I'd rather have 1,000 regular users as 1 million views on You Yube can be fleeting. What does Josh Leo have to say? He did several million a month or so ago on one on You Tube. Not to say he doesn't have 1,000 loyal viewers but I'll take the thousand. JCH http://www.jchtv.com/
Frank Sinton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Great discussion - can't stop wondering: What is the value of a link back to your independent vlog (where you control the branding, experience, player, 100% of the advertising and cross-promotions, merchandising, etc.) versus a revenue share on a video destination site that doesn't offer you any of that control? To put it another way, what dollar value would you put on 1,000 regular users on your site versus 1,000,000 views on YouTube? Thanks, -Frank Frank Sinton CEO, Mefeedia [EMAIL PROTECTED] 310-927-7841 (cell) http://www.mefeedia.com - Discover, Collect, and Enjoy great videos and podcasts Our blog: http://mefeedia.com/blog --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Adriana Kaegi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > what other video sites offer better ad shares then > youtube? just wondering, > addy > http://dearaddy.com > --- Jay dedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Here's a letter about youtube's new partner > > program, written by an anonymous > > > youtube star who is certainly, definitely, > > Absolutely NOT Kent. > > > http://battellemedia.com/archives/003630.php > > > (via http://boingboing.net) > > > > this is extremely interesting. > > obviously John Battelle has a bias on youtube > > advertsing since he runs > > Federated Media. > > > > > > *I'm a YouTube star, but YouTube wishes I > > wasn't. They would like to > > > > pretend I don't exist, rather than admit there > > are several roads to > > > > financial and critical success that don't lead > > through their corporate > > > > headquarters. * > > > > Its tough to take these kinds of criticisms when you > > dont know who its from. > > I always question anonymous comments and articles. > > > > > > >Some shows will stick with YouTube, but the > > savviest and the most > > commercial ones will move to >other video sites that > > can provide > > better splits or signing bonuses. Creators will > > start to realize >that > > their storytelling talents are rare and valuable. > > > > so true. > > > > >I don't know the terms this round of authors were > > guaranteed by > > YouTube, but I do know that we >were offered was > > okay money, but > > something that we've already surpassed. And then > > when you >factor in > > merch sales, and the value of having our own users > > and pageviews on > > top of that and >controlling our own brand, we're > > coming out miles > > ahead of a typical YouTube power user. > > > > I know Youtube can push mass traffic towards any > > video it > > chooses...but asking creators to dump their personal > > site is > > dangerous. I'd like to hear more about how Youtube > > feels about letting > > creators own their own content. > > > > Lots of questions. > > its up to us creators to educate each other and not > > settle for giving > > it all away. > > > > Jay > > > > > > > > -- > > Here I am.... > > http://jaydedman.com > > > > Check out the latest project: > > http://pixelodeonfest.com/ > > Webvideo festival this June!!!! > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ _______________Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! TV's > Comedy with an Edge to see what's on, when. > http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/222 > Jimmy CraicHead TVVideo Podcast about Sailing, Travel, Cocktails and other good Craic!http://www.jchtv.com/ --------------------------------- Get the free Yahoo! toolbar and rest assured with the added security of spyware protection. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
