I personaly like NaVloPoMo just cause I sound so darn sexy saying it..... Heath http://www.?????.com
--- In [email protected], Rupert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I agree. We need to decide and avoid confusion. > Videobloggingmonth2008 is too long, and i hate the word videoblogging > because of the negative connotations among non-geeks. > > I've created a poll here in the Yahoo Group. You can each choose one > or more names. Vote! > http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/surveys?id=2115573 > > Rupert > http://twittervlog.tv > > PS We're not using the Ning site this year, Schlomo, we're going to > be using a channel at Mefeedia, where we all add our feeds and sit > back and watch. And comment. Or take the channel's feed and put it > into Miro, or iTunes or Google Reader or whatever. So we can call it > whatever we want :) > > > > > > On 28-Oct-08, at 11:07 AM, schlomo rabinowitz wrote: > > But it's not my call really. I just want an agreed upon way to > facilitate > the finding/viewing of the month of videos. > > On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 10:53 AM, Cheryl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Last year on my "Half Way Day" post, 2 people outside the US said > they > > wished it were named "International" to reflect that we're not all in > > the US. > > > > I think "videobloggingmonth2008" is good. Except the tag is so > long. I > > also like just VloPoMo08 or VloMo08 - but not schlomo08 ;) > > > > Cheryl > > > > --- In [email protected] <videoblogging% > 40yahoogroups.com>, > > Rupert <rupert@> wrote: > > > > > > Having said all that... > > > > > > How about just plain old Videoblogging Month? > > > > > > #videobloggingmonth2008? > > > > > > Opinions please. > > > > > > Rupert > > > http://twittervlog.tv > > > > > > On 28-Oct-08, at 9:37 AM, Rupert wrote: > > > > > > The thing is, it's not Navlopomo in isolation. It springs from > > > NaBloPoMo, which itself springs from NaNoWriMo. Both those things > > > have been going on for years in a very international way, but > haven't > > > changed their names. Once something gets shortened, I don't > think it > > > matters what it stands for - it's the aims that count. I don't > think > > > any of the non-US vloggers minded it being NaVloPoMo last year. > > > > > > And more than anything, I think it'd be confusing to change > names at > > > this point. > > > > > > Although if we did, I'd prefer a total change to something that > > > doesn't sound so stupid. All my non-geek friends last year thought > > > that the name was dumb, and got in the way of describing what it > is. > > > I mean, if you're going to have an acronym, make it a nice sounding > > > short one, and make the name itself punchy. National Blog Posting > > > Month or National Novel Writing Month just sound lame, let alone > > > their shortened versions. > > > > > > If I could do it all again, I'd choose International Month of > Online > > > Video - IMOV. > > > > > > Unless there's a big weight of opinion on Twitter or here for one > > > particular name, though, let's keep it as Navlopomo. If you feel > > > strongly about doing otherwise, get petitioning! > > > > > > Rupert > > > http://twittervlog.tv > > > > > > On 28-Oct-08, at 12:26 AM, Cheryl wrote: > > > > > > Last year there were several comments that it should be called > > > International Vlog Posting Month (InVloPoMo) or International > Vlogging > > > Month (InVloMo). Because so many participants are outside the > U.S. Not > > > trying to start trouble - just pointing out there's still time to > > > rechristen it so the name is more inclusive (and possibly easier to > > > pronounce). > > > > > > And I'm SO in. > > > > > > Cheryl > > > > > > --- In [email protected] <videoblogging% > 40yahoogroups.com>, > > Rupert <rupert@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Last year, we had around 60 people signed up, and around 30- 40 > people > > > > posted videos regularly. By the end of the month, we'd made over > > > > 1000 videos. > > > > > > > > It was a last minute suggestion, that seemed like insanity, > but it > > > > turned out to be an incredible month of inspired collaborative > fun. > > > > > > > > Not everybody managed all 30 days - I did 23, I think - but it > didn't > > > > matter. We all committed to the intention, and then watched each > > > > other's videos every day, commented and made video responses. > > > > > > > > One video per day, every day in November... that's all you > have to > > > do :) > > > > > > > > It can be any type of video. Nothing is too small. In fact, > the key > > > > is to stop yourself from being too ambitious. > > > > > > > > Details to follow of how we're setting it up at Mefeedia. > > > > > > > > NOW - WHO'S IN? > > > > > > > > Rupert > > > > http://twittervlog.tv > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Schlomo Rabinowitz > http://schlomo.tv - finally moving to wordpress > http://hatfactory.net - relaxed coworking > AIM:schlomochat > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
