Wow Sheila - you have done some serious thinking on this. One of the things I like about it is the neutrality - yes, even detractors get credit for being *engaged.* And since we tend to have very long and thoughtful comments on our episodes, I like the one point per word rating too! :-) The main challenge I see is tracking all of this. We do a daily show and I cannot keep up with the basic stats tracking. Have you thought of how this might be implemented?
It would be nice if something could be automated Are you a member ofADM? I would suggest you join and bring your ideas over there. http://www.downloadablemedia.org Aloha, Rox On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 5:51 PM, Sheila English <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm sure I'm not nearly as technically savvy as the majority of > people here. And I only have 2-3 years of doing online marketing > research or video distribution research. So, I would welcome any > feedback or suggestions on this idea of having a performance rating > system. > I really need a useable rating system that would honestly reflect > video performance. > Here's what I got so far though. > > Proposed Rating System------- > > Video View = 1 point per view > > Video Comment = You get 2 points because there is a > comment. Then you get 1 point for every word written. > > Video Rating= 1 point. It does NOT matter if they > rated it good or bad, you still get the point. > > Video Download = 5 points per download. This applies > to downloading to desktop, iPod or similar device, > mobile phone, PDA, etc. > > Video Link= 2 points per link. This is the URL only. > > Video Embed = 5 points per video embed. If someone > puts your entire video on display on their site you > get 5 points. Don't forget to read any comments from > blogs about your video because those count as "video > comments"! > > Video Mash-up = 5 points. It doesn't matter if the > mash up is flattering or not. Someone went to a lot of > trouble to create something from your video. > > Video News Sites = 3 points if they simply send your > video to a site such as Digg or Technorati, 5 points > if they comment or write an article along with the > posted video. > > Video Media Pick Up = 5 points if the media pick up > your video and write about it. This includes industry > news, local, regional or national news. > > Video Specialty Site Pick Up = If you have an industry > site or specialty site request your video to display > that gets 10 points. For example, Borders or BNN are > industry sites. They must REQUEST it or pick it up > themselves to display, you cannot offer it to them. > These are NON-news sites. If you offer them the video > and they take it you get half points, 5 points if you > offer it as opposed to 10 points if they request it or > take it themselves. > > > -- Roxanne Darling "o ke kai" means "of the sea" in hawaiian Join us at the reef! Mermaid videos, geeks talking, and lots more http://reef.beachwalks.tv 808-384-5554 Video --> http://www.beachwalks.tv Company -- > http://www.barefeetstudios.com Twitter--> http://www.twitter.com/roxannedarling [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]