[videoblogging] non-ad alliance (was Re: PodTech update)

2007-07-24 Thread Steve Watkins
Cool, sorry for not replying sooner. I guess a problem is that its easy for me to talk negative about advertising, not so easy to see a clear alternative for an alliance to focus on. I guess if ads sponsorship are out, then alternative are donations, subscriptions, merchandise sales, art

Re: [videoblogging] non-ad alliance (was Re: PodTech update)

2007-07-24 Thread Michael Verdi
On 7/24/07, Steve Watkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know there ahve been some fine efforts by some people here to do all they can for the donations model. I havent really seeen anybody playing with the subscription idea, I guess it is risky. My mind always wanders to some sort of

Re: [videoblogging] non-ad alliance (was Re: PodTech update)

2007-07-24 Thread Michael Sullivan
i think in addition to pledgedrive for wordpress, it is important to have something that doesnt rely on any specific publishing engine. something to keep in mind. On 7/24/07, Michael Verdi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 7/24/07, Steve Watkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] steve%40dvmachine.com wrote: