What Kind of Internet Do You Want? — Grant Report #2

Amy James — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 18:37:39 +0000

Project Update

We released a total of 10 videos, 7 direct-to-camera explainer videos and 3 interview videos via YouTube and IGTV as well as 7 instagram reels, and presentations at 2 virtual conferences: CoinDesk’s Consensus and Miami Crypto Week. We built a camera and lights kit, as well as two different sets for self tape - one for direct-to-camera videos and one for interviews. We we were overly ambitions on our initial goals, but we learned a tremendous amount about how to sustainably create meaningful content for the Web 3 community.

Progress on objectives

We had intended to create 12 videos in total, 6 scripted & 6 interviews, but have only been able to release 10 during the funded period, 7 scripted & 3 interviews. Below are the links to the videos and marketing, as you’ll see the number of platforms we published to reduced overtime. We learned that we need to make some strategic changes to sustainably make content & better meet the community’s preferences - 1) shorten the episode lengths from 20min to 5min and 2) focus our efforts on fewer platforms as we get started.

Key activities

Links to videos & corresponding marketing:

Micropayments s02e01

Youtube - https://youtu.be/9_6cLtpf3AE
Cinnamon video https://cinnamon.video/watch?v=617521486147618799
IGTV https://www.instagram.com/tv/CQuTl0Bn1oa
BitChute https://www.bitchute.com/video/i2DsyaN8XcW1/
Minds - limited to 21 minutes length
Rumble - https://rumble.com/vj9puf-the-truth-about-micropayments.html
Newsletter https://us8.admin.mailchimp.com/campaigns/show?id=5454774 Instagram
We’re back reel - https://www.instagram.com/reel/CQhB3DADVzQ
Intro post - https://www.instagram.com/p/CQr7rJIjk2H
Mining reel https://www.instagram.com/reel/CQz8zYmDpv0
Twitter https://twitter.com/DevonRJames/status/1409987924687392769

Bailey Interview s02e02

Youtube - https://youtu.be/5ozgapQ_QUk
Cinnamon video - https://cinnamon.video/watch?v=623146763527652873
IGTV - n/a - limited to 60 minutes
BitChute - https://www.bitchute.com/video/59TWBtypXSRf/
Minds - n/a - limited to 21 minutes
Rumble - https://rumble.com/vjjnrh-can-crypto-fix-media-incentives-bailey-reutzel-and-amy-james-what-kind-of-i.html
Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/b186d4879a71/stories-from-the-field
Instagram Blockchain and censorship reel https://www.instagram.com/reel/CRCwxYVjfUc Blockchain and censorship reel https://www.instagram.com/reel/CQ9l5xmDZGB
Twitter https://twitter.com/AmyofAlexandria/status/1412573119613521922

Ad Monetization Episode s02e03

Youtube - https://youtu.be/9_b-31014XY
IGTV - https://www.instagram.com/tv/CQuTl0Bn1oa/
BitChute - https://www.bitchute.com/video/zLi1QkkmEQOa/
Minds - limited to 21 minutes length
Rumble - https://rumble.com/vk147d-get-content-for-free-wout-stealing-it-give-away-content-for-free-and-still-.html
Newsletter https://us8.admin.mailchimp.com/campaigns/show?id=5458602
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/amyofalexandria/tv/CRU3Jc0HtlA/

Bostwiki Interview s04e04

YouTube - https://youtu.be/2HlJKDc9EG4
IGTV part 1 - https://www.instagram.com/tv/CRk3ELZM0p8/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Part 2 - https://www.instagram.com/tv/CRk3HxDM-ki/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Newsletter- https://us8.campaign-archive.com/?u=f2a12da6a44d631bf7afc84f2&id=08dbf18055
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/reel/CRkjQufDM4O
Twitter https://twitter.com/amyofalexandria/status/1418347411596922880?s=21

Web Monetization part 1 s02e05

YouTube - https://youtu.be/RVCGVitPdvs
IGTV https://www.instagram.com/tv/CR5BXTJI9nE/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/93fc306bf114/a-missing-piece-of-the-web
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/reel/CR4kt4KDoBk
Twitter https://twitter.com/openindexproto/status/1420550212481798147?s=21

Web Monetization part 1 s02e06

YouTube - https://youtu.be/XovIllJTOcY
IGTV - https://www.instagram.com/tv/CR5BXTJI9nE
Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/77a9f9d611be/deep-dive-into-web-monetization
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/p/CSGMmNtnaar
Twitter https://twitter.com/amyofalexandria/status/1423101904515604481

Web Monetization part 2 s02e07

YouTube - https://youtu.be/XovIllJTOcY
IGTV - https://www.instagram.com/tv/CSLNNHknr0K/
Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/c887ff2c7f5a/try-it-for-yourself
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/reel/CSdSbI-H6tG
Twitter https://twitter.com/amyofalexandria/status/1423101904515604481

