[videoblogging] Digital Capital Week - June 11th to June 20th

2010-05-27 Thread Vincent Njoroge Ndonye
Hi all, If you are in the Washington DC area, check out DCWeek coming up. There is a Vlogger and Mini Film Fest session where you can show and talk about your videoblog. See links below for more information and to sign up or email me directly if you have any questions. http://www.digitalcapitalwee

Re: [videoblogging] Fwd: Kenyan electoral fraud analysis team

2008-01-29 Thread Vincent Njoroge Ndonye
Hi, I encourage folks to help if you can. I am Kenyan and can share that the situation is indeed dire. Framing of the situation as ethnic based is limiting so please be open to a deeper understanding. thanks, Vincent Njoroge Ndonye On Jan 28, 2008 7:58 PM, Irina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: [videoblogging] Re: New Member Intro

2007-11-23 Thread Vincent Njoroge Ndonye
Hi Markus, I use Joomla on www.kenyamoto.com, but since we customized the templates so much, we are expecting to have problems changing the templates/layout, which I would like to do soon. Otherwise, everything else works really well with Joomla. vincent On Nov 22, 2007 9:28 PM, Ron Watson <[EMAI

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Youtube Partner Program

2007-05-18 Thread Vincent Njoroge Ndonye
OH MY GOD! That was hilarious...I watched the Old Gregg Finaletoo Made my friday evening. No need for happy hour now. Thanks! v.njoroge.ndonye On 5/18/07, Jay dedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Just to finish my waffle, I hadnt noticed that

Re: [videoblogging] Freshtopia

2007-03-03 Thread Vincent Njoroge Ndonye
My thoughts and prayers are with you Oscar and Tanja. vnn On 3/3/07, Mike Hudack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Oscar is most definitely in my thoughts, and those of everyone here at > blip, and I'm sure absolutely everyone on this list. I've only had a > couple opportunities to meet Oscar but

Re: [videoblogging] OOoh, Amanda's Up!

2006-12-13 Thread Vincent Njoroge Ndonye
try here http://abcnews.go.com/Amanda/ vincent On 12/13/06, Deirdre Straughan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Is there video of her somewhere? I can't find it on the site. > > On 12/13/06, Jan / The Faux Press <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/BeSeenBeHeard/

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Good meetup bar near Metro Center in DC?

2006-11-30 Thread Vincent Njoroge Ndonye
etro Center (Red Line) and find a Cosi. Part bar, > part > > > coffee house, and I > > > am almost positive it is right at the metro stop. Also, many more > choices > > > in DuPont circle > > > than in downtown proper. > > > > > > Enjoyits

Re: [videoblogging] Good meetup bar near Metro Center in DC?

2006-11-29 Thread Vincent Njoroge Ndonye
Jonny, - Ella's is a nice small Pizza place though it sometimes gets crowded. - Gordon Bierche (sp) is bigger with more room Then there's lots more around Gallery place which is a short walk away... Vincent Njoroge www.kenyamoto.com On 11/29/06, jonny goldstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > S

Re: [videoblogging] Help needed in DC to edit an interview

2006-04-01 Thread Vincent Njoroge Ndonye
re we usually create the content, but I scored an interview in DC >  with a Kenyan personality in town and need help editing and> compressing.>>  Any help would be appreciated,>  Vincent Njoroge Ndonye>  www.kenyamoto.com (a daily show type vlog from Kenya)>  PS: it is o

Re: [videoblogging] Respect

2006-02-10 Thread Vincent Njoroge Ndonye
as> being said... It's nice to see ordinary people talking about what's > going on in their country.>>> On 2/9/06, Vincent Njoroge Ndonye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:>>>> So...here we are..the non-western videobloggers, or whatever you want >> to call o

Re: [videoblogging] Respect

2006-02-09 Thread Vincent Njoroge Ndonye
For all its warts, I love this group. I joined late year thirsty for information on how to start videloblogging and got it in spades. I read daily...a lot. I expect both respect, and there has been plenty, and thick skins at the same time. I really like what most of you are doing and your genero

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Long and File Size: Revisiting the question

2006-01-16 Thread Vincent Njoroge Ndonye
I prefer the shorter ones because of where I watch...at work or on my video ipod. When I can have it all connected to my living room tv...then I may want to watch longer pieces. And yeah, it'd better be a progressive download. On 1/16/06, usadutch2001 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: For me size does

[videoblogging] Re: Surpassing the 100th video milestone

2006-01-13 Thread Vincent Njoroge Ndonye
Very interesting stuff! I'll probably end up 'wasting' my saturday on your blog. All those countries and no Kenya? Hopefully you will all see images from Kenya coming up soon...as soon as I get our site up Vincent On 1/13/06, Andy Carvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > A colleague

Re: [videoblogging] re: Thinking outside the box...

