Is this really about videoblogging?
mefeedia and vlogmap.org?
When I posted the article this morning, I didn't have time to go into why I thought it relevant. Don't have much time now, either, but here's a brief synopsis:
It was clear from the article that this kid, in spite of his claims to be a web designer, didn't know what the hell he was doing online - he was educated in the technology by his exploiters. Given that this group does a lot to promote "everyone should videoblog, and here's how" (and I agree and think this is a good thing), we need to be aware that this technical knowledge can be used for nasty stuff as well as good stuff. Justin could easily have set up a private RSS feed so that his clients would know when he had something new to offer, whether that was a live show or a pre-recorded "videoblog".
We also need to be mighty damned careful about whom we're educating and what we're saying to them. I'd hate to see any of the Node 101 folks get smeared by "I learned how to videoblog and made millions as a teenage porn star."
It's also be a good idea to be aware of what's going on in the world outside our cozy little videoblogging nest, because technology all tends to get tarred with the same brush by the general public. I've had a lot of people tell me they don't like email because "it's all spam." A possible result of this article is reactions like: "Video online? What are you guys, a bunch of perverts looking to exploit our children?"
Yeah, I'm paranoid. Sometimes that's a survival skill. You can be paranoid or not, but it never hurts to be informed.
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Deirdré Straughan
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