Hopefully, if the youtube crowd remains a diverse thing, that wont happen. There will always be new people appearing and being in that 'hi, here i am' phase. And I doubt a majority of those people will necessarily go on to other things, they will continue to evolve as people but maybe without online video. Certainly theres only room for so many celebrities, cross-overs to MSM or even people who are regularily interviewd by MSM.
I agree it is exactly what people had hoped for, in that there are now enough easy to use tools, and ever increasing public awareness, of how easy this stuff can be done if they already have a computer etc for other purposes. There will be a need for people to continue to push the barriers of entry down, but things have certainly reached some sort of breaking point, even if a lot of this is down to sheer awareness of youtube existing, and Im sure the myspace phenomenon plays a part. Whatever else the internet is or isnt, it can certainly help with lonliness of many kinds, though as an ubernerd who is socially awkward, I can report that its no replacement for a fully rounded life, but its better than an empty void. Stating the obvious I am, but I especially like it when the internet can help people who have barriers against other sorts of social interaction, whether it be due to old age or other physical or mind limitations. I question whether its been 20-months, because Ive always questioned exactly how much the 'blog' part of vlogging is as important/central as its always been painted. I see it all as part of a much longer history of people & media online. Dont get me wrong, it was/is important, as is syndication, but the ubiquity of browser-flash-video playback and previous viral video phenomenon play just as big a role in something like youtube to my eyes. Steve Elbows --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Jay dedman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I wonder how long it'll take for the YouTube crowd to evolve past the > "hi, here i am" phase. > > this is exactly what we always wanted. > its only been about 20 months. > > jay > > > > > > -- > Me ----> http://www.momentshowing.net > My Book ---->http://tinyurl.com/e6cap > SF community ----> http://RyanIsHungry.com > Community Capitalism----> http://HaveMoneyWillVlog.com > Educate ----> http://node101.org > Collaboration ----> http://spinxpress.com > Call now to activate----> 917 371 6790 >
