Actually the only thing I use RSS for is for downloading my podcasts, I don't use RSS either, I was just asking for those that do...
Heath http://heathparks.com --- In [email protected], Ron Watson <k9d...@...> wrote: > > > g through their reader, than why have a site at all then? > > > > As far as having all of your video's on Blip etc, well I know for me, > > that Blip's Showplayer does not show all of my stuff it only goes > > back about a year, so you are missing anything older...but that is > > neither here nor there... > > Nobody but you guys are viewing through your reader. > > Nobody is going to mefeedia. > > The feed services like feedburner and mefeedia are awesome for giving > a large footprint, but for the masses they are not destinations. > > The only people who go there and use feed readers are geeks. Regular > people don't know what an RSS feed is let alone how to use and manage > one. If FF did not automagically parse them they'd think it was a > broken link. > > I use RSS feeds to push my vids out there and to get them exposure so > I can get hits on search engines. Mefeedia and Feedburner are great > for creating a large footprint. They are for the people on this list. > > But there are very few people who view stuff on RSS feeds. Just the > busy geeks like yourselves. > > I exempt myself from this statement, as I don't use feeds, although I > probably would if I had the bandwidth available to watch videos. > > I gobble up my 5 GB shuffling files around the sites that I am > developing. > > > So I go back to my first statement and ask, Is RSS in effect part of > > the problem? Is it so easy now to just watch that we are becoming > > passive? That we no longer care about the communication or the > > connections that can develop? > > Yes, they are part of the problem. The people on this list are busy, > busy, and we live in our own little world. > > If I don't follow a link from a post here, I don't see it. > > There needs to be a gathering place with an application that can make > the people on this list happy AND reach the public. > > Hasn't happened yet. > > We need to start trying to put things together as a group if we're > going to get any kind of serious visibility. > > Hasn't happened yet. > > peace, > Ron Watson > http://k9disc.blip.tv > http://k9disc.com > http://discdogradio.com > http://pawsitivevybe.com > > > > On Dec 11, 2008, at 3:46 PM, Heath wrote: > > > So it seems that by having an RSS feed we are actually taking away > > from the communial side of blogging/vlogging? > > > > I mean if there is no reason to ever go to a site because everyone is > > reading through their reader, than why have a site at all then? > > > > As far as having all of your video's on Blip etc, well I know for me, > > that Blip's Showplayer does not show all of my stuff it only goes > > back about a year, so you are missing anything older...but that is > > neither here nor there... > > > > So I go back to my first statement and ask, Is RSS in effect part of > > the problem? Is it so easy now to just watch that we are becoming > > passive? That we no longer care about the communication or the > > connections that can develop? > > > > Heath > > http://heathparks.com > > > > --- In [email protected], "michaelaivaliotis" > > <michaelaivaliotis@> wrote: > > > > > > If someone can watch all your videos on a site like Blip.TV, Vimeo > > or > > > even Youtube - which probably already has a great viewing > > experience - > > > Why should they come to your site? what's the compelling reason? I > > > think this is the main question that needs to be answered and > > thought > > > about before you start redesigning your site. > > > > > > If you can't clearly answer that then your site needs to be more of > > an > > > "About Me" page with links to your stuff. > > > > > > On the other hand, if Blip.TV is the only place you have videos and > > > you are just using them as a virtual hard drive then you need to do > > > some serious work on your site. > > > > > > Sorry, I don't have a clear answer but you really need to put some > > > time and money into it if you want your site to be a hub. You have > > to > > > give people a reason to come back. Honestly, with the concept of RSS > > > feeds in full effect, I never go to anyone's site anymore. I watch > > all > > > your videos in my Google reader. The only reason for me to go to > > your > > > site would be to leave a comment. The problem there is I usually > > never > > > read the response unless I'm subscribed to the comments via email: > > > like Rupert does on his blog (that helps). > > > > > > For those that want dynamic related posts. I found a WP plugin here: > > > http://mitcho.com/code/yarpp/ > > > It doesn't do thumbnails but it has great options to show related > > > posts (probably the best). I'm currently trying to modify it to show > > > thumbnails. The main issue with thumbnails is that you need to > > > manually attach a thumbnail to your post and specify that this > > > thumbnail is for the video (like is currently done with the vPIP > > > plugin). Still some work there. I'm trying to figure out how to get > > it > > > to find thumbnails automatically, like it is done in the BlipIt > > plugin: > > > http://www.bravenewcode.com/blipit/ > > > > > > Anyway... more work ahead. > > > Michael Aivaliotis > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Heath" <heathparks@> wrote: > > > > > > > > I agree about the content, and google reader and RSS, etc make > > things > > > > very easy, but when people do come to my site, after maybe seeing > > a > > > > video for the first time....I want it to look as visually > > appealing > > > > as possible and to be able to showcase some of my best stuff and > > > > other things/vlogs I like, etc....for me it's more about > > the "look" > > > > of the site..... > > > > > > > > I do think you are also right in that it's best to showcase > > video's > > > > on a standalone sight, but then again, how do you get people over > > > > there? Just a header link, an "ad" on your site, etc... > > > > > > > > We spent so much time talking about content, how to make video, > > how > > > > to set up RSS feeds, how to promote your site, etc...but the > > layout > > > > and design we just have pretty much accepted what is out there > > and > > > > made due.....let's change that! > > > > > > > > Heath > > > > http://heathparks.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
