It's not about them having ads, it was just the type of ad...for me
it broke the flow, it seemed intrusive....but I understand that ads
are what makes the world go round.....

Heath
http://batmangeek.com
http://heathparks.com

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "mcmpress" <mcmpress@...> wrote:
>
> As a big news story, that video will be viewed by countless people.
> Advertisers are wise to attach to it.
>
> - Mary
>
> --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Cammack" <billcammack@>
> wrote:
> >
> > I hear what you're saying, but bills have to be paid. I don't
know
> > anything about boingboing, so I can't speak for them
specifically, but
> > that's the game that's being played here. Get people to click on
your
> > video, get people to click on your ads, get revenue to pay
people's
> > salaries. There's nothing else going on here.
> >
> > It's like when you make a Ning community. You can make it for
free if
> > you leave the google ads on your site and lose the use of an
entire
> > sidebar... or you can pay Ning to make it worth their while to
ditch
> > the ads and let you use the sidebar. Lots of people choose to
make
> > free Ning sites and lots of people choose to watch free boingboing
> > videos with whatever ads you saw on them.
> >
> > I know you know this already and were just stating facts, :) and I
> > agree with you for the most part. The thing that SUCKS for me
with
> > overlay ads is that you don't know when they're going to come up,
so
> > as the content creator, when you go to font someone in THE LOWER
3RD
> > OF THE SCREEN, some bullshit ad comes up over your title and the
> > effect you were creating as art is completely lost. If that's the
> > only time you mention someone's name/title in the piece, people
are in
> > the dark the whole time.
> >
> > Also, like you said, overlay ads of ANY kind destroy immersion,
but
> > like I said, it's about making your money back, not making art
that is
> > poignant and has the desired effect on the viewer that the artist
> > (content creator) intended.
> >
> > Removing ads would defeat the purpose of doing the videos in the
first
> > place. (Again, having nothing specifically to do with boingboing)
> >
> > Bill Cammack
> > http://billcammack.com
> >
> > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Heath" <heathparks@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I am glad jay and ryanne are back safe, I am glad that boing
boing
> > > and others are trying to report things....but....and for me
it's a
> > > big but....the ads on the video piece from boing boing turned
me
> > > off....I mean, here are jay and ryanne talking about people
being
> > > detained and how that they are basicly trying to get out of
town
> > > before they themselves are detained and I get some upbeat
rockin ad
> > > for, heck I don't even know but it just seemed sooo out of
> > > place....it detracted me from the overall message...maybe it's
just
> > > me...but.....
> > >
> > > Heath
> > > http://batmangeek.com
> > > http://heathparks.com
> > >
> > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Rupert <rupert@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > http://tv.boingboing.net/2008/08/25/boing-boing-tv-proti.html
> > > >
> > > > "Last week, eight American citizens were detained in Beijing
for
> > > > participating in pro-Tibetan sovereignty protests near the
site of
> > > > the 2008 Olympics, with Students for a Free Tibet. Two
> > > videobloggers
> > > > who documented those protest and guerrilla art installations
> > > evaded
> > > > detention, and spoke to Boing Boing TV on Friday Beijing time
> > > about
> > > > why they were there, what they witnessed, and why it mattered.
> > > >
> > > > "Jay Dedman and Ryanne Hodson of Ryanishungry.com spoke to us
over
> > > > Skype from a hostel in Beijing. One of the actions they
documented
> > > in
> > > > photo and video was the hanging of an "LED throwies" light
banner,
> > > > below, which read "FREE TIBET." We agreed to hold this Boing
Boing
> > > tv
> > > > episode until after we received word that they'd safely left
the
> > > > country. They have returned home, so I am posting the piece
today."
> > > >
> > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > > >
> > >
> >
>