This groups talks on issues from time to time and it can get crazy. It's cool. It make for interesting reading. I just find it funny how folks pick and chose what deserving of attention. I would think people would be proud the net has come into play in giving "voice to the voiceless." The mass media would have easily buried like countless of this nature but the people weren't having it. The news bureaus got flooded with calls and emails. Pointblank the people made this news story grow legs. Not the so-called liberal media who would otherwise relegate the story one time mention if any.
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "David Meade" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't think this email list is marketing anything. ? > > This list - while we do at times go off on long and fervent tangents - isn't > necessarily a recap of all the topics being discussed out there in the > vlog-o-sphere. > > The youtube video is (as youtube videos often are) a good example of > internet video giving power to the people, and just because this list isnt a > flutter about a given topic doesn't mean that nobody is out there using > video to get that message out. > > After all people can be champions of "giving a voice to the voiceless" even > if they themselves don't speak up on every single issue worthy of a voice in > every medium possible. > > Especially now that youtube is so big ... I don't know that is fair to try > and judge if "video is getting the word out" about some given topic based on > the actual discussion of that topic in this list - or even by videos > published by the (now comparatively small number of) producers that do in > fact frequent this list. > > Also ... I've been on a low information diet lately so I've fallen behind on > the discussions here, but it seems to me alot of the stuff we used to talk > about here has moved to places like twitter. > > Anyway ... I'm not saying the topic isn't deserving of alot of attention ... > but I'm not sure content discussions in this list is a fair representation > of how much attention its getting within the online video community ... and > thus shouldn't condemn this list to be categorized as marketing fluff. (? > for what exactly?) > > - Dave > > On 9/20/07, Its A Mystery and So Im I <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > This is a perfect example of the "long tail" in effect yet the > > silence from this group is deafening. It's funny how people talk > > about technology changing this and empowering the voiceless. I can > > remember folks saying the same thing in this group. Yet its just > > hollow words to market another dotcom product or service it seems. > > > > (Getting off my soapbox.) > > > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Heath" <heathparks@> wrote: > > > > > > Not sure how many people here know about this but you all may want to > > > check out the link here > > > > > > http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070920/ap_on_re_us/school_fight > > > > > > In an era of "shock" racism or "entertaiment" racism, it's hard to > > > believe that this didn't get more attention because it's REAL racism, > > > no if's and's or but's about it. > > > > > > Any vloggers live near where this is happening? If so care to let us > > > know what's happening on the street? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > -- > http://www.DavidMeade.com > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
