When I am explaining mefeedia to people, they don't really get it when i explain it terms of "video blogs" or "vlogs". They DO understand it when i explained it as "like YouTube, but much more focused on indie content creators - user-generated, semi-professional, and professional content". Then, there is an "aha!".
The other distinguishing factor is age: > 30 - Takes a lot of explaining < 30 - Gets it right away Most investors i talk to are over 40 and they don't even understand social networking and think it is a fad (but, of course, they want in now that Facebook is valued at $347 per user). Regards, -Frank Frank Sinton CEO, Mefeedia http://www.mefeedia.com/user/franks - What are you watching? --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Shawn Carpenter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Video blog would seem like the obvious term of choice especially since > it is become more popular among the masses and new people are > launching video blogs every day. I would venture to guess that the > main reason why this term is so popular is because the two terms blog > and vlog resemble one another two much. The also sound very much > alike (for obvious reasons.) > > So when a new vlogger tells someone to go and check out my vlog they > get a different response then if they were to tell someone to go and > check out their video blog. If you say the term vlog the light goes > on for a few of us, but if you say the term video blog the light goes > on for everyone. > > Podcasts originally started as audio only so that is what most people > will view them as. Their first impression just sticks. Podcasts will > always be audio only to some people. > > People may still be thinking youtube when they hear the term video > blog, but only be cause they were the first real giant in the > industry. I know that I only thought youtube when I first started > vlogging (video blogging!) I would also venture to say that most > people not in the know about video blogs would thnk that they are just > like real blogs only primarily spoken. To get a true feel on what > people think, maybe we should all try putting a poll up on our blogs > and see what kind of response we get, then compare the results here. > > Shawn Carpenter > http://spcbrass.wordpress.com > http://spcbrass.blogspot.com > http://loudtourtv.blip.tv > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Meiser" > <groups-yahoo-com@> wrote: > > > > I hadn't thought to check into this in a long while. > > > > video blog vs. vlog vs. video podcast > > > > Which terms is winning out? > > > > > http://www.google.com/trends?q=video+podcast%2C+vlog%2C+video+blog%2C+videoblog&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0 > > > > Alternate tiny url: > > > > http://tinyurl.com/3b6j4u > > > > It would appear that "video blog" is THE clear term of choice, which > > makes me quite happy. The masses have pretty much spoken at this > > point. I think it's safe to say the dust is starting to settle and > > can't forsee anything changing the picture anytime soon. > > > > In fact the only thing more popular then "video blog" is simply > > "podcast", with an order of magnitude. > > > > http://www.google.com/trends?q=video+blog%2C+podcast > > > > On a side note it's interesting to note that while popularity the term > > podcast has obviously peaked the term videoblog continues to rise very > > steadily. Most interesting. > > > > I would think that podcast is the prefered term for audio specific > > media, but I could well be wrong, which brings me to my next point. > > > > **Google can't tell us what people thing these terms mean.** > > > > Do people think of podcasts as generally audio only? > > > > What percentage of these articles that are refering to "podcasts" are > > actually referring to video specific podcasts? > > > > When people here "video blog" what do they think? > > > > When people here "video blog" do they think simple "youtube"? > > > > or do they think "like a blog but instead of text primarily video"? > > > > Is blog itself yet a household term, or do people still think it means > > "to throw up"? > > > > > > > > And finally and most importantly... what is the state of RSS in all > this? > > > > My guess is the vast majority will never know the term, RSS. Nor do > > they necissarily need to. > > > > They may understand two things: 1) subscribing, 2) syndication (if > > they make media). > > > > RSS is undisputeably and undeniably integral to this space. As 1) a > > subscription mechanism, 2) a serch mechanism, and 3) a syndication > > mechanism even though the vast majority of the public may not know it > > or even need to know it. > > > > What interests me though, is how far have we come in loosening media > > from the confines of the "web page" so it may flow freely beyond the > > boundries of the traditional web to set top boxes, portable devices, > > cell phones and such. > > > > How far have we really gotten in that big picture? > > > > What percentage of web originating video is viewed on a web page? > > > > What percentage is viewed on the web page it originated on, as opposed > > to through a syndication, reblog, or search site? > > > > Just some late night ramblings. > > > > -Mike > > mefeedia.com > > mmeiser.com/blog > > evilvlog.com > > >
