...In all fairness, though, I have to admit that Jay did let me know, a couple of days ago, about some videoblogging event in my neighborhood. So I don't feel uninvited to all the videoblogging group events; just bothered by the sense that this group is far more selve-serving than I'd prefer. Whatever. Heading back to YouTube, where the true democracy of video exists...
Harold On 3/24/07, Harold Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Great post, Steve -- thanks for your feedback. > > Yeah, it kind of seemed to me that a couple of the attendees of that > videoconference/chat were a bit nonplussed as to why you didn't post > video...To me, it's a bit of elitism on their part, which I've noticed on > this list quite a bit. Seems that some members of this group, individually, > "don't take kindly to strangers"... > > ...which is itself all the stranger (pun intended, and the correct phrase > would actually be "more strange") since you've been a member of this list > for some time and aren't exactly a "stranger" anymore... > > There are alot of nice/seemingly nice folks on this list, with good > intentions. But I also sense a bit of clique-ishness, which has solidified > more and more over the past year. Time to start up a new list, perhaps, > something fresh and more open to all... > > Harold > still the Podcaster; > lost the domain > > On 3/12/07, Steve Watkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Thanks for the tipoff, I watched about half an hour of it, hope I got > > all the relevent bits. > > > > Great aim, I might be remembering wrong but I think part of the > > original idea of vlogweek was to encourage others to vlog. Quite how > > to achieve this is another question, I dont really know how many > > lurkers are on this list that are potential vloggers who havent > > managed it yet. As someone mentioned in the chat, youtube (and > > similar) certainly lowered the ba to being able to put video online. > > And Im not sure I can imagine too many vloggers going on youtube and > > promoting this idea of videoblog week. I dunno, its something id like > > to see, but Im really still unsure of the nature of any seperation > > that does exist between the 2 groups. Would vlogweek seem silly to > > some youtubers? Are there people who make videos but dont like the > > term blog or think of themselves as bloggers? Scratches head and > > wonders if youtubers will spontaneously do something similar > > themselves, totally independently, at some unknown time. Or maybe not, > > maybe every day is vlogday in youtube land. > > > > Anyway I never really helped with any education/awareness projects > > myself, Im unaware of how active the nodes are these days. Off the top > > of my head, if you want to make vlogweek alla bout getting new people > > to start, some people have to go and promote the week in advance, in > > places where people arent so aware of this thing, to focus all efforts > > here or even youtube is preaching to the converted a bit. I suppose Id > > also love to know some thoughts from any people who used to vlog and > > have now stopped for whatever reason, and wheterh vlogweek can help > > focus them to return, or just learn what put them off. > > > > I was mentioned in the chat as somone who doesnt vlog, and I agree > > that I was not a good example of the people you are probably trying to > > reach. Frankly it pains me that anybody really cares whether I am > > vlogging, I did make 3 or 4 videos years ago, maybe it was even for a > > vlog-week, I cant remember. One was me saying hello, one was fireant > > being shown on a TV monitor (via tv out from graphics card on a pc) > > and one was of NASAs world-wind which is an app like google earth. If > > I can get myself sorted to make the sorts of vlogs I want to, then I > > shall vlog during vlogweek. > > > > Funnily enough that stuff Enric was playing with in the chat, animated > > avatar stuff, is something I thought might help me or anybody else > > that suffers from shyness or self-image issues or something, to vlog. > > I have pondered for some years as to whether such things built into > > mobile phones, could be a saviour of the failed 'video phonecall', > > maybe people dont want to be seen like that but wouldnt mind hiding > > behind an avatar if it as ggood enough, and was based on live camera > > input for facial gestures etc. Its taking a long time for any system > > good enough to emerge on the desktop let alone the PC. > > > > Collaboration also came up and Im fascinated by the subject but I'll > > start a new thread on that. > > > > Cheers > > > > Steve Elbows > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com>, > > "Harold Johnson" > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Hey clowns, > > > > > > We had a rather excellent videoconference the other day, especially > > (in my > > > opinion) when we begun talking about how we might be able to help > > others to > > > begin videoblogging during the upcoming Videoblogging Week 2007: > > > > > > http://somethingthathappened.com/2007/03/today-i-attended-another.html > > > > > > > > Follow the link for more links; jump into the Replay of the > > videoconference > > > and jump to 18:51 in the recording to see the topic we discussed. > > > Essentially, I was thinking that we could come up with a way to assist > > > others during our upcoming event. > > > > > > Harold > > > http://videoharold.com > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
