Yeah, it's interesting - I rambled a reply on his site last night. As far as I can see, he's ranting about the narrow mindedness of a particular silicon valley crowd of web2 geeks & commentators... and to an extent, he's right to call them on it. I mean, Justin.tv is a bit of a wasted opportunity. BUT...
i don't really see the group he's talking about as having much of a crossover here. most people here are content makers - or are interested in what the tech can *do* for us... rather than in tech for tech's sake. and although we're still a small crowd, we have more in common with the much larger numbers of people who will follow: some of whom previously would have created documentaries or drama for TV with a social agenda. It's getting much harder to get docs on TV, and easier to get them seen online. We, as a group - and those who will join us when the audiences grow - do have a more outward vision, generally, than the people Eric is complaining about. The first things that pop into my head are Ryanishungry's green geeks, Swajana, Alive in Baghdad.... and there are many more people out there not just banging on about the technology, but using it for a Social end, and giving voices to other communities, such as these day laborers. I mean, GOD, most of us document specific things - personal or otherwise - which have value outside tech commentary. *Of course* the responsibility for spreading the democratising power of these tools will lie in the hands of the content makers, not the geeks who invent and develop the tools. We've just got to bring more and more videomakers to the web who have something to say. I converted one of these - a documentary maker - only yesterday. Rupert On 18 Apr 2007, at 07:12, sull wrote: An Eric Rice request. http://www.ericrice.com/blog/?p=476 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Eric Rice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Apr 17, 2007 9:09 PM Subject: While Web 2.0 happens, I observe day laborers To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In my rural Silicon Valley town, there are day laborers<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_laborer>, who line both sides of Main Street near the Caltrain station. They wait eagerly for any work, no matter how back-breaking or menial. Some construction crew, someone needing yardwork– anything– to get a few extra dollars. I saw them this morning when I went to the grocery after dropping the kids off at school. I saw them again at lunch time when I went to the bank, albeit, in much smaller numbers. Some of them retired to the shade in the parking lot of the bank– I didn't see them at first until I pulled my truck into the parking lot. For a split second, their faces lit up. A truck! But alas, I had no work for them. I was going to the bank. They weren't listening to podcasts, they weren't Twittering, and I'm pretty sure I didn't see any webcams attached to their heads documenting the minutia of waiting. No, I'm pretty sure I didn't. I will stop writing now, because I want someone else to write the second part of this article. I want someone in San Francisco at the Web 2.0conference to continue this article. I want the folks at Google to continue this article. Snap.com. Justin.tv. Scoble. Rubel. Arrington. Calcanis. Pick any names. Pick any company. Pick someone in the so-called 2.0 space to continue this story. *Eric Rice Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:24:31 +0000* ------------------------------ Source: http://www.ericrice.com/blog/?p=476 Powered by RssFwd <http://www.rssfwd.com/> Hosting sponsored by Publicaster<http://www.blueskyfactory.com/bsflanding/landing_pubrss/ pubrss.htm>- Powerful Email Marketing Solutions by Blue Sky Factory, Inc<http://www.blueskyfactory.com/bsflanding/ landing_pubrss/pubrss.htm> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
