Channeling in

Alright, since there are over 250 stars in my galaxy of lately I have now gained the right to name a colony.
Here are some thoughts on possible channels for you to toss around after the jump:

Germany
The obvious choice being german, yet not the best one in my eyes.
Even though there is already quite a bit of suitable content for such a channel on the sift I still think it is too much of a niche thing. While it works fine for Canada or "british", opening a country dedicated channel seems to have very limited potential, especially when the continent does not even have its own channel yet. Which brings us to:

Europe
would compliment Asia nicely, but where "Germany" is too detailed, "Europe" is too vague for my taste. Throwing it all in one big list would not do justice to the cultural diversity that makes this part of the planet so special. It might just become an easy way to generalize.

Australiana
Would like to see this very much, as I love the place very much.
Has the upside of covering a whole continent/region as well, rather than just a country. NZ and Oceania would be allowed in too. Room for lots of Chaser Clips, Shark attacks, Haka Dances and koalasnakespiderycrocs.

Tongues
Celebrating languages worldwide. Spoken or written. Especially suitable for the many non english audio clips on the sift. Also fits for English Language as an artform, such as poetry, or where Standup does not apply. Singing backwards, that sort of thing.

Design
Focusing on the beauty rather than the engineering side. Graphic Design, Product Design, Furniture, Gadgets, you get the idea.
Could become a bit messy though because its impossible to judge what others find beautiful.
Problem: I do not know the first thing about webdesign and a poorly crafted design site would probably just implode

Meme
From Rickrolling to lightsaber duels to critters with acting skills.
Would be a nice twist to the more commercial viral channel which has "intended memes". Clips would most likely have to be added into this channel later, as clips would only become memes after a while. Especially when you think of how quick this community posts clips way before the meme tag could be used.

So far Australiana and Tongues are my favourites, with Meme a close third but I will definitely take your ideas into consideration and I am looking forward to hearing what you think.

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Some more channel ideas, just for the sake of draining my brain and maybe starting some ideas for the future diamonds:
(Eklek also posted a great list a while back over here: http://www.videosift.com/talk/Channel-Ideas#comment-338412)

Prank
might open the floodgates of clips where idiots knock themselves or each other out

Geography
bit more scientific than Travel

Future
Would clips have to go once tomorrow becomes today?

FX
Definitely need one of those. Celebrating the art of eye trickery and visual whoa

Skill
like wtf without eia. Humans, animals, robots: all can play

Motors
Surprised this has not been created yet. Hotrods, Oil and Racing must surely turn some of you on. It´s not my world though.

One more thing at the end:
I also think we should extend the possible channels assignments to more than 5. Not sure where to cap it, but we have to find a way to be more specific with channels as the choices grow.
jonny says...

Design! definitely a great idea, though your css will have to kick all kinds of ass. Like the engineering channel, you could include really bad design ideas (like a push bar on doors that need to be pulled open, or Windows) to demonstrate the difference. congrats on the bling too.

jonny says...

>> ^gorgonheap:
I'm a fan of the Meme channel.


Isn't that covered by "Viral"? <ducks flame-throwers>


A channel idea I had a while back was "Remixers" dedicated to all those pro-am mash-ups, mixes, etc. I created a playlist along those lines when I first joined, but I've been neglecting my playlists for a while.

maatc says...

Well the Viral Channel description reads:
Viral Ads

There are many definitions for the term "viral video" but those that belong in this channel are ones in which a product or service advertisement is attached whether obvious or stealthy.

Another term for videos that belong in this channel may be "viral video advertisements" where the advertiser is attempting to use the rapid proliferation of a popular video to carry along their ad payload to all viewers of the actual video content.


So I guess meme is not the same, since it lacks the commercial intention.

kulpims says...

i like the idea of Meme and Australiana channel (since there's quite a lot of videos from or about Australia on the sift. and i'm sucking up to dag, of course)
i agree with your thoughts on Germany and Europe. Design? meh
oh, and congrats on your constellation

blankfist says...

