Raymond, Sorry to hear that DLTQ is closing down and I'm hoping you didn't lose the question :)
It's interesting that you seem like one of the ancient ones, who started before me, and it's actually been only 3-4 years. Best wishes with these new endeavors! ... Richard On 10/20/07, Raymond M. Kristiansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey all, > > I remember well when I first got into videoblogging, and I joined this > mailing-list, and I got to know so many people who were doing interesting > things with videoblogging. This was in late 2004, and the movement was > still > relatively small then. > > Today, if we can even talk about a "movement" anymore, it has grown much > bigger. There are thousands of people on this mailing-list, and sites like > youtube, blip.tv and others have given the regular people opportunities > for > mediation that we could only dream about years ago. > > Almost from the very beginning, one of my main interests related to > videoblogging has been "political videoblogging". As in: How does > videoblogging change politics? Does it change it? If so, how? Who is the > agent behind this change? How could political _organizations_ use > videoblogging as a sort of knowledge management? A way to remember > political > processes and make politics seem less of something just for people in some > ivory tower. A way to connect with the people in ways that you simply > cannot > do through the main-stream media. > > In mid 2005, while I was doing some videoblogging experiments within my > political party in Norway, I was quoted as saying this in a bbc online > article (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4229698.stm): > > "Today in Norway, many youth are feeling disillusioned with politics," > says > Kristiansen. "They feel that politics is all the same. And if I can > interview people, put them online, it lowers the barrier." > > I have since in different ways probed this question. How can politicians, > or > NGOs, or others, communicate with - for instance - the youths in a way > that > becomes authentic? Is more authentic than the broadcast model of putting > on > that suit, the mask, and talking for 30 seconds in an elevator-pitch about > X > important topic. > > On my personal vlog/blog, www.dltq.org, I put out a lot of videos, most of > them long and boring, some of them short, some of them innovative in some > way, but too many of them just being fluff. Now, fluff is good and all, > but > sometimes we want to go deeper. > > So, last week I decided to end DLTQ, to end this site and to move on. My > messages to this mailing list the last months has mostly been about > political videoblogging. What is happening around the world today? What > are > the best case studies? What can we learn from whatever people are doing in > the UK, Italy, USA or India? I received some tips, and I have also been > exploring the current status quo of political videoblogging (including the > various projects involving youtube), but overall I feel that I lack "the > overview". > > There are a few great sites out there, like for instance > www.personaldemocracy.com - but I often feel that such sites lack a true > international scope. > > So I am currently in the process of preparing for my next site, which will > not be personal as such, but a team effort. The domain is not ready yet, > but > I will give it to you once it is. So far we are two people living in > Denmark > who have committed ourselves to it, but I am looking for other partners, > preferably in other countries and continents. > > So: Are you interested in the meeting-point of politics and new media? Are > you interested in how mediated politics can change how civil society works > and develops? Do you want to be part of a small group of bloggers that > will > deal with these and similar questions? Personally, I think it would be > great > if we could be 5-6 people from different regions. 5-6 people that could > together edit a site that could add to the plethora of sites dealing with > these issues. > > Part of the goal of the site would be to point at best practice from > around > the world. It would also be to publish our own video once a week with > updates from whatever is happening, as well as interviewing some "regular > people" about issues that matter to them. Something like "Ten Questions": > http://www.10questions.com/ but with an international profile, and being a > site that also goes "meta" a lot. > > Even though videoblogging is going "main-stream", we must remember that > this > is still about "the people". The individuals who for all kinds of reasons > make movies and put them on the internet. > > Have a great day/evening!, > > Best regards, > > Raymond M. Kristiansen > 2004-07: www.dltq.org > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > -- Richard http://richardhhall.org Shows http://richardshow.org http://inspiredhealing.tv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
