Oh indeed I do know that is the nature of the "biz" but I can't help but think, maybe an ad for not smoking or maybe a company that is doing "green" or social things, etc...maybe that would have been a better fit than the ad that was on there...again I know the realility but for me this was the first time it really hit me...maybe it's because I know Jay and Ryanne, I don't know...but...
Heath http://batmangeek.com http://heathparks.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Cammack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I hear what you're saying, but bills have to be paid. I don't know > anything about boingboing, so I can't speak for them specifically, but > that's the game that's being played here. Get people to click on your > video, get people to click on your ads, get revenue to pay people's > salaries. There's nothing else going on here. > > It's like when you make a Ning community. You can make it for free if > you leave the google ads on your site and lose the use of an entire > sidebar... or you can pay Ning to make it worth their while to ditch > the ads and let you use the sidebar. Lots of people choose to make > free Ning sites and lots of people choose to watch free boingboing > videos with whatever ads you saw on them. > > I know you know this already and were just stating facts, :) and I > agree with you for the most part. The thing that SUCKS for me with > overlay ads is that you don't know when they're going to come up, so > as the content creator, when you go to font someone in THE LOWER 3RD > OF THE SCREEN, some bullshit ad comes up over your title and the > effect you were creating as art is completely lost. If that's the > only time you mention someone's name/title in the piece, people are in > the dark the whole time. > > Also, like you said, overlay ads of ANY kind destroy immersion, but > like I said, it's about making your money back, not making art that is > poignant and has the desired effect on the viewer that the artist > (content creator) intended. > > Removing ads would defeat the purpose of doing the videos in the first > place. (Again, having nothing specifically to do with boingboing) > > Bill Cammack > http://billcammack.com > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Heath" <heathparks@> wrote: > > > > I am glad jay and ryanne are back safe, I am glad that boing boing > > and others are trying to report things....but....and for me it's a > > big but....the ads on the video piece from boing boing turned me > > off....I mean, here are jay and ryanne talking about people being > > detained and how that they are basicly trying to get out of town > > before they themselves are detained and I get some upbeat rockin ad > > for, heck I don't even know but it just seemed sooo out of > > place....it detracted me from the overall message...maybe it's just > > me...but..... > > > > Heath > > http://batmangeek.com > > http://heathparks.com > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Rupert <rupert@> wrote: > > > > > > http://tv.boingboing.net/2008/08/25/boing-boing-tv-proti.html > > > > > > "Last week, eight American citizens were detained in Beijing for > > > participating in pro-Tibetan sovereignty protests near the site of > > > the 2008 Olympics, with Students for a Free Tibet. Two > > videobloggers > > > who documented those protest and guerrilla art installations > > evaded > > > detention, and spoke to Boing Boing TV on Friday Beijing time > > about > > > why they were there, what they witnessed, and why it mattered. > > > > > > "Jay Dedman and Ryanne Hodson of Ryanishungry.com spoke to us over > > > Skype from a hostel in Beijing. One of the actions they documented > > in > > > photo and video was the hanging of an "LED throwies" light banner, > > > below, which read "FREE TIBET." We agreed to hold this Boing Boing > > tv > > > episode until after we received word that they'd safely left the > > > country. They have returned home, so I am posting the piece today." > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > >
