Hot like Mag.ma

Ghoulish Delight · 11-30-2009, 05:37 PM

Been playing around with a new site called Mag.ma. It's being developed by the folks that created Rocketboom.

The concept is for it to be a centralized portal to the various video content websites around the web. They purport that their model, whereby people link videos from all the various sites (youtube, vimeo, collegehumor, hulu, dailymotion, digg, reddit, etc. etc.) gives a snapshot of what's popular, and what's about to become popular.

There are a few different entry points for viewing. You can see their main page which shows the top handful of videos from each of the sites they track. You can see an expanded set of top videos from any individual site. Or you can follow other users, twitter style, and see what they're watching. Conversely, you can add videos to your own "dashboard" so people following you can see what you're watching. Your dashboard shows you the latest stuff that people you're following have added.

They do a much better job of explaining it themselves in this video.

My "channel" is here if anyone wants to play around and follow me.

I'm curious to see where this goes. I kinda like it as a catch-all, even though right now it seems mostly populated with older stuff that new users are populating it with (you'll probably see a few things that were in youtubery that I spotted on mag.ma and liked). But I definitely see myself checking this daily for new content to keep me entertained.

lashbear · 11-30-2009, 08:41 PM

Sounds like fun ! Lashbear's in.

Ghoulish Delight · 11-30-2009, 08:59 PM

Congrats for deciphering my mangles URL (now fixed).

Cadaverous Pallor · 11-30-2009, 11:19 PM

I could see this eventually replacing TV.

Already it's filling lots of our entertainment time.

Ghoulish Delight · 12-01-2009, 11:31 AM

I don't know that it will ever replace TV for me personally. I'm still far too attached to the TV interface, it feels the most natural to me and I'm more willing to sit for longer productions than I am for web videos, even though I have the ability to watch the web on the same screen as regular TV right now. There's just something about using the remote instead of the keyboard an mouse that works better for me.

But I could see the next generation not having that attachment and preferring this sort of interface. It may never be my preferred choice, but I surely see the appeal.

I just watched a bunch of video from NASA of Russian astronauts leaving the ISS, closing the hatch, detaching the Soyuz from the ISS and returning home. So awesome.

lashbear · 12-01-2009, 04:59 PM

Just bear in mind If anyone gets into this, I recommend at LEAST a minimum 90Gig per month plan. (or are y'all on unlimited download over there)

Ghoulish Delight · 12-01-2009, 05:03 PM

Still unlimited download in the States.

lashbear · 12-01-2009, 05:24 PM

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH. I wanna live in the USA.

...maybe when we're a retired LashPair (around 2018), we can rent out someone's spare room for a year just to see what it would be like.

Gee, having a DL AP and being retired and going to The Park every week... I'd hate that.

Cadaverous Pallor · 12-02-2009, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by lashbear

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH. I wanna live in the USA.

...maybe when we're a retired LashPair (around 2018), we can rent out someone's spare room for a year just to see what it would be like.

You'd never be able to go home again. There's a reason the rest of the world has a love/hate relationship with us...

11-30-2009, 05:37 PM	#1
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Hot like Mag.ma Been playing around with a new site called Mag.ma. It's being developed by the folks that created Rocketboom. The concept is for it to be a centralized portal to the various video content websites around the web. They purport that their model, whereby people link videos from all the various sites (youtube, vimeo, collegehumor, hulu, dailymotion, digg, reddit, etc. etc.) gives a snapshot of what's popular, and what's about to become popular. There are a few different entry points for viewing. You can see their main page which shows the top handful of videos from each of the sites they track. You can see an expanded set of top videos from any individual site. Or you can follow other users, twitter style, and see what they're watching. Conversely, you can add videos to your own "dashboard" so people following you can see what you're watching. Your dashboard shows you the latest stuff that people you're following have added. They do a much better job of explaining it themselves in this video. My "channel" is here if anyone wants to play around and follow me. I'm curious to see where this goes. I kinda like it as a catch-all, even though right now it seems mostly populated with older stuff that new users are populating it with (you'll probably see a few things that were in youtubery that I spotted on mag.ma and liked). But I definitely see myself checking this daily for new content to keep me entertained. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ Last edited by Ghoulish Delight : 11-30-2009 at 08:58 PM. Reason: fixed URL
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11-30-2009, 08:41 PM	#2
lashbear SwishBuckling Bear Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In Isolation :) Posts: 6,597	Sounds like fun ! Lashbear's in. __________________ *I Heart* my Husband - I can't think of anyone I'd rather be in isolation with.**
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11-30-2009, 08:59 PM	#3
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Congrats for deciphering my mangles URL (now fixed). __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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11-30-2009, 11:19 PM	#4
Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	I could see this eventually replacing TV. Already it's filling lots of our entertainment time. __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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12-01-2009, 11:31 AM	#5
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	I don't know that it will ever replace TV for me personally. I'm still far too attached to the TV interface, it feels the most natural to me and I'm more willing to sit for longer productions than I am for web videos, even though I have the ability to watch the web on the same screen as regular TV right now. There's just something about using the remote instead of the keyboard an mouse that works better for me. But I could see the next generation not having that attachment and preferring this sort of interface. It may never be my preferred choice, but I surely see the appeal. I just watched a bunch of video from NASA of Russian astronauts leaving the ISS, closing the hatch, detaching the Soyuz from the ISS and returning home. So awesome. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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12-01-2009, 04:59 PM	#6
lashbear SwishBuckling Bear Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In Isolation :) Posts: 6,597	Just bear in mind If anyone gets into this, I recommend at LEAST a minimum 90Gig per month plan. (or are y'all on unlimited download over there) __________________ *I Heart* my Husband - I can't think of anyone I'd rather be in isolation with.**
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12-01-2009, 05:03 PM	#7
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Still unlimited download in the States. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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12-01-2009, 05:24 PM	#8
lashbear SwishBuckling Bear Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In Isolation :) Posts: 6,597	WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH. I wanna live in the USA. ...maybe when we're a retired LashPair (around 2018), we can rent out someone's spare room for a year just to see what it would be like. Gee, having a DL AP and being retired and going to The Park every week... I'd hate that. __________________ *I Heart* my Husband - I can't think of anyone I'd rather be in isolation with.**
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