Playing around with video
May 12, 2008
I have been enjoying playing around with some videos I have taken. My computer though doesn’t have enough grunt though to do any heavy editing.
I just discovered TubeMogul which automatically uploads your videos to 14 different video sites. I had been using Video Post Robot which is a paid service and had been having some problems. TubeMogul is free and seems to work great.
I now have 100,000 plus views in YouTube, which really isn’t a lot compared with some popular videos, but if you multiply this by 10 different video sites, you can see that video can be a great way to promote a website. Of course not everyone is going to visit your site, and video sites other than YouTube just don’t get as much traffic, but if you had a memorable domain, I think video can be a great way to promote your brand.
Another thing I found was a site called HowCast. It is a user generated how to video website. They also paying people $50 a video. I think there are a range of topics you need to need to select to be paid, but if you are a little savy with making videos it could be something worth checking out.
Auto video poster
January 29, 2008
I am totally against people who scrape RSS feeds and publish it on to their own blog, but I had an idea for a niche video blog and I couldn’t be bothered actually finding content and posting it. People have no trouble reposting your YouTube videos as it only increases their page views, so I had a feeling that there must be a script out there that does this.
I did some searching and found PhpTower which I bought for just $25. It works pretty much as detailed on the site. You can set up feeds based on keywords, which you can then manually update at the push of a button to update your blog, or you can set up a cron job to automate the whole process.
Fake Steve Jobs blog video
November 19, 2007
I started watching this video after seeing it on Problogger. It is funny to watch, but aside from the humor it is a good example of how traditional and new media are converging.
Mini successes
October 11, 2007
After yesterday’s burst in traffic, I just checked my YouTube stats and I have had 683 views for the video I took on the new Beijing subway line. It looks like a couple of sites picked up the video.
I took it on the day that it opened. I actually went there in the morning only to find it opened at 2 p.m. I went by the station on my bike on the way home and half of me wanted to take a look at the station and half of me just wanted to go and grab a beer.
Fortunately, I rode on the subway just 1 one stop and back and got a bit of footage. I took one of the Beijing Stadium, it has been up longer and now has 85 views.
I was thinking just the other day, what if I do all of this work and nothing comes of it. Well, I am probably spending less money now than when I was traveling and I am having fun doing the site, so I am not losing anything. I am also learnin so much about marketing on the internet and about China.
China is just absolutely going crazy now. I see so many opportunities here and if I do make any money from the Olympic site, I think I will be reinvesting it back in some kind of China project.
Thailand lifts ban on Youtube
August 31, 2007
Just after the 30 day challenge comes to an end Thailand’s military government decides to lift the ban on the site. Going through a proxy was always an alternative, but it was frustrating and most of the time I gave up trying.
The official reason was that there were some videos that mocked Thailand’s monarchy. The unofficial reason was that former Prime Minister Thaksin who is currently living abroad while his arrest is being sought, was that he was using the service for political purposes.
The Long Tail Video
December 8, 2006
Chris Anderson author of ‘The Long Tail’ explains his theory in this video.
Tokyo Game Show
September 25, 2006
Not that I am into video games very much, I thought it would be interesting to take a look.
Here is a video I took of the event.
Tokyo Game Show
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Relaxing in Koh Chang
August 7, 2006
It has only been two days here in Thailand now and just lying on the beach watching the waves roll I can feel the tension and stress falling off me into the sand.
The author of one my favorite websites has a great post on how he manages his work from an Internet cafe.
Up until now I have always worked from having a live internet connection to work on and look things up instantly. I would probably have to change that. Having said that though, being connected to the internet 10 hours a day can be a distraction.
Podcast with one of the founders of blip.tv
July 18, 2006
Just listend to a podcast with Mike Hudack one of the podcasts of blip.tv.
It is very interesting to hear their thoughts on where video is going.
