Does the Ease of Using Social Networking Kill Your Coverage, Vibe, Mojo, Statistics and Income?

Ok this is an odd thing that's annoyed me for a fair few years now and it does seam like it'll never change.  Like when you post something on facebook regarding multimedia (embedded playback)

IE:  you post a video from youtube and on the facebook page your looking at.. is a "Play Button" wich is easier to hit and saves any new window or app opening.. but just what's the cost of that simplicity to the creator of the content and the impact it has on their will to do more?

Not everyone knows this but youtube doesn't count embedded statistics as valid views... So not only would you loose out on that 2nd Adsense placement in the top right corner....

But posting on facebook, twitter, forums and blogs, any embedded environment also doesn't register as a video view... even the likes of 400 views on Fandalism or Reverbnation, and yet only 6 actual views on youtube.

This video for example (and people know my airwolf work tends to get hammered over time)
this so far has had 99 Views  (on youtube)

 Stat wise that would be 99  IP  addresses that have viewed the video for about 66 seconds or more and in turn would probably show an advert on the video and one on the page (so 2 ads) 4 if the user didn't minimise the little bar over the video that rotates between 3 adverts...

Now a test on facebook (making one single post, to be able to see the total stats)  and then "sharing" that post, rather than sharing the link with new posts, So i shared the actual post (a re-share doesn't count stat wise neither a lot of the time)

The post was shared into 4 Airwolf communities, 4 locations where my work is essentially viewed by many people in many countries.. and my aw stuff has drawn random fans towards it for over 10 years now, so a perfect place to give something and test a theory. So how close to 99 would it be? in groups with roughly 500 to 1000 members?

683 & 99 = the actual amount of hits it may of got...
but financially speaking (if trying to earn a living) and (marketing your stuff via social media)
facebook would essentially loose me a possible 683 video views, that kinda number would of had the video higher up youtubes ladder in its initial few hours =  less buffering as its on more servers faster due to demand and way more traffic could be generated that way.  Regardless of that statistic fk up fact... But that's also 683   "advert 2 boxes"  that would never be shown and never earn't...

Meanwhile facebook limits who can see posts and offers you to PAY them money to spam peoples news feeds... while showing 3 or 4 other adverts that slow yours down..

Ive had music videos with 34 hits on Youtube and yet on facebook,, seen by 3493 and  500+ likes, yet their it sits on youtube.. video uploaded a year ago.. 34 views..   yet at least 500+  watched it and bothered to like it on facebook.

I think to Bullet Point this in a simple manner, when you share a link to your video outside youtube

Your video gets = 0 Views
Your fb page post reach = fk all tangible
You get = 1 ad view (not 2)
FB with silverlights advert rotation = fb get 30+ advert views during the length of your video

so you get zero views on yt, you get a few likes, load of useless page stats on fb, while fb coin it in and your youtube videos linger around with barely any views and upload dates that say its been around a long long long while... and no ones watched it.. so it must be crap

Then as artists we may also sadly learn most users have ad blocker plugins on their firefox or opera (web browsers) so fb's ads get through at times and the youtube users ads don't. So in the end the video people liked made nothing, never really represented nothing and if anything, sits on youtube with major crap stats making it look worthless.

In light of this, Youtube have got the option to "only playback on monetised platforms" that'll stop loads of people watching videos and a good % of them will have no fkn clue why videos wont playback...  Then there is also the "Disable Embedding" option, meaning the video will ONLY play on the Youtube page.. so the UPLOADER  (that poor fkr who put the time and effort in)  would maybe not just get the VIEW.. count.... but also maybe the TWO ad hits..
And maybe even a like or a subscriber that means something (numbers matter in the right place)

But this zero reward for time served is starting to get to a lot of artists & editors.
it's time people logged into youtube and supported the creators of the content they enjoy watching, or at some stage more and more people will walk away or lock down settings.

Feedback isn't just inspiration for people, its a small sign that what your doing is working...

Aw vs KR amassed over 2.8 Million views in 3 years
If that had been a facebook post it would of been more like 1500 views on youtube and yet seen by 4.9 million on facebook.

