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Re: RocketJump’s Next Show (Not “The Show”; the NEW Show): Dimension 404

eric susch — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 17:39:16 -0000

I'll buy that for a dollar!

Re: Terrible Netflix Speeds on Verizon Are Getting Worse

eric susch — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 13:13:37 -0000

Netflix on Fios is like YouTube in 2006. It's embarrassing. Meanwhile Amazon Prime on Fios is wonderful (most of the time.)

Re: Fan-Made Video Game Content Crushing Brands on YouTube by 19-to-1

eric susch — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 19:15:53 -0000

In paragraph 6 it should say "billion" for GTA and Call of Duty, right?

Re: YouTube to Hollywood… the right way.

eric susch — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 17:40:15 -0000

The film looks great!

Re: Hey Filmmakers, You Guys Are Next: A Word of Warning from the Music Industry

eric susch — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 20:38:59 -0000

People aren't buying music or paying a subscription on YouTube because it's an ad supported model, just like radio and broadcast television. It's not free though. You have to sit through the ad, and let me tell you, there's an awful lot of ads on all those popular Vevo music channels. And people are watching them. Currently there are 25 Vevo channels in the top 100. There's also a lot of popular independent musicians like Mystery Guitar Man and Pomplamoose making music on YouTube too. These top channels make six and seven figures on their videos so in that respect YouTube is actually supporting some musicians. The vast majority of course get very little but a few years ago nobody was making anything at all so it's gotten better. Hopefully as time goes on, the vast majority will be able to make more. We'll see...

Re: Hey Filmmakers, You Guys Are Next: A Word of Warning from the Music Industry

eric susch — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 17:35:23 -0000

Netflix is investing in creators and Youtube is not? What? YouTube has been giving upfront money to creators for a long time.

http://www.tubefilter.com/2...

They are even building free creative spaces for partners around the world that include soundstages, editing rooms, etc.

http://www.tubefilter.com/2...
http://socialtimes.com/yout...

It's true that only a few top YouTubers will ever be able to take advantage of these opportunities, but that's not any different than what Netflix is doing, financing only a few original programs.

The problem with this article is that it views the film industry from a very narrow perspective. (For example, the old demon piracy is mentioned nine times. A major new innovation like Kickstarter isn't mentioned even once.) The music industry got it wrong mainly because they tried to hold onto their old business model without acknowledging how things were changing. New business models need to emerge and we're still at the beginning of that process. "Streaming" isn't a business model, it's a technology. Netflix and Amazon are perusing the subscription/studio model, AKA the HBO model. YouTube is perusing the traditional advertiser supported model. And iTunes and Amazon are perusing the pay-per-view model. I think all of these are solid business models and have their place but they are all only baby steps from tradition. There needs to be more. And with time there will be more.

Re: On the YouTube Comment System

eric susch — Sun, 17 Nov 2013 21:32:39 -0000

I think the new comment system at YouTube is a big improvement. The old system was just unusable.

As far as google wanting everything in your life to be connected, that's a disaster. It may seem like a good idea to the google engineers discussing it in their fancy cafeteria, but the bottom line is that people want control over the context of all their information and the only way to really do that is to keep the different services they use separate. Different is different. A person is not a YouTube channel. They're different things with a different purpose. Add that to the way google is constantly changing the way their services interconnect, and you have a lot of unhappy users.

Re: Is Gene Roddenberry the Obama Admin's Puppet Master?

eric susch — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 19:41:22 -0000

That doesn't look like the Enterprise D bridge at all! The Enterprise doesn't have chrome panels. It's designed like a soft neutral brown fancy hotel with WOOD accents.

Re: From Jail on Earth Day

eric susch — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:14:46 -0000

I grew up near Elmira, NY. Now I live north of New York city where
fracking is not allowed because this area provides water to NYC. It
seems to me that the water my family drinks back home is just as
important as our water here.

