[Editors] MIT Editors' Club Minutes, February 2011

[Kris Brewer]

My pleasure and just one correction that our official URL for the site is http://techtv.mit.edu (ttv.mit.edu is just our server shortcut).

Thanks, Kris
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Kris Brewer, JD
MIT TechTV Webmaster & Community Liaison
MIT Video Productions & Digital Technologies
MIT Libraries: Academic Media Production Services
MIT Libraries: Specialized Content Services
http://techtv.mit.edu
brew at mit.edu
617-452-3157








On Feb 28, 2011, at 3:49 PM, Elizabeth A Thomson wrote:

> MIT EDITORS' CLUB
> 
> *Meeting Notes from February 23, 2011*
> 
> 
> *MIT Tech TV*
> 
> Some 16 MIT Editors plus a dog showed up for this show-and-tell (and Q&A) about Tech TV by Kris Brewer, the webmaster and community liaison for the service. 
> 
> 
> *Editor's Choice*
> 
> I could write a (short) book about Kris' presentation, which was chock full of good stuff, but since I can't do that I thought I'd just put together a kind of Editor's Choice list of some of my favorite facts/tips from the meeting. 
> 
> --The basics: Tech TV is a video-sharing site for the MIT community that you can access at <http://ttv.mit.edu/>. Kris started his presentation by giving us a rundown of the major parts of the site, which include especially popular videos and a blog.
> 
> --The TechTV Blog is a resource in and of itself. For example, entries right now include one titled "Quick tips on making a video." Another describes how the service is now accessible on mobile devices. 
> 
> --Videos on TechTV are open to the world (if posted as public rather than private; see below), but you can only post a video on the site if you have an mit.edu email address.
> 
> --Right now the site is home to about 8,100 videos. Of those, ~4,600 are public, while another ~3,500 are private (these, for example, might include student presentations for a given class).
> 
> --Videos are vetted by Kris to protect us from ourselves. For example, he said, lots of people like to use commercial music in the background of a given piece. That's great, but most of the time it's also illegal (copyright violation). Kris catches things like that, and can also help you find music that is free and in the public domain.
> 
> --If you'd like to get a video up in a rush, send Kris an email at <brew at MIT.EDU> and he'll expedite the review.
> 
> --Similarly, pop an email to Kris if you can't find what you're looking for on the site through a search or by exploring the FAQ or Get Help links at the very bottom of the page.
> 
> 
> *Thank You, Kris!*
> 
> Many thanks to Kris Brewer, who not only led this meeting, but also hosted it in Building NE48. 
> 
> 
> *Next Meetings*
> The next meetings of MIT Editors' Club, which are always from 12-1 but in different locations around campus, are as follows:
> 
> Wednesday, March 9
> W98-302 (Resource Development)
> 
> Tuesday, April 12
> NW17-218, 175 Albany St. (Plasma Science and Fusion Center)
> 
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> Elizabeth
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