reason why yahoo and google groups are key..... because they are mailing lists. email, baby! i wish more services would provide mailing lists, not just alerts and notifications. something i can bring into my gmail account and filter and read entire threads as a thread. key.
On 7/31/07, Rupert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So I finally figured out how to search for Youtube Groups. I found a > couple of dozen groups associated with videoblogging - but none of > them had more than a few members, and there were no fresh discussions > or activity. > > Is anybody else here interested in joining a group on Youtube? > > As per the Facebook group discussion last week, I'd want a group to > complement the Yahoo group rather than duplicate it. It'd be a way > to share videos and connect with people on Youtube, explore the > communities and conversations there, even to inspire us to feel it's > worthwhile posting on Youtube, and to find more viewers. > > If nobody says yes, I won't bother, because the last thing I want to > do is create another unpopulated dead Group. > > But it could be a great way to build a bridge from this group into > Youtube, since it's often been remarked that there's so much > separation between us. > > My 'month of Youtube' has been a little slowed down by hectic work & > home life, but I'm still as committed to exploring it more. > > As I just wrote in an email to someone else, I do think it's a bit > mad that so many of us are not on Youtube more, given the much larger > number of people passing through there than through any other site. > Youtube has 50%+ share of all online video, but amazingly the > mefeedia figures show it has less videoblogs than other sites. > > I understand that a few people will not want to deal with youtube's > TOS, their interface or their picture quality, but for a lot of us > who want to connect with other people and evangelize this stuff a > little, it surely makes more sense to spend some time hanging out on > the main drag as well as behind the bike shed. > > What do you reckon? Who would want to join? > > Rupert > http://twittervlog.tv/ > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
