I don't know what's up with the male chauvinism theme today! :) ...but I just wanted to say this.
While I encourage everyone to just make some damn media... whatever it is that makes them happy and productive and sustains them... we always need more vlogging, audio podcasting and blogging ABOUT videoblogging and related media issues. (And revlogging too.) We need to make this debate here and on other yahoo groups more accessible to the masses... not just to promote our end video creations... but all the issues and knowledge surrounding vlogging and open access media, especially the issues in this group. This is a large part of what it means to make vlogging more accessible. It's not just about better tools, better hosting... or more press. It's also about being evangelists. I think JD's Real People Network is and excellent example, as is his book on Darknets... as is We Are the Media, and Chris Ritke's podcast interviews with vloggers at 49 media... and even evilvlog.com with it's aim to make video blogging more accessible by significantly lowering expectations of what it takes to be a vlogger, podcaster, blogger. There are in fact an infinitude of ways to be an evangelist... Write it, read it, speak it, and shoot it. If you know any other projects... or I've left others out please let me know... I'm certain I have. Stuff to do in 2006: 1) Be an example: just make media, any media, anything at all but do it with a passion and enjoyment 2) Evangelize & teach: talk about in public, blog about, teach others, joining node 101, help on freevlog, set up or go to a meet the vloggers even at your apple store or elsewhere... opportunities are endless. 3) Buld accessible tools: If you can work on software tools and services to make it more accessible do! 4) Make video blogging more physically accessible: make donations, give your old camera to your brother, sister, friend... charity... anyone who can and will use it. Stat a charity.. reach out whatever you can do.... 5) Have fun, enjoy it, make it sustainable... oh wait... that's point number one... well consider this reiteration... when you participate with a sustainable passion... you attract others to you and vlogging with like interest. 6) Monetize it: If you dare... monetize it and then let us know how you did it. :) The ability for making direct cash in this space is by no means one of the top goals... but it is onsome level a necessity for vlogging to move forward. I think that sums up my feelings. Feel free to clue me in if I've missed something. -Mike mmeiser.com/blog evilvlog.com mefeedia.com On Jan 3, 2006, at 11:57 PM, Joshua Kinberg wrote: And all this time I thought I was more of a "ladies man"... :-) Certainly not as much as the dream version of Andrew Baron though -Josh On 1/3/06, jdlasica <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That, actually, is one of the reasons I'm doing this. It's tiresome to > see the same usual (male) suspects at all these tech conferences, so > we need to elevate those whose voices often aren't heard. > > But still, I need to get you on tape one of these days, Josh, even > though you're a guy's guy ... :~) > > jd > > --- In [email protected], Joshua Kinberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> >> This may come off the wrong way, but I'm really glad you interviewed >> so many women. >> Whenever I go to any of these tech conferences there's a noticable >> lack of women and I tend to find it rather shameful. >> >> -Josh > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links 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/
