I was so hoping to go to this but wouldn't you know it I had a speaking conflict. I have been to Japan many times and it is a wonderful place - even more so if you are working or somehow have a reason to get to know people on a day in, day out basis. I am so glad you had such a great time Schlomo; I only wish you had travelled with me in the late 80's when I was a fitness trainer setting up exercise programs in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka. There was some great opportunity for comedy - not least of which was my hair and spandex wardrobe!
On Jan 29, 2008 3:03 PM, schlomo rabinowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good questions, Jeffrey. > I'm packing up for may last day out here; let me write a brain dump when I > get back to the states. > > Tajee is also on this list; maybe she can chime in with her thoughts as > well! > > I'm soo going to move here. > > > On Jan 29, 2008 4:20 AM, Jeffrey Taylor <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]<thejeffreytaylor%40gmail.com>> > wrote: > > > Thanks for reporting on this, Schlomo. The thing I love about these > events > > is how the activities all cross-pollinate, there's elements of past > events > > in Vlog People and some new elements (workflow discussions) that we'll > > definitely use for Vlog Europe. > > > > So here's my questions for you or anyone else in Japan who feels they > can > > answer: > > > > What, above all else, do you think motivates people to vlog in Japan? > > > > Are there cultural barriers that the Japanese have to "get over" in > order > > to blog? Were most of the attendees from Tokyo, or were many regions of > > Japan represented? > > > > Beyond the most excellent and affable Tajee, do you see any individuals > or > > groups coming forward to bring existing videobloggers together and > teaching > > people how to videoblog? > > > > > > > > > > > > On 28/01/2008, schlomo rabinowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<schlomo%40gmail.com>> > wrote: > > > > > Hey all > > > I just finished being a part of the first videoblogging > > > conference/meetup > > > here in Tokyo, Japan-- what an amazing group of videobloggers here!! > > > > > > What was good about it is that the first day consisted of talks around > > > how > > > to easily videoblog (not just youtube, but a variety of services), as > > > well > > > as some of the more popular Japanese videobloggers talked about their > > > workflow. Some work in groups, others work solo. Some are richly > edited > > > pieces, others are talking heads... just like the rest of us. > > > > > > A couple of the presenters: > > > > > > Megwin, one of the most popular vloggers here, does so well that MTV > > > Japan > > > signed him up to do one video a day for 365 days. What I love about > his > > > stuff is that his comedy transcends language so non-japanese folks can > > > understand him. Check him out: <http://megwin.com> > > > > > > Another is Tokyo Drift, which is a group travelouge type site. They > all > > > work remotely and use Senduit to exchange files and rough edits, then > > > use a > > > private youtube account to show the final edit so they can all approve > > > it, > > > then it goes live. They came to SF for MacWorld; I wish I knew that so > I > > > could have shown them SF as they have shown me Tokyo. They are here: < > > > http://tokyodrift.jp/> > > > > > > And that is just two. > > > > > > Video People 2008 had about 200 people in attendance! Much larger than > > > they > > > even expected; and the group was really into learning about > > > videoblogging; > > > many of them already have fledgling sites started. > > > > > > The next day, a bunch of us met up to do this Tokyo Hunt < > > > http://dougajin.com/tokyo_hunt/>, which was just a reason to go run > > > around > > > the city and videotape whatever. (My group went to eat Fugu-- which > I've > > > always wanted to do). Now we are all editing the footage to put up > onto > > > the > > > site. Stickam.jp livecasted us. Pretty interesting. > > > > > > Anyway, I just want to shout out to Tajee for putting on an amazing > > > event!! > > > (her videoblog is here: <http://amino-tajee.com/>) She should be > really > > > proud. > > > > > > I'm coming back for next year, definitely. > > > > > > You can see some of my quick reports from here in Tokyo on my blog. My > > > edited footage is coming up-- havent had time to sit and edit out > here; > > > too > > > busy seeing the city! > > > > > > -- > > > Schlomo Rabinowitz > > > http://schlomolog.blogspot.com > > > http://hatfactory.net > > > AIM:schlomochat > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Jeffrey Taylor > > Mobile: +33625497654 > > Fax: +33177722734 > > Skype: thejeffreytaylor > > Googlechat/Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED]<thejeffreytaylor%40gmail.com> > > http://twitter.com/jeffreytaylor > > -- > Schlomo Rabinowitz > http://schlomolog.blogspot.com > http://hatfactory.net > AIM:schlomochat > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > -- Roxanne Darling "o ke kai" means "of the sea" in hawaiian Join us at the reef! Mermaid videos, geeks talking, and lots more http://reef.beachwalks.tv 808-384-5554 Video --> http://www.beachwalks.tv Company -- > http://www.barefeetstudios.com Twitter--> http://www.twitter.com/roxannedarling [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
