wow where did that hour go just what i need ill never be bored again i like it
On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 7:35 PM, Roxanne Darling <oke...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > All good news Andrew. FWIW, I could not easily find a way to search > people. I tried to find Rupert to friend/follow him and could not - > except by seeing a link to him as a recent user and then using the > "follow" link under his profile pic. I know you are in beta - so > consider this just a usability tip. > > Rox > > > On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 12:55 PM, Jim > Turner<jtur...@onebyonemedia.com<jturner%40onebyonemedia.com>> > wrote: > > > > > > Would like to get this up on www.techstartups.com Andrew and would be > happy > > to arrange for the interview. > > > > Jim > > > > On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 3:43 PM, Rupert Howe > > <rup...@twittervlog.tv<rupert%40twittervlog.tv>> > wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> Yes. The difference between viral and ephemeral popularity and a > >> sustained lower intensity. > >> Most of the people in this group have never been into producing the > >> kind of videos that will get shown here, because they're about > >> something different from the shocking/funny/gossipy X factor that > >> makes things virally explode. > >> But I think mag.ma is an elegant solution to those times when you want > >> to surf some funny popular videos (typically 9.05am and 4.55pm) > >> > >> > >> On 5-Aug-09, at 10:32 PM, Roxanne Darling wrote: > >> > >> > I signed up as well; thank you for letting us know about it Andrew. > >> > > >> > My beef, having a well-loved show with longevity but not huge amounts > >> > of traditional popularity, is a way to move beyond the algorithms of > >> > popularity. Most of the video hosting sites show the most popular - > >> > which become more popular because it's so easy to watch what is on the > >> > home page. The "discovery" part gets diluted quickly in favor of the > >> > mob. Videos that appeal to the 15-25 male demographic continue to rule > >> > - they seem to have the most time to watch these and make them popular > >> > by default. Looking at the top listings on Magma right now is enough > >> > for me to think, "same old same old; no need to return." > >> > > >> > Thank heaven the TED videos are on the home page however. But then I > >> > already subscribe to them. :-) > >> > > >> > I did try to add 3 BeachWalks,tv videos to the mix and got this error > >> > on all three: > >> > "This video could not be embedded at this time." > >> > > >> > I'll be glad to help troubleshoot this with you unless you already > >> > know what the problem is. > >> > > >> > Aloha, > >> > > >> > Rox > >> > > >> > On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 11:05 AM, Frank > >> > Carver<frank.car...@googlemail.com > >> > <frank.carver%40googlemail.com><frank.carver% > 40googlemail.com>> > >> wrote: > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > 2009/8/5 Andrew Baron > >> > > <and...@rocketboom.com<andrew%40rocketboom.com><andrew% > 40rocketboom.com> > >> >: > >> > > > >> > >> I wanted > >> > >> to for sure return to my roots to get the word out and get your > >> > >> sincere feedback before we go live in the next couple of weeks. > >> > > > >> > > Well, one thing struck me immediately. In with all the > >> > > freely-available media there's a bunch of stuff from the restricted > >> > > Hulu, un-watchable outside North America. > >> > > > >> > > While I can see why you have included it, I would *really* > >> > appreciate > >> > > some way of telling from a thumbnail whether I might actually be > >> > able > >> > > to watch the video, rather than having to play a guessing game and > >> > > click through to the magma page for each video. IMHO an ethical > >> > > aggregator should highlight unrestricted, community-sourced video, > >> > and > >> > > at least warn viewers of potentially restricted sources. > >> > > > >> > > Otherwise it certainly looks interesting. > >> > > > >> > > Frank. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Roxanne Darling > >> > "o ke kai" means "of the sea" in hawaiian > >> > Join us at the reef! Mermaid videos, geeks talking, and lots more > >> > http://reef.beachwalks.tv > >> > 808-384-5554 > >> > Video --> http://www.beachwalks.tv > >> > Company -- > http://www.barefeetstudios.com > >> > Twitter--> http://www.twitter.com/roxannedarling > >> > > >> > > >> > >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >> > >> > >> > > > > -- > > Jim Turner > > One By One Media, LLC > > www.onebyonemedia.com > > www.bloggersforhire.com > > @Genuine > > this email is: [ ] bloggable [x] ask first [ ] private > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > -- > Roxanne Darling > "o ke kai" means "of the sea" in hawaiian > Join us at the reef! Mermaid videos, geeks talking, and lots more > http://reef.beachwalks.tv > 808-384-5554 > Video --> http://www.beachwalks.tv > Company -- > http://www.barefeetstudios.com > Twitter--> http://www.twitter.com/roxannedarling > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
