I think Vloggerheads does a pretty good job with their social network, came about after a big Youtube defection:
<http://vloggerheads.com> Schlomo Rabinowitz http://schlomo.tv http://hatfactory.net http://VideoCampSF.com - Oct. 16-17 AIM:schlomochat On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 4:15 AM, Rupert Howe <rup...@twittervlog.tv> wrote: > > > I know we return to this every so often - how to add more > functionality to this list... I just had a thought, so I wanted to > jot it down here while it was still fresh. > > It seems to me that we could benefit from a Facebook-style, Ning-style > or Drupal-based site where we could have this same kind of disussion > forum, but where we could also upload/link a lot of other content - > particularly videos - and connect in other ways. > > What I want is a bridge between RSS, Twitter, threaded discussions, > community hub and information archive. > > I want a non-corporate community-owned place where I can go, where > there are lots of online video people, where I can: > > a) post links to things of interest (i do that here sometimes) > b) Bookmark videos I like (harder to do that here) > c) chat in asynchronous twitter style but with preserved threads that > allow more than just statement > response > end > d) talk about more serious internet video things (i do that here) > f) Bookmark whole sites/channels/videoblogs, like a vlogroll, but much > larger, and with an aggregated directory of all sites for everyone to > browse, in categories. > g) Form groups for different types of people/sites/channels/videos/ > interests > h) post other types of content - photos, etc > i) a place for people to come up with & coordinate collaborative > projects and challenges like vbweek > j) an archive like the videoblogginggroup Wiki for sharing advice & > suggestions > > Oh my god, this sounds like Facebook for online video people. But I > HATE Facebook. So how come? I think what I hate most about Facebook > is the lack of boundary between people from different parts of your > life - work, home, hobbies, etc. I want something like Facebook, but > that's a videoblogging ghetto. > > Rupert > http://twittervlog.tv > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]