Web Monetization part 3 s02e08

YouTube - https://youtu.be/COro_x3K5mM
IGTV - https://www.instagram.com/tv/CSezfVbl-x1
Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/68e5349f1756/we-need-each-other-to-save-the-internet
Twitter https://twitter.com/amyofalexandria/status/1426937225808203776

Stefan Thomas Interview 3 s02e09

YouTube - https://youtu.be/YcBBO4NtSPM
Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/68e5349f1756/we-need-each-other-to-save-the-internet

Porn & Blockchain s02e10

YouTube - https://youtu.be/bjEo3J4upB4
Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/d989b6693b6f/should-onlyfans-and-other-pn-sites-use-blockchain
Twitter https://twitter.com/amyofalexandria/status/1431477440338010118

Communications and marketing

We shared on Twitter & Instagram, and sent newsletters to our list with each video release, links are above. We also presented at CoinDesk’s Consensus and Cryptonite at Miami Crypto Week. Unfortunately, the CoinDesk presentation is behind a paywall, and the Miami Crypto Week presentation has not been uploaded yet. And I did a podcast interview with Pierre Bourque on Blockchain Radio which can be heard at blockchainradio.co

What’s next?

We are going to continue making videos, but change up our process a bit to limit the scope and focus our efforts. While I would love to crank out a 20 minute episode every week, its a tremendous amount of work between the research, writing, filming, editing, graphics & promotion and isn’t a sustainable pace at this point. Luckily, we think that the community and audience that watches our content prefers shorter form scripted content. We also plan to start releasing clips, which will increase our output without increasing the amount of original content generation. And we plan to continue doing longer form interviews so we can explore some topics more deeply.

What community support would benefit your project?

Please subscribe to our YouTube channel or follow us on Twitter and Instagram :)

Additional comments

Thank you so much for supporting our work and advancing Web 3!

Relevant links/resources (optional)

www.openindexprotocol.com

What Kind of Internet Do You Want? — Grant Report #1

Amy James — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 00:40:31 +0000

Project Update

We've been in pre-production: arranging interview guests, researching episode content, ordering & building the camera rig, designing & building the various filming spaces, completed a tire-kicker project to evaluate our workflow. This phase has lasted much longer than we anticipated. Kinda like prepping to paint.

Big win: Building a self-tape rig that allow us to maximize content creation & thus the impact of the grant funds :)

Struggle bus: It took foreverrrr to order the parts, receive the shipments & make all the returns. The camera rig is FINALLY done and while we didn't anticipate how long it would take, the rig is SO amazing it was worth the frustration. We also had some unexpected personal challenges that delayed us.

Progress on objectives

Our objectives remain the same, but our tactics to achieve them have shifted. The overarching goal of the project is to expand awareness & understanding of Web 3, decentralization, web monetization, content distribution, blockchain, freedom of speech online, public data & private data, and to serve as a resource in building a community for everyone who believes in internet freedom.

Our specific goal is to create 12 videos: 6 scripted episodes & 6 interview episodes with experts. We initially planned to create these videos in the same way we had created season 1 videos, but as we were talking with the team after we were awarded the grant, we realized that we could make better use of the grant funds by creating a self-tape camera rig that would allow me to create videos independently, which will ultimately allow me to make even more content. We've been ordering and assembling the necessary equipment & I've been learning new skills like basic editing and makeup for camera.

Other progress toward our objectives include:
• 5 excellent interview guests have accepted invitations to the show
• scripted episodes are being researched & written
• wrote, filmed, edited & released a tire-kicker episode to test our pipeline - see video here: https://youtu.be/OuB7a_WLz-I

Key activities

Our key deliverables are the 12 videos & the corresponding marketing & social media. We have not begun filming these videos yet, but we are just about finished with the pre-production that was necessary before filming could begin.

Communications and marketing

Yes, we shared about the award on social media, we discussed the award in our year-in-review episode linked above, and we sent a newsletter announcement to our email list.

What’s next?

Filming, editing & releasing! We will be shifting the release schedule to every week, instead of every other week because we are releasing the first episode later than initially anticipated. We are also requesting a no-cost extension and finishing the set painting this week.

What community support would benefit your project?

It would be hugely supportive if you could share the episodes to your social media networks when they are released.

We would like to interview Stephan Thomas for the episode about the history, present & future of web monetization. If someone could help to introduce us that would be extremely helpful!

Additional comments

Just wanted to say a big THANK YOU for everything so far, so stoked for Web Monetization on Web 3!

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What Kind of Internet Do You Want? — Grant Report #2

Project Update

Progress on objectives

Key activities

Communications and marketing

What’s next?

What community support would benefit your project?

Additional comments

Relevant links/resources (optional)

What Kind of Internet Do You Want? — Grant Report #1

Project Update

Progress on objectives

Key activities

Communications and marketing

What’s next?

What community support would benefit your project?

Additional comments

Relevant links/resources (optional)