It's not about them having ads, it was just the type of ad...for me it broke the flow, it seemed intrusive....but I understand that ads are what makes the world go round.....
Heath http://batmangeek.com http://heathparks.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "mcmpress" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As a big news story, that video will be viewed by countless people. > Advertisers are wise to attach to it. > > - Mary > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Cammack" <billcammack@> > wrote: > > > > I hear what you're saying, but bills have to be paid. I don't know > > anything about boingboing, so I can't speak for them specifically, but > > that's the game that's being played here. Get people to click on your > > video, get people to click on your ads, get revenue to pay people's > > salaries. There's nothing else going on here. > > > > It's like when you make a Ning community. You can make it for free if > > you leave the google ads on your site and lose the use of an entire > > sidebar... or you can pay Ning to make it worth their while to ditch > > the ads and let you use the sidebar. Lots of people choose to make > > free Ning sites and lots of people choose to watch free boingboing > > videos with whatever ads you saw on them. > > > > I know you know this already and were just stating facts, :) and I > > agree with you for the most part. The thing that SUCKS for me with > > overlay ads is that you don't know when they're going to come up, so > > as the content creator, when you go to font someone in THE LOWER 3RD > > OF THE SCREEN, some bullshit ad comes up over your title and the > > effect you were creating as art is completely lost. If that's the > > only time you mention someone's name/title in the piece, people are in > > the dark the whole time. > > > > Also, like you said, overlay ads of ANY kind destroy immersion, but > > like I said, it's about making your money back, not making art that is > > poignant and has the desired effect on the viewer that the artist > > (content creator) intended. > > > > Removing ads would defeat the purpose of doing the videos in the first > > place. (Again, having nothing specifically to do with boingboing) > > > > Bill Cammack > > http://billcammack.com > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Heath" <heathparks@> wrote: > > > > > > I am glad jay and ryanne are back safe, I am glad that boing boing > > > and others are trying to report things....but....and for me it's a > > > big but....the ads on the video piece from boing boing turned me > > > off....I mean, here are jay and ryanne talking about people being > > > detained and how that they are basicly trying to get out of town > > > before they themselves are detained and I get some upbeat rockin ad > > > for, heck I don't even know but it just seemed sooo out of > > > place....it detracted me from the overall message...maybe it's just > > > me...but..... > > > > > > Heath > > > http://batmangeek.com > > > http://heathparks.com > > > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Rupert <rupert@> wrote: > > > > > > > > http://tv.boingboing.net/2008/08/25/boing-boing-tv-proti.html > > > > > > > > "Last week, eight American citizens were detained in Beijing for > > > > participating in pro-Tibetan sovereignty protests near the site of > > > > the 2008 Olympics, with Students for a Free Tibet. Two > > > videobloggers > > > > who documented those protest and guerrilla art installations > > > evaded > > > > detention, and spoke to Boing Boing TV on Friday Beijing time > > > about > > > > why they were there, what they witnessed, and why it mattered. > > > > > > > > "Jay Dedman and Ryanne Hodson of Ryanishungry.com spoke to us over > > > > Skype from a hostel in Beijing. One of the actions they documented > > > in > > > > photo and video was the hanging of an "LED throwies" light banner, > > > > below, which read "FREE TIBET." We agreed to hold this Boing Boing > > > tv > > > > episode until after we received word that they'd safely left the > > > > country. They have returned home, so I am posting the piece today." > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > >
