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:) Jan On 10/27/07, Richard (Show) Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- The Faux Press - better than real http://feeds.feedburner.com/diaryofafauxjournalist - RSS http://fauxpress.blogspot.com http://wburg.tv aim=janofsound air=862.571.5334 skype=janmclaughlin [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
