YouTube and sharing videos

[james]

I've been thinking about a good way of adding Video sharing to the FB Forum. There are a couple of things we can do, but it seems as though leveraging YouTube is a good way to go.

1. I am making a modification where you can post and watch a YouTube video within a thread. We'll see if I can make it work.

2. I am going to be making a channel for FB on YouTube. That will let FB post videos in a set location, and members can register to be kept up to date with the channel.

3. I am still researching the best way to share videos within the FB Forum, while using the YouTube infrastructure. I'm not sure if we can let FB Forum members post videos within the FB channel. More to come on that. In fact, more to come on all of it.

Let me know if you have any ideas for us.
James

[james]

Re: YouTube and sharing videos

I really like the skateboarding dog. Let's see if this works.

YouTube - Skateboarding Dog

James

[james]

Re: YouTube and sharing videos

Or this.



James

[james]

Re: YouTube and sharing videos

Or even this.



James

[james]

Re: YouTube and sharing videos

OK, that's it. You type:

youtube with [] on either side, the youtube ID #, and /youtube with [] on either side.
Nice,
James

[Ken524]

Re: YouTube and sharing videos

This is a great idea!
Testing 1,2,3:

[james]

Re: YouTube and sharing videos

Ken,
I am sooooo happy. Very cool.
James

[gjbingham]

Re: YouTube and sharing videos

Nice draw Ken. Beats mine by a bunch! You're oven looks like a real igloo these days!

[dmun]

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Imbed video test:

[james]

Re: YouTube and sharing videos

Way to go David. I think this is really going to be helpful.

What do you think? A little more flame. :-) Ah, the power of video.
James

[dmun]

Re: YouTube and sharing videos

You're right, that was an early test, the oven wasn't hot enough, and there was no flame. Also, the digital camera zoom on the video wasn't very effective.

[Ken524]

Re: YouTube and sharing videos

You're oven looks like a real igloo these days!

Old video from October, before I had the front arch installed. 65f tomorrow. Back to work!

[dmun]

Re: YouTube and sharing videos

Here's an interesting article on how youtube type businesses may be overwhelmed by their data storage requirements.

Saturday Post: Choking On The Long Tail - The Unbearable Burden

[james]

Re: YouTube and sharing videos

Exactly. That's why we are happy to host photos, but we'll use YouTube for video.
James

[james]

Re: YouTube and sharing videos

I have created the FB YouTube Channel, and the FB YouTube Group.

The YouTube Channel will be the home for video content that FB produces and posts, and the YouTube Group is location for member posted content. I have also set up a category in the FB Forum for Wood-Fired Oven and Cooking Videos. You can embed any YouTube video within a forum thread, and it will play within the posting.

The FB Channel is YouTube - fornobravo's Channel
The FB Group is YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

I think that having a presence on YouTube will bring a little more attention to our excellent community, and at the same time, it will enhance what our group is already doing with the support of video.

Let's see where this all goes -- I hope it will be a good addition.

Let me know what you think.
James