Shameless self promotion: Can you guys digg this? http://digg.com/politics/Ask_a_Ninja_and_Invisible_Engine_inspired_by_Alive_in_Baghdad
Our videos have gone really well today--thanks to everyone who checked 'em out:) Cheers, Sarah >From: "Mike Meiser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com >To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com >Subject: Re: [videoblogging] provocative statements... >Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 17:45:52 -0400 > >On 3/19/07, Michael Schaap <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > FYI > > > > In the comments on a short TechCrunch review (http://tinyurl.com/2bcqx5) > > about VLIP i > > read the following provocative statements: > > > > 'Erick' writes: > > > > "Unless a person is at least the slightest bit entertaining, Vlogging > > stinks. I dont want to > > look at some weirdo sitting at home/work talking into a webcam about >their > > lame day or > > skill or opinion. If you arent as entertaining as Ze Frank, then you >stink > > and nobody wants > > to hear/see you..." > > > > and David Scott Lexis writes: > > > > "Video blogs have been a failure, as I noted in a couple of AlwaysOn >Network > > columns. > > Videos are one thing; automatically downloading video blogs (or video > > podcasts; I prefer > > "video podcasts") is too bandwidth intensive, too slow, takes up too >much > > hard disk space. > > > > You want to leave your computer on all night to download video podcasts? > > Well, good for > > you but you're in the minority. How many video podcasts have been > > successful? Do any > > have over 10,000 subscribers to their feed? > > > > Compare and contrast with "standard" blogs such as this one. Matter of > > fact, are there > > any video podcasts that have even 1% of the subscribers that TechCrunch >has? > > None that > > I'm aware of, and in my public blogroll I subscribe to a lot > > (http://www.bloglines.com/ > > public/DSL). > >Interesting note... but then I don't know what the CPM (cost per >thousand views) or CPM (costs per click) is on ads on tech crunch's >blog... but I I'm pretty sure it's $2 - $5 cpm if even that. Whereas a >video CPM is generally about $50 to even $80. The point is >irregardless of how far my numbers are off comparing subscribership on >a video feed versa a blog feed is bunk. It's apples and oranges. > >Again... the guy is an idiot. :) > > > > > Mind you, this might be a decent idea, but until bandwidth, hard disk >space > > and all sorts > > of other limitations are overcome (like the need for better and easier > > production > > techniques), it will remain a novelty for the SXSW crowd (and they're >not > > early adopters, > > they're "way-too-early adopters"; in the 70's they would have been >touting > > the wonders of > > AI). > > > > BTW, I still subscribe to several video podcasts for my iPod. But I >suspect > > that I'm in the > > minority; I know very few people outside of the Bay area who subscribe >to > > more than a few > > (if any) and I don't know anyone in China (where I currently live) who > > subscribes to any > > not even one. YouTube, thumbs up; video blogs & video podcasts, thumbs > > down (too > > early). > > > > Remember, so-called and self-anointed pioneers usually wind up with >arrows > > in their > > back. Besides, how many people really have good "TV"/video presence? Not >a > > lot. Good > > podcasters are a subset of good bloggers, but good vloggers are a subset >of > > good > > podcasters: That's a tiny set..." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > S _________________________________________________________________ Watch free concerts with Pink, Rod Stewart, Oasis and more. Visit MSN Presents today. http://music.msn.com/presents?icid=ncmsnpresentstagline&ocid=T002MSN03A07001 Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