Advertising often pays for a lot of things people never consider.
EXAMPLE:
Torrents killed Stargate, advertisers wouldn't fund the show because the shows ratings sucked (thats because torrents let uk users watch 1 to 12 six months early with usa sci-fi releases) then it let USA users watch 13 to 22 six months early with uk sky1 releases... This is fact... (lack of ratings = a lack of ad revenue)  as an audience.. the majority are not very bright

Stargate aint the only show torrents killed......   ¯\(º_o)/¯

I would be interested to know peoples views on social media, primarily the impact (based on its ease of use) over what statistics we loose because of it. Am i the only one who sees this problem, or is this also annoying other people who put hours and hours in only to see how bad some stuff looks in some places due to the lack of reported stats & feedback? This isn't for a course or a book or anything, im just curios as to am i the only one seriously annoyed with the decline in numbers and input that has diminished over time for most people due to websites not co-operating with each other.

Don't get me wrong, facebooks done a lot of great things (sorry)  facebooks made a lot of great things "possible"  there is actually a massive difference, but it has helped people to home and find lost pets, find lost and stolen property even catch criminals.. but like anything in life, it has its good points and its bad points.  As creative artists we have lost a lot of respect from people simply due to something as simple as facebook.  You wont LIKE something because then 300+ people have commented on a post you liked... and you won't comment on something because 300+ people have liked something you commented on.. all due to not wanting a notification (that you can actually turn off)
Meanwhile..  where is the feedback.. there is no 300 comments, no 300 likes, no will to go on..
what we get is 1000+ people reached and a sense of what we did was crap... yes  /  no?

Social Media formats have essentially killed creativity and speeded up the process of exploiting and data mining of personal information to sell you sh*t that makes you even less fkn creative  : /

This aint my first Rodeo with stat problems and a company hell bent on implementing code that looses Key data that is important and shows the time, the effort and the love....

Look at the DATE.. 13th November 2005 (from a time when the org couldn't embed yt links)

.. there are Millions of minuets, thousands of hours, masses and masses of views missing between NOV 2005 and and OCT 2007... Millions.... (ive noted in the past i still get comments today posted 4+ years ago and may of been marked as spam) their still trying to recover lost data.
Meanwhile they all push away members with enforced features no one wants, while we help pay their bills?.. see Microsoft are doing away with onedrive Groups.. Dejavu from MSNgroups right?
will any of what we fkn do even be around a year after we die?.. or be purged from a server because their changing the name and selling the shares?.. where is the longevity or the reason as to why bother?..  congrats on your position, log in today to maintain it or you will be dropped.. log in.. congrats you qualify to be spammed again...

Should you be on Every social media website?
Is it even worth the hassle of being active on every music or media site?
I am failing to see how diluting your content & separating your audience and what little input gets any were...

Lets see what people on Twitter have to say...
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How To Get Access To Multimedia Resources For Free

How To Get Access To Multimedia Resources For Free?

If your a singer or a band you need Photos, you need a Music Video, you need a graphics wizz to put an album cover together.  Normally this would cost a fair bit of money & as you no thats not easy unless your already earning money.  So how can you get Promotional Photos done for free or a music video made or even free album covers?

Let alone maybe find a writer who can enhance your work, or even another singer....

There is a lot of websites that allow people to offer their skills & the majority of them charge a fee, then you also have to pay the person as well.

have you ever gone to http://www.skillpages.com  ??
Im unemployed my self & its a website recommended by the likes of Ingeus and Reed.

Imagine a photographer, hes looking for work, hes got a CV, but not much practical experience is listed on it, and what about his portfolio, remember that's a collection of totally RANDOM photos.

A lot of people on skill pages are willing to work for FREE, just for the experience and some collaboration work.  I signed up and ticked the right boxes for me & had a few offers, 1 of which was a guy looking for 24 composers... I thought this is going to sound prity unique with 24 composers doing 24 tracks, this was also a paid opportunity (an option to sell my music, or maintain rights to it & if it took off i would own partial (c) oddly it turned out to be a musical) so you never really no what opportunity's will come your way.

The way it works is you can sit their looking for people your self, or you can post an opportunity & people who have ticked the right boxes will be notified about the opertunity.
The only thing you need to do is find someone close enough so no real travel costs are incurred & they gets their shots for a portfolio & you get yours for your promoting or for use on an album cover.

Remember theirs an incentive for them, after all unless you pay them, then they own the photos (so an agreement to see them and delete what you want before they leave would be advised) as when you make it big... thier sitting on some rare original photos that they own (rather them not be embarrassing shots lmao)

Video editing's the same deal, even graphic designers (once you have photos) can easily put an album cover work together (Album ArtWork By... and hes now got an album cover design to add to his c.v) that's something he can print & box and show as an example of his work.

