I got the same thing when I got my first MP3 player (pre-ipod). People were like WTF? Who cares? Then this summer my dad (who says he hates computers and technology) got excited about MP3's and went out and bought a portable CD player that handles MP3's. He had no idea that there are other options, like iPods and was fascinated when I showed him mine. So we just have to realize that concepts of what media is and how it should be are pretty deeply embedded in the culture. It's will change, it just takes time. I have another friend who helps me shoot for my video blog occasionally and seems to really enjoy it and he likes my vlog, and I was telling him about how video blogging is great and about the different aggregators etc. stc. blah blah and he just looked at me and said, "not me." I was like, what do you mean? He just said, "I can't see getting into it, I like TV." But then I remembered how it was when I first started using the Internet in the early 90's. Most of my friends then thought it was at the least kinda geeky and at worst kinda stupid. People change.
So yeah there are some cultural barriers. It's to be expected I guess. People don't like things to change too much too fast. But I think like the Internet itself people will eventually catch on. It just takes awhile. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Huth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Spent the day pretty excited about the new iPod and (especially) iTunes. Tonight I was > trying to explain to a friend how groovy it feels to have my vlog listed in iTunes and even > featured in one of the "video podcasts" sliders on the store. > > He didn't get it and couldn't understand why any of this made any sense beyond a small > curiosity or geeky fetish. After 30 minutes of instant messaging i realized that he simply > likes TV. He's fine with it the way it is. He was fine with the public discourse around the > election last year. He doesn't _want_ to join the conversation. in his words, "I just want to > go to work, make my car payments" (yes it is an SUV) "and watch my Desperate > Housewives." > > I had reached an impenetrable wall. Of course I have no response for this. It was really > weird to realize that this thing I am very passionate about (cultural change around the way > we communicate and exchange ideas) was completely off my friend's radar. > > I've been trying to write something about why I think this is important in my new blog > ( http://vlognik.blogspot.com/2005/10/ready-for-mantime-soon-we-will-all-be.html ). > Of course this isn't really about why the iPod specifically is cool. That's just a shiny new > tool that is an exciting point of departure for a bigger idea. > > I'm curious if other folks who might be excited like I am meet many blank stares from > friends and family who don't get what the big deal is. > > Dave > http://davemedia.blogspot.com > http://vlognik.blogspot.com > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/T8sf5C/tzNLAA/TtwFAA/lBLqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
