Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-10 Thread Josh Wolf



I believe he was querying newsgroups

Josh


On May 9, 2006, at 6:49 PM, Ted Tagami wrote:

 I ran a query for groups that contain videoblog and ended up with 
 zero matches. What query do you use?

 On 5/9/06, Joshua Paul  [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Okay, if you want to gain some *real* insight to this group, compare
 it to others. Microsoft has done a lot of research in this area
 (newsgroups), and the research is freely available. Check it out for
 yourself, run the numbers, and draw your own conclusions:

 http://netscan.research.microsoft.com/

 Personally, I find this group to be a tremendous asset to the
 videoblogging community as a whole. People lurk. People post. People
 flame. It's all normal. Where we fall in the categorization of a
 group, well, you decide.

 I post very rarely, and mostly in regard to technical issues that
 nobody else seems to be chiming in on. It doesn't mean I'm not an
 active member, I've just found my particular role here (which may
 change at any time).

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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-10 Thread Andreas Haugstrup



On Wed, 10 May 2006 11:47:47 +0200, Mike Moon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 If we decided today to go with option 3, in 1 year, or say 25 years,
 will it matter that we moved?

The problem is that there is no we, there are 2100 I's. :o)

 Is the format of these groups part of it's own failure? The average
 newb has probably been part of a message forum. They generally know
 how to navigate, search and retrieve great information from a standard
 message forum.

Yeah, and everyone has also tried to send an e-mail. They're equally easy.

 If those involved had started a message forum instead of the yahoo
 group how much bigger (or smaller) might the group be?

No one knows. Probably the same size, but instead of complaining on Yahoo 
delivering e-mails half a day late we'd been complaining about the SQL 
server going down.

 If I say something brilliant and no one reads it, does it matter that
 I said it at all?

Depends. :o)

 May 10th - A special day)

I would like to know why, but I can't seem to load any videos from blip.tv 
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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-10 Thread Deirdre Straughan



On 5/10/06, Mike Moon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 So perhaps we need to pressure Yahoo into making the changes to their
 groups, ummm, our groups, so we can better access the information.
 I mean, it is in their best interest to be better then their competitors.

 Mike
 http://vlog.mikemoon.net

They sent around a questionnaire recently saying they're looking for
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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-10 Thread Andreas Haugstrup



On Tue, 09 May 2006 18:17:51 +0200, David Meade [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
wrote:

 For a while anyway, both would surely co-exist. But if such a forum 
 system
 had an easy public RSS feed ... there's no reason the group of thousands
 couldnt subscribe to it ... the usage would naturally move over time to
 which ever turned out the be most used in actual practice.

First off: Moving with any kind of success it a Really Hard Task - it's 
not just pushing the one-click phpBB install option at your hosting 
provider's control panel.

You have to figure out if there's anything in the structure of a Yahoo 
Group that keeps people who are interested in joining the conversation 
 from actually joining. I can't see what that would be. Then you have to 
figure out if moving to a webbased message board would change things. I 
can't see why. Personally, I think it's quite normal to have an 80/20 or 
90/10 in groups like these, the videoblogging group is nothing special. If 
people wants to join in the conversation they should just post, if they 
want to be part of the conversation, but don't want to write a post then 
nothing is going to help.

After that you have all the nice technical problems. Like finding a 
message board system that handles threaded discussions well because 
conversations on this list tends to branch out. Finding out a way to have 
replies be handled as easily as in e-mail. Finding something that has the 
same speed. E-mail downloads fast, I only have to download new messages 
and no fluff - message boards tends to be the opposite (lots of fluff, 
forcing people to load the entire thread when looking at new posts). And 
you have to figure out how to handle notifications properly. A standard 
feed don't cut it. You either have to set the amount of items really high 
(like 100) which will be really fun for the reader and webserver or you 
end up with people only getting half a conversation because they went to 
bed when the hot discussion started. It's not just solved by installing 
some plugin and hoping for the best.

Finally you have to convince some people to break habits and move their 
conversations over. You'll have to prove that there's actual value to be 
gained from moving. Don't skip to this step before you've thought hard 
about the other two steps.

Like Peter said, if you want to start a forum go for it. No one owns the 
topic of general videoblog discussion. This group has had plenty of 
splinter groups. Some were not so successful (e.g. videoblogging_content) 
but many have been quite successful (e.g. Node101, video_vertigo, 
mefeedia, blip and fireant user groups).

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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-10 Thread R. Kristiansen



This is overall an interesting discussion. Myself, I haven't written much on this group for the last several months. Partly because I think there is a lot of noise on this list, and partly because well there are already loads of voices expressing themselves here - they be 70% or 1% it still is a variety.
As far as I know, all messages on this yahoogroups is also being sent on a google group that has far better search functionality. Here is the google group: http://groups.google.com/group/videoblogging
 In my point of view, this yahoogroups was very useful in the very start of this movement, but it becomes ever less important as different subcultures grow. It is impossible to believe we can have One discussion list for all videobloggers in 2 years. Well, this group Will most likely still exist, but by that time I doubt you can claim that this group represents everyone doing videoblogging. I doubt you can claim that even today.
Thanks to services like freevlog, newcomers have a starting page. Someone will create those text-based introductions to the art of videoblogging, or several people will do, and people will find one of them. 
I think we should move a bit away from the conception of having One community that includes everyone. Some people will feel more inclined to follow this space, while others will go to other spaces. The market is/will be Huge.
Having said that, I am looking forward to meeting those of you who are coming to VloggerCon - i will stay in San Francisco from June 8th-13th. Greetings from Oslo, Raymond M. Kristiansen
http://dltq.orgOn 5/10/06, Mike Moon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yes there is lots of great information that flows through this group.The problem is the structure and limitation of the group make it nearimpossible for those looking in the past for this great information tofind it.
If you don't keep up with the group, the good information will bemissed, lost forever.





  
  
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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-10 Thread Andreas Haugstrup



On Wed, 10 May 2006 12:39:23 +0200, R. Kristiansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
wrote:

 In my point of view, this yahoogroups was very useful in the very start 
 of
 this movement, but it becomes ever less important as different 
 subcultures
 grow. It is impossible to believe we can have One discussion list for all
 videobloggers in 2 years. Well, this group Will most likely still exist, 
 but
 by that time I doubt you can claim that this group represents everyone 
 doing
 videoblogging. I doubt you can claim that even today.

You've never been able to claim that. Not the first day, not the last day. 
:o)
when it stops being usefull this list will simply die, these things are 
wonderfully self-organizing that way.

 Having said that, I am looking forward to meeting those of you who are
 coming to VloggerCon - i will stay in San Francisco from June 8th-13th.

Me too, same days here. I want to meet people too!

