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Show-In-A-Box: Turn Wordpress into the ultimate videoblogging platform.

Site: http://showinabox.tv/

Community Support/mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/show-in-a-box

Rules of engagement: (Wanna Help? Jump in!) Roadmap

 

 

 

Notes from Call Feb 24, 2008

 

Current tasks:

 

  1. add http://www.unitedvloggers.com/ to What's new and Showcase
  2. add http://www.artistry21.nl to What's New and Showcase
  3. http://www.wpelements.com/2008/04/03/introducing-the-videoflick-wordpress-theme-v10/ (can we make this a theme?)
  4. add "subscribe to comments" on SIAB.tv
  5. fourms like this: http://www.viddler.com/forums
  6. showcase http://telemusicvision.com/
  7. experiment with geotag plugin using google maps
  8. document and post Milt's plugins
  9. email wordpress candy dude
  10. Test Video Wrangler
  11. check out: http://www.templamatic.com/template.asp?templateid=55
  12. Add theme list plugin (http://justintadlock.com/archives/2007/10/10/themes-list-wordpress-plugin)
  13. add flowplayer to things we recommend (GPL flash player)
  14. create "big picture" page: install WP, install a theme, install plugins, customize
  15. david meade's plugin for http://graymattergravy.com/playlist/
  16. research ths open source NING-like network: http://elgg.org/
  17. add a better explainer of helping SIAB like http://wiki.habariproject.org/en/Getting_Involved
  18. http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/google-sitemap-generator/ (test)
  19. http://mashable.com/2008/03/25/unsual-wordpress-themes/#more-23425 (maybe blog this)
  20. see about getting plugins into the WP page: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/about/
  21. http://www.blogohblog.com/wordpress-theme-tutorial-theme/ (nice theme)
  22. link to http://www.solitude.dk/archives/embedquicktime/
  23. Get rid of extra metadata in bbPress
  24. add "pimp your vlog" on forum
  25. Full Version here:

http://sorgalla.com/projects/jcarousel/#Examples

Lite version here:

http://www.gmarwaha.com/jquery/jcarousellite/index.php

Tutorial for WordPress here:

http://silomjournal.com/featured/how-to-integrate-jcarousel-into-wordpress-theme/

On a related note, I found this neat little Featured Category Plugin here:

http://www.perfectsurf.de/wordpress-plugin-featured-category-slideshow-fcs/10121

You can see it in action here:

http://wordpressmodder.org

  1. ?? about page like http://www.opencongress.org/about ??
  2. make moderators for different topics on Forum
  3. How to code "look into" a video like http://pad.ma (markus says "looks jquery based with some of their own jscript to do the image hover"

Changes we need to make for clarity.

 

Documentation:

 

Forums:

how to integrate bbPress forums into a Wordpress blog to build community around videos.

 

History:

Verdi says

Verdi on working with WP

old website text

Jay is brainstorming

 

How to Help This Project:

  1. if you're a video creator, then make a kick-ass looking videoblog so we can inspire others. We are building the WP themes and plugins you might need. We need your feedback and comments too.
  2. if you're a developer or PHP hacker, we need help with our different plugins. Our current folks are great but busy as we all are. Distributing the work is the key. Usually, it's just small tweaks.
  3. if you're a CSS designer, we need help creating unique WP themes that highlight video on the blog page. Videobloggers want to harness the blog different from text bloggers. This is pioneering work.
  4. if you like documentation then help us make video tutorials of the different features/hacks. Anything you think is important to share as you build you're own site, make little blog post about. We love video, but text explanation are great as well. we are making a list of resources so new folks can get up to speed.

 

Identity Graphics:

  • The font for the main headline is Santa Fe LET Fonts. There's a copy on the root level of the website server. (FTP to get it).
  • A Photoshop file made from the website header is there too (in layers) if you want to use it to make images.

 

Linux and Ogg Support:

We are looking at supporting and promoting the use of the Ogg codec for video. And possibly finding and promoting a Linux video editor.

What exists and what needs to exist

Ogg: a free video codec that the community can further developer

Linux editors: what video editors are actualy usable on Linux? which ones have active developers who want our feedback?

 

Plugins:

Video Wrangler:

 

VideoPress:

 

Pledge Drive:

 

Visual Gallery stuff:

Dave Meade plugin

Sull experiment

 

Recent videos widget:

Sull made this example with javascript

 

Other plugins we want to include:

Third-Party Stuff:Other Wordpress Plug-Ins

Simple Forum (installed on Semanal.org)

Comment Luv: when someone comments, it links to the person's lastest blog post. wonder if it could also bring in a thumbnail if it was a video?

