Subject: Best Methods for Navigating Tracking/Media Monitoring Footage
From: "Cammie Croft" <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked], [email-masked], "Tom Matzzie" <[email-masked]>, [email-masked], [email-masked], [email-masked], [email-masked]
Cc: "Tara McGuinness" <[email-masked]>, "Christina Reynolds" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 15:38:21 -0400

Hello All,

To follow-up on this past weekend's request for access to our video library,
attached and pasted below is a memo explicating the best methods for
navigating tracking/media monitoring footage.

There are two main steps involved: 1) searching and viewing footage and 2)
accessing and downloading footage.  For step one, use our private youtube
account.  For step two, use our box.net account.  Box.net is not the site
you want to use to search and view video; the site requires you to download
footage before viewing, which can sometimes be a timely affair.
Step-by-step instructions for using each site are detailed below.

For those not in the trenches of the tracking/media monitoring world, it may
be difficult to navigate these sites initially -- even with instructions.
I'm happy to provide a tutorial for anyone who would like one.  This can be
done over the phone and it takes about 15 minutes.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.

Best,

Cammie

-- 
Cammie L. Croft
Tracking/Media Monitoring Director
Progressive Media USA
[email-masked]
202-609-7679 (office)
206-999-3064 (cell)

*BEST METHODS for Navigating Tracking/Media Monitoring Footage*

*Best Method for Searching and Viewing Footage:  Use YouTube *

*Description*

Our private youtube account is the easiest and quickest way to search and
view a broad collection of Progressive Media USA's tracking and media
monitoring footage.  In fact, every video clip the Tracking/Media Monitoring
team has made of John McCain is posted on this private account.  Further,
every media monitoring clip we've captured is also posted on this private
account.  The site is currently holding thousands of video clips – and it is
updated daily with more clips from our tracking/media monitoring efforts.

Every entry on the youtube account includes a transcript of the key parts of
the clip.  If you see a clip without a transcript, it means we are still in
the process of working on that clip for a tracking or media monitoring
report.

The quality of the footage on this private youtube account is low.  However,
every video on the youtube account has a corresponding high resolution
version on our FTP site, Box.net.  If you wish to download a video that you
see on youtube, go to Box.net.

*Instructions to Search and View Footage*

   - *LOG IN*: Our videos are all set to 'private' so no one can see or
   access them without logging into the account.  To log in, go to
   youtube.com, click on 'Log-in' and type in the following information:

Username: IssueAlliance

Password: EyeHeartGOP

   - *ENTER 'My Videos' SECTION*: First click on 'Account.'  Then click
   on 'My Videos.'  This is where you access our privately stored videos.

   - *SEARCH BOX*: There are two search boxes on this page.  You will
   want to use the search box that is preceded by the words 'Search my videos
   for.'  This box lets you search within our youtube page.  The other
   box allows you to search all of youtube and since our videos are private,
   they will not pop-up from that search.
   - *ENTER KEYWORDS*: In the search box for 'my videos,' type in the
   keywords of the clips you'd like to see.  For example, you can type in
   'McCain Iraq' and all our clips tagged with those words will appear.
   - *VIEW VIDEO*: Click on the video you'd like to watch and it will
   automatically play.
   - *VIEW TRANSCRIPT, CLIP LABEL*: Immediately right to the video is a
   box that includes this information.  Most of the time, the information
   is covered up.  To view the full list of information, click on the
   blue 'More info' words.

*Best Method for Downloading High Resolution Footage: Use Box.net*

*Description*

Box.net is the vendor we use to store, back up and easily disseminate high
quality video files.  It operates similar to an FTP site.  It is the site
where you can go to download clips you've found on youtube.  You do not want
to use this site to search for video – as it requires you to download
footage before viewing it.

Everything that appears on the private youtube site also appears on Box.net
in a higher resolution.  Tracking footage is available on the site in
broadcast quality; media monitoring footage is available in DVD (when
available) and web quality.

Also on Box.net are other projects, such as in-progress web videos, Bush
videos, compressed files of full tracking video, etc.

*Instructions to Find and Download Footage*

   - *SEARCH and VIEW on YOUTUBE*: Box.net is not built for easy viewing.
   So before you enter the site, it is best to find the clip you want on
   the private youtube account.  Once you do that, copy down the clip
   label.  **
   - *LOG IN*: To access the account go to Box.net.  Type in the
   following:

Username: [email-masked]

Password: IssueAlliance2008

And click 'Log In.'

   - *ENTER 'My Files' SECTION*: Click on the 'My Files' tab to enter the
   section.
   - *ENTER ISSUE ALLIANCE FOLDER*: Click on the blue 'Issue Alliance
   Team Folder' icon.  You will enter a page with several folders such as
   'John McCain,' 'Web Ads,' 'Bush Videos', etc.
   - *SEARCH/FIND CLIP*: Click on the 'Search' box near the top of the
   page.  A text box will appear.  Type in the clip label of the clip you
   found on the private YouTube.  Wait a few seconds – and the clip
   should appear.
   - *DOWNLOAD CLIP*: Just click on it and it will begin downloading.
Depending
   on your internet connection and the length of the clip, this could take
   several minutes or longer.