I'll join you and see what happens. If history repeats itself, my videos will be viewed more on my own site than on youtube.
David http://www.davidhowellstudios.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Rupert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So. I'm going to have a little experiment in July. I'm going to > copy all new Twittervlog posts onto Youtube. > > I've never really made the effort to post on YouTube, and have > complained here before about how I'm turned off by how nasty everyone > is there, about the rating system, the visible number of views and > how ugly and uncustomisable it is. It's always seemed to me to have > very little friendmaking and social networking going on there. Just > a lot of people shouting LOOK AT *ME*! > > I'm not very interested in making money, being famous or getting > millions of views. I just want to have fun making films, connect > with the kind of people who will like my stuff, get to know people - > and maybe evangelise a little about videoblogging & online video. > > These have always been my justifications for not bothering with YouTube. > > But actually, since YouTube is where pretty much everybody else in > the world watches videos online (see stats at http://tinyurl.com/ > 28vec7), I figure that I *should* be able to connect with a lot more > people by using it. And my interest has been piqued by YouTube's new > regional sites - including a UK site - announced last week. > > Plus, frankly, it feels a little odd when i enthuse to ordinary > people about online video and then have to admit that I don't really > use YouTube. I think it probably makes me seem like a snob and a nerd. > > I have one video on Youtube at the moment - of the Flash Mob at > Victoria Station - and it's had as many views (13,000 - not many by > YT standards) as all my 80+ videos on my blog & at Blip combined. > And, you know, I've had not one nasty comment. > > So. My aim is to really try to explore the communities there, make a > few friends, find like minded people and cool videos and have FUN. > > Any other non-tubers want to join me? > > Rupert > http://twittervlog.blogspot.com/ > http://www.twitter.com/ruperthowe/ > http://feeds.feedburner.com/twittervlog/ > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
