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Re: I Have Given Birth (To a Book)

kathryn Jones — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:50:41 -0000

A million congrats! What an achievement!

Looking forward to seeing you in philly or boston!

Re: Podcast Downloads Dominated by Men in iTunes?

kathryn Jones — Thu, 17 May 2007 09:02:01 -0000

I spent the past two days in the expo hall of streaming media east and was blown away (if not surprised) by the complete lack of women. While there were a smattering of women working various booths, I can count on one hand the number of women attendees I encountered, and that is being generous...it does make me wonder... women!!!! Where are you!!!! Media is evolving at lightning speed... it is in fact the wild wild west out there, absolutely anyone is poised to become a leader in this new media world.. the perfect time for women to establish themselves as innovators in this new market! The opportunities are limitless!!!

Re: Why Podshow Doesn’t Suck

kathryn Jones — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 18:00:03 -0000

ok... call me dim... I assume the lovely Julien is implying that the positive nature of your post is sure to alienate viewers... or is it simply that podshow is so uniformly hated that readers will be immediately turned off to any post that refutes the idea of the common enemy they love to hate? lord.. I hope its not the former... while I would never charecterize my web activities (blog and vodcast) as pure sweetness and light I am counting on the fact that there are ppl out there who do care about real human experiece, emotion and inspiration... much like Julien's brilliant "listen to your kids" cast does...

Re: Letter from a Mean Girl to Her Classmates

kathryn Jones — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:29:53 -0000

oh purplecar!!! Once again it seems that so much of who we are as adults remains a reaction to what we experienced in high school. I don't think its possible to overestimate the (often traumatic) effects of our high school years.

I too went to a very small high school - about 70 in my class - and 20 years later am just now beginning to reconnect with some of the ppl who were my extended family from 6th thru 12th grade... and yet I find the pain of some events from high school remains as strong as ever... it keeps surprising me, and it keeps appearing.

I wonder what it would take to make it all go away...

Re: New Post for Troy!

kathryn Jones — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 22:05:17 -0000

Hi Troy,

What an honor to have the opportunity to write to you. Please know that all of us over here in the U.S.- (or at least all of us new media folk) are so proud of all of you, are so grateful to all of you, and want nothing more than for your safe and healthy return to your families, regardless or our personal political persuasions.

Stay safe and strong and know that millions of prayers are with you, literally every minute of every day.

All my very best,
Kathryn Jones

Re: New Media Realty

kathryn Jones — Mon, 07 May 2007 22:09:38 -0000

Brilliant again... and the first time you mentioned your Wife!!!

Re: Here is what is wrong with Podshow (and maybe how to fix it)

kathryn Jones — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:39:18 -0000

You totally hit the nail on the head chris with your comment about treating podcasters as a commodity... this is not only true about podshow, it is common across a number of different podcasting and video viewing platforms... the result is that numbers trump content quality everytime in the eyes and interests of these companies ...and yes..its working for now...almost everything is this brave new world is working on some level right now..but I fear we are setting ourselves up for a backlash...there will come a time when podcasting and on line video will no longer be the exciting, new, anything goes medium and when the health of the new media movement will depend on compelling quality content. A company with a real investment in podcasting and on line video... a company that is in it for the long term, that is genuinely passionate about new media would behoove itself to nurture the rockstars of tomorrow alongside the cars crashing into buildings of today.

Re: Internet TV, Podcamp Boston, Content Delivery and Unified Communication - all in 3 days…

kathryn Jones — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 09:21:22 -0000

so looking forward to your podcamp session... I agree with you wholeheartedly about "internet tv" and am very, very curious to see what we might discover.... see you in boston!

Kathryn

Re: Your Company Got Blogger-Bashed? Take an Example From NewTek

kathryn Jones — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:51:43 -0000

but more than that.... this is the world in which virtual relationships turn into quality personal and/or business relationships... at no other time in my life has connecting with people in my industry been so simple and so rewarding...I am so glad Kfir started this thread and so incredibly pleased to know phil...

Re: Finding, Measuring and Becoming an Influential Blogger

kathryn Jones — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:14:12 -0000

What draws me to web 2.0, video on the net, and social media is authenticity. I am not a marketer, nor do I blog regularly so I come to this topic to some degree as a consumer. For me the off-line communication is key to who I follow and respond to. I sometimes feel like a lot of us can get caught up in the social media frenzy of commenting and blogging primarily as a way of being seen, rather than because we have something truly unique to bring to the conversation. My offline contact with the fantastic ppl I meet virtually often helps bring their whole selves into focus for me. I think that in the long run it is the users' authenticity that separates the web from other forms of media and I think it is that authenticity, 3000 comments later or 10 comments later, that will ultimately inform our sphere of influence.

Re: History of TV relived Online - Jeff Pulver Launching Pulver.TV

kathryn Jones — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:53:34 -0000

I think this is a fantastic step in the right direction and who else to take it but Jeff Pulver (with the amazing tri-caster andy at his side). Blip.tv and others have also ventured into the "campfire" community and I am excited to see where it leads. Content will continue to get better and better if people like Jeff continue to establish vibrant communities around it and I think a year down the road the launching of Pulver tv could well be seen as another watershed event...

Re: How can videbloggers leverage live video platforms?

kathryn Jones — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:09:47 -0000

I think some amount of live is almost critical to a video show designed for the web...its online videos very interactivity that sets it apart from TV, and nothing has more potential for direct interactivity than live. I think we are only seeing the tip of the iceberg as far as live content is concerned and I'm sure some of the ways it proliferates will surprise us all. What I am surprised at however is how few fellow artists have taken to the medium, the opportunity for actors, improv troops, even visual artists are endless....hmmm this is giving me a few more ideas!

Re: Shel, Feldman - In The Internet, Low Budget Doesn’t Mean Bad Production

kathryn Jones — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:15:37 -0000

kfir... you are right about vid production...its not easy but its doable...step 1..get advice, aid and instruction from a video expert- move on from there.. I am constantly amazed at the lack of effort that goes into online video production, I mean, I wouldn't slap together some code and advertise my web site... a trend I often see is a a slick sophisticated intro and extro with extremely amateur production values in between- in the um... CONTENT part...

however... the Shel debacle brings up a far more important issue for me that has nothing to do with video production or quality. The new media's high school like, personality centric popularity contests have done little to set us apart from the main stream media we say we wish to better. If the new media community continues to celebrate, link to, blog about, and twitter about people who use bullying, intimidation and hate to get attention we continue to pave a future for ourselves that far more closely resembles the fox news sensationalism of the past then the brave new world of media democratization and integrity so many of us have envisioned.

Re: Shel, Feldman - In The Internet, Low Budget Doesn’t Mean Bad Production

kathryn Jones — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:28:28 -0000

One word kfir... INTEGRITY... without that, content is just as cammack implies, a monetizable commodity,like a barbie doll or an eggplant... web 2.0 is by definition social... without the community it is simply tv on the web, and bad tv at that.. I aspire to far more..

Re: Kathryn Jones is at it again, and How Not to Do Internet Video

kathryn Jones — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:12:17 -0000

LOVE the video bill!!!! basic...IMPORTANT info that everyone can follow... BUT!!! one little disagreement... internet video is the place to experiment... there is no reason to make our vids look like TV... TV belongs on TV, internet video belongs on the internet... this is the place to experiment... make mistakes... look like a fool...it is those experiments and mistakes that will lead us to the holy grail of freshness, originality and ultimately to a new, unique voice for video on the net!

Re: Mac, Gmail, Spam and an Apology

kathryn Jones — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:35:21 -0000

that email cracked me up! I figured you got a ton of emails back about it so I thought I wouldn't your chain...do they get any traction from emails like that? It was such an obvious hack...and horror of horrors...no bcc!

Re: UPDATE: BlogTV sees Traffic Growth, Faces Major Challenges

kathryn Jones — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:31:34 -0000

What happens when youtube has live streaming as a regular part of their platform? Do you think blogtv's ustream stars stay on blogtv, or will they migrate back to their usual platform?

Re: Video, Media Mix, and Emotions

kathryn Jones — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:22:04 -0000

And yesterday you said you didn't care about all that "ART stuff"!!! It is in fact, the "artistic" side- the ability to hook into a viewer's humanity and to reflect their lives- that gives a video value- which in turn can be turned into advertising dollars, but without art, what have you got?

Re: Twitter and NBC (and me)

kathryn Jones — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:22:14 -0000

I was totally moved by jim's blog...and love love love your twitter/new media story!

Re: My Twitter Upgrade

kathryn Jones — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 17:26:21 -0000

As one of those twitter clients I have to agree!!! I missed twitter this am... and can't wait can't wait can't wait to meet you and some of my other twitter friends in the actual flesh this weekend!!!!!!!!!

Re: oops… yay.

kathryn Jones — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:30:18 -0000

achhh!!!!! just looking at that gave me a mini panic attack!!!! but hooray!!!!! of course you could do it!!!

Re: http://gary.tumblr.com/post/78889102

kathryn Jones — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:50:05 -0000

Are you reading my mind??? I LOVE this idea!!!! I fervently believe that we, as the first generation of new media passionistas have a responsibility to eschew the gossip loving, bully loving, negative loving old media monopoly and present the world with a more realistic, positive alternative...that courage, respect and integrity are to be admired, strived for and celebrated. The very accessibility and democratization of media in the past few years is a powerful metaphor for the world that can be....

thanks Gary!

Re: Big Media- Learn About Participation

kathryn Jones — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:42:08 -0000

love love love love love love love love that video! How right you are mr. brogan!

Re: Improve Your Social Network

kathryn Jones — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 12:45:42 -0000

thanks brogan! I read tons of blogs daily but rarely leave a comment.... I always want to make sure I am bringing something new to the table... yet I forget that comments are in and of themselves a show of support.... thanks for enlightening me!!!!

best! best! best!

K

Re: Digital Kids

kathryn Jones — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:09:59 -0000

I still have a hard time grasping that when I was a child you called someone to actually speak with them... no answering machines, no voice mails, no call waiting... if the line was busy you kept trying until it was free...

but does technology bring us closer?

My husband is currently working in Vermont in an area with no cell phone reception... but the internet signal is great. The only way we can communicate is through video ichat... and it is simply fantastic... seeing Guiesseppe, all his facial expressions, his gorgeous smile, his beautiful face is truly the next best thing to being there.. the only thing I can't do is touch him. It is so much more intimate than a phone call. It makes being apart almost (almost!) a pleasure.

score one for technology!

Re: Apple TV rocks

kathryn Jones — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 16:31:55 -0000

Help a newbie videoblogger..... Does this mean I should no longer compress my files..... I am concerned that my 15mb 4 min files will look terrible via appletv...

Re: What should I put on my Apple TV?

kathryn Jones — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 11:07:20 -0000

my total passion project is my vlog... Question of the Week- indie tunes and inspiration on the streets of NYC... would love feedback on how it looks on apple tv....

Re: Blogger and Podcaster magazine now up

kathryn Jones — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 19:47:22 -0000

absafrigginglutely awesome....

Re: Bum Rush the Charts, Pay For College

kathryn Jones — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 16:58:22 -0000

Not only will I be bum rushing the charts with you on the 22nd... but I also pledge to use Black Lab's song "mine again" (via ioda promonet) in my vodcast that week (I publish on saturdays so it will go up on the 17th)... will talk about your scholarship... and will link to your affiliate account on my site thru March 31st. Thanks so much for what you are doing!!!!!!!!

Re: Matrix 2.0 - What the Web Says About YOU

kathryn Jones — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 14:39:50 -0000

fascinating.... one of the reasons I think I have been a little leery of twitter...although I did take your advice and register all my "brand names' with twitter....I have a passionate mission, and I am passionate about pursuing it via the internet... but I often feel a perhaps false sense of protection from my new, married, and oh so anonymous last name....hmmm.....how protected am I?

Re: The Mother of All Pingbacks

kathryn Jones — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:08:33 -0000

that's awesome!!!! (I'm reading David Meerman Scott as we speak)

Re: Socialistics - Learn More About Your Facebook Network

kathryn Jones — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 17:06:38 -0000

fascinating! logging in as we speak... but wonder...what I love about facebook is that it is so much more intimate and specific than other social networking sites... if we turn facebook into our own personal marketing machines, do we dilute its value?

Re: Why Podshow Doesn’t Suck

kathryn Jones — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 18:00:03 -0000

Re: Podcast Downloads Dominated by Men in iTunes?

kathryn Jones — Thu, 17 May 2007 09:02:01 -0000

Re: I Have Given Birth (To a Book)

kathryn Jones — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:50:41 -0000

A million congrats! What an achievement!

Looking forward to seeing you in philly or boston!

Re: Decompressing From the Virginia Tech Shootings

kathryn Jones — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 23:31:57 -0000

Why have we reached a point where tragedy is measured in direct proportion to the satelite trucks sent to cover them?

I remember years ago gasping as I sat through "the terminator"... thinking that if we all died in a nuclear war how could it be a surpise.... our culture is constantly supporting the idea that human life has no value....

And i think our "entertainment" is probably partially to blame... but what's going on with our children? Where does this RAGE come from? Are they experiencing their formative years differenlty than I did in the 80"s? or is the answer as simple as the simpleness of procuring a weapon of mass destruction?

Re: Era of Conversation – New Media Marketing Day Recap

kathryn Jones — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:24:47 -0000

the folks at DMAW obviously couldn't miss the fact that cameraman, twitterer, new media speaker... chef I imagine...whatever the topic... you are a born inspirer!!! and I LOVE "return on involvement"... brilliant!

K

Re: Video on the Net – Media Workers and Media Moguls Making the “Digital” Transition

kathryn Jones — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:20:54 -0000

so looking forward to meeting you LIVE and IN PERSON!!!! See you at VON!!!!!
best!!
K

Re: Media – Running at the “Speed of the Network”

kathryn Jones — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:38:19 -0000

Jim!

I had the amazing honor to be in the qik chatroom when you interviewed Bob Geldof... what an incredible, and prescient experience... and I too absolutely LOVED Virginia Heffernen's piece about Friday Night Lights (there was another amazing piece in the same magazine that emphasized how another entertainment company had their thumb fully on the pulse of interactivity and was succeeding beyond expectations- I'll hunt that down for you).

I so look forward to the deepening of the interactive experience in all media, but especially in the arts.... as you know I'm working on it!!!!! and I am eager to hear all you guys discover at SXSW!!!!!! Forward thinking as us new media folk may be... I think we have barely begun to scratch the horizon...

Have a wonderful time!!!

Re: Why Podshow Doesn’t Suck

kathryn Jones — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 18:00:03 -0000

Re: Podcast Downloads Dominated by Men in iTunes?

kathryn Jones — Thu, 17 May 2007 09:02:01 -0000

Re: I Have Given Birth (To a Book)

kathryn Jones — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:50:41 -0000

A million congrats! What an achievement!

Looking forward to seeing you in philly or boston!

Re: Striking Out on Creating an Internet Hit

kathryn Jones — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 20:09:21 -0000

Hi Kara,

There are a lot of us out there working hard to create an online video model that firmly distinguishes us from our TV counterparts (in fact many of us are searching for a term other than the oft used "internet tv"- as we feel the term both inhibits and discredits our efforts). Online video will fully find its wings when we as online video producers fully embrace the particular advantages that the internet has to offer rather than imitate what we have always recognized as linear television shows. My company Synchronis.tv attempted to bring online entertainment to a new and specifically web 2.0 level when we produced "35", the first scripted web 2.0 drama to stream live to the internet (3 cameras mixed in real time and streamed live at 9pm from September 17th -30th 2007 on ustream.tv). While our live web drama incorporated a chat room , and of course took advantage of the newly accessible live streaming platforms, it is our hope to more fully integrate our audience into the live creative process in our next go round.

An equally important distinction is that many web entertainment companies (mine included) are fully committed to a profit share plan in which all our cast and crew are compensated proportionately, in perpetuity, and regardless of the medium by which that profit was derived. The democratization of entertainment via online media means just that...all creators are an integral and irreplaceable part of the whole.

I believe the opportunities for online video producers are boundless and the creative possibilities for writers, directors and actors unlimited as soon as we, as committed online producers, manage to harness the particular power of the web.

best,
Kathryn Jones
http://www.synchronis.tv