2006-01-06 Thread Vincent Njoroge Ndonye
I like this question because there is gets to the variety of vlogs out there. Not all of them are or will be quirky, artisitic, avenues of personal _expression_, which I think may be harder (not impossible) to monetize or recoup the costs of putting together. Other themes like music, entertainme

Re: [videoblogging] PAL vs NTSC Cameras for vlogging...does it really matter?

2005-12-18 Thread Vincent Njoroge Ndonye
Thanks Paul, All:That was helpful. I didn't think it mattered if in the end it ended up online. However, your point about previewing on TV seems relevant. My partner in Kenya has also mentioned the use of a DVCam Deck (I think because he too has a background in TV). Do you know if DV Deck's typi

[videoblogging] PAL vs NTSC Cameras for vlogging...does it really matter?

2005-12-17 Thread Vincent Njoroge Ndonye
Hi, I am considering buying a camera and am curious if it really matters which format I use if my video is going to end up online. I will be filming in Kenya, which is in the PAL "half" of the world and my friends tell me I should get a PAL camera. Does it really matter? regards,vincent

Re: [videoblogging] Washington Post query

2005-12-10 Thread Vincent Njoroge Ndonye
Thanks, I will contact him. I live in DC, I have a new iPod Video and am testing everything that is out there. I am a sometime blogger (bad) and have been a fan of vlogs for a short while.regards,vincent.njoroge.ndonye On 12/10/05, JD Lasica <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: A reporter for the Wash

Re: [videoblogging] Re: What are vlog shows like "Rock n Roll TV"?

2005-12-03 Thread Vincent Njoroge Ndonye
I agree that your shows look good and are fun to watch. Keep it up! The music is not what I would typically listen to, but watching your shows gives me a chance to see it, experience it and perhaps expand my musical tastes. And thanks for sharing your process and passion! It is really helpful to

Re: [videoblogging] German Mobuzz Ripoff - Ehrensenf

2005-12-01 Thread Vincent Njoroge Ndonye
On 12/1/05, juan gonzalez <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: Where is the RSS 2.0 with enclosure feed?http://www.ehrensenf.de/This show is so funny as well as informative and educational. Plus I figure I'm gonna learn the German language along the way. I've already been mubbling a few words I've picked

Re: [videoblogging] German Mobuzz Ripoff - Ehrensenf

2005-12-01 Thread Vincent Njoroge Ndonye
m. On 11/29/05, Christopher Ivanyi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Let's hope that your show has an appealing/interesting host, for its particular audience.  That, along with interesting content, may very well keep the audience coming back for more.   On 11/29/05, Vincent Njoroge Ndonye

Re: [videoblogging] German Mobuzz Ripoff - Ehrensenf

2005-11-29 Thread Vincent Njoroge Ndonye
Its about content and about serving an under or un - served audience. I got the idea to do this for an audience I think is underserved and in doing research found rocketboom and this list. So it is 'imitation' to some degree, but really, its just content for a particular audience. I haven't se

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Looking for the perfect host site....

2005-11-16 Thread Vincent Njoroge Ndonye
Thanks for the tips.. checking out limelightnetworks, the planet, datagram. Hopefull will be testing in a few days. VincentOn 11/16/05, petertheman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: If you're looking for extremely high amounts of people watching video, go with the professionals. Check out http://ww

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Looking for the perfect host site....

2005-11-16 Thread Vincent Njoroge Ndonye
Thanks all this is really helpful. I calculate bandwidth/month = filesize X downloads/day X 30 days.. Clearly I am too ambitious thinking 5 TB per month, but I am still keen on the commercialization opportunities - especially in registration mode as in salon.com for content, rather than ads. In

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Looking for the perfect host site....

2005-11-15 Thread Vincent Njoroge Ndonye
Hi folks, Its been great reading and learning about vlogging. This is interesting I'd like to do something inspired by rocketboom, but for different audience and am wondering about recommendations for hosts who can handle around 5TB reliably. Who is the best out there for this level of service?