 

Random Feature requests:

  • can i have a forum, or some way for my viewers to discuss issues around my work (see http://mix.jetsetshow.com/ or http://www.brotherhood2.com/mypants/) I know these are forums...but can we add this as a plugin somehow? the idea is to let people download a folder of stuff from us...and just turn it all on. [on 11/22/07 Cheryl adds: given our new philosophy, let's not put it in a folder of stuff from us. Let's point people to it as an option and if one of us learns it well enough we can make a tutorial. Until then, Devlounge has instructions on how to install and customize bbPress to integrate your recent blog content. Forum add-on for WordPress download here > http://bbpress.org/
  • Can we resize the thumbnail on posts independent of what the actual post thumbnail is?
  • should we encouarge people to have a MIRO buton is their subscribe page? (Jay)
  • could we make a plugin that allowed people to upload to blip through the WP admin. Here is the blip API. (Jay)
  • 'Your own blip": you'd have a nice GUI for your S3 account that let you upload a video....which would be automatically transcoded to whatever format you want....and then would automatically post to your blog using vPIP. maybe it could even cross-post to the Archive for long term storage. (jay)

 

Research

 

Resources:

  • Vlogsplosion Theme
  • How to Write a WordPress Plugin (not specific to Show-In-A-Box, but a great resource)
  • WordPress Plugin Generator (again not specific to SIAB, but maybe helpful - "This tool will help you create a template for your own Wordpress plugin. It will provide sample code for the insertion of HTML in your blog, and the configuration page in the admin interface.")
  • Comparison of Flash player designs: http://www.flickr.com/photos/factoryjoe/sets/72157600347160659/show/
  • Devlounge has a series for newbies on customizing WordPress:

 

Roadmap

A Roadmap is a high level overview for where Show in a Box is going from a development point of view.

Since this is a volunteer based project, it is hard to give hard forcasts for when things will get done. (They tend to get done as the people involved with Show in a Box get time) But this page tries to give a forcast of what is coming within the next 4 to 6 months.

Current Show in a Box Roadmap

 

 

SEO:

How do we make sure our blogs are being picked up by search engines?

  1. Make sure your URL's are human readable...most likely your blog post name. (example: http://ryanishungry.com/2007/09/02/burning-man-some-of-the-cool-stuff-we-saw/)
  2. Add plenty of relevant text to each video post to give the viewer perspective on the video and give the search engines words to search for. Also, include appropriate links. Giving other blogs/sites links...gets you link backs. Search engines love linking.
  3. Put alt-tags in your picture links...as well as naming your photos with descriptive words.
  4. Add plenty of info in your
  5. Use descriptive blog titles. Avoid simply being "clever".
  6. Use technorati tags for each post
  7. use this plugin: http://www.arnebrachhold.de/2005/06/05/google-sitemaps-generator-v2-final
  8. Cheryl's blog post on SEO Tips from BlogHer07 explains some of the above in more detail and provides even more suggestions.

 

SIAB Pattern

 

Themes:

To Do for Themes

Why videobloggers need better themes

theme mockup repository - if you are mocking up templates in any way, please post them to this page. Other examples of possible themes.

 

Tutorials

tutorials

 

Sohbet Chat nick

Website:

 

 

Promotion:

  1. makeinternet.tv (Dean)
  2. free software foundation
  3. wordpress community / wordpress.org
  4. http://www.networkcultures.org/videovortex/index.php?onderdeelID=16&paginaID=85
  5. put into video on Youtube for promotion....get youtubers on our team (Kevin Nalts)
  6. Brad N
  7. coworking
  8. K2
  9. Kathleen
  10. J West
  11. Beth
  12. Arin
  13. Smashing Magazine
  14. Waxy
  15. Offline TV
  16. T. Street
  17. revver dude who did video commenting plugin
  18. w luers
  19. b hinton
  20. M fuzz
  21. marie drennan
  22. revver dudes
  23. kari peterson
  24. http://planetwordpress.planetozh.com/
  25. Valentin Spiik with p2p foundation

 

Sites that should switch:

  1. Next to Heaven
  2. Robert Croma
  3. Lan Bui Lan switched!
  4. AIB
  5. Swajana
  6. Tech Sutras
  7. Video Pancakes
  8. http://undertheel.blogspot.com/
  9. http://www.northhavennews.com
  10. http://dvblog.org
  11. http://midwestteensexshow.com/
  12. Momentshowing.net
  13. Poltical remix
  14. http://documentally.blogspot.com
  15. http://jasonsolis.blogspot.com/2008/02/more-pics-from-runway.html

New sites using SIAB:

  1. Amy Olk's new (untitled) project
  2. cienojos.tv (spanish speaking vloggers...)
  3. Milt Lee's new site - manykites.org - plus 3 subdomains
  4. Vu Bui's new project Vu Goes Vegan
  5. http://lumiere.videozine.ca/ (mike allen)
  6. http://www.unitedvloggers.com
  7. art in conversation

 

Allies:

  1. http://www.transmission.cc
  2. Partcipatory Culture
  3. Engage Media
  4. Miro

 

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