Comments on: Ideas to Toss: Professional UGC. http://vijaysblog.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/ideas-to-toss-professional-ugc/ a perspective as seen from the trenches. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:22:31 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Abubucker http://vijaysblog.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/ideas-to-toss-professional-ugc/#comment-3276 Abubucker Sun, 04 May 2008 16:55:12 +0000 http://vijaysblog.wordpress.com/?p=186#comment-3276 @Gulati Why develop content that is oriented towards a syllabus/course in the first place ? We can offer content on a certain subject based on a TOC. The interested party can go to the content of choice they want to get to. This way we can create books in video format. The cost of production is certainly an issue along with the risk of piracy and stuff like that. If you can reach a lage enugh audience, there is a scope for positive results. @Gulati

Why develop content that is oriented towards a syllabus/course in the first place ?

We can offer content on a certain subject based on a TOC. The interested party can go to the content of choice they want to get to. This way we can create books in video format.

The cost of production is certainly an issue along with the risk of piracy and stuff like that. If you can reach a lage enugh audience, there is a scope for positive results.

]]> By: Shivaas Gulati http://vijaysblog.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/ideas-to-toss-professional-ugc/#comment-3271 Shivaas Gulati Sat, 03 May 2008 08:59:05 +0000 http://vijaysblog.wordpress.com/?p=186#comment-3271 Well, i did check out the links :-) ! The vid that i saw was of a woman doing an interview with some founder on the street. Maybe i assumed a bit more than i should :) One thing that also needs to be taken into consideration is whether the 4.2 million people are willing to spend time watching this content ? tracking cricket scores does not seem like a burden as it's a passion, but watching 5 mins tequila clips ! that may need some doing... In societies like the US and Europe, it's a different phenomena where people do actively use these kinds of things for 'entertainment' purposes as far as i know... i maybe wrong in my view but never to late to correct it :) @abubucker UGC in learning space is not impossible. I think startups that have gone into the e-learning space have a better experience about this. Also, i think the cost of production is a big issue as the team has to consistently upgrade their content according to the change in patters/syllabus/course and adapt to what the user needs, and how he/she understand the content. Well, i did check out the links :-) ! The vid that i saw was of a woman doing an interview with some founder on the street. Maybe i assumed a bit more than i should :)

One thing that also needs to be taken into consideration is whether the 4.2 million people are willing to spend time watching this content ? tracking cricket scores does not seem like a burden as it’s a passion, but watching 5 mins tequila clips ! that may need some doing… In societies like the US and Europe, it’s a different phenomena where people do actively use these kinds of things for ‘entertainment’ purposes as far as i know…

i maybe wrong in my view but never to late to correct it :)

@abubucker
UGC in learning space is not impossible. I think startups that have gone into the e-learning space have a better experience about this. Also, i think the cost of production is a big issue as the team has to consistently upgrade their content according to the change in patters/syllabus/course and adapt to what the user needs, and how he/she understand the content.

]]> By: Abubucker http://vijaysblog.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/ideas-to-toss-professional-ugc/#comment-3267 Abubucker Sat, 03 May 2008 06:37:09 +0000 http://vijaysblog.wordpress.com/?p=186#comment-3267 How about UGC in the learning space ? Is that a workable possibility ? Why can't we produce a 30 or 60 minute learning video and publish it. How about UGC in the learning space ? Is that a workable possibility ? Why can’t we produce a 30 or 60 minute learning video and publish it.

]]> By: Vijay http://vijaysblog.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/ideas-to-toss-professional-ugc/#comment-3262 Vijay Fri, 02 May 2008 21:09:07 +0000 http://vijaysblog.wordpress.com/?p=186#comment-3262 Hmm. You didn't check those links, did you? You dont have to run anywhere. Sit at home/office/studio and do a five minute show. That cant be so bad. And nobody said anything about monetization yet. Anything in the media business takes its own sweet time to even think about monetization.. but eventually there are possibilities. Hmm. You didn’t check those links, did you? You dont have to run anywhere. Sit at home/office/studio and do a five minute show. That cant be so bad.

And nobody said anything about monetization yet. Anything in the media business takes its own sweet time to even think about monetization.. but eventually there are possibilities.

]]> By: Shivaas Gulati http://vijaysblog.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/ideas-to-toss-professional-ugc/#comment-3259 Shivaas Gulati Fri, 02 May 2008 20:55:44 +0000 http://vijaysblog.wordpress.com/?p=186#comment-3259 So wat you're getting is at is that there is an opportunity to serve up on-the-fly content, made by common people like you and me, and monetize it in the long run ? I like the concept, except the fact that it requires someone to run rampage in the city without shyness or shame, and basically catch a hot story which appeals to the users you've mentioned above.. So wat you’re getting is at is that there is an opportunity to serve up on-the-fly content, made by common people like you and me, and monetize it in the long run ?

I like the concept, except the fact that it requires someone to run rampage in the city without shyness or shame, and basically catch a hot story which appeals to the users you’ve mentioned above..

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