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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-09 Thread Josh Leo



ok just a warning... let's not start the what shall we call it conversation again... if we as a community want to use a forum instead of the list, a lot of changes need to happen and a lot of habits need to change... how would we make a group of thousands switch?
On 5/9/06, usadutch2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I was a lurker a long time because the technical level was byond mycomfort. I bet there are a lot of lurkers just enjoying everyconversation.I think this groups must stay the way it is, a discussion group.
And to answers Josh question, I did try to plug a forum with RSS feed,email-messaging with new topics, embeded video, and lots of functionsyou will not find in other forums that are geared towards our media.
But the result? Just 14 member and 2 Yes 2 posts from others.I have no clue how to get people more involved and what the setup must be.And what about Vlogchallenge? A great oportunity for vloggers to
explore new things.. Try some new ideas but there is no participation.Should we start over and call vlogging something else like Vlogcasting?Now up my number with 1 again. :)Blips
http://vlogassist.comhttp://vlogmatic.com--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Josh Leo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 I hate to say this, but I think that a message board format may come in handy to keep one community with separate groups/cliques But ideally it would be great to have an email or RSS feature
also... I want to be able to keep up with things going on but i don't want to haveto visit a message board every day... right now we have multiple groups(languages, content, theory, node101, fireant, etc...)
 I think that one space with divisions is better than multiplespaces... and it may be less intimidating for newbies... but perhaps this is all a brilliant ploy to plug the new vlogmap
forums... hmmm anyway... those are my thoughts On 5/9/06, LeanBackVids.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:   Out of curiosity, I decided take a closer look at the use of this
  Yahoo Group.Here are the results...   The last 1,000 messages were analyzed from May 8, 2006 back to April  20, 2006 (18.5 days)...   Only 152 unique users posted (7% of the total 2,179 members).
   Here are the top 50 users by number of posts...   80Michael Sullivan  50Devlon  43Charles Iliya Krempeaux  39David Meade
  36Markus Sandy  35Deirdre Straughan  34Michael Verdi  27Andy Carvin  27Casey McKinnon  24robert a/k/a r  23Anne Walk
  21Harold Johnson  20Josh Leo  19Joshua Kinberg  18Enric  17David Howell  17Jen Simmons  17Stephanie Bryant
  16andrew michael baron  15Andreas Haugstrup  13B Yen  13Bill Streeter  13Susan  12Gena  12Heath
  11jonny goldstein  11usadutch2001  10Ted Tagami  9 Chuck Olsen  9 Paul Knight  9 Steve Garfield  8 Jan
  8 LeanBackVids.com  8 Mike Hudack  8 WWWhatsup  7 Josh Wolf  7 Randolfe Wicker  7 Richard (Show) Hall  7 Stan Hirson, Sarah J...
  6 Adam Quirk  6 Jay dedman  6 Mike Moon  6 missbhavens1969  6 Nathan Freitas  6 Ron Watson  6 Ryan Ozawa
  6 xicastmedia  5 greendesertpro  5 Michael Meiser  5 Monique Danielle   The point of all this?To validate my concerns...
   It is my opinion that this group is very closed off from the rest of  the video blogging world.Sure it is very tight-knit and friendly,  but the group seems to have hovered around the 50-250 participating
  members since last year.There must be a way to bridge the gap  between all the other vloggers.   Note: If you don't think the results are an accurate representation, I
  can analyze more data, but I believe that the trend will be the same.   -Matt  ---  http://vlogmap.org  
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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-09 Thread David Meade



Awesome, Blips. I've been there a few times but didnt see an RSS button. Is there a public feed?I guess from David's Perfect World, the feed would be public - anyone could view the topics, but they'd have to be members to post/reply (just like the yahoo group)
- DaveOn 5/9/06, usadutch2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
David;Exactly what is going on at VlogAssist.com it is so close to your listand YES is has RSS for members to subscribe to every topic or tochoosen topics.Maybe a little tweak to the topics and its a done deal.
Blipshttp://vlogassist.com Vlogging resourceshttp:/vlogmatic.com--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, David Meade 
[EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Yeah, I think I agree with Josh.I think part of the issue is thevolume of traffic in this list can be daunting.New folks become lurkersbecause they cant possible catch/keep up :-P
 A forum where the more timid could find a specific area, and themore brave could just RSS subscribe to the whole thing, would be great.If wecould have a forum with an overall RSS subscribe, the community experience
 wouldn't really change for the core members (they'd still seeeverything in one list) ... but those trying to get started might feel more willing to post to a related topic than to 2000 people who seem to know everything
 anyway. I always though a forum system with the following topics would be good:- FAQs, Tips, and Tutorials (moderated to remove noise)- Events and Meetups- Videoblogging in the news
- Cameras and Hardware- Editing and Compression- Blogs and Hosting- RSS and Publication- Aggregators and Readers- Other Support / Technical Help
- Content and Creativity (Share and discuss your ideas!)- Copyright and Legal Discussions (Your rights and the rights youviolate.)- Social and Political Action (Issues that impact vloggers, or issues
vloggers can impact.)- The Business of vlogging (Advertising and Monetising via Vlogging.)- General / Off Topic chit chat.- Forums Feedback: Issues with the forums (not vlogging)
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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-09 Thread Josh Leo



Sad thing is that I don't think it is a matter of a space being created as much as it is the group movement to use that space... A good forum on freevlog.org, 
node101.org, videoblogging.info with the support of everyone...I hate to say it, but if we were to decide to abandon yahoo, we would need the big names to start pointing everyone to the forum, all the vlog-blogs, the tutorials, the meetups, the presentations, software pages, services, and sidebar links need to support a change... not just someone saying hey i made this come over here
On 5/9/06, usadutch2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
David;Exactly what is going on at VlogAssist.com it is so close to your listand YES is has RSS for members to subscribe to every topic or tochoosen topics.Maybe a little tweak to the topics and its a done deal.
Blipshttp://vlogassist.com Vlogging resourceshttp:/vlogmatic.com--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, David Meade 
[EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Yeah, I think I agree with Josh.I think part of the issue is thevolume of traffic in this list can be daunting.New folks become lurkersbecause they cant possible catch/keep up :-P
 A forum where the more timid could find a specific area, and themore brave could just RSS subscribe to the whole thing, would be great.If wecould have a forum with an overall RSS subscribe, the community experience
 wouldn't really change for the core members (they'd still seeeverything in one list) ... but those trying to get started might feel more willing to post to a related topic than to 2000 people who seem to know everything
 anyway. I always though a forum system with the following topics would be good:- FAQs, Tips, and Tutorials (moderated to remove noise)- Events and Meetups- Videoblogging in the news
- Cameras and Hardware- Editing and Compression- Blogs and Hosting- RSS and Publication- Aggregators and Readers- Other Support / Technical Help
- Content and Creativity (Share and discuss your ideas!)- Copyright and Legal Discussions (Your rights and the rights youviolate.)- Social and Political Action (Issues that impact vloggers, or issues
vloggers can impact.)- The Business of vlogging (Advertising and Monetising via Vlogging.)- General / Off Topic chit chat.- Forums Feedback: Issues with the forums (not vlogging)
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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-09 Thread Josh Leo



