Post: NextGenUpdate Media Suggestions/Discussion Thread
07-11-2012, 11:47 PM #1
TheBigRod
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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Since I'm the almighty Head of Media now for the community of NextGenUpdate, I've decided to create a thread that'll be specifically for suggestions, comments, etc. If you feel like NextGenUpdate has some aspects that need change in terms of media, that'll be listed below, don't be afraid to call out!

When I say suggestions, from things you guys think would be better for any section of the 'Media Team', including:


  • Gaming Squad
  • Reporters / News Team
  • vBookie
  • YouTube Team


However, with that all said, there are (of course) a few rules:


  1. If you have a problem with any members that are involved with any team listed above, do not post it. If you in fact do have any 'beef' with one, send a PM to either me or an Administrator.
  2. If you're going to comment on something, make sure it's constructive. No putting anybody down, this is to help both the features of NextGenUpdate and the community.
  3. No flaming other members with ideas you disagree on. You can comment on how it wouldn't be a good idea in a respectful way, though. It's all about respect.


Now onto the specific teams and some potential discussions!

Gaming Squad -

These are the ones that contribute and voluntarily dedicate their time on NextGenUpdate towards the You must login or register to view this content. of the website, which is a new feature we're all still getting used to.

Have any ideas on what they could do / write about?
Have any ideas on how to improve the section?
Have any ideas on how the format of the section could be improved?

Reporters / News Team -

The news team has been a part of NextGenUpdate for as long as I remember. Their main goal is to educate the community with up-to-date information regarding video games, consoles, developers, and other video game-related media on the You must login or register to view this content..

What video game titles do you want to see more of?
What could they do to make reading news a better experience?
Is there something they're doing wrong?
Is there something they should do more of?

vBookie -

vBookie is a really big attraction in terms of members here on the site, and they have a wide variety of sporting events to choose from and bet on in the You must login or register to view this content. of NextGenUpdate. All information you need is stationed in the 'Stickied Threads' in that last link!

What leagues/events do you want to see that's not being followed right now?
What could the vBookie Moderators do more of to give you a better experience?
What sport do you want to see make an entrance in vBookie?

YouTube Team -

The YouTube Team is a new addition to the NextGenUpdate, with the recent introduction of the You must login or register to view this content., that has everything you need to know about both the general goals and the team members themselves.

Before the discussion, be sure to check out their links to help support NextGenSource!



What videos would you like to see?
What could they do to the YouTube/Facebook/Twitter pages to improve them?
Any tips for the commentators to help them?

NextGenUpdate Pages

Along with my new snazzy usertitle, comes a few responsibilities with some of our social networking pages. This includes both the NextGenUpdate Twitter and NextGenUpdate Facebook Page, be sure to follow us and 'like' us!



Let's hope this turns out to be a successful thread! Post what you feel needs to be noticed, everything will be read, considered, and thought about. Also remember to follow the rules, as well!

Thanks, NGU. You guys are awesome!
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07-12-2012, 01:16 AM #11
TheBigRod
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Originally posted by FourzerotwoFAILS View Post
I could host it, but I'm not sure how often I would be able to host it. I could probably try and do once every-other Friday. Maybe switch off with someone else. What would happen is a staff member would put up a poll to see what movie people wanted to watch. Then I would find that movie on Hulu or Netflix and stream it from a desktop steamer. The quality was pretty good, best you'll get for something like this, and it went pretty well. It died off when the staff member stopped posting the polls. They didn't have enough time for it :/ I have two streaming accounts and managed to get one premium for free as NGU wouldn't give me any money to help pay for it all. I still have access to these accounts which is good Smile

Okay, well if we can find another person who could host it, you'd be down for helping?
You'd get paid somehow for your help (rep, idk, need to think about that), as well as whoever else would like to help host it.

If I get the base of who'll be doing what, and what we can do, I'd be more than happy to create a thread asking about what we could start off with for the first week, we'll need:


  • Two people to host/stream.
  • Someone to make banners for the threads.


Smile

---------- Post added at 05:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:14 PM ----------

Originally posted by Cpt.Slow View Post
The new guns from the DLC and what you think works well with them eg attachments

Maybe guides on how to be good in certain vehicles like helicopters

That's an awesome idea, thanks for suggesting it. Smile

I'll talk to a few people, and see what we can do about both weapon reviews and vehicle guides for upcoming DLC.
07-12-2012, 01:49 AM #12
Originally posted by TheBigRod View Post
Since I'm the almighty Head of Media now for the community of NextGenUpdate, I've decided to create a thread that'll be specifically for suggestions, comments, etc. If you feel like NextGenUpdate has some aspects that need change in terms of media, that'll be listed below, don't be afraid to call out!

When I say suggestions, from things you guys think would be better for any section of the 'Media Team', including:


  • Gaming Squad
  • Reporters / News Team
  • vBookie
  • YouTube Team


However, with that all said, there are (of course) a few rules:


  1. If you have a problem with any members that are involved with any team listed above, do not post it. If you in fact do have any 'beef' with one, send a PM to either me or an Administrator.
  2. If you're going to comment on something, make sure it's constructive. No putting anybody down, this is to help both the features of NextGenUpdate and the community.
  3. No flaming other members with ideas you disagree on. You can comment on how it wouldn't be a good idea in a respectful way, though. It's all about respect.


Now onto the specific teams and some potential discussions!

Gaming Squad -

These are the ones that contribute and voluntarily dedicate their time on NextGenUpdate towards the You must login or register to view this content. of the website, which is a new feature we're all still getting used to.

Have any ideas on what they could do / write about?
Have any ideas on how to improve the section?
Have any ideas on how the format of the section could be improved?

Reporters / News Team -

The news team has been a part of NextGenUpdate for as long as I remember. Their main goal is to educate the community with up-to-date information regarding video games, consoles, developers, and other video game-related media on the You must login or register to view this content..

What video game titles do you want to see more of?
What could they do to make reading news a better experience?
Is there something they're doing wrong?
Is there something they should do more of?

vBookie -

vBookie is a really big attraction in terms of members here on the site, and they have a wide variety of sporting events to choose from and bet on in the You must login or register to view this content. of NextGenUpdate. All information you need is stationed in the 'Stickied Threads' in that last link!

What leagues/events do you want to see that's not being followed right now?
What could the vBookie Moderators do more of to give you a better experience?
What sport do you want to see make an entrance in vBookie?

YouTube Team -

The YouTube Team is a new addition to the NextGenUpdate, with the recent introduction of the You must login or register to view this content., that has everything you need to know about both the general goals and the team members themselves.

Before the discussion, be sure to check out their links to help support NextGenSource!



What videos would you like to see?
What could they do to the YouTube/Facebook/Twitter pages to improve them?
Any tips for the commentators to help them?

NextGenUpdate Pages

Along with my new snazzy usertitle, comes a few responsibilities with some of our social networking pages. This includes both the NextGenUpdate Twitter and NextGenUpdate Facebook Page, be sure to follow us and 'like' us!



Let's hope this turns out to be a successful thread! Post what you feel needs to be noticed, everything will be read, considered, and thought about. Also remember to follow the rules, as well!

Thanks, NGU. You guys are awesome!
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Someone needs to help SU44K8 to get all of the MLB games up there are a lot
07-12-2012, 01:50 AM #13
Merkii
Former Staff
Originally posted by TheBigRod View Post
quote quote quote quote

Reporters / News Team -

What video game titles do you want to see more of- More misc. games and threads I guess, a lot of them rely on cod and bf3 which is useless, imo. Should have regular threads updating something, for example, PLAYSTATION STORE. Make a thread every week with what the new PS+ instant game collection will be and other stuff, I know for a fact a lot of people google this every week lol.
What could they do to make reading news a better experience- Stop advertising their shitty vision gaming sites. (the rest is all fine imo)
Is there something they're doing wrong - Only telepot.
Is there something they should do more of- MISC. GAMING/XBOX <-- The two things ngu lacks horribly.

Good luck with this TBR, I hope you can change this around.



Also: Most of them ONLY go pn N4G (Pretty obvious) and only copy the hot threads or they wait for someone on NGU to link them to an article that they like. imo they should be finding their own news to write about/get interviews (maybe)/ get new games and review them before anyone else.

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07-12-2012, 02:00 AM #14
Originally posted by xMerkii View Post
Only telepot.


He has been demoted by Outie.
07-12-2012, 02:04 AM #15
Merkii
Former Staff
Originally posted by Ninja View Post
He has been demoted by Outie.

I know, point still stands though, he made 4 threads advertising his site before the admins even took him off the team lol
07-12-2012, 02:18 AM #16
Originally posted by TheBigRod View Post


If I get the base of who'll be doing what, and what we can do, I'd be more than happy to create a thread asking about what we could start off with for the first week, we'll need:


  • Two people to host/stream.
  • Someone to make banners for the threads.


I'll volunteer to help fourzerotwo with the host/streaming. I'll also ask some graphic designers about the thread banners.
07-12-2012, 02:35 AM #17
TheBigRod
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Originally posted by kmanthecaveman View Post
Someone needs to help SU44K8 to get all of the MLB games up there are a lot

That's a great idea, I'll message Sub Zero about that. Smile

Originally posted by xMerkii View Post
Reporters / News Team -

What video game titles do you want to see more of- More misc. games and threads I guess, a lot of them rely on cod and bf3 which is useless, imo. Should have regular threads updating something, for example, PLAYSTATION STORE. Make a thread every week with what the new PS+ instant game collection will be and other stuff, I know for a fact a lot of people google this every week lol.
What could they do to make reading news a better experience- Stop advertising their shitty vision gaming sites. (the rest is all fine imo)
Is there something they're doing wrong - Only telepot.
Is there something they should do more of- MISC. GAMING/XBOX <-- The two things ngu lacks horribly.

Good luck with this TBR, I hope you can change this around.

Also: Most of them ONLY go pn N4G (Pretty obvious) and only copy the hot threads or they wait for someone on NGU to link them to an article that they like. imo they should be finding their own news to write about/get interviews (maybe)/ get new games and review them before anyone else.

Misc Games - I'll look into this, it's true that COD/BF3 are the main focuses, and it shouldn't be too hard to follow a few smaller games. And the PlayStation Store is something I could do, starting next week.
Avertising - Telepot has been demoted for those sorts of reasons, due to too many complaints.

XBOX -
Outsider and I have talked about this recently, and we're going to promote/create some 360 bases when it comes to both news and videos.

News - We're currently in the process of developing different ways of distributing articles, so this will be enforced soon!

Thanks for the suggestions, Merk! Smile

Originally posted by kenneyfive View Post
I'll volunteer to help fourzerotwo with the host/streaming. I'll also ask some graphic designers about the thread banners.

Okay, I'll keep both you and 402 in mind, as for graphic designers, I already have experienced artists working on them, so no worries about that! Thanks, Kenney.
07-12-2012, 02:38 AM #18
Winning
Former Staff
Head of media, nice.

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07-12-2012, 12:33 PM #19
Originally posted by TheBigRod View Post
I'll talk to a few people, and see what we can do about both weapon reviews and vehicle guides for upcoming DLC.

Originally posted by Cpt.Slow View Post
Youtube- BF3 New dlc gun reviews?


I do quite like this idea. As a BF3 fan myself, I certainly would want to do something like this for Battlefield 3 DLC. I am a Premium member on Xbox, so I would get it a week later than Premium PS3 subscribers, however that is still before the public receives it. I could get a review out before that date Smile

Armored Kill is coming up (as I am sure you know :p), might be able to work with a few other members and see what we can do Smile

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