[BCMA] Using YouTube

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The Beaty Biodiversity Museum is also on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/beatymuseum
The upload interface is easy to use and we've definitely gotten additional views from being on a commonly used site; over 6,000 people have watched our video the blue whale being buried in PEI in 1987.  Bloggers have also embedded our YouTube videos into their own sites, increasing our exposure.

One drawback is the 10 minute limit on video length.  As we post full lectures, I've had to split the videos for these into parts.  We're looking at alternative hosting websites such as Vimeo to get around this.

Hope that helps,
Derek

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Derek Tan
Digital Media Specialist
Beaty Biodiversity Museum
University of British Columbia
2212 Main Mall
Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4
Phone: 604-827-4725
www.beatymuseum.ubc.ca




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> Date: Wed Mar 24 16:05:27 PDT 2010
> From: "Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv." <bcma at lists.vvv.com>
> Subject: Re: [BCMA] Using YouTube
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> We are looking into adding some
> video to our website so I have been asking some of our tech volunteers for feedback.
> I have been told that You Tube is the best way to go. Since You tube stores the
> video for you, you dont have to have the software or video on your
> server and it uploads much more quickly for viewers. If you have ever gone to a
> site where it takes forever for the video to load, it is probably because it is
> stored on their server. 
> Ive also been told that
> You Tube software is very easy to use.
> Hope that helps.
> color:#1F497D'Rebecca Clarke
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> Subject: [BCMA] Using YouTube
> We are in the process of developing an
> online educational component to compliment our Bedaux Expedition
> virtual exhibit. We will need to attach clippings from the
> expeditions film footage as part of the lesson plans. It seems we
> have two alternatives : purchase video software for our web page or use YouTube
> links. 
> The latter sounds daunting for a non techy
> but does seem to be the modern and cheaper way to go.
> Could someone offer me advice on the
> whys and wherefores please before I jump in at the deep end? 
> lang=EN-US J 
> Thanks. Rosaleen
> Rosaleen
> Boardman
> Museum
> Manager
> Hudson's
> Hope Museum
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> Beattie Drive
> Box
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> Hudson's
> Hope
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