Great work JD. I just spent a good chunk of time watching interviews on RPN. Can't wait to dive back in when I've got a minute.
--- In [email protected], Michael Meiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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/
