Thanks Mike! That was a great explanation.
I posted a highlights playlist on my Blogger blog: http://offonatangent.blogspot.com/2009/09/steve-garfields-video-highlights.html This is something that I've wanted for a long time. Now I can put it other places and use it for lots of things. So cool. Thanks again. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "mgmoon" <mgm...@...> wrote: > > I also had a tough time getting my head around this at first. > At Blip, Dashboard, Players. > Add a new player. Add whatever buttons etc. Save it. > Now go back to the list of players and you'll see the Embed at the bottom. > Click on embed, select Playlist, select your playlist and copy the embedded > code. Paste away in WordPress or where ever. > > On the main page, I used the "Video Sidebar Widget" that works with Blip.tv > videos (plus a slew of others). Ideally, I'd like for there to be no buttons > on the bottom of the player for this one on the main page, but haven't got > that figured out yet. > > Mike > http://vlog.mikemoon.net > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Steve Garfield" <steve@> wrote: > > > > Hi Mike, > > > > How do you select the player that displays the other episodes on the side, > > without making it your default player? > > > > I see you have the single video player on your main page. > > > > Thanks! > > > > This is great! > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "mgmoon" <mgmoon@> wrote: > > > > > > I finally got around to creating my own "Best Of" as per the Blip Player. > > > It works out quite well http://mikemoon.net/vlog/blip-list/ . > > > With close to 700 videos, I can't expect people to go through all of > > > them. :) > > > > > > Thanks. > > > Mike > > > Http://vlog.mikemoon.net > > > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Rupert Howe <rupert@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Excellent! I totally agree. Many great vlogs have minimal > > > > characterisation & identity in their site design - the character and > > > > identity is in the videos. > > > > As for content, some of my favourite things that you've done were your > > > > mobile video posts, where you just shot moments with your phone. > > > > You don't have to try hard to make something - you are very watchable > > > > on camera. > > > > > > > > I use the Blip playlist player to show my more popular old videos on > > > > my Greatest Hits page, and it works really well. > > > > > > > > It's not even really that necessary to have your own podcast feed - > > > > you can use Blip's iTunes feed if you're uploading everything to Blip. > > > > > > > > Rupert > > > > http://twittervlog.tv > > > > > > > > On 15-Sep-09, at 3:30 PM, hpbatman7 wrote: > > > > > > > > > I too have been looking at blip more and more. In fact I think I am > > > > > going to totaly revamp my site and just use the blip player and as > > > > > Verdi notes below use the blip player as a "visual" archive. I have > > > > > also found a few plugin's that help show related posts, and random > > > > > posts that I can put in the sidebar to help showcase older video's. > > > > > > > > > > As I have looked and looked and tried to find a theme that was "me" > > > > > I realized that it's not the theme that makes my site, it's me and > > > > > my content. People don't visit my site because it looks good, they > > > > > visit my site and watch my video's because they know me or are > > > > > subscribed to me, etc....it's the content that makes the site "me" I > > > > > am always going to have old video's, I will always have video's that > > > > > some like and some do not. And seeing as I post fairly often I am > > > > > always going to have a new video replacing and old one, etc...I for > > > > > one have decided to stop worrying about it and just create, I can > > > > > always repost an oldie but a goodie, I can always create a > > > > > "showcase" site to show off my favortie video's. I am just going to > > > > > focus on what I can do, instead of what I can't.... > > > > > > > > > > Long life the blog/vlog/multimedia thingy's... > > > > > > > > > > Heath > > > > > http://heathparks.com > > > > > > > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Michael Verdi > > > > > <michaelverdi@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > We've had a number of discussions about the problems of the blog > > > > > > format for videoblogs which mainly centers around the lack of tools > > > > > > for discovering old videos. I've been working on a fictional web > > > > > > series and thinking about this problem and I find myself using the > > > > > > great tools at blip.tv more and more - especially the showplayer and > > > > > > playlists. > > > > > > > > > > > > Here's what I've doing. I found that we've made a number of 5 - 10 > > > > > > episode stories so I've made playlists for each of them and > > > > > embeded a > > > > > > showplayer for each at the top of my archive page. Check it out here > > > > > > <http://talkbot.tv/category/season-3/>. For a personal site you may > > > > > > not have stories like that but you could make playlists of a special > > > > > > group of related posts or maybe a playlist of your favorites and > > > > > stick > > > > > > them anywhere that makes sense on your site - archive page, about > > > > > > page, etc. > > > > > > > > > > > > -Verdi > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Michael Verdi > > > > > > http://milkweedmediadesign.com > > > > > > http://michaelverdi.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > >
