New media
Videoblogging resources
A guide to video directories, search engines, aggregators, how-to books and more
VlogDir: directory of videoblogs
VodStock: directory of videoblogs
PodGuide.tv: guide to video iPod content
Tech Shows: a list of free downloadable tech shows online
Mefeedia: a directory of videoblog feeds and tags
49media: find videos and podcasts
Beeline TV: list of free online TV channels from around the world
Vlog Map: map showing videobloggers by region
Freevlog: How to set up a videoblog for free.
Node101: Learn how to blog from trainers around the US.
Videoblogging: A free Yahoo! mailing list with a host of experts.
Ourmedia: free long-term public hosting of media, stored on Internet Archive's servers.
Blip.tv: public video uploads.
Video Egg: free storage for short clips.
YouTube: a popular site for sharing home video.
Google Video Upload: Sell or share videos along in marketplace mixed with big media content.
Vimeo: another video sharing site.
Current TV: Accepts video submissions for cable network.
Feedburner: Once you have a vlog, share your feed with the world.
Yahoo Video Search
Blinkx TV: Video search, though mostly big media sites
Baidu: Chinese multimedia search
FireAnt: Subscribe to RSS feeds for video and more.
DTV: Free open-source software to watch or upload Internet television and video.
Apple iTunes: See videos and hear podcasts, but only those on iTunes.
Akimbo: Subscribe to content through Windows Media Center or a standalone box.
DaveTV: pay service for watching Internet video
IPTV Solution: pay service for watching Internet video
Veoh: lets broadband users create virtual TV networks, for Windows or Mac.
Brightcove: a publishing and distribution platform that big and small producers can use to create their own online channels.
Make iTunes accept non-native video formats
Handbrake is a well-regarded multiplatform, multithreaded DVD to MPEG-4 ripper/converter for MacOS X and GNU/Linux.
Snapz Pro X from Ambrosia Software is an unbeatable app for capturing video on Macs.
Camtasia from TechSmith is a high-end screencasting app — a good, though pricey, program for capturing video on your PC screen. Their SnagIt is a lower-priced screen capture program.
BroadCatching using RSS + BitTorrent to automatically download TV shows
Peachpit Press, paperback
by Michael Verdi, Ryanne Hodson, Diana Weynand and Shirley Craig
Publication date: April 14, 2006The book covers:
• Sort out the legal, ethical, and creative issues involved in vlogging.
John Wiley & Sons, paperback
• Apply compression
• Get the right lighting and sound
• Apply transitions and effects
• Choose a blog service
• Work with RSS feeds
• Promote audience interaction
by Jay Dedman, Joshua Kinberg, Joshua Paul
Publication date: June 26, 2006The book covers:
• Choose your video's style and message
• Create great-looking videos inexpensively
• Edit like an expert
• Host your video online, for free
• Secrets of distribution and syndication
• Tagging, tracking, and making money
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