I'm just messin with ya Matt...I plan on geovlogging a lot more of my videos...does vlogmap get found a lot by the people searching for things like nude vlog 'Naked cat videos etc cause I know that I get a lot of that kind of traffic... in addition to all the people searching for how to peel a mango and hitler's eagles nest...
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Plug? HAHAHA!I try to do good an get accused of bad - thanks.Considering most vloggers haven't even attempted to claim their vloglisting on the new VlogMap, I'm not really concerned about pluggingthe forums.
I'll admit, I thought adding forums to VlogMap would be an addedservice.The goal was to provide another connection point forinternational vloggers and those interested in video blogging.However, the reality is that VlogMap gets 80-90% non-vlogger traffic.
 Most people come from searching Google, yet they still seem to beconfused about what vlogging is.Many of the visitors are from outside the US.Many are visiting tofind videos.Most are not vloggers.That does provide a good
opportunity for those listed to reap traffic.Andy Carvin has mappeda ton of videos and has probably seen a slight increase in traffic.Anyways, I'm not sure how to continue... it is hard to develop tools
for the community (minority) yet focus on the viewers (majority).That being said, the future of VlogMap is in the community's hands.If users don't add vlogs/geovlogs then it will go stale.If usersdon't moderate the listings, it may get filled w/ junk.
As for the forums and handbook, they may get pulled down since nobodyis using them.Participating would plug yourself.VlogMap operateson a $0 budget and makes $0.My only goal is to better the community
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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-09 Thread Markus Sandy






as they say: "no good deed goes unpunished"

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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-09 Thread David Meade



On 5/9/06, Josh Leo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:



ok just a warning... let's not start the what shall we call it conversation again... if we as a community want to use a forum instead of the list, a lot of changes need to happen and a lot of habits need to change... how would we make a group of thousands switch?
For a while anyway, both would surely co-exist. But if such a forum system had an easy public RSS feed ... there's no reason the group of thousands couldnt subscribe to it ... the usage would naturally move over time to which ever turned out the be most used in actual practice.
Such an RSS feed could also be used with any of the rss-email services to give a nearly identical feel to our current system. (with the exception of actual posting would have to be done via the web)
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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-09 Thread Peter Van Dijck



It seems to me that:

1) Those numbers are great! No bad news there.2) If anyone wants to start a forum, great! The more the better. Maybe it'll take off..
3) It's all good news.

Perhaps I'm just an optimist.

>From the analysis there was some concern about reaching beginning/shy
vloggers. That I understand. There are a lot of things you could do...
I for one am still waiting for some entity to start publishing lotsa
written tutorials (freevlog is brilliant but I want it in written form
as well as videos). This is still a small community, enjoy the ride :)

Peter

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I'm just messin with ya Matt...I plan on geovlogging a lot more of my videos...does
vlogmap get found a lot by the people searching for things like nude
vlog 'Naked cat videos etc cause I know that I get a lot of that
kind of traffic... in addition to all the people searching for how to
peel a mango and hitler's eagles nest...
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Plug? HAHAHA!I try to do good an get accused of bad - thanks.Considering most vloggers haven't even attempted to claim their vloglisting on the new VlogMap, I'm not really concerned about pluggingthe forums.
I'll admit, I thought adding forums to VlogMap would be an addedservice.The goal was to provide another connection point forinternational vloggers and those interested in video blogging.However, the reality is that VlogMap gets 80-90% non-vlogger traffic.
 Most people come from searching Google, yet they still seem to beconfused about what vlogging is.Many of the visitors are from outside the US.Many are visiting tofind videos.Most are not vloggers.That does provide a good
opportunity for those listed to reap traffic.Andy Carvin has mappeda ton of videos and has probably seen a slight increase in traffic.Anyways, I'm not sure how to continue... it is hard to develop tools

for the community (minority) yet focus on the viewers (majority).That being said, the future of VlogMap is in the community's hands.If users don't add vlogs/geovlogs then it will go stale.If usersdon't moderate the listings, it may get filled w/ junk.
As for the forums and handbook, they may get pulled down since nobodyis using them.Participating would plug yourself.VlogMap operateson a $0 budget and makes $0.My only goal is to better the community
and provide useful/fun tools for vloggers.Sorry that is seen as a plug.-Matt--- In 
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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

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Yeah it also creates a feed for the most recent posts in and across all public forums/topics ... the 'uber-feed'.On 5/9/06, Bill Streeter 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:There is a RSS plugin for PHPbb that does this. Creates an RSS feed
for every forum and every topic. I saw it in the mods database atthe PHPbb.com.Bill StreeterLO-FI SAINT LOUISwww.lofistl.com--- In 
videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Andy Carvin [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: as long as there was rss for each sub-community, as well as an uber-rss for the whole shebang, i'd be okay with it. As it is, I
don't receive list messages via email - I stick with rss to keep my inbox nice and clean. -ac --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, David Meade 
meade.dave@ wrote:   Yeah, I think I agree with Josh.I think part of the issue isthe volume of  traffic in this list can be daunting.New folks become lurkers
 because they  cant possible catch/keep up :-P   A forum where the more timid could find a specific area, and the more brave  could just RSS subscribe to the whole thing, would be great.If
we could  have a forum with an overall RSS subscribe, the communityexperience  wouldn't really change for the core members (they'd still see everything in  one list) ... but those trying to get started might feel more
willing to  post to a related topic than to 2000 people who seem to knoweverything  anyway.   I always though a forum system with the following topics wouldbe good:
  - FAQs, Tips, and Tutorials (moderated to remove noise) - Events and Meetups - Videoblogging in the news   - Cameras and Hardware
 - Editing and Compression - Blogs and Hosting - RSS and Publication - Aggregators and Readers - Other Support / Technical Help 
  - Content and Creativity (Share and discuss your ideas!) - Copyright and Legal Discussions (Your rights and the rightsyou violate.) - Social and Political Action (Issues that impact vloggers,
or issues vloggers can impact.) - The Business of vlogging (Advertising and Monetising viaVlogging.)   - General / Off Topic chit chat. 
  - Forums Feedback: Issues with the forums (not vlogging)And again, I think it would have to have an option to subscribeto the  entire forum (or subsets) via RSS.
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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-09 Thread Andreas Haugstrup



On Tue, 09 May 2006 18:32:35 +0200, LeanBackVids.com 
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 There are many topics here that would benefit people outside the
 group, but it does not have enough exposure. Search 'vlog', 'vlogs',
 'video blog' or 'video blogs' and the Yahoo Group does not come up.

 start plug here

 VlogMap gets a shit load of traffic from search engines and
 international media articles. Most of the visitors are visiting to
 watch vlogs or find out more about vlogging.