I think you're on to something with the meme channel. That's great. Who cares about languages and countries outside the US. That's all gay stuff. Wait, did I just turn into quantummushroom? Yikes! I meant to say all of your ideas are super awesome and I love everyone and everything in this wide, green, wonderful world! Can't be more anti-quantummushroom than that.

CaptWillard says...

I think you should go with whatever you personally like the most. I appreciate that you're soliciting feedback from us, but it's going to be YOUR channel, so you might as well do whatever makes you the happiest.

Also, I don't think Germany is too limited. It might not be a category that will be as huge as British or Canada, but so what? Personally, I like going to StumbleUpon video and checking out stuff in the France or Netherlands categories. They're not big "channels" there either, but again, so what? Cooking and Mystery are two channels here that aren't very big, but I'm still glad we have them.

Consider all the possibilities with Germany. You have German:

- music
- art
- history
- technology
- politics
- travel
- architecture

..and so on. Think about it.

This is not to say that your other channel ideas are bad. They all sound like they have potential. Therefore choose the one you like the most. You just made diamond, you earned the privilege, so don't leave it up to a committee. This is your chance to be boss. Whatever you decide I'm sure people here will be happy to submit videos for your new channel. Good luck!

maatc says...

Thanks for your thoughts CaptainWillard I`ll definitely consider that.

I know the final decision is up to me and I am just trying to see the response to the different ideas (Like yours! ) to be able make a good decision.
In the end I will of course choose what I like best. After all I will be stuck with the channel for a while, so it better be good for myself, but also the community.

I got to diamond by the votes of the community, so I think it is just fair to ask them what they think. Just like putting a video out there and letting democracy get to work on it.

gorgonheap says...

>> ^CaptWillard:

Consider all the possibilities with Germany. You have German:
- music
- art
- history
- technology
- politics
- travel
- architecture
..and so on. Think about it.


-German pancakes
-Sauerkraut
-Bratwurst
-Aufschnitt
-geordnete germanische Nahrungsmittel

... Now I'm really hungry...

Thylan says...

Go with the channel you feel most connected to, personally. the one you most want to "nurture" and add to/exclude from. That connection will feed your enjoyment from it more than anything else.

And schmawy wants meme

blankfist says...

Before you start listening to these 'design channel' fanatics, let's just remember who gave you the * quality, which is our Sift version of lobbying. So... yeah, meme channel it is. Let's hear it for the meme channel. Me-Me-Horray!

blankfist says...

^I'm glad to see you're properly using the new search system, there, Captain-my-Captain. But, don't spread the A$$ Gr@V33 too thick. It only takes a small amount to make your morning biscuit taste delicious.

dag says...

Comment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)

>> ^Thylan:
Go with the channel you feel most connected to, personally. the one you most want to "nurture" and add to/exclude from. That connection will feed your enjoyment from it more than anything else.


I very much agree with this. I think they are all good ideas- but it comes down to your interests.

blankfist says...

Booo, Dag is biased. Look at his avatar. He's practically bedding the SiftBot. Though, come to think of it, I can't figure any reason to disagree with him. Well... then... just do whatever interests you, maatc. Damn you, Dag, and your stupid voice of reason!

choggie says...

I like skills, for some reason-folks that exhibit amazing feats (which usually come with hard-miles of practice), always illicit delight from those less endowed-

Must agree with dag, go with your first inclination. That's what I did with EIA.....where is our karaidl, anyhoo, ...(hope he's not fucking up and going to college)

The wildwestshow was another spur (hehhehe) of the moment creation, between myself and another AWOL user....("oh raven, speak thee, where hast thou flown, is that the tapping, that rapping, that flapping round my chamber bone???"

-She'd fuckin' rip me a new one if she read that!!!! HHAHHAHHHAHA!
or have WMB kick my ass......

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