1. iPod Gym. Short workouts available on your iPod. Take it anywhere. 2. Tutorial Videos. Shopping list videos (show the clerk at the store the THING you can't explain) 3. Mass transit not good enough? How about the zillions who bum rides? 4. Things for the passengers in your car 5. Slideshows and presentations. In your pocket. 6. Music videos. I have a playlist of stuff I listen to over and over on my audio playlists. I love music videos. In my pocket, more convenient than TV (I occasionally lose the battle of MTV viewage vs. Dora the Explorer) 7. Portable video = also all the LCD screens in minivans and SUVs... in the headrests, flipping down from the ceiling. Passengers. 8. Examples of personal video as an evangelism tool. 9. Porn. 10. Viral videos 11. Commercials (commercials can be a cultural and entertainment phenom.. I'd love to get my favorite commercials... that's why there are/were ad sites. The dirty secret of TiVo... some people watch commercials OVER again in case they missed it) 12. Travel guides/portable documentaries 13. Games (sure why not, visual choose-your-own-adventures/treasure hunts) 14. Geocaching 2.0 15. Favorite *any*things... like your favorite paperback you keep in the car 16. Also music videos can be played like music 17. Rocketboom 18. Happy Tree Friends 19. Zadi Diaz
Okay, I'm done. But I don't know why I find videoblogs in iTunes when I'm searching for music. Maybe it's a bug? And while I might not be always in the mood for participatory consumption, I certainly *collect* media for my own personal collection. That could lead to a scalable economy. If any of my favorite vloggers released a different/improved/special kind of content, would I buy it? Well, *I* would. And I could still use the iPod as an evangelism tool. Oh and yes, photos are huge on the iPod. So are short clips from the birthday party of my son that his grandma keeps on her iPod. Culturally, that's something conceptually new.... instead of the photos in your wallet, it's the videos in your wallet. I also have no idea why in public, people gather around an ipod to watch video with no sound. I mean that silly little small, crisp, gorgeous screen can't be *that* compelling. ;-) I'm part of the dopey crowd. I'll go out of my way to make media that makes sense for the small screen. I'll continue to draw a crowd in public that can huddle around and watch. My parents will still watch videos of their grandkids on their ipods and my kids will watch some stuff on theirs in the car. And while it might not be able to make a sandwich, I'll certainly *show* you how to make a sandwich and give you a list of ingredients and slicing instructs that you can take to your local deli and get them to do the same. And that's part of how we change things. Although your personal mileage may vary. ER http://ericrice.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "missbhavens1969" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Just poking my head in. Mouthing off. Don't wish to offend. > > Don't get me wrong, I think the new ipod is really cool, and I like a > new geeky gadget as much as the next person, but I have the same > feeling I had when they came out with the Photo ipod, which is sort of > "so what". Actually, now I think that being able to transport & view > pictures in one's ipod is a more useful function than watching video > on it. > > Aside from the "neat-o!" aspect of it, I just don't see how or why > this will be the next big thing for...anyone who believes it's the > next big thing, be they major media, the music industry, whatever. I > get to pay for tv shows I missed? No thanks. I don't need to see > ANYTHING that badly--not even "Lost". "Classic" repeats? Nope. Got > Nickelodeon, if I feel the urge. MTV? Have it. Don't really watch it, > but it's there. I really don't see the value in it for vloggers (or > vodcasters, or video podcasters or video bloggers, or vidmasters or > whatever you want to call it...I don't wish to start that semantic > argument again) aside from my boyfriend being able to keep my video > visage in his pocket (which, incidently, he wouldn't watch anyhow, > because he sees me all the time. I'm trying not to feel a little hurt > by that ;)) > > > I guess what I mean is that I watch tv on my tv. And I watch vlogs on > my computer be they "shows", "personal diaries", "mini-movies", > "series" or whatever else: I have room in my heart for all styles and > formats. It's a format that's computer-based. It doesn't seem to > belong on my tv, or in my pocket. Perhaps because it's become such a > part of my daily routine (morning coffee, refresh Fireant, save me > from morning magazine-news tv programs, thank God) that I'd have a > hard time doing it a different way. I can be stubborn, yes, but it > can't just be me. Is it just me? > > Also, iTunes doesn't even have a seperate section for uploading > podcasts (back off, wordmavens--I'm using "podcasts" for now because > it's easier)with video so that one could browse around, anyway. > Stuff's just stuck everywhere: public radio, arts & entertainment, > spoken word and whathaveyou. Sure, there's a "featured video podcast" > section, but it's awfully small. What's a videopodvodvlogmeister to > do? I assume people want to ship their vlogs over to iTunes to reach a > bigger audience or make it easier for people to subscribe--correct me > if I'm wrong. But why bother if no one will be able to find you? > > Is anyone buying these video ipods and actually using them mainly for > video? When are you supposed to watch? You can't drive and watch. You > can't really walk and watch. Are people really sitting in their > livingrooms watching these teensy (albeit crisp and clear) screens > because, I'm sorry, but that's just dopey. The only time I can think > that they would be useful is on a public transportaion commute to > work. Surely zillions of people outside of New York City (and Chicago, > and Boston and Tokyo and wherever else there's a large > train/bus/monorail contingent) are buying the little suckers. Is > anyone running out to replace their music/photo ipods? Or are the > majority of people buying them new users who are just buying the > current model, much like I bought an ipod with photo capabilities > because that's just what was available? By the time my ipod is totaly > outdated I'm hoping for a portable mp3 player that can make me a > sandwich. The iSnack. THAT seems useful to me. > > I suppose the ludddite part of me thinks that portable video is bad. > Do we really need to be entertained every goddamned minute? I guess > you could take your video ipod out for a nice day in the park and > watch it there--but shouldn't you just be enjoying a nice day in the > park? > > I won't bore you with my theories concerning commercials bundled in > programming on video ipods (Vpods?) other than to say: any day now. > Any day. > > Ok. I'm done. No attacking, please. > > Bekah > http://missbhavens.blogspot.com > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get Bzzzy! (real tools to help you find a job). 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