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- make a name - make a brand - make a difference it's nice when this is done in order. sull On 12/7/06, Heath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I agree with that 100%, I am just curious what the "tipping" point > is....and it always goes back to what the individual is trying to > accomplish, which for me changes daily.. ;) > > I just think it's interesting where we are at, and where we are > going.....can it be done? Can we really change things? I hope > so....I really do.... > > Heath > http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com>, > "Mike Hudack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > At the end of the day it's about what you want to talk about and how > > many people you want to reach, no? > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com> > > > [mailto:videoblogging@yahoogroups.com<videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com>] > On Behalf Of Heath > > > Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 1:30 PM > > > To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com> > > > Subject: [videoblogging] Re: Al online viewing booms, the > > > amateurs give way to big media > > > > > > Yes, the small users are driving inovation but sooner or > > > later the "big guys" take notice and they have money, time > > > and talent..... > > > > > > And again, I am looking at this from the viewer's perspective > > > and the "average joe".....how many average, everyday people > > > who go to work, come home, make dinner and sit down in front > > > of the tube, how many of them are going to watch me talk > > > about the vloggies or bacon or The Ask a Ninja guy....(who I > > > love btw) but I wonder, what the "cap" for this medium > > > is.....how many people will want to watch just > > > "stuff"....people like to be entertained, bigger is better > > > and so on......will that attitude change? Because if it > doesn't.... > > > > > > It's an interesting thought......I know I don't have any > > > answers, but what else is new.. > > > > > > Heath > > > http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com > > > > > > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com>, > David Tames <david@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Interesting article... > > > > > > > > I think it's dangerous to put too much faith in the belief > > > that trends > > > > and outcomes from the past are a reflection of what is > > > happening today > > > > and going to happen tomorrow. I think that there's > > > a > > > > significantly different thing going on today in the media and > > > > entertainment industry than has gone on in the past: end users > are > > > > driving the innovation, and video blogging is a crisp example of > > > this. > > > > > > > > I wrote an article for IMAGINE (a trade magazine that covers > film, > > > > video, and multimedia production in New England) for the > Dec'06/ > > > > Jan'07 issue titled: "Macro Trends in Media and Entertainment," > > > which > > > > I subsequently updated: > > > > > > > > http://kino-eye.com/2006/09/30/macro-trends-rio2006/ > > > > Document: Macro-Trends-v2.pdf (PDF, 164 KB) > > > > > > > > What do you think of my premise? > > > > > > > > I'm planning to release a Version 3 after I add more video > sharing > > > > sites and round out the arguments. I'd love some feedback from > > > this > > > > group before I complete a new version of the article. > > > > > > > > Regardless of the fact that the large media players will claim > a > > > > large percentage of the total media and entertainment activity > on > > > the > > > > internet, independent producers (video bloggers, independent > > > > filmmakers, small organizations, etc) will still have a > > > percentage, > > > > and that percentage will be significantly larger than it has > been > > > in > > > > the past through the hundred year history of cinema, > television, > > > > radio, cable, and now the internet. So personal and independent > > > media > > > > will have much more significant access to an audience than it > had > > > > before. > > > > > > > > This is a trend near and dear to my heart that I've been > tracking > > > > since 1988 when people were saying the Hi8 camcorder revolution > > > would > > > > democratize the media. But I argued with my fellow filmmakers > back > > > > then, access to the tools of production is only 1/3 of the > > > equation. > > > > You still need access to marketing to build an audience, and > > > access > > > > to distribution. The internet today provides the missing > pieces, > > > it > > > > fuels word-of-mouth as well as provides an economical > distribution > > > > medium. > > > > > > > > David. > > > > > > > > David Tames, Filmmaker & Media Technologist > > > > http://kino-eye.com | 617.216.1096 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Sull http://vlogdir.com (a project) http://SpreadTheMedia.org (my blog) http://interdigitate.com (otherly) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