Re: Final Boss Form

eric susch — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:52:31 -0000

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

Re: Editing at the Speed of Thought

eric susch — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:44:05 -0000

Keyboard editing is always faster than mousing around and is my personal preference too. Looking at your shortcuts, you obviously think like a gamer. I guess that makes sense ;-)

Re: Why We’re Switching From Macs

eric susch — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 18:23:45 -0000

If you are moving away from Mac hardware, Smoke isn't really an option because it only works on Mac.

Re: The Guild: Five Years and Counting

eric susch — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 23:14:00 -0000

As a fellow video podcaster I was aware of The Guild early on and a strong supporter. I was very impressed with the writing and story structure of season one. It wasn't just a TV show or movie split up for delivery on the web. The episodes were self contained but also a continuous story at the same time. Very innovative. All the success over the years was well earned. Good luck with season 6!

Re: Rush tours new concept album | Music | Entertainment | Toronto Sun

eric susch — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 19:27:17 -0000

I thought 2112 was their "Tommy."

Re: A Golden Age of Reading? There Were Only 500 Real Bookstores in 1931

eric susch — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 13:50:53 -0000

American's reading comic books in 1931? I don't think so. The first comic book similar to what we have today was in 1933, and it was only reprints from the newspaper strips. Comic books didn't become a force of their own until they started printing original material in the late 30s.

Re: Shot Heard Round the World

eric susch — Sat, 19 May 2012 01:24:53 -0000

My mind is officially blown. That you could produce something so good so fast is unbelievable. You are changing the game of independent film-making.

Re: In Brief: New Universal Logo

eric susch — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:35:20 -0000

Lots of complaints about the bend in the logo at the end but not one person got why it's like that. They wanted the logo to pop out into the audience in 3D, 'cuz 3D makes everything better!

Re: I wish I had never heard of Google+’s brand pages

eric susch — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 11:13:44 -0000

I like that idea a lot. Users can decide which topics in a person's stream to pay attention to. I hope google is reading this!

Re: Generation X Doesn’t Want to Hear It

eric susch — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:05:58 -0000

There is one thing you can say about the young people out there today on the street. They may not be doing everything perfectly, but they certainly aren't a bunch of slackers.

Re: http://theblog.blip.tv/post/6073164482

eric susch — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 16:35:23 -0000

OK, but then why the need for a deal with this other company? These top YouTubers can certainly upload their videos to blip for more distribution and ad revenue any time they want What's special about the deal?

Re: http://theblog.blip.tv/post/6073164482

eric susch — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:47:40 -0000

I'm not exactly sure what you are saying here. Are you saying that you
are paying iJustine, FreddieW, etc. to post their videos on blip?

Re: Photo tour of Facebook’s new datacenter

eric susch — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:46:42 -0000

Wow! They essentially made the entire building into the computer case with filters and fans. The motherboards are just laying in racks. It's a giant super computer with tiny people walking around inside! Thanks for the photos Robert. Very cool!

Re: Who Really Was the Man Behind the Curtain in the Women in Tech Debacle?

eric susch — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:41:49 -0000

This comment is a really great example of what Michelle is talking about. The overwhelming hate is unbelievable. Personally I think this type of thing reveals much more about the commenter than anything else. I also think that the culture of debate in America has been declining for some time becoming much more about shouting people down than anything else. I've dealt with my share of trolls online but I think this kind of thing is new. There's almost no engagement at all. Most trolls relentlessly try to make you look wrong about the subject while linking their (and by implication, your) self worth to the outcome. This above is pure hate.

Re: http://garyvaynerchuk.com/post/824922574

eric susch — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:57:57 -0000

I was really puzzled by this post until I realized you meant click on the words. The arrow makes you think that this is just a content-less blog post designed to make 1st timers buy Crush It! which is the button immediately on the right.

Interesting archive page.

Re: More Content Creators Cashing in on Blip.tv

eric susch — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:01:27 -0000

I don't understand. The only companies doing well are ones that you've heard of?