Blogging

Video blogging 101:

Presented at the Allied Media Conference, 2007
by Ivettza Sanchez and Brittany Shoot

1. GET a BLOG:
http://blogger.com
Free service run by Google. Does not host video, only photos and basic page HTML.
http://typepad.com
Costs from 5-15 dollars a month. Hosts video, audio, and photos.

• Most successful video blogging can be done though e-blogger
• Video compression is key for making manageable files for the internet, compression can be done though Quicktime
• To embed or cross post your video online go through Blip TV (http://blip.tv) their goal is to change the world by bringing video blogging to the masses
or Our Media (http://ourmedia.org). Which provides free storage and bandwidth for your videos, audio files, photos, text or software. Forever, no catches.

Why YouTube might not right for you:
o YouTube uses flash which prevents sharing, Blip TV allows you to save your video to quicktime which allows others to copy and paste your html code for their own blog or website
o YouTube also owns whatever you post and can use it for commercial purposes
o You may choose to put a Creative Commons license (http://creativecommons.org/) on your vlog which allows for different forms of redistribution for your work. Visit http://support.creativecommons.org/videos to learn more about posting video under the CC license.

2. Get Hardware and software needed: (ideal specs)
• Mac
• I-Movie (for editing sound and image)
• Quicktime (for compression and sharing)
• Large memory card
• Digital camera with video component (320x340)
• Handheld tripod (optional)

3. Get more Video Blogging knowledge:
Freevlog.org
http://freevlog.org
The definitive “go to” website for “how to” tutorials on video blogging, site also has a sustainable list of new vloggers, updated daily.

Secrets of Video blogging by Michael Verdi and Ryan Hodson (Book)

4. Circulate/publicize your blog:

Feedburner
http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/home
Allows blog owners and podcasters the ability to manage their RSS feeds and track usage of their subscribers.

FireANT
http://getfireant.com/
Is a free RSS video aggregator and media player available for Mac OS X and Windows XP. With FireAnt you can subscribe to any RSS feed, it will playback and import into vlogs into iTunes. (much like podcasting, but allows for more complex searching).

Democracy Internet TV
http://www.getdemocracy.com/
Open source, keeps online video open by letting you connect to all big video hosting sites such as YouTube and Google Video in one place.