Chris, WGBH Lab is great, and you guys are really doing a lot of things right. I think tweaking the way you reach out to groups will be a good way to bring more creators into the fold. Best of luck, and keep up the good work.
Ok, -- Adam Quirk http://wreckandsalvage.com On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 10:50 PM, Christopher <chris3...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Adam you are so right. Thanks for pointing this out. I appreciate the > feedback. Part of the reason why I had these blanket e-blast go out was I > was attempting to make sure the The WGBH LAB had regular e-mails go out that > alerted folks to our ongoing and new activities, which tends to come in > drips and drabs and then buckets.. > For this group, we should have had something more personal. In fact, they > should all be more personal to everyone and we will work on it. > Thanks for the feedback and sharing the link. Also, I'm in this group > daily.. so feel free shoot me questions here. I don't always respond as part > of The WGBH Lab but occasionally I do respond to geeky tech stuff that comes > up. > > best, > Chris Hastings > The WGBH Lab > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Adam Quirk <qu...@...> wrote: > > > > I've just realized something about the emails WGBH sends our group. They > > aren't signed by a human, and they aren't written conversationally (as > they > > should be to an email conversation group). > > > > They contain pertinent information, but they're selling me something. > Which > > is crazy because theyre not even asking for money, they're selling me > their > > website, they're asking for a piece of my time and attention. But they > > aren't asking me human to human, they're Selling me, company to customer. > > > > It's a weird thing. It's weird that nobody has ever responded to a > message > > from WGBH on this Yahoo list since they opened up their B-roll for > remixing > > in 2008 (maybe just seeding the group with good will before their > campaign > > for our attention?). > > > > WGBH does really amazing things and is in many ways leading the entire TV > > broadcast world with their attention to the amateur/social/personal media > > inception and evolution. So it's weird that they would choose to interact > > with this group in a non-personal way. > > > > This was just a thought I had when I got an email from a Brooklyn cohort > > named Carlos who just recently saw the video he submitted to WGBH go live > on > > their contest website. I visited his link and watched the video and liked > > it. I'm going back now to watch more. > > > > Here's his: > > http://thewgbhlab.org/nova_video/everyday-moments > > > > Ok, > > -- > > > > <http://thewgbhlab.org/nova_video/everyday-moments>Adam Quirk > > http://wreckandsalvage.com for the most part > > > > On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 10:15 AM, WGBH Lab <wgbh...@...> wrote: > > > > > Hey WGBH Lab Friends - > > > > > > Did you watch NOVA's "What Darwin Never Knew", last night? Did it > inspire > > > you? We sure hope so, because, today is the last day for you to submit > your > > > Life Stories for our NOVA Open Call. Get your submission in today at > > > lab.wgbh.org, and your video short may be broadcast in conjunction > with > > > future NOVA programming on Life and Evolution. > > > > > > Not submitting a Life Story? That's okay - you can still visit the > site > > > and leave comments for your favorite submissions. Review Life Stories, > and > > > let us know which ones were your favorites. > > > > > > Here are some new submissions: > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > I Am Evolution - If Evolution, as a totality, became self-aware, and > could > > > express itself, this is what it might say. > > > http://thewgbhlab.org/nova_video/i-am-evolution > > > > > > The Colors of Veil - Explore the journey of a former US solider who > > > converted to Islam, and found a new purpose for her life. > > > http://thewgbhlab.org/nova_video/colors-veil > > > > > > Impromptu Life - Containing an introduction of self and project, this > > > animation is based off of life ideas and concepts. > > > http://thewgbhlab.org/nova_video/impromptu-life > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > View more at: http://thewgbhlab.org/nova-recently-added > > > > > > Have a great day! > > > The WGBH Lab > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
