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Re: My Story – shared at Willow Chicago this morning.

Will Saunders — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 21:21:37 -0000

And is there a story behind 'Franky' that you are able to share?

Re: My Story – shared at Willow Chicago this morning.

Will Saunders — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 21:19:36 -0000

Beautiful Darren. You're correct, that a name is the same as a label others try to use to judge us, which reflects your point of us being burdened with the expectations of others. Our mission as Christians is to strive to be God- like and grow and mature through our reading and understanding of the Word. That's how we become restored.

If we could learn to be disinterested in those expectations of others, I believe we'd become restored much more quickly.

Re: Darren in Times Square! [Video]

Will Saunders — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 20:48:27 -0000

I was last there in April. I love hanging out there.

Re: A Talk With A Stranger: Kezban

Kez Ban — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:07:46 -0000

I am thankful You posted this. wow. I had no idea. Makes me feel great! Are You still around? i am on facebook: Kez Ban. Come out to one of my events? Meet some great people?

Re: Today I helped stop a fight on the train… by SINGING! [Updated!]

Jaredfalconer — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 11:51:33 -0000

Nice work Darren!!

Re: Today I helped stop a fight on the train… by SINGING! [Updated!]

Will Saunders — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 21:16:54 -0000

I'm so proud of you Darren. That's a great example to set for others. :)

Re: Back in Action on Animoto (Referral Promo Code too!)

ud — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:25:51 -0000

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Re: Worship Backgrounds for V.H.F.

Agape Ken — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:25:56 -0000

hi, i use praise him for facebook cover :)

Re: Worship Backgrounds for V.H.F.

Melissa — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:04:31 -0000

Beautiful Inspiration to share with others.

Re: How do I find music that won’t get flagged for copyright violations?

The Music Bed — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:47:41 -0000

Great post, legal licensing is definitely the way to go! You can also browse relevant royalty free music on www.themusicbed.com

Re: How do I find music that won’t get flagged for copyright violations?

heyDarren — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:34:15 -0000

Hey Will! Always glad to see comments from you!

You're correct in that an automated process searches and finds a digital 'fingerprint' in copyrighted recordings - which is how the flag is produced. I do think the process of un-flagging a video should be escalated and have more tools than it does currently.

Your comment also reminds me of how much isn't understood by the general public about copyright - which is why such automated restrictions are put in place. I've become increasingly aware of the difference it makes when someone pays me $1.99 for a download of a photo for Facebook vs. when someone skips that by doing a screen capture and posting that to their page.

One might argue - "it's still exposure" but for me as the artist - 1) I've made a reasonable way to get rights to my work, 2) posting a screen capture often means a blurry, watermarked image of low-quality is what's been seen as 'my work' - thus degrading my image in the process, and 3) I can't pay ANY of my bills with "exposure" but I can with an actual payment for the use of my work. (There have been artists who used my images to promote themselves - watermark and all... at the end of the day, they aren't the ones who turn around and want to share a cut of the money from a paid gig they got because they sent my photograph as their headshot).

So, if I give away my work - that's my right, but if I put measures in place to restrict its use, I'd like that to be honored. Does the copyright filter get in the way sometimes? YES. Does the media industry with it's HUGE profits and political influence abuse it's position in how all this works? ABSOLUTELY. But at the end of the day, I think we have to raise the value of doing things in a way that's fair and sustainable to the artists who create this stuff that we love so much. Licensed music is a big step in that direction.

P.S. - I was reading an article that said Facebook and other large social media sites outsource reviewing flagged content (photos, posts, etc...) to 3rd parties in developing countries. So for some content it is viewed by humans but that process is GORY and quite disturbing. It's sad that someone has to review the crap that gets posted because someone didn't have the decency NOT to post it.

Re: Worship Backgrounds for V.H.F.

heyDarren — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:19:28 -0000

Glad to hear it Alvin! Keep on praising!

Re: We Have Been Changed to Bring Change!

heyDarren — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:19:00 -0000

hey Steve!

Glad to hear you enjoyed it! It resonates in my heart as well!

Re: How do I find music that won’t get flagged for copyright violations?

Will Saunders — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:32:54 -0000

I think it's some kind of autobot that does most of the searches for copyright content. I know someone who had a lot of different music as background for his Vlog and had obtained written permission to use the music. But, Youtube flagged it. Even though he had properly filled out the forms and checked the right boxes when he uploaded the video, it still got flagged and he had to prove that he had permission to use the content.

Frankly, if I were an artist, I'd be thrilled that people used my content to accompany their work, provided they included the proper credits. It's great exposure, particularly if it's used by some of the more popular Vloggers who get hundreds or thousands of hits a day. I can't tell you the number of times I've watched someone's Vlog and I was more interested in finding out the name of the song/artist than the actual Vlog. I've bought a few things on iTunes that I heard on someone's video.

I realize that some people do steal music. I get that. But I just think that sites like Youtube and Facebook can be too strict and need to relax some of their settings, or at least hire a human staff to do more of the page reviews rather than have the automated system do it.

Re: Worship Backgrounds for V.H.F.

Alvinchavez_auh — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:22:50 -0000

thank you brother... keep it up..

Re: We Have Been Changed to Bring Change!

Steve — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:47:06 -0000

Saw this video at church this past weekend. I can't get the message out of my mind. thank you

Re: How to change the default tab on your Facebook fan page.

heyDarren — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:16:02 -0000

HI Stephanie! Good catch!

I'm not sure what happened with that check box... somewhere in the back of my mind I think I unchecked it during a wave of spam attacks... but I've re-enabled the option now. :-)

Re: Worship Backgrounds for V.H.F.

heyDarren — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 07:56:21 -0000

Hey Progressive! No problem and I'm glad I could help! Let me know how things are going over there.

Re: Mark Weber says church music is racially segregated and I agree.

heyDarren — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 07:55:36 -0000

I think a multicultural Christian Radio station would be great! For now, I'll stick with my Pandora Radio! ;-)

Re: Worship Backgrounds for V.H.F.

heyDarren — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 07:54:43 -0000

I'm so glad to hear that! Thanks for responding!

Re: Worship Backgrounds for V.H.F.

Kategeorgecosta — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 11:35:31 -0000

thanks! we're going to use Rejoice and Great is our God. Thanks!!

Re: Mark Weber says church music is racially segregated and I agree.

Ihrtdon — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:55:55 -0000

I am an African American who has noticed this musical segregation for years. Even with something as powerful as the radio stations, you have contemporary (white) and gospel (black). They sing of the same God, but I have NEVER been able to find a radio station with a great mix of current forms of both styles. Very frustrating and sad.

Re: Worship Backgrounds for V.H.F.

Progressivecc — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:34:40 -0000

Great work. Thank you for sharing

Re: Back in Action on Animoto (Referral Promo Code too!)

heyDarren — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:52:19 -0000

Hi Ms. Kelly,

SHAME on me for not seeing your post. How did things go? Thanks for using the code, and yes I do get credit for it. You may also consider Animoto for Causes - the non-profit free version of Animoto for 501 (c) (3) corporations. (details here: http://animoto.com/cause)

Lastly, the song is "identity" by lecrae

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