I'd just like to butt in for a second and say that snooping in on this thread has been a strange experience. AMB--hostile, much?
--- In [email protected], Verdi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Nov 19, 2005, at 12:12 PM, andrew michael baron wrote: > > > Is this videoblogging list topic? Someone tell me if we have > > transcended, I'm not sure. Seriously. > > I think the discussion of why people videoblog is very on topic. > > On Nov 19, 2005, at 12:12 PM, andrew michael baron wrote: > > On Nov 19, 2005, at 1:07 PM, Verdi wrote: > >> > >> Maybe Josh will say so one way or another here but for me, judging by > >> his bemused (and polite) response to your accusation about personal > >> celebrity I'd say I wasn't taking it out of context. > >> > >> -Verdi > > > I would suggest that while this in no way points to a norm, personal > > celebrity is very important to you and that it is a very large part > > of the intent behind your videoblog. > Absolutely not. I started videoblogging as personal experiment to > develop my story telling skills and I continue to do to document my > life, to connect with others, and because I think the democratization > of media is a good thing for the world. > > > And so I believe you reject that idea which causes > > irrationality when there is nothing wrong with that being one of the > > components to what you are doing. > > I reject it because my purpose for videoblogging has nothing to do > with my own personal celebrity. If that was the main purpose behind > it I'd have to say that I've been pretty unsuccessful at it. > Certainly no where near as successful as you have. I've become, like > Josh said in his answer to you, basically famous to the same group of > videobloggers that are just as "famous" in my eyes. That was one of > the very funny and strange phenomenon that occurred for everyone at > VloggerCon and, I'm told, at VloggerCue. > > Verdi > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/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/
