Hi everyone: On 6/28/07, 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*!
Hey, look at the bright side. At least YouTube isn't as immature as MySpace, which undoubtedly has little - VERY little beyond the bimbo-headed bee-bopping teenagers. > 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. YouTube will accomplish this quite nicely. > 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. Not to mention a little embarrassed too perhaps? > 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 why change (Or are you just experimenting)? > 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. Go for it. > Any other non-tubers want to join me? Look for a username of pchamster there. That's me. It's also where I have my AMWOWT videos. Cheers :D -- Pat Cook Denver, Colorado BLOGS & PODCASTS - AS MY WACKED OUT WORLD TURNS - http://pchamster.livejournal.com/ PAT'S REAL DEAL VIDEO BLOG - http://patsrealdeal.livejournal.com/ PAT'S HEALTH & MEDICAL WONDERS VIDEOCAST - http://patshealthmedicalwondersvideocast.blogspot.com/ YOUTUBE CHANNEL - http://www.youtube.com/amwowttv/ THE PAT COOK SHOW - http://www.livevideo.com/thepcshow THE PAT COOK SHOW (Blogger Page) - http://thepctvshow.blogspot.com/ THE PAT COOK SHOW (Audio Podcast) - http://thepcradioshow.blogspot.com/