Why don't you link to the Yahoo group then? :o)

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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-09 Thread Josh Leo



this is exactly what will not make something take off the go ahead do your own thing does not work when it is in reference to a community resource, there has to be mass adoption
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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-09 Thread Josh Leo



I didn't even know what that was... adding a book, had no idea what that meant...plus I think peolpe see vlogmap as the mapping site that is it... adding tutorials, forums, etc seems out of the realm of vlog MAP... that is just my first perception... the launch was not as clear...didn't realize the user base etc
On 5/9/06, LeanBackVids.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Because I think the general discussion of the Yahoo Group is toomuch and the group is not very inviting new members or non-vloggers.It is my opinion that forums should be broken down into sub-topics so
that users can pay attention to the things they are interested in (orunderstand).As for linking to Yahoo (and others), I'm hoping to build out acomplete video blogging handbook.Any registered user can create a
new pages, yet not a single user has tried.The amount of work it took to get the new site up combined by the lackof community support has taken its toll on my motivation.I havehopes of building many more tools/features, but we'll see.
Again, I'm not sure how to gear the site toward the 80% non-vloggersyet satisfy the 20% of vloggers (who VlogMap relies on for content).-Matt--- In 
videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Andreas Haugstrup[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 09 May 2006 18:32:35 +0200, LeanBackVids.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:  There are many topics here that would benefit people outside the
  group, but it does not have enough exposure.Search 'vlog', 'vlogs',  'video blog' or 'video blogs' and the Yahoo Group does not come up.   start plug here 
  VlogMap gets a shit load of traffic from search engines and  international media articles.Most of the visitors are visiting to  watch vlogs or find out more about vlogging.
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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-09 Thread Anne Walk



i read this list (and sometimes participate) because it comes to my mailbox.i have often thought that a forum would be better because things could be listed by topic and it would be more searchable for people looking for specific information. how many times have we had people come in here and ask a question only to be flamed for not searching the group archives?
i think that most members don't post for a couple of reasons. one is that the discussions aren't always conducive to new participation (inside stuff) or overly technical for beginners. newcomers are not privy to the unwritten protocols of the room and are often accused of spamming or are just ignored. another is that a huge percentage of the population doesn't participate in anything! they are the 'read-onlies'. 
i think that people don't want to try any other format because they feel a sense of ownership with this group...particularly the active posters. why would you want to change something that is working for you?
and, yes, josh. it's true. if there was a forum to start up, it would only succeed if it was set up by the vlogging establishment. even then, folks are pretty entrenched in their habits.
On 5/9/06, Heath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It's the classic 80/20 rule, some may come to the site to join justto plug something and then you never hear from them again, some aredaunted by the tech know how, some may just enjoy the ranting of abunch of slightly off persons.:)But I know I would like a
more type of forum thing and I do remember you plugging the forumsyou created, I think for some it may be that they don't want to haveto travel to different sites, once they are hear.I think some ofthe issue with the forum idea that you had, was who else was plugging
it?Was there a link on freevlog, and vloggercon or even in thisgroup on the main page.I know that I would like something like a forum listing, (I meant togo back to yours but it got lost in the suffle) where various topics
could be addressed rather quickly and easily, David's was pretty goodI thought, and from what I remember usadutch2001's was pretty coollookingI don't know people are lurkers by nature I think, only the alphas
have the thick skin to withstand some of the heat that comes withthis group sometimes:)That and to be honest most of the timewhat really gets this group going is very techie issues and ideas
that I think that most of the users on this group have NO IDEA whatyou guys and gals are talking aboutI know it is over my headsometimes...ok most of the time.Heath - Batman Geek
http://batmangeek7.blogspot.co,--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, usadutch2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: I was a lurker a long time because the technical level was byond my
 comfort. I bet there are a lot of lurkers just enjoying every conversation. I think this groups must stay the way it is, a discussion group. And to answers Josh question, I did try to plug a forum with RSS
feed, email-messaging with new topics, embeded video, and lots offunctions you will not find in other forums that are geared towards our media. But the result? Just 14 member and 2 Yes 2 posts from others.
 I have no clue how to get people more involved and what the setupmust be. And what about Vlogchallenge? A great oportunity for vloggers to explore new things.. Try some new ideas but there is no
participation. Should we start over and call vlogging something else likeVlogcasting? Now up my number with 1 again. :) Blips 
http://vlogassist.com http://vlogmatic.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Josh Leo joshleo@ wrote:
   I hate to say this, but I think that a message board format maycome in  handy to keep one community with separate groups/cliques   But ideally it would be great to have an email or RSS feature
 also... I want  to be able to keep up with things going on but i don't want tohave to visit  a message board every day... right now we have multiple groups (languages,
  content, theory, node101, fireant, etc...)   I think that one space with divisions is better than multiple spaces... and  it may be less intimidating for newbies...
   but perhaps this is all a brilliant ploy to plug the new vlogmap forums...  hmmm   anyway... those are my thoughts   On 5/9/06, LeanBackVids.com
 leanbackvids@ wrote: Out of curiosity, I decided take a closer look at the use ofthis   Yahoo Group.Here are the results... The last 1,000 messages were analyzed from May 8, 2006 back to
April   20, 2006 (18.5 days)... Only 152 unique users posted (7% of the total 2,179 members). Here are the top 50 users by number of posts...
 80Michael Sullivan   50Devlon   43Charles Iliya Krempeaux   39David Meade   36Markus Sandy
   35Deirdre Straughan   34Michael Verdi   27Andy Carvin   27Casey McKinnon   24robert a/k/a r   23Anne Walk
   21Harold Johnson   20Josh Leo   19Joshua Kinberg   18Enric   17David Howell   17Jen Simmons
   17Stephanie Bryant   16andrew michael baron   15Andreas Haugstrup  

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-09 Thread Andreas Haugstrup



On Tue, 09 May 2006 18:52:34 +0200, Anne Walk 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 i have often thought that a forum would be better because things could be
 listed by topic and it would be more searchable for people looking for
 specific information. how many times have we had people come in here and 
 ask
 a question only to be flamed for not searching the group archives?

