48:064: Alternative Forms
September 26, 2006
Add your URL to these sites
MeFeedia
http://www.mefeedia.com
Add your URL to this “IMDB for independent video”
Technorati
http://www.technorati.com
Search engine for the blogosphere
Vlog Directory
http://vlogdir.com
A directory of videoblogs
Vlogmap
http://community.vlogmap.org
Register here and claim your vlog to be added to the map
iTunes
In iTunes, go to the Music Store—Podcasts and click on “Submit a Podcast” to add your feed (note: you must add your feed URL)
Other ways to promote your vlog
Add a signature with your URL to your outgoing emails
Visit other vlogs and leave comments with your URL—a great way to network
Collaborate with others on a videoblog post (see http://www.bottomunion.com for many of examples these)
Join a group videoblog, such as Vidlicious (vidlicious.blogspot.com—videoblogs by women)
Suggest a video for curated vlog shows and sites, such as:
Vlog Soup (http://stevegarfield.blogs.com/videoblog/vlog_soup/), Vlog Gumbo
(http://vloggumbo.blogspot.com/ ), or DV Blog (http://dvblog.org)
Create promos for your vlog that others can use (see http://www.human-dog.com/promos/ for examples)
Submit a funding proposal for a more elaborate project to Have Money Will Vlog: http://www.havemoneywillvlog.com
Assignment—Third Post (Place):
Due: October 3
This final guided post asks you to examine a place that is important to you. Maybe it’s a place you like to go to be alone, or a place where something significant happened in your life, or a place you’ve always wanted to visit but haven’t yet. How are you going to explore and share this place for a broad audience? What do you want to tell us about it? How will you present it, stylistically, through image and sound?