Re: [videoblogging] Re: Any video sharing sites still worth the bother?

2008-06-18 Thread Brook Hinton
I hate YouTube's image quality, which is for most purposes a deal breaker for me. That said... I know people who have found amazing and deep community via YouTube. I have one friend who has a dedicated following of a at least a couple hundred people on YouTube, and around whom incredible video

[videoblogging] Re: Any video sharing sites still worth the bother?

2008-06-18 Thread Heath
I think you hit upon a really good point. I think (in most cases) to have a really good following and maintain it, you have to work at it. commenting on other people site or comments, etc...it's key for sure... Heath Parks Media Made Easy http://batmangeek.com http://heathparks.com --- In

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Any video sharing sites still worth the bother?

2008-06-18 Thread robinharford
Brook That's a great point. Social marketing (whether intentionally or not) is not the same as internet marketing and that's where many go wrong. Yes it takes time and effort to do well in the social networks and generate a following, I think too many folk are thinking it's the same as IM where

[videoblogging] Re: Any video sharing sites still worth the bother?

2008-06-17 Thread Bill Cammack
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Rupert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The discussion about YouTube got me thinking. I did a little tour of some video sharing sites. I went to http://office.wreckandsalvage.com/ where they have a list of links to all the video sharing sites they upload

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Any video sharing sites still worth the bother?

2008-06-17 Thread Rupert
Thanks Bill and Lauren - great replies. I feel more attracted to Vimeo and Viddler, and less inclined to waste time elsewhere. This lack of traction that you talk about, Bill, is a huge problem with Youtube. Youtube is still such a popular monopoly that I'm not sure they see how much of a

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Any video sharing sites still worth the bother?

2008-06-17 Thread Rupert
Oh. Immediately after sending that last message, I saw this: http://www.youtube.com/blog?entry=233yWq7rslI A Youtube blog entry talking about how they're already making great strides towards Youtube consumption in home entertainment systems. I realise I'm naive in thinking that because they

[videoblogging] Re: Any video sharing sites still worth the bother?

2008-06-17 Thread Heath
I am sure that they will adapt, but the question still remains can Google make money off of YT, because let's face it, they have to or sooner or later, it will go away. I still think Hulu is the closest to getting it right from a Ad perspective, if YT can someone offer both the professional

[videoblogging] Re: Any video sharing sites still worth the bother?

2008-06-17 Thread Frank Sinton
I remember back in the mid-90s, people were asking should i build my website on Geocities or Tripod?. This feels like another one of those discussions. Not sure why these sites aren't trying harder to solve a core issue: how to find video that interests me - particularly Google, since this is

[videoblogging] Re: Any video sharing sites still worth the bother?

2008-06-17 Thread Heath
You know Frank brings up a good point here, the fact that Mefeedia has been doing a great job of video search lately. I know I am guilty of not thinking about Mefeedia as much as I should. But everytime David Meade shows me something that Mefeedia is doing or has done, I always go man that

[videoblogging] Re: Any video sharing sites still worth the bother?

2008-06-17 Thread Frank Sinton
Thank you, Heath! What would mean 1000x more than publicity, though, is seeing little +mefeedia subscribe buttons next to those +youtube buttons that are popping up everywhere. :) Regards, Frank http://www.mefeedia.com - Feed Me Media --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Heath [EMAIL

[videoblogging] Re: Any video sharing sites still worth the bother?

2008-06-17 Thread Bill Cammack
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Rupert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Bill and Lauren - great replies. I feel more attracted to Vimeo and Viddler, and less inclined to waste time elsewhere. The communities there are smaller, but way more dedicated. This lack of traction that you