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Nov 24, 2013 Toledo Blade story about YouTube videos covering Toledo
http://toledotalk.com/cgi-bin/tt.pl/article/165733/24Nov2013/Positive_Toledo_Videos_Online_Anyone
What the hell. This is worthy of a front page posting on the Sunday edition of the Blade's website???
I like the dramatic sub-headline on the story page.
"Anonymous critic hides in shadows of Internet"
Is that similar to anonymous critics hiding in the shadows of newspaper editorials?
From the Blade story:
It’s unknown what impact videos such as EconCat88’s will have on the city’s economic development efforts, ...
No impact.
People with the money to build or invest will not base their decision solely on a YouTube video search.
By the way, the number 2 video in the Y
"That is a good reason to interview EconCat88 and get his story out."
EconCat88 is getting his "story" out. It's called the Internet. What else is needed? Since when is the official "story" only told by the so-called professional media?
Even today, old media orgs still dislike the fact that they are no longer gatekeepers of the information that gets disseminated to the public.
Fortunately for everyone else, the Internet makes it easy to tell a story. And everyone may have a different version of the story. So what? It's up the consumer to filter through it all. You can also ignore it.
From the Blade's story :
Anonymous critic hides in shadows of Internet
Shadows? Pretty dramatic.
Is that similar to the critics who hide in the shadows of newspaper editorials?
It must be a slow news period because it seems odd that this is worthy of a front page posting on the Sunday edition of the Blade's website.
From the Blade story:
It’s unknown what impact videos such as EconCat88’s will have on the city’s economic development efforts, ...
Oh, come on. It's beyond stupid that anyone would be worried about someone's art on YouTube.
The impact is none. People with the money to build or invest will not base their decision solely on a YouTube video search whether the videos are negative or positive.
Forget what EconCat88 has done. This becoming a local media story is what makes Toledo looks silly.
Blade:
There’s not much Toledo officials can do about EconCat88’s videos. It’s free speech, and he has the right to post videos, no matter how biased.
Why was that mentioned? Have Toledo officials been secretly hatching a plan to take down EconCat88? Why would Toledo officials waste their time thinking about YouTube videos?
The low temperature this morning at Toledo Express Airport was 12 degrees. 12. The normal low temp for this day is 30 degrees. The frigging weather is a bigger negative than frigging YouTube videos. Complaining about both is senseless.
"...there really is nothing I can do for you other than give you my sincere pity."
You're right. We do see things differently because I don't know what in the hell you are talking about now.
Pity for me? You're definitely wasting your time, pal.
I'm not part of cabal trying to out an obvious YouTube sensation. Something else is more deserving of pity.
From what I can tell, the highest view count on one of EconCat88's Toledo-related YouTube videos is 31,588 views on the video that appears as the 5th result in the YouTube search on 'Toledo Ohio.' That video was posted on February 2012.
Scroll down a bit on that same search result page, and the 14th video has 184,748 views. That's nearly six times the number of views as EconCat88's award-winning video. The 14th video is titled Abandoned Mall Exploration. It was published in April 2012. About the video:
Went inside North town mall of Toledo, Ohio while on spring break. Pretty cool place to explore, but I did try to go and get extra footage the next day and my entrance to the place was re sealed.
I hope that video does not negatively impact Toledo's economic development plans.
More people are interested in the insides of an old abandoned mall than what someone has to say negatively about Toledo, Ohio.
I predict the Blade's eventual word count on the EconCat88 story will exceed the total number of views received on all of EconCat88's Toledo-related videos combined.
"And you worry about The Blade's accuracy or agenda? C'mon!"
Which one does the Blade possess that I have to worry about: accuracy or an agenda?
Lighten up, Francis. I'm more worried about the Lions two-game losing streak, and the Browns sinking into the abyss.
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2. anything profound, unfathomable, or infinite: the abyss of time.
3. a.the primal chaos before Creation.
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c. a subterranean ocean.
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If you're hurting for positive videos, then watch the ones at Smash Toledo. Anymore for me, it's all about the food. The city better have great food, and then maybe I'll visit the damn museums and parks.
My Nov 25 comments
EconCat88 posted at 10:55:03 PM on Nov 24, 2013:
Jr do you recommend I agree to be interviewed by rosenkrans or should I Ignore their requests. Obviously some people are upset about some of the negative truths being told about toledo.
I'm curious as to why you are asking me, but I would say, "No."
Don't give them what they want. Or wait until after the holidays. Drag it out until January or February.
Keep producing your art. Obviously, some will dislike it, but that's expected.
You never want to be liked by everyone. Otherwise, you become unimaginative.
Another idea ...
Since your means of communication is the Internet, which is all that counts, conduct your interview over the Internet right here in this thread or in the comments section on one of your YouTube videos.
People can submit their hard-hitting questions here or on YouTube. You can answer here or put your answers in a video.
If you agree to a Blade interview, videotape it and upload the unedited video to your YouTube account. I'm sure that won't be a problem for anyone.
But if you are taking questions over the Internet, I'll ask one.
If you had to select one, which one would you pick?
A. Chocolate Milk
B. Regular Milk
! posted by jr on Nov 25, 2013 at 08:49:27 am
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