Never? People have been asked to search the archives. This won't change 
with a webbased forum. People still won't search the archives and they 
will still be told to search the archives.

 i think that most members don't post for a couple of reasons.

I'd like to make an open invitation to all lurkers to post about why they 
don't post to this group. That's more accurate than guessing. :o)

 i think that people don't want to try any other format because they feel 
 a
 sense of ownership with this group...particularly the active posters. why
 would you want to change something that is working for you?

A successfull move is a massive task (and it will most likely fail anyway, 
this topic comes up every 6 months). The value gained has to match the 
effort put in. That and if it ain't broke... like you point out.

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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-09 Thread Markus Sandy



hmmm, you obviously left out the search words where it is in the top 3 
or 4

such as videoblogging

also, most of the top search results will lead you here very quickly 
because of link love

one obvious exception: the new vlogmap seems to have far less links to 
the external community on it's main pages

no obvious badges, links , etc. on front page

if it is so important for this group to be visible, why not point to it 
more directly???

i think vlogmap II looks fantastic, but i must admit I use it much less 
since the changes (i was a daily user)

i'm not 100% sure why, but i think it was mainly just small changes to 
the feedburner stats page for me

also, it seemed that the node101 sites got lost in the shuffle

btw, here's a great video that discusses the effects of UI changes on 
communities

http://sbforum.blogspot.com/2006/04/rob-kaye-watch-video-tag-sbforum.html




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My point is that the Yahoo Group is small, hidden and not gear for
non-vloggers.

There are many topics here that would benefit people outside the
group, but it does not have enough exposure. Search 'vlog', 'vlogs',
'video blog' or 'video blogs' and the Yahoo Group does not come up.
 

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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-09 Thread Josh Leo



I had a hard time finding the maps at first...so many links so many features, i was overloaded i guessOn 5/9/06, Markus Sandy 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:hmmm, you obviously left out the search words whereitis in the top 3
or 4such as videobloggingalso, most of the top search results will lead you here very quicklybecause of link loveone obvious exception: the new vlogmap seems to have far less links to
the external community on it's main pagesno obviousbadges, links , etc.on front pageif it is so important for this group to be visible, why not point to itmore directly???i think vlogmap II looks fantastic, but i must admit I use it much less
since the changes (i was a daily user)i'm not 100% sure why, buti think it was mainly just small changes tothe feedburner stats page for mealso, it seemed that thenode101 sites got lost in the shuffle
btw, here's a great video that discusses the effects of UI changes oncommunitieshttp://sbforum.blogspot.com/2006/04/rob-kaye-watch-video-tag-sbforum.html
LeanBackVids.com wrote:My point is that the Yahoo Group is small, hidden and not gear fornon-vloggers.There are many topics here that would benefit people outside the
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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-09 Thread BevSykes





ok just a warning... let's not start 
the "what shall we call it" conversation again... 

ROFL.

If anybody has any interest, you must read http://www.geocities.com/bevsykes/Jan31.htm, 
which explains "juice and crackers," my philosophy of life, which I think is 
very well demonstrated in the "having the 'what shall we call it' conversation" 
again.

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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-09 Thread Markus Sandy



i think you misunderstood matt

i don't have an issue with the stats.

there was a minor change in the display and sometimes that's all it 
takes to break a habit

(it might have even been that a cookie got reset - doesn't matter - it 
changed the user experience)

i know about the comparison. it's not a feature that interests me. 

again, i think the site looks great





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I'm very sorry you are no longer a regular visitor. I'm surprise you
have an issue with the FeedBurner stats since the only changes have
been improvements. You can now see compare up to 10 vlogs of your
choice and see each comparison (or an individual vlog) over various
timeframes (24 hours to 1 year). Note, none of the old features were
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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-09 Thread Markus Sandy



no offense , but this is the silliest thing i've read yet

this group grows, splits, morphs and changes so often it's ridiculous

i don't know about you, but i'm in at least a dozen groups related to 
vlogging and each serves a different audience

this group may not be everything to everybody at all times, but i still 
think of it as 'home' and a great place for people to start out



if we think that this group should rise in the google search ranks, 
then we should do something about it

it's easy, just vlog or blog about this group and that should do the trick

(note how ro's videoblogging-universe rose rapidly to the top 3 some 
time back just because a few people put his thumbs in their sidebars - 
that was brilliant on his part)



if you think there is a need for a forum, then join one of the existing 
ones and contribute to it. i recommend contributing to JD's learning 
center at ourmedia. i think that is one great resource.




Heath wrote:


Um...if it comes up every 6 months or so, I would say that 
something IS broke, and if this group, the one that is promoted on 
almost every vlog site or at the very least the ones that are 
considered the fathers/mothers of vlogging, shouldn't it grow with 
the group as well?

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RE: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-09 Thread Dennis Poulette





I think the sheer number of posts per day makes it hard to 
keep up with the group. In my situation, I was just a subscriber and 
checked the group online. Then, I subscribed to receive the digest, which 
is hard to respond to an individual post. Now, I receive every post as an 
email. It's still overwhelming to look in your inbox and read 50 posts 
everyday.
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill 
StreeterSent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 2:45 PMTo: 
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The Gap
I don't think we need to mirgrate several thousand users--only the 
top 20 or so posters, and the rest will follow--if they're even paying 
attention. Just leave a sign on the front page and a few messages saying the 
conversation has moved and those that want to come along will. The moderator 
can also send out a message to those who have opted out of getting the 
emails. If you sign up and choose not to get the emails it's very easy to 
stay subscribed to the goup and forget about it. So I wouldn't guess that a 
large percentage of the "thousands" of subscribers are even paying 
attention. I've been a member of this group for over a year, but I didn't 
become active in it untill late last summer. I really didn't pay a whole lot 
of attention to what was going on here much prior to that for whatever 
reason. Bill StreeterLO-FI SAINT 
LOUISwww.lofistl.com--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Mike 
Moon" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I personally don't view/send 
these messages through email, I view it through my browser. So for 
me, this is like a message forum. It's not nicely formatted 
like a message base, but I view it several times a day, just like my 
other message bases.  My point is, that the yahoo group allows 
people to view the messages in several different methods. 
Convienence for everyone.   With that said, we could do so much 
more in a real message base. Posting pictures, posting links, visuals 
screenshots to help each other, just do so much more. A message forum 
would be wonderful.  Now, as Josh pointed out, how do we migrate 
1,000+ users?  Mike http://vlog.mikemoon.net  
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"LeanBackVids.com" leanbackvids@ wrote:  
 Out of curiosity, I decided take a closer look at the use of this 
 Yahoo Group. Here are the results...The 
last 1,000 messages were analyzed from May 8, 2006 back to April 
 20, 2006 (18.5 days)...Only 152 unique users 
posted (7% of the total 2,179 members).Here are the 
top 50 users by number of posts...
80 Michael Sullivan  
50 Devlon  
43 Charles Iliya Krempeaux  
39 David Meade  
36 Markus Sandy  
35 Deirdre Straughan  
34 Michael Verdi  
27 Andy Carvin  
27 Casey McKinnon  
24 robert a/k/a r  
23 Anne Walk  
21 Harold Johnson  
20 Josh Leo  
19 Joshua Kinberg  
18 Enric  
17 David Howell  
17 Jen Simmons  
17 Stephanie Bryant  
16 andrew michael baron  
15 Andreas Haugstrup  
13 B Yen  
13 Bill Streeter  
13 Susan  
12 Gena  
12 Heath  
11 jonny goldstein  
11 usadutch2001  
10 Ted Tagami  
9 Chuck Olsen  
9 Paul Knight  
9 Steve Garfield  
8 Jan  8 
LeanBackVids.com  8 Mike 
Hudack  8 WWWhatsup  
7 Josh Wolf  
7 Randolfe Wicker  
7 Richard (Show) Hall  
7 Stan Hirson, Sarah J...  
6 Adam Quirk  
6 Jay dedman  
6 Mike Moon  
6 missbhavens1969  
6 Nathan Freitas  
6 Ron Watson  
6 Ryan Ozawa  
6 xicastmedia  
5 greendesertpro  
5 Michael Meiser  
5 Monique DanielleThe 
point of all this? To validate my concerns...
It is my opinion that this group is very closed off from the rest of 
 the video blogging world. Sure it is very tight-knit and 
friendly,  but the group seems to have hovered around the 50-250 
participating  members since last year. There must be a 
way to bridge the gap  between all the other vloggers.  
  Note: If you don't think the results are an accurate 
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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-09 Thread Markus Sandy






