Comments on: Weekly roundup for May 12-18, 2008 http://blog.protagonize.com/2008/05/14/weekly-roundup-for-may-12-18-2008/ Musings about collaborative writing, storytelling, and the evolution of publishing Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:01:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jait http://blog.protagonize.com/2008/05/14/weekly-roundup-for-may-12-18-2008/#comment-85 jait Mon, 26 May 2008 04:16:12 +0000 http://blog.protagonize.com/?p=35#comment-85 And I like the video. It certainly gives the site a more human face.... If you're in Victoria sometime (or next time I'm in Vancouver), if you're up for a free photo-shoot, let me know... And I like the video. It certainly gives the site a more human face….

If you’re in Victoria sometime (or next time I’m in Vancouver), if you’re up for a free photo-shoot, let me know…

]]> By: jait http://blog.protagonize.com/2008/05/14/weekly-roundup-for-may-12-18-2008/#comment-84 jait Mon, 26 May 2008 04:15:00 +0000 http://blog.protagonize.com/?p=35#comment-84 While I really like the idea of posting a wishlist or bookshelf of favorites for each author's profile, I'm more and more hesitant to use Amazon.Com, and would feel vaguely ethically... dirty for using it. Most recently, it's been about the way they're slowly strangling self-publishers by forcing them to use amazon's associated print-on-demand service instead of any other one... creating a monopoly and increasing publishers (and authors) publishing expenses. My first source for this info came from: http://www.writersweekly.com/print/the_latest_from_angelahoycom/004597_03272008.html Of course, I'd like to see some benefit to the users of Protagonize for whatever service is used... but I'd like to see some benefit to YOU, as provider of the service. And that may well outweight the potential cons.If we can find methods to offset financial costs, I'm all for it... Still, if we're going to direct traffic to a website like Amazon.Com, Protagonize should get something out of it too. While I really like the idea of posting a wishlist or bookshelf of favorites for each author’s profile, I’m more and more hesitant to use Amazon.Com, and would feel vaguely ethically… dirty for using it.

Most recently, it’s been about the way they’re slowly strangling self-publishers by forcing them to use amazon’s associated print-on-demand service instead of any other one… creating a monopoly and increasing publishers (and authors) publishing expenses.

My first source for this info came from:
http://www.writersweekly.com/print/the_latest_from_angelahoycom/004597_03272008.html

Of course, I’d like to see some benefit to the users of Protagonize for whatever service is used… but I’d like to see some benefit to YOU, as provider of the service. And that may well outweight the potential cons.If we can find methods to offset financial costs, I’m all for it…

Still, if we’re going to direct traffic to a website like Amazon.Com, Protagonize should get something out of it too.

]]> By: nick http://blog.protagonize.com/2008/05/14/weekly-roundup-for-may-12-18-2008/#comment-83 nick Sun, 25 May 2008 19:16:02 +0000 http://blog.protagonize.com/?p=35#comment-83 Sorry guys - I'm a bit late on this week's roundup video, been crazy busy! Will have something up very soon. :) Sorry guys – I’m a bit late on this week’s roundup video, been crazy busy! Will have something up very soon. :)

]]> By: Beckatitis http://blog.protagonize.com/2008/05/14/weekly-roundup-for-may-12-18-2008/#comment-82 Beckatitis Sat, 24 May 2008 17:51:10 +0000 http://blog.protagonize.com/?p=35#comment-82 Good idea, people seem to love watching videos. Good idea, people seem to love watching videos.

]]> By: donna http://blog.protagonize.com/2008/05/14/weekly-roundup-for-may-12-18-2008/#comment-81 donna Thu, 15 May 2008 12:33:56 +0000 http://blog.protagonize.com/?p=35#comment-81 hey greaat idea the video call! and boy you look so different in the flesh lol. but its good. i love the site. hey greaat idea the video call! and boy you look so different in the flesh lol. but its good. i love the site.

]]> By: nick http://blog.protagonize.com/2008/05/14/weekly-roundup-for-may-12-18-2008/#comment-80 nick Wed, 14 May 2008 23:33:35 +0000 http://blog.protagonize.com/?p=35#comment-80 Thanks for the feedback, guys (here and on my profile!).. Yes, I do track hits on the features (not specifically, but everything gets tracked) and they are consistently the most popoular story and author profile each week. I'm going from just what I see on the stats, but that's been the trend so far. Thanks for the feedback, guys (here and on my profile!)..

Yes, I do track hits on the features (not specifically, but everything gets tracked) and they are consistently the most popoular story and author profile each week. I’m going from just what I see on the stats, but that’s been the trend so far.

]]> By: redhat http://blog.protagonize.com/2008/05/14/weekly-roundup-for-may-12-18-2008/#comment-79 redhat Wed, 14 May 2008 23:30:45 +0000 http://blog.protagonize.com/?p=35#comment-79 Very cool. Thanks for the feature too. It's kind of strange hearing somebody read what I wrote. Do you track hits on featured stories and authors to see how much traffic increases? Very cool. Thanks for the feature too. It’s kind of strange hearing somebody read what I wrote. Do you track hits on featured stories and authors to see how much traffic increases?

]]> By: James http://blog.protagonize.com/2008/05/14/weekly-roundup-for-may-12-18-2008/#comment-78 James Wed, 14 May 2008 19:42:46 +0000 http://blog.protagonize.com/?p=35#comment-78 It's like you're a white Geordie! All you need is the visor...wait wrong show. Love the video feed idea though, much better way to keep things interesting, because lets face it, tiny words on a computer screen make my eyes hurt. Love the little blips on the slider to let us know where to go for new topics in the video. Sweet deal. It’s like you’re a white Geordie! All you need is the visor…wait wrong show.

Love the video feed idea though, much better way to keep things interesting, because lets face it, tiny words on a computer screen make my eyes hurt. Love the little blips on the slider to let us know where to go for new topics in the video.

Sweet deal.

]]> By: 10 things I learned making a video blog entry » nickbouton.com http://blog.protagonize.com/2008/05/14/weekly-roundup-for-may-12-18-2008/#comment-77 10 things I learned making a video blog entry » nickbouton.com Wed, 14 May 2008 08:41:05 +0000 http://blog.protagonize.com/?p=35#comment-77 [...] as to what I’m talking about? Check out this week’s roundup blog post at [...] [...] as to what I’m talking about? Check out this week’s roundup blog post at [...]

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