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Searching for Logo Designer

September 6th, 2008 at 12:13 by MsUnderestimated

Hi, there… I am starting a new site for Sarah Palin, and I’m looking for a designer to create a logo for the website. I will pay for the artwork, and I am urging anyone who reads this who can do the job to please contact me at MsUnderestimated at gmail dot com.

Thank you! Anxiously awaiting your reply.

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Blog Video Formats

August 2nd, 2008 at 10:47 by MsUnderestimated

Hey, all. In the past, I posted a poll question asking my readers in which format they preferred to get their videos on my site. Overwhelmingly the response was “Windows Media Downloadable .wmv Format.” Well, this week, as well as in times past, my readers were proved to be right.

I have posted videos in a few different formats here, including YouTube, Red Lasso, MetaCafe, LiveLeak, etc., but I’ve always had one fear about all of them. What if one day their sites go away? Some readers on others sites where I’ve posted links to my .wmv videos expressed exasperation at having to wait for my videos to download and suggested I use the more friendly YouTube instead. I’ve had more than two YouTube video accounts disabled in the past due to (I believe) anti-Jihadi videos. I know of many others who have experienced the same. So, in light of that, I decided I will only link to videos I have captured, edited and uploaded to my server (that is, unless of course, I am unable to capture the video myself…in that case, if I can find it on any of the other services, I will use their embed code and hope it works for a long time).

My opinion was further solidified this week when I went to Red Lasso to find and clip a video, and I got their company message about impending litigation and suspension of services:

We would like to thank you for your continued support of Redlasso. You have been essential to making Redlasso a household name online. Unfortunately, due to the legal actions taken against Redlasso by two networks, we are left with no alternative but to suspend access to our video search and clipping Beta site FOR THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE. The networks have provided a big blow to the blogger community’s right to exercise the first amendment and comment on newsworthy events. It is anti-Web. During this service suspension, we will continue our conversations with content providers, with the goal of establishing formal partnerships that will quickly help us restore access to the Beta site.

If I was not able to capture/edit/upload video on my own in the past, but I thought it was worth posting here and used any of the aforementioned services, please let me apologize in advance if any of those videos are currently unavailable. I still believe that for my readers, it is best that I continue to post links to downloadable videos in the foreseeable future. I’m sorry if you disagree with that format, but I’d rather you have something to view than a message that says “I’m sorry, this video is no longer available.”

My many thanks to my loyal readers and video viewers, and if there is anything else I can do to improve my blog for you, please don’t hesitate to contact me and give me your input. You can email me at MsUnderestimated@gmail.com.

Thanks so much for your loyalty, readership and understanding.

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A Couple of New Sites I Created

July 5th, 2008 at 02:27 by MsUnderestimated

Hi, everyone. I’ve started a couple of new websites, both with completely different audiences. I’ve long despised the “one comment” entries that some blogs consider a full post. However, I realize that I often have simple thoughts, insensitive or intemperate though they may be, and I’d like to post them. But I don’t really have the time to sit down and write a long prose about each thought. It doesn’t make them less significant, though, and for that I’ve started InsensitiveThoughts.com. This is a perfect venue for just those fleeting thoughts, and I hope you can visit it and possibly comment when you’d like. A reminder, it is a work in progress, so just give me some time to build it up. Please feel free to post your own random intemperate thoughts.

Secondly, my other site is a forum for people who have either been on a guest panel of a TV Talk show, in the audience of a show, or just a viewer who wants to voice an opinion (or drop a video link) about a particular show. The starting categories include TV Talk shows, Court TV shows, Cable News & Opinion Shows, and I’m welcoming suggestions for other categories. Most TV shows have their own websites with message boards, but they are moderated by the show staff. If you’ve ever been on a show or in the audience, and you believe what was finally broadcast was NOT representative of what truly happened in the studio (*cough*… Montel Williams…*cough*), this is the forum for you! Please visit that site at FromTheSet.

This, too, is a new outing, so be patient during this growing phase. I hope you enjoy one or both, and I truly thank you for your readership.

Regards,
Ms.U

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Happy New Year

December 31st, 2007 at 11:46 by MsUnderestimated

To all my friends and family out there, here’s wishing you a very Happy and Prosperous New Year in 2008.

Hang in there, because 2008 is going to be a wild ride, but also a very significant time for this nation. God bless us all.

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