer Screen to the Big Screen http://pixelodeonfest.com/ -- Author of Secrets of Videoblogging ---->http://tinyurl.com/me4vs Me ----> http://RyanEdit.com, http://RyanIsHungry.com Educate ----> http://FreeVlog.org, http://Node101.org Community Capitalism----> http://HaveMoneyWillVlog.com iChat/AIM ----> VideoRodeo [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