The concept of this is who ever you work with, you are both vital to each others careers & futures, neither of you is the lesser or the better, you are from 2 walks of life, with 2 interests that come together in the form of multimedia promotion & Genuine Experience that you can show.

If your getting a gig filmed, the "Location" you use may even pay travel if the video guy plugs the location in some way within the music video (again its how far you in go in the media industry that reflects on what they did & it's worth in the future if you make it big)

or what if they make it big.. suddenly their you are (this guys earlier works before he was famous)  which = unexpected publicity & free promotion.

The rule here is CREDIT where CREDIT is due...

Take the music video idea, here is ONE totally crazy scenario... let the lad film it & edit it, you could even let him put it on "his" youtube and you Link it to your own playlist and profile. that way any add revenue from google adsence goes to him for making it  (this also gives "the maker" an incentive to get people to watch it) so their going to promote it anyway they can to get traffic to it. that's one way to make it a "Paid Opportunity, yet cost you nothing" and applicants require a youtube channel with an adsence account :)

suddenly this video editor is considering becoming a promoter.. which is a good idea really if he can make videos & work with you, then hes got an eye for promotion.. not just a snarling fool on the phone arguing with printers, but actually their overseeing it & changing it after each print (because hes got the hands on skills) not just a suit, a mouth and a phone hes never off lol

As a composer & a song writer im prity good, as a vocalist i am not that good and it takes me a lot of layering to achieve the right sound. When i have enough songs i like together i will be looking at certain people on reverbnation to perform them, but i will also be looking on skill pages (so i can layer certain sections with a number of vocalists who are mostly unheard & amazing talent waiting to be spotted)

Another rule here is your talent & your skills are two separate entity's & trading has been around since the dawn of time. trade a skill for a talent or vice versa.

People are out their looking for something to work on, people are out their looking for help on something they are working on... Look at all the video bans on youtube due to people using (c) music

why not sell tracks with the ability to earn off them & allow people to use it & again google adsence can claim revenue from adds on the videos that hold your music. "Sentric" offer that service of collecting royalties & a few other companies do to (just watch what you agrea to with online contracts) and warn people to only use "your music" because 2 (c) claims in 1 video normally gets a video blocked over the advert dispute.

STOP looking for that record deal...
do you want a studio taking a cut?
do you want the manager taking a cut?
then the tax man taking a cut?

these so called Commercial Overheads of advertising and publicity can all be done by you
(read my boosting reverb song plays and youtube views blog posts)
you can cut out a lot of the middle men and slowly build your own infrastructure online (which you basically own)

when a label comes looking... your less work than they thought you'd be, even though they approached you anyway.. having an online fan base already built up on the backbone of working with others means your already networked to, so finding support bands for gigs would also be easier to.
internet stats are all well & good, but its Design and Graphics that catches the eye.... Not everyone has their speakers on when surfing...

Hows this for Random thinking?
 Opportunity's were you never even meet each other in person? lol
Some kid might design you a forum and a website....  if you do the music for his
"Web Design Promo Video" which he gets someone else to make for plugging his work by also making a site for them or even just setting up a blog or FB page because you can't  lol

for him its a 10 min job to build a forum with custom graphics or set up a blog.....
for you its a ten min job to put a piece of music together for a promo video...
now switch roles for a moment.....

hes out their.. shes out their... your out their..

has your band got any really good photos?
have you got any music or movie based photos in your portfolio?
do you want to be in a youtube video series that someones making?
do you want to make a movie but need actors and composers & writers?  <----- i love that one

the Yellow Pages offers a lot of skills for a fee...
skillpages offers a lot of skills & TALENT for FREE

even people only looking for "Paid" opportunity may dive on your idea if you approach them directly with a message & they really like the idea

Skillpages is currently one of the lost treasures of the Internet that no one seams to no about...

Here is how my Photography page looks their
http://www.skillpages.com/s/CAvT4yIx/EeKLZdx2T6LWyg2

My composer skill page
http://www.skillpages.com/s/L1m4hyIxEeK/LZdx2T6LWyg2

My Video editing skill page
http://www.skillpages.com/s/VDfz4y/IxEeKLZdx2T6LWyg2

you can list up to 5 skills in total on one account & you can upload files
you can also send files back & forth within pm messages, so you can work on the site without having to even share contact details until you've heard them or what ever :)

Ignore these "we will promote you"  you can promote your self best with the right pictures & artwork, you can find writers and what ever you need.....