Happy Hawaiian Holidays from the GoalBusters Elves

Happy Holidays from the GoalBusters Hawaiian Ukulele and Surf Team:
Alice Ferris - Jim Anderson - Annagreta Jacobson - J.C. Patrick and Elta Foster!

Another GoalBusters Consulting, LLC Video Production.

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What Would Mr. Rogers Do?

Public broadcasting has been part of our lives for a LONG time. Here's Alice at about 1 year old, with her mom, Annie Lin, and Mr. Rogers. Public Broadcasting is probably as much a part of your family as it and Mr. Rogers are a part of ours.

Why does Public Broadcasting deserve the small investment of support it receives? Simple. It changes lives. How's that for "ROI?" Public Broadcasting has faced relentless attempts to eliminate it. Why is that? Why would Public Broadcasting so frequently be on the chopping block? More importantly, why have these attacks historically failed?

Mr. Rogers himself defended Public Broadcasting decades ago. His comments ring true today.

It was 1969 when Fred Rogers from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood appeared before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications to express his disagreement with a proposal by President Richard Nixon to cut federal funding for public broadcasting. Rogers detailed the guiding influence of television, and helped sway the Senate’s decision to leave funding for public broadcasting intact.

YouTube Tips - "Upload" vs "Video" Views

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I Tweeted the following from the GoalBusters Twitter account:

"Very Cool! GoalBusters YouTube videos are only 21 views away from 4,000 total views. Check them out for yourself http://bit.ly/GBTube"

I immediately received the following questions via Twitter:
From @mikerdzign: "@GoalBusters Is that in Total Video Views or Channel views, and which is better to report from?"

It's a good question because there's inconsistency in the counts that you see in your YouTube Account and on your YouTube Channel.

The short answer is if you're sharing the progress of your YouTube views, I recommend reporting the Channel Views and Upload Views from your Channel Page. This is the "landing" page that visitors will be able to see. If you report the higher view counts from your Account Information, a visitor won't see that information and may be confused as to why you're claiming a higher number of views than is being shown on your Channel Page.

Channel Views are consistent on both the "public" home page which visitors see and the "user" Account page which only account administrators see.

However, "Upload" views, reported on your home page, will always be less than your "Video" views or the aggregate of total views per video. Aggregate views are not reported by YouTube. But if you manually added up all your "Video" views you'd notice that it is always higher than YouTube reports in "Upload" Views."

This is because "Video" views, usually include multiple same session repeat views by the same viewer as well as views of private videos you may post and potentially "test" views of videos you may later delete.

For example, at the time of this Blog entry GoalBuster YouTube videos had 3,979 "Upload" Views and 4,611 "Video" Views. YouTube also reported that there had been 1,862 unique visits or "Channel Views" to the GoalBusters' YouTube Channel.

I welcome further questions via email at Jim.Anderson@GoalBusters.com

For more Social Media tips from GoalBusters Consulting, LLC, see:
Social Media FAQs Part 1 The mechanics and logic of initial Social Media profile set up.
LinkedIn - Why it Matters and Tips for Success Who is using LinkedIn, why you should care and how to create the most effective profile.

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The GoalBusters Elves Sing - GoalBusters "Elves Ourselves" 2009

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I can't believe I stayed up this late breathing life into the "GoalBusters Elves" again. Yet, it's true. Here they are (by popular request and "executive order.") Three new elves are introduced... Jeanie, Indigo and Squib. Harry and Stokey have recurring roles. And... this year we sing! (Extended "Director's Cut" coming to YouTube soon)

Another GoalBusters Consulting, LLC Video Production.

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GoalBusters "Elves Ourselves" for Christmas 2008

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GoalBusters wishes to share all the joy and happiness of the holiday season with you. Considering that is impossible due to these times of economic hardship, we're sending you dancing elves instead. We hope you enjoy our Holiday greeting!

Meet the new GoalBusters interns... Giggles, Scout, Sparkles, Harry and Stokey! Merry Christmas!




Another GoalBusters Consulting, LLC Video Production.

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Holiday Light Parade - Flagstaff, AZ - December 2009

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Merry Christmas from GoalBusters! If you missed Flagstaff's holiday light parade, here's a quick glimpse at most of the 65 entries in under 5 minutes.



Dharmesh Vora, President of Vora Financial Group graciously sponsored the City of Flagstaff's Holiday light parade for the second year in a row. Thanks Dharmesh for giving such a wonderful gift to our community.

(Jim Anderson Photography/Editing, GoalBusters Consulting, LLC Video Production)

 

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