Re: [videoblogging] Re: top feedburner vlogs.. steve garfield gets bumped by the boob

2005-11-02 Thread Verdi
On Oct 31, 2005, at 5:55 PM, Christopher Ivanyi wrote: My question to you -- my challenge to you would be, to stop vlogging altogether. If you don't need an audience, and you vlog in order achieve the pleasure of having done them, and you don't need the validation of an audience -- then just

Re: [videoblogging] Re: top feedburner vlogs.. steve garfield gets bumped by the boob

2005-11-02 Thread Pete Prodoehl
Verdi wrote: On Oct 31, 2005, at 5:55 PM, Christopher Ivanyi wrote: My question to you -- my challenge to you would be, to stop vlogging altogether. If you don't need an audience, and you vlog in order achieve the pleasure of having done them, and you don't need the validation of an audience

Re: [videoblogging] Re: top feedburner vlogs.. steve garfield gets bumped by the boob

2005-11-02 Thread Christopher Ivanyi
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Re: [videoblogging] Re: top feedburner vlogs.. steve garfield gets bumped by the boob

2005-11-01 Thread Pete Prodoehl
Christopher Ivanyi wrote: I think alot of vloggers are absolutely fooling themselves! Every vlogger wants/needs an audience - that's the absolute truth. But here's the trick. When that someone gets their audience, there is this ineffable something that creeps into the pyche -- the desire to

Re: [videoblogging] Re: top feedburner vlogs.. steve garfield gets bumped by the boob

2005-10-31 Thread Christopher Ivanyi
the beauty ofvideoblogging is that it doesnt HAVE to matter - Steve said I agree that it doesn't HAVE to matter, but, speaking personally, I feel that great pangs when my qualitative audience diminishes, and exhiliration whenitincreases. I have in the past easily been able to ignore the

Re: [videoblogging] Re: top feedburner vlogs.. steve garfield gets bumped by the boob

2005-10-31 Thread Richard Show
I just wanted to add one clarification ... un-themed real life content is often very popular in main stream media ... ... first of all start with sitcoms (which are most traditionally about the everyday lives of white males, though now often about other ethnic/gender groups), but all about

Re: [videoblogging] Re: top feedburner vlogs.. steve garfield gets bumped by the boob

2005-10-31 Thread Verdi
On Oct 31, 2005, at 12:20 PM, Christopher Ivanyi wrote: But honestly, I could never ever put up a video, if I knew no one would watch it -- that would be an excercise in futility? Interesting. I don't feel that way though. I believe that there are many things in this world that can be

Re: [videoblogging] Re: top feedburner vlogs.. steve garfield gets bumped by the boob

2005-10-31 Thread Frank Carver
Monday, October 31, 2005, 6:20:35 PM, Christopher Ivanyi wrote: But honestly, I could never ever put up a video, if I knew no one would watch it -- that would be an excercise in futility? I can understand how you would feel like that, but can you explain how it could even be possible to know

Re: [videoblogging] Re: top feedburner vlogs.. steve garfield gets bumped by the boob

2005-10-31 Thread Markus Sandy
Frank Carver wrote: And I truly believe that almost everyone would want to have as large an audience as possible, I know I would. Honestly I don't want that. What I want is an audience that is as interested and involved as possible. I'd much rather connect with ten new

[videoblogging] Re: top feedburner vlogs.. steve garfield gets bumped by the boob

2005-10-31 Thread anonperson1969
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Christopher Ivanyi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: the beauty of videoblogging is that it doesnt HAVE to matter - Steve said I agree that it doesn't HAVE to matter, but, speaking personally, I feel that great pangs when my qualitative audience diminishes, and

Re: [videoblogging] Re: top feedburner vlogs.. steve garfield gets bumped by the boob

2005-10-27 Thread Verdi
On Oct 26, 2005, at 12:54 PM, LeanBackVids.com wrote: As you can tell, this is something I get fired up about. It is my opinion that theme-based vlogs will thrive while personal vlogs will generally be reserved for friends/family. It's seems to me what your not saying in this statement is