i was referring to the loss of the nodes on the map 

originally there had been pin in ojai for the digital dojo 

when i checked the other day, it was no longer there

i see that there is now a node101::ojai pin

thanks!


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Not sure what you mean?  Node 101 was not part of the bottom home page
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btw, here's a great video that discusses the effects of UI changes on 
communities



  
  http://sbforum.blogspot.com/2006/04/rob-kaye-watch-video-tag-sbforum.html
  
  
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Thank you for your feedback!  I've made a point to address every issue
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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-09 Thread David Meade



On 5/9/06, Markus Sandy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
no offense , but this is the silliest thingi've read yetoh well gee how could anyone take offense to that.It's not the silliest thing, and if you frequent this mailing list ... it cant be the silliest thing you've read.
No offense, but just because you don't think something should change doesn't mean opinions to the contrary are silly or unfounded. It just means you dont wnat it to change. Thats perfectly fine, but Heaths got a point, it wouldn't be an issue so often if there werent at least some good reasons out there to put the idea in peoples head.
There are clearly pros and cons to each model ... squashing discussion as if there aren't ... that is whats silly.This is clearly a great group, and has great information for those just starting. No body is saying otherwise. The simple question was essentially 'is there a better way for this group to present that information to make it more accessible for those people who cant follow the topic well enough yet to be like you and join a dozen different groups to find the information.
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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-09 Thread Markus Sandy







David Meade wrote:

  
  
It's not the silliest thing, and if you frequent this mailing list ...
it cant be the silliest thing you've read.
  


i have read every message in this list for over a year
so, i guess i do frequent it
i did actually take a moment and consider before sending if it was
indeed the silliest thing I hah ever read
and, yes suggesting that 'this group is not growing with the rest of
the group' was the silliest thing i had heard 

i apologize for not picking one of your statements if that's what
bothering you (j/k)


No offense, but just because you don't think something should change
doesn't mean opinions to the contrary are silly or unfounded. It just
means you dont wnat it to change. 


i did not say that i did not want change.
in fact i even indicated several possible ways to change (vlog about
the topic and contribute to existing resources. 


going back to the original point however, i think that this group is
very dyanamic and there is no more of a gap between us than one would
expect from any group.


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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-09 Thread David Meade



On 5/9/06, Markus Sandy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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and, yes suggesting that 'this group is not growing with the rest of
the group' was the silliest thing i had heard I'll avoid the temptation to start quoting obvious threads you've overlooked or blacked out of your memory. :-P


i apologize for not picking one of your statements if that's what
bothering you (j/k)
Whats bothering me is is this needlessly harsh tone aimed at someone who was only pointing out that although this group has grown to over 2k people, its the 'old standards' that are in the top 50 users. That may not be a problem, it's simply raised the quesiton is the current format of the group contributing to the fact that there arent more new names in active posters list.
Theres no reason to insult just because you dont see a problem with the fact that the same people are contributing to the list ... some others in this thread are simply asking would we see more participation from newer users and expand our network of friends if we were to present this FLOOD of information in another way.
How can simply having that discussion warrant you ranking someones opinion on it as the silliest thing you've ever read.Vlogging about the yahoo group isn't likely to inspire lurkers to become active. So what would? (I doubt them seeing people attack perfectly reasonable discussion as 'the silliest thing' ever read is going to do it)
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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-09 Thread Andreas Haugstrup



On Tue, 09 May 2006 23:14:40 +0200, David Meade [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
wrote:

 Whats bothering me is is this needlessly harsh tone aimed at someone who 
 was
 only pointing out that although this group has grown to over 2k people, 
 its
 the 'old standards' that are in the top 50 users. That may not be a
 problem, it's simply raised the quesiton is the current format of the
 group contributing to the fact that there arent more new names in active
 posters list.

a) It's not old standards who form the majority of the top 50 over the 
past month. [*]
b) It only takes 6 e-mails to get on the famous top 50 list of internet 
fame. Whoopie.
c) Even if it was, who cares? Exactly what would moving to a different 
format change? If people want to be heard they should post. There's no 
need to ask for permission, just post. Or should there be created rules 
along the lines of If you've been on the list for more than 18 months you 
may only post twice per week?

[*] A quick skim tells me that only 6 of the people on the top 50 list for 
last month have been members of the group for 18 months (nov. 2004). (Jay, 
Me, Steve Garfield, Deirdré, Josh Kinberg, Andrew Baron). That's not a lot 
if you ask me. If you sort the member list by date joined you'll see all 
sorts of really awesome people who are no longer posting (like Sean 
Gillian and Lisa Harper).

