I dabbled in CB, but it looked so clunky. It just didn't have the functionality of JomSocial.
Keep in mind that there was a problem integrating CB with the bridge that I was using back in the day (2006). The fact that the bridge was un-maintainable killed that off pretty quick. I just never really saw the 'community' part of it. It always struck me as a great profile enhancement instead of a 'community builder'. Does that make sense? Contributing video means having the ability to utilize a WYSIWYG editor, or doing some simple tagging. I'm having a hard time getting people to add avatars when there are size constraints. I did have some luck with people submitting video in the forums, but some is the key. JomSocial will allow for automagic parsing of video URLs, and I'll probably have to hack the plugin to allow blip embeds. Had to do that for a couple forum applications and Media Wiki, so nothing new there... Allvideos Reloaded is a really wonderful plugin that automates video embedding, but Stan just told me that the developer is MIA since July. It'll get co-opted though, as it's the best video add on to Joomla I've found. Seyret looks promising as a video solution for Joomla, but the developers have been dragging their heels on supporting 1.5, and I would have pursued Drupal if it were not for J1.5. I think that HWD Mediashare might be the killer app for Joomla. It's ugly and clunky right now, but the forums are very active and their moving on porting to a smarty template, which could bode well for them and multimedia on Joomla. My 'large project' will feature pay to play video quite heavily. Whether or not it's just a blip pro account for streaming (I Think the blip player is the best looking player I've ever seen...Image is everything...), downloadable video or local hosting we offer will depend on the next few months of development. Check out this link for an example of a pay to play instructional video via streaming blip: http://k9disc.com/index.php?/Links/ I'd love to talk more about this. Any feedback? more questions? peace, Ron Watson http://k9disc.blip.tv http://k9disc.com http://discdogradio.com http://pawsitivevybe.com On Dec 8, 2008, at 3:55 PM, myfirstmemorydotorg wrote: > Hey there, > > so you are using JomSocial. > Did you also try Community Builder and if so, any feedback? > > Have you considered having people contribute video, and if so, how? > > Cheers, > MyFirstMemory.org > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Ron Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Joomla as Video Portal > > --- > > Here's something that I don't know if any of you know about. > > http://hwdmediashare.co.uk > > > > From the website: > > > > "hwdVideoShare is a powerful video gallery for Joomla that allows > you > > to display video media in an organised and managable layout on the > > Internet. hwdVideoShare can handle the uploading, server-side > > processing and playback of large video media in all popular > formats. " > > > > I'm looking at this for the 'large project' I've been talking about > > for the last year or so, but it's an alpha release right now, and > the > > current styling is not very good. The developer seems to be the > bomb, > > though, he's making it happen real quick and has a great reputation > > for delivering outstanding support very quickly. From what I can > see, > > that's an understatement. > > > > I'm not sure which direction I'm going to go, but this is a > possibility. > > > > There is also a real nice video tool for joomla, called All Videos > > Reloaded: http://allvideos.fritz-elfert.de/ > > > > Very cool stuff. > > > > Joomla is becoming much more robust, and is really starting to > > embrace media and social networking. > > > > Check out my old standard: http://k9disc.com . > > > > If you goto Main Menu>Connect>Disc Dog Cantina to see a brand > > spankin' new Social Networking component, JomSocial, in action. > > > > I think it looks pretty slick and has been well received by the disc > > dog community. > > > > I'm not real happy with the organizational structure, but I'm about > > ready to wrap it into that 'large project'. > > > > More on the 'large project' > > --- > > I'm in the process of creating a dog sport community, not unlike > > k9disc.com - but BIGGER - that will feature pay to play > instructional > > video, a facebook-esque social network, affiliate vendor support, > and > > online magazine. > > > > If anyone is interested in discussing Joomla as a media/social > > network platform, I'd be happy to engage in that conversation. I've > > been buried in the application for a few months now, and have a lot > > of information to share. > > > > I think Joomla has been overlooked and is under-appreciated > > application by this community, and would really like to see a little > > focus put on it by some of you serious video geeks. > > > > I sure could use someone to bounce ideas off of. > > > > peace, > > Ron Watson > > http://k9disc.blip.tv > > http://k9disc.com > > http://discdogradio.com > > http://pawsitivevybe.com > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