[videoblogging] Re: top feedburner vlogs.. steve garfield gets bumped by the boob

2005-10-27 Thread LeanBackVids.com
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Verdi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's seems to me what your not saying in this statement is that it's somehow better to have a theme-based vlog, ie they thrive while personal vlog will be reserved. I think the whole point about videoblogging is that

Re: [videoblogging] Re: top feedburner vlogs.. steve garfield gets bumped by the boob

2005-10-27 Thread Verdi
On Oct 27, 2005, at 10:33 AM, LeanBackVids.com wrote: What type of site is most likely to gain more readers (aka be more popular)? In my opinion, that would be themed content because a a particular subject will relate to more people than an individual. I think you're right about that.

RE: [videoblogging] Re: top feedburner vlogs.. steve garfield gets bumped by the boob

2005-10-27 Thread Dave McClure
in my case, perhaps more than a couple times ;) -- Dave McClure [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.simplyhired.com www.simplyFIRED.com From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com on behalf of VerdiSent: Thu 10/27/2005 8:48 AMTo: videoblogging@yahoogroups.comSubject: Re: [videoblogging] Re: top feedburner vlog

[videoblogging] Re: top feedburner vlogs.. steve garfield gets bumped by the boob

2005-10-27 Thread Steve Watkins
Id agree but modify that sentiment slightly. Rather than saying that none of it matters and is besides the point, the beauty of videoblogging is that it doesnt HAVE to matter. Having not so many viewers is no longer a barrier to publishing stuff, the economies of scale dont break and are somewhat

Re: [videoblogging] Re: top feedburner vlogs.. steve garfield gets bumped by the boob

2005-10-27 Thread Lynn Lane
Sent: Thu 10/27/2005 8:48 AMTo: videoblogging@yahoogroups.comSubject: Re: [videoblogging] Re: top feedburner vlogs.. steve garfield gets bumped by the boob On Oct 27, 2005, at 10:33 AM, LeanBackVids.com wrote: What type of site is most likely to gain more readers (aka be more "popular")?  In

Re: [videoblogging] Re: top feedburner vlogs.. steve garfield gets bumped by the boob

2005-10-27 Thread Josh Leo
Oh the longtail.The way I see it, it is not particularly the themed content that will bring in the masses but the fact that this so called popular themed content is centered around a very specific audience: internet geeks out there. Ok lets see here...Rocketboom has a wide variety of topics

[videoblogging] Re: top feedburner vlogs.. steve garfield gets bumped by the boob

2005-10-27 Thread LeanBackVids.com
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Josh Leo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I tell you that if i had themed content specifically centered around Grand Rapids, Backpacking, Geocaching, or folk music, I would not be appealing to the majority of the internet crowd that makes up our viewership. Sure

Re: [videoblogging] Re: top feedburner vlogs.. steve garfield gets bumped by the boob

2005-10-27 Thread Christopher Bergeron
As you can tell, this is something I get fired up about. It is my opinion that theme-based vlogs will thrive while personal vlogs will generally be reserved for friends/family. My though on Themed Content Vlogs -VS- Personal Content Vlogs is that both will Thrive depending on which side of

Re: [videoblogging] Re: top feedburner vlogs.. steve garfield gets bumped by the boob

2005-10-27 Thread Adam Quirk
On 10/27/05, Josh Leo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The final example that we brought up is the KItkastum SEXwhat does the internet revolve around? SEX. I tell you that if i had themed content specifically centered around Grand Rapids, Backpacking, Geocaching, or folk music, I would not be

[videoblogging] Re: top feedburner vlogs.. steve garfield gets bumped by the boob

2005-10-26 Thread LeanBackVids.com
Well I can't stress enough that 400 readers is not that many. There are more than 400 people out there who want sex news. In addition, there is probably that many people interested in any given topic, however, there may not be that many people who want to watch a video about a single