<sarcasm> A room full of monkeys manually searched the internet for videos. </sarcasm>
David http://www.davidhowellstudios.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "mikehudack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There are numerous feeds in Veoh with no subscribers. How did they > get there? > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, WWWhatsup <joly@> wrote: > > > > No I don't think it works that way. > > > > If you look, f'rinstance, at Ryanne's thing on > http://veoh.com/videoDetails.html?v=e55696wg9YwjDy > > you'll see he has 1 subscriber. > > > > That would be the person who submitted the feed, so that their VEOH > client would automatically > > download it as and when the RSS updates.. > > > > Only Ryanne has the option to add an identifier to his feed and thus > claim ownership > > of the feed and customize it as he sees fit, deleting episodes, or, > I presume, > > blocking it entirely, if he should wish to. > > > > I think the omission of permalink URL's etc is more likely down to > VEOH focusing on > > the video and P2P distro aspects. In most TV applications the video > content > > speaks for itself. They do give the associated text. I am sure > they'll fix this. > > > > I took the trouble to claim my feed. You'll notice looking at the > details > > http://veoh.com/seriesDetails.html?s=s2644 > > that it links to my info, another page that has my URL etc. And that > also I take the trouble > > to include the permalinks in the associated text. > > > > I think the 'unclaimed feature' is intrinsic to the secondary VEOH > concept of > > an aggregator that enables P2P propagation, but since that arrived > after their > > primary concept of direct video publishing via P2P, they haven't > thought > > through all the issues, perhaps. Adding the ability for users to > subscribe to 3rd party > > RSS feeds was an afterthought.. > > > > Then, with the rise of YouTube etc, they have scrambled to provide > similar flv > > functionality for their publishers. > > > > joly > > > > > > > > At 04:46 PM 4/8/2006, you wrote: > > >hi joly, > > > > > >if you upload a feed to Veoh, it is my understanding that the feed > will fall under the name of the user submitting the feed. it will be > "claimed" by them. unclaimed feeds have gotten into the system through > means of automation. that's why they are not affiliated with any Veoh > user. instead of a user name, you see the name of the vlog (eg: > kitykity's vlog) or hosting service the feed was taken from. i doubt > there is a user on Veoh called <http://blip.tv>blip.tv. > > > > > >i like the idea of being able to make and distribute large files > via a service like Veoh. that's great. i don't like the unclaimed feed > "feature". > > > > > >---------- > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > WWWhatsup NYC > > http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