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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-09 Thread Markus Sandy






i apologize to Heath if my use of the word 'silly' hurt his feelings. 

if that came off as harsh, it was not intended (he is our Batman geek,
after all). 

i meant it light-heartedly and it clearly did not come across that way
to you david.

silly is not a word i consider 'harsh', but i will try to be more
careful with others in the future.

for the record, you can generally tell when I'm being harsh when I
punctuate my sentences with the words "dumb asshole" :)




David Meade wrote:

  
Whats bothering me is is this needlessly harsh tone aimed at someone
who was only pointing out that although this group has grown to over 2k
people, its the 'old standards' that are in the top 50 users. That may
not be a problem, it's simply raised the quesiton" "is the current
format of the group contributing to the fact that there arent more new
names in active posters list".
  
  
Theres no reason to insult just because you dont see a problem with the
fact that the same people are contributing to the list ... some others
in this thread are simply asking "would we see more participation from
newer users and expand our network of friends if we were to present
this FLOOD of information in another way".
  
  
How can simply having that discussion warrant you ranking someones
opinion on it as the silliest thing you've ever read.
  
Vlogging about the yahoo group isn't likely to inspire lurkers to
become active. So what would? (I doubt them seeing people attack
perfectly reasonable discussion as 'the silliest thing' ever read is
going to do it)
  


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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-09 Thread David Meade



sigh On 5/9/06, Andreas Haugstrup [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
a) It's not old standards who form the majority of the top 50 over thepast month. [*][*] A quick skim tells me that only 6 of the people on the top 50 list for
last month have been members of the group for 18 months (nov. 2004). (Jay,
Me, Steve Garfield, Deirdré, Josh Kinberg, Andrew Baron). That's not a lot
if you ask me. If you sort the member list by date joined you'll see all
sorts of really awesome people who are no longer posting (like Sean
Gillian and Lisa Harper).
You have a fairly restrictive view of 'old standards' ... 

b) It only takes 6 e-mails to get on the famous top 50 list of internetfame. Whoopie.

ok ... only 6 ... and yet still it all very well known names.
Adjust your definition of old standards to people who have been active
for an entire year ... most of those names will be on it.
c) Even if it was, who cares? Exactly what would moving to a different
format change? 
Thats a very good question. one we are trying to discuss. I dont see why people are insulting others. 
If people want to be heard they should post. There's noneed to ask for permission, just post. 

And yet this insight doesnt seem to do the trick. So ... we're
left with the question that all this hostility is trying to dance
around: Given the fact that now nobody needs PERMISSION to post ...
would they feel more WELCOME to do so in a forum like environment.

Or should there be created rulesalong the lines of If you've been on the list for more than 18 months you
may only post twice per week?
ok ... so far off the mark I'm not sure where to start with this.
The concern is NOT that old standards are posting to much, but rather
that newbies may feel too overwhelmed to join in as well.

I give up. apparently somewhere between 12months as a member and
18months as a member you stop enjoying discussion of new ideas.

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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-09 Thread Charles HOPE






You should try a threaded mail reader such as Thunderbird. Then you can
ignore the subjects that look boring.

Dennis Poulette wrote:

  
  
  I think the sheer number of
posts per day makes it hard to keep up with the group. In my
situation, I was just a subscriber and checked the group online. Then,
I subscribed to receive the digest, which is hard to respond to an
individual post. Now, I receive every post as an email. It's still
overwhelming to look in your inbox and read 50 posts everyday.
  

  





  
  
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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-09 Thread Charles HOPE








David Meade wrote:
sigh 
  
  On 5/9/06, Andreas
Haugstrup [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
  If
people want to be heard they should post. There's no
need to ask for permission, just post. 
  
And yet this insight doesnt seem to do the trick. So ... we're
left with the question that all this hostility is trying to dance
around: Given the fact that now nobody needs PERMISSION to post ...
would they feel more WELCOME to do so in a forum like environment.
  
  


Seems like rather a disruptive way to find out, no? So we tear down
this group, start a forum, shift everyone over, and then check to see
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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-09 Thread David Meade



I'm not making a suggestion for change ... I'm asking about impact of it.On 5/9/06, Charles HOPE [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:


  






David Meade wrote:
sigh 
  
  On 5/9/06, Andreas
Haugstrup [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
  If
people want to be heard they should post. There's no
need to ask for permission, just post. 
  
And yet this insight doesnt seem to do the trick. So ... we're
left with the question that all this hostility is trying to dance
around: Given the fact that now nobody needs PERMISSION to post ...
would they feel more WELCOME to do so in a forum like environment.
  
  


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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-09 Thread David Meade



ok maybe I'm just in a bad mood and reading between the lines when I shouldn't be ... sorry.

However ... This topic has come up several times. And as Heath
points out, that wouldn't be the case if it were in fact the silliest
idea ever presented here ... clearly there are some pros to the idea.

And yet, each time it has come up, its been so immediately scoffed at,
flamed, and scolded *by the heavy contributors of this list* ... that
the real benefits to the lurkers never really gets a chance at honest
discussion ... an irony that really ticks me off.

*huff*huff*huff* 

.. ok I'm gonna go take my 'meds' now.

- DaveOn 5/9/06, Markus Sandy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:



  




i apologize to Heath if my use of the word 'silly' hurt his feelings. 

if that came off as harsh, it was not intended (he is our Batman geek,
after all). 

i meant it light-heartedly and it clearly did not come across that way
to you david.

silly is not a word i consider 'harsh', but i will try to be more
careful with others in the future.

for the record, you can generally tell when I'm being harsh when I
punctuate my sentences with the words dumb asshole :)




David Meade wrote:

  
Whats bothering me is is this needlessly harsh tone aimed at someone
who was only pointing out that although this group has grown to over 2k
people, its the 'old standards' that are in the top 50 users. That may
not be a problem, it's simply raised the quesiton is the current
format of the group contributing to the fact that there arent more new
names in active posters list.
  
  
Theres no reason to insult just because you dont see a problem with the
fact that the same people are contributing to the list ... some others
in this thread are simply asking would we see more participation from
newer users and expand our network of friends if we were to present
this FLOOD of information in another way.
  
  
How can simply having that discussion warrant you ranking someones
opinion on it as the silliest thing you've ever read.
  
Vlogging about the yahoo group isn't likely to inspire lurkers to
become active. So what would? (I doubt them seeing people attack
perfectly reasonable discussion as 'the silliest thing' ever read is
going to do it)
  


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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-09 Thread Charles HOPE






I'm not convinced that there is a problem besides the near
impossibility of searching these Yahoo archives. I don't find the
existence of the ubiquitous power-law distribution of post activity to
be cause for alarm.


David Meade wrote:
I'm not making a suggestion for change ... I'm asking
about impact of it.
  
  On 5/9/06, Charles
HOPE [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
  
 

David Meade wrote:
sigh 
  
  On 5/9/06, Andreas
Haugstrup [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
  
  
  If
people want to be heard they should post. There's no
need to ask for permission, just post. 
  
