SInce you are a WordPress guy, why not try using VideoPress? On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 11:21 AM, Adam Warner <awarne...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > Hi Rupert, > > Thanks for your reply and sharing your knowledge. You make many good > points. I do have advertising turned on in my videos but did just realize > that one was set as "Private" and therefore didn't display the ads. I've > changed that video to "Public" and now the ads are showing. > > I am hoping for a positive response from Blip as confirmation for me to > continue. > > > Sincerely, > > Adam W. Warner > http://LearnWebTools.com > http://WordPressModder.org > My Recommended Web Hosting > > ________________________________ > > > > ________________________________ > From: Rupert Howe <rup...@twittervlog.tv <rupert%40twittervlog.tv>> > To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Wed, October 28, 2009 10:51:56 AM > > Subject: Re: [videoblogging] Where to Host Videos Now that My Beloved > Blip.tv Doesn't Love Me Anymore > > Seems to me that you're being misunderstood. The weird thing is that > it seems almost deliberate. It reads like their stock position is > that if anybody asks whether something they're doing breaches the ToS, > they should err on the side of caution in their response and just say > No. My personal reading of what you're doing is that it's fine under > their ToS, but it's a bit depressing to see this kind of response from > them, that doesn't seem to be trying to help you out or understand > what it is that you're trying to do. Especially when they used to > handle all support requests more quickly and positively than anyone > else. > > I'm sure we're all aware that they've been switching their focus away > from people like us and from YouTube clip content, to position > themselves more strongly as The Web TV Show People. It's obvious that > videoblogging isn't going to make anybody any money by itself, but on > the other hand there are a lot of people out there who use Blip > because it's a fantastic video sharing site, with a great set of > features - better than YouTube. Seems to me that things like your > videos are just sensible free social marketing for them - showing off > why Blip is great to people who usually just see YouTube embeds. > > But perhaps the weight of HD content being uploaded to their servers, > which they have to transcode and stream out, is costing them too much > to be worth it. And I guess videoblogs and "marketing and > commercial" videos often opt out of advertising, therefore don't make > Blip any money. I know Vimeo banned videogame screencasts because > they were costing too much in terms of processing time and bandwidth. > Perhaps that's why Blip say "We are not a good solution for > screencasts" - even though they're actually a great solution for your > kind of screencasts. > > So. Add some post-roll adverts onto your videos, make them some > money, and see how keen they are to nuke your account after that ;) > > Rupert > > On 28-Oct-09, at 1:24 PM, Adam Warner wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > I'm disappointed to learn that Blip.tv is discouraging me from > > hosting my videos. I'm especially disappointed because I have been > > using Blip since the beta days (under two accounts). I feel like > > I've just been kicked in the gut. This email to the group is > > intended to ask your opinion on whether I should continue with > > Blip.tv and if not, I would really appreciate your opinions on > > alternatives for hosting my videos as it relates to my requirements > > to keep some private and some public. > > > > Here are the details. I am developing a new site which will contain > > a lot of video. While I was poking around in my Blip.tv account I > > happened across their FAQ and saw something that I wanted to get > > some further information on before I started hosting hundreds of > > videos. I sent Blip.tv this message through their contact form: > > > > I have a Pro account and have been using it mostly for testing some > > video tutorials I've been making. The reason (I'm paying) for the > > Blip Pro account > > is because of the private feature and the ability to turn off > > embedding > > in the player settings. > > > > While browsing around in > > the Dashboard today I came across the content policy and it has me a > > bit worried as it may relate to my intended usage of Blips service. I > > hope you can clear things up and advise. > > > > My > > intention is to utilize my Blip account to continue to host my > > tutorial > > videos for a learning site in development. The site is named > > LearnWebTools and is located at http://learnwebtools.com. > > The site's focus will be to provide video tutorials on various web > > technologies. My desire is for some of these videos to only be > > available on this site (ones marked as private), and some to be > > available to through the show page (ones marked as public) and to take > > advantage of your video distribution service. > > > > I > > am looking for verification from Blip as to whether or not my intended > > usage constitutes a "show" in Blip's terms and if not, what steps I > > would need to take to become compliant. > > > > The first reply from Blip Support: > > > > Thanks for reaching out. We are a free platform, provided your > > content meets our terms of service. > > > > We are not a good solution for marketing or commercial videos. See > > our Terms of Service: > > > > Prohibited Content section, fourth bullet. You can read this at > > > > http://www.blip. tv/tos > > > > It looks like you have a really interesting business, and I hope you > > find a good match for a service provider. > > > > Best to you in your endeavors! > > > > ***Fourth Bullet of the tos says this*** > > Content that has as its sole or primary purpose to advertise a > > particular product or service that, in the sole judgment of Blip.tv, > > does not otherwise have redeeming value to the community. Blip.tv may > > allow the uploading of some such content for a fee, at its sole > > discretion. Such advertising content may be treated differently than > > other content (i.e. through indications that it is an advertisement, > > or > > exclusion from some indices or searches). > > > > I replied with this: > > > > I'm not sure I was clear on my intent. My intent is > > to create a show that showcases my video tutorials. It wouldn't be a > > show in terms of actors and such, more of a helpful "Reality" show. It > > is not to market commercial videos. I was asking if this would be > > considered a "show" under the Blip tos? I really do hope I can > > continue > > to use the Blip.tv service. > > > > ...and received this response: > > > > We're not a good solution for screencasts. If it is determined a > > tutorial is meant as advertisement for a product the account would be > > removed. > > > > Is it just me, or am I being misunderstood by this support person? > > If you do a simple search for "tutorials" or better yet > > "screencasts" , you will see many examples of tutorial screencast > > shows. Maybe the issue is that I actually asked permission? I'm just > > so disappointed. I plan to reply to the latest response with some > > further questioning (and perhaps begging), or maybe someone from > > Blip will see this and chime in (Mike do you still read these > > threads?) > > > > I welcome your thoughts everyone, and if I'm just plain wrong in my > > thinking that I should be able to continue using Blip, then so be > > it. I'll start looking for alternative ways to host my videos. Maybe > > I should go with the FlowPlayer route and just host my own? > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Adam W. Warner > > http://LearnWebTools.com > > http://WordPressModder.org > > My Recommended Web Hosting > > > > ____________ _________ _________ __ > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
