You are certainly going to get diversity of answers. Here are a few of mine.
> how many women vloggers are out there? Millions, they just don't know it yet. In terms of this group, I don't know. There are many lurkers who just read the posts and put up their blogs. > does gender even matter in vlogging? does it make a difference if > the author is male or female? does vlogging transcend gender? Sometimes. It depends on the person and the content. In the actual skills necessary to create a blog, no I don't think so. This is kind of like asking does writing transcend gender, does photography transcend gender. The good stuff is good no matter who does it. Even the bad stuff has value cuz it helps identify the good stuff. I have to question why do we need to transcend gender and why are women always asked to do so? Make it so you can't tell if it was created by a woman. Hmmmm. I'm going to stew a bit on that. It is like anything else, there are subjects that are of specific interest to men and to women. What is encouraging about videoblogging is that the individual's voice is heard without a filter or gatekeeper. You get to experience that person and their point of view. The communication via comments is two way so you have an opportunity to communicate and share your experience no matter if that person is female or male. > do you think women are limited in utilizing vlogging because of a > gap in technology or is the idea that women are not technologically > savvy outdated? No. I think that anyone can learn to do this. I was just reading an article about a woman who is teaching a class seniors (some of whom are 80 to 90 years old) how to do video news stories. Now that busts up a few myths right then and there. It depends on how the topic is presented, the language used and the importance of reducing techno-phobia. I use to teach computer classes and for the first 10 minutes of my Introduction to Computer class I would show my students (primarily female) the insides of a computer. I named the parts. I explained what the part did in non-technical terms. I introduced vocabulary and concept and helped them put the two together. My point is that if the instruction is made accessible anyone can learn to do this, including women. It is not an inability based on estrogen. Feel free to visit my blog and to e-mail with more questions. Gena http://outonthestoop.blogspot.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get Bzzzy! (real tools to help you find a job). Welcome to the Sweet Life. http://us.click.yahoo.com/A77XvD/vlQLAA/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/