And yet this insight doesnt seem to do the trick. So ... we're
left with the question that all this hostility is trying to dance
around: Given the fact that now nobody needs PERMISSION to post ...
would they feel more WELCOME to do so in a forum like environment.
  
  
   


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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-09 Thread Michael Verdi



Maybe this list is what it is and that's fine. There are other places and lists to handle other things.Ryanne and I have worked really hard to make Freevlog easy and cover most every newbie question. When we did our first big launch a year ago we had a message board but nobody used it (we got about 2 or 3 posts total). Most people just emailed us and what we found was that almost all of those questions could be handled by making the tutorials better. Now we probably average about 1 help email a day. Sometimes we get questions in another language and one of our translators takes it. All in all I'd say that most of the really basic stuff is covered. We even have text versions of the main tutorials and of course you can get it all in handy book form :)
What I think is really great about this list is that we can talk about all kinds of stuff. And yes, some of it is very technical but that's a good thing. When I first joined the list, a couple of people were going on and on about something called RSS. Those emails just looked like blah blah blah to me at first. Then, once Me-TV (Mefeedia) and ANT (FireAnt) came out and I could see what you could use RSS for it started to make sense. 
I guess the point is this: early on I was a newbie who said why don't we make this a message board so we can find stuff better? and that didn't happen so I (and others) went out and addressed that in ohter ways. Now I think this list does the job that it does just fine.
Maybe I should make a tutorial on how to subscribe and read this list.1. Use something threaded like Gmail2. Set up a rule/filter so it doesn't all show up in your inbox3. Ignore threads you're not interested in
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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-09 Thread Andreas Haugstrup



On Tue, 09 May 2006 23:55:25 +0200, David Meade [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
wrote:

 I give up. apparently somewhere between 12months as a member and 
 18months as a member you stop enjoying discussion of new ideas.

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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-09 Thread Joshua Kinberg



I've actually met several lurkers on this list in person (you might
be surprised who is lurking here). Often they are happy to sit back
and watch the conversation as it happens -- though there is certainly
a lot of conversation to take in on this list as it can be high-flow
at times. Make no mistake about it -- there is great information that
passes through here, from new ideas and new trends, technical
innovation, and best practices for media makers and videobloggers
exploring new possibilities.

-Josh


On 5/9/06, Andreas Haugstrup [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 On Tue, 09 May 2006 23:55:25 +0200, David Meade [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:

  I give up. apparently somewhere between 12months as a member and
  18months as a member you stop enjoying discussion of new ideas.

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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-09 Thread David Meade



On 5/9/06, Joshua Kinberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Make no mistake about it -- there is great information thatpasses through here, from new ideas and new trends, technicalinnovation, and best practices for media makers and videobloggersexploring new possibilities.

But, again thats not the issue. And I'm not making any such mistake, myself ... as I said earlier:

This is clearly a great group, and has great information for those just
starting. No body is saying otherwise. The simple question was
essentially 'is there a better way for this group to present that
information to make it more accessible for those people who cant
follow the topic well enough yet to be like you and join a dozen
different groups to find the information.

If the answer is No, its no. If the answer is Yes its yes.
But saying this list has great ideas in it already doesnt address the
issue. The question wasnt how can we get better information out
there it was how can we get information out there better. 

Anyway ... this topic is so all over the map now, I doubt this thread
can really discuss it fairly ... no matter we'll do the same run around
again in six months. :-P

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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-09 Thread Ron Watson


There is a piece of software for phpBB that allows a user to insert the posts from a Yahoo group, like this, into your phpBB DB. I was going to use it for k9discussion, but I was afraid that I would have problems with the list owners. The discdog world is quite...interesting... let's say. We are a dysfunctional, but largely happy community. We had 5 guys going through 10,000 or so messages before I pulled the plug. That is a way that you could grab all of the info from this list and populate a forum with good information from here.Just thought I would share that. I can find out what the app is called that does that, if you want.  Ron WatsonPawsitive Vybe Canines12 E Bridge St Suite GRockford, MI 49341[EMAIL PROTECTED]301.524.6670http://pawsitivevybe.comhttp://k9disc.comhttp://k9disc.blip.tv On May 9, 2006, at 9:16 PM, David Meade wrote: On 5/9/06, Joshua Kinberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Make no mistake about it -- there is great information thatpasses through here, from new ideas and new trends, technicalinnovation, and best practices for media makers and videobloggersexploring new possibilities.  But, again thats not the issue.  And I'm not making any such mistake, myself ... as I said earlier:  "This is clearly a great group, and has great information for those just starting.  No body is saying otherwise.  The simple question was essentially 'is there a better way for this group to present that information to make it more accessible "for those people who cant follow the topic well enough yet to be like you and join a dozen different groups to find the information."  If the answer is No, its no.  If the answer is Yes its yes.  But saying "this list has great ideas in it already" doesnt address the issue.  The question wasnt "how can we get better information out there" it was "how can we get information out there better".    Anyway ... this topic is so all over the map now, I doubt this thread can really discuss it fairly ... no matter we'll do the same run around again in six months. :-P  - Dave-- http://www.DavidMeade.comfeed:  http://www.DavidMeade.com/feed  SPONSORED LINKS  Fireant  Individual  Use  Explains YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "videoblogging" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. 




  
  
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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-09 Thread David Meade



On 5/9/06, Michael Verdi [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Maybe I should make a tutorial on how to subscribe and read this list.1. Use something threaded like Gmail2. Set up a rule/filter so it doesn't all show up in your inbox3. Ignore threads you're not interested in
4. Flag the ones you're watching5. Mark everything that's dropped out of view as read
That's not a bad idea. Gmail (or similar reader) is approximately
1.7billion times better than the yahoo groups page, and its 'search
mail' feature makes searches much easier. (If you do do something
like that, be sure to mention Gmail Lables :-)

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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Bridging The Gap

2006-05-09 Thread Ted Tagami



I ran a query for groups that contain videoblog and ended up with zero matches. What query do you use?On 5/9/06, Joshua Paul 
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Okay, if you want to gain some *real* insight to this group, compare 
it to others. Microsoft has done a lot of research in this area 
(newsgroups), and the research is freely available. Check it out for 
yourself, run the numbers, and draw your own conclusions:

 http://netscan.research.microsoft.com/

Personally, I find this group to be a tremendous asset to the 
videoblogging community as a whole. People lurk. People post. People 
flame. It's all normal. Where we fall in the categorization of a 
group, well, you decide.

I post very rarely, and mostly in regard to technical issues that 
nobody else seems to be chiming in on. It doesn't mean I'm not an 
active member, I've just found my particular role here (which may 
change at any time).

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