http://blog.martinjwells.com/2007/07/30/tangler-for-commenting/
On 3/29/07, sull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey Rupert. > > great that you are trying this. > > also refer to tumblr.com for "blogging without the fuss" idea. > > we have had some discussions here.... mostly inititiated by Steve > Watkins.... about a different environment that takes the best of a group > like this yahoo mailing list, discussion forums, chat and add in ability to > include video, audio, images etc.. > it's been a vision of mine and others. > > so recently i was invited into a service called Tangler.com. > i have talked to their community manager, marketing/strategy person and > CEO within their tangler environemnt. > so i spoke of how some people from this videoblogging group would find > tangler interesting. > it is similar to twitter. but its also unique. so far, i am enjoying > it. over time, i expect it to get much better. > > if you would like an invite, please email me off-list. though i believe > they plan to open up to public some time in April. > > sull > > > On 29 Mar 2007 11:15:25 -0700, Rupert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Today is my 2 year vlogiversary. I haven't posted nearly enough in > > that time, and most of my old stuff is offline. > > > > I've always wanted to post more inconsequential short moments, to > > document cool, beautiful or interesting things as they happen. > > > > In the end, I just film a lot of moments, and never post them because > > I don't want to clutter up my main vlog. Stupid. > > > > I got a Nokia N93 in January and thought that it would mean I would > > film a lot of short Moments and post straight from the phone, but I > > kept filming and not posting. More stupid. > > > > I thought I would try and use videobloggingweek to force me to do > > it... but then there are other, longer-form things I also want to do. > > > > SO ANYWAY, I've only been Twittering for a week or so, but I love its > > immediacy and disposability - and a lot of the text moments recorded > > there remind me of what I wanted to do with vlogging, and with my N93. > > > > Seems to me that these video moments belong more on Twitter than they > > do on a blog. They're for immediate consumption, and need the > > immediacy and disposability and Now-ness of Twitter, rather than > > being viewed later via feed or on a blog. > > > > So I checked it out, and there's a free browser-based tool at http:// > > www.twitterfeed.com/ which takes any RSS feed and posts it to Twitter. > > > > I've set it up so that I can film a short moment on my N93, email it > > (via regular wifi) to Blip, then Twitterfeed.com automatically takes > > my Blip feed and posts it to Twitter - to http://www.twitter.com/ > > twittervlog/ > > > > The result is a Tweet which contains the post title and a TinyURL to > > the Blip video (and, if you want, a description in however many > > characters you have left.) > > > > ALL FREE! ALL AUTOMATIC! ALL THE TIME! > > > > God damn, I love the web, and all the people that make these things > > free. > > > > Twittervlog is a special video only Twitter account in addition to my > > regular one, but you could just set Twitterfeed to post your Feed to > > your regular Twitter account. > > > > Even better, we should set up a Videobloggingweek twitter account > > which runs off a feed of all the videobloggingweek videos as they're > > posted. I will set this up - which feed should I use? I'm confused > > about all the different ways we'll be centrally aggregating the > > vbweek videos. Let me know, if you have thoughts or concrete info on > > this. > > > > When I have a moment, I will put my Twittervlog process on the wiki. > > > > Rupert > > http://www.fatgirlinohio.org > > http://www.twitter.com/ruperthowe > > http://www.twitter.com/twittervlog > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
