[warning: this is a working document]

this workshop will be a really good opportunity to pick up a lot of internet video skills, lingo, tricks, and resources in a short amount of time.

BeyondYouTubeResources.doc

Beyond YouTube: videoblogging, vlogging, vodcasting, podcasting, etc...

(...or How To Make your own internet TV channel.)

In this workshop, participants will learn about the world of resources available for the aspiring internet TV producer and the thriving online viewing community. We will go way beyond the latest YouTube gem and talk about why (or why not) you or your group should start vlogging (video blogging). We will discuss and demonstrate techniques for compression, syndication, promotion and give you the resources to learn more. Each participant will have a chance to create his/her own syndicated internet video channel and begin the process of promoting it to the world.

This workshop is intended for people with some computer experience. Video experience will be helpful, but not necessary. Participants with laptop computers are encouraged to bring them. If you don't have a laptop, but have some videos you would like to post on your new internet TV channel, bring them on CD or DVD as data files.

Let's get started!

10 min.

find three videos which are interesting to you (and appropriate to watch in this workshop). whatever length is fine. we wont watch everything.

NOTE:

-what steps did you take to find these videos?

-what format are they displayed in?

-how are they categorized (tagged)?

-how are the videos licensed?

-who is the creator(s)? how do you know?

-why is this video useful to you (entertainment, news, how-to)?

My (Andrew's) Vlogs:

http://breathingplanet.blogspot.com

http://animationworkshop.blogspot.com

My favorite internet TV show:

Its the End of the World as We Know It.... and I feel fine.

by Submedia

15 min.

watch videos & discuss notes

15 min.

Whats a blog? Whats a vlog? Whats a feed? Whats an Aggregator?

media file + blog entry = media rss feed --> aggregator

Democracy Channel Guide

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Light Reading - Web Video Cheat Sheet (lists all online video services)

check out the YouTube Terms of Service Agreement

What is Creative Commons - why is it important for internet video?

linK: these comics help to explain it.

what is your vehicle? what is your voice?

Tech Soup - 10 steps to digital storytelling

Our Video Toolkit - step by step of making an activist video

Now Let's make OUR video distribution channels (vlogs)

Why a blog and not just a website?

What is RSS? Why do I care?

free blogging services:

http://blogger.com

Free service run by Google. Does not host video, only photos and basic page html.

http://wordpress.com

Like Blogger. Has a few more features like categories. Does not host video, only photos and basic page html.

http://wordpress.org

Free blog software for installation on your own server.

more how-to info:

http://freevlog.org

How to videoblog and host your media for free. Plus a substantial list of new vloggers, updated daily.

http://videoblogging.info

How-tos, FAQ, List of videobloggers, list of recent video posts

Host Media for Free - with Creative Commons Licensing

Our Media

A branch of the Internet Archive (www.archive.org). Provides free storage and free bandwidth for your videos, audio files, photos, text or software. Forever. No catches.

Blip.tv

blip.tv is a video sharing site. Their goal is to change the world by bringing videoblogging to the masses.

Compression!

here are a bunch of tips and instructions from Video Blogger Jen Simmons

Make a Feed

how and why to make a feed?

feedburner.com - what is it? why is a feed important?

Promote Your Channel

How to pimp out your blog and/or d.i.y. brand your channel

- how to use the .css template in blogger

-no photoshop - how about Gimpshop?

http://vpip.org/

a cool application that works with Blip.TV and blogger (or wordpress) to generate code for the display of multiple formats in one blog entry brief demo on how to paste in badges and alter the template

Lots of tips on all of this stuff:

Jen Simmons' Videoblogging Resource Page