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On Sat, Jul 18, 2015 at 9:52 AM, Andrew Lih <and...@andrewlih.com> wrote: > I'm trying to guerrilla video record as many Wikimania sessions that I can > attend, so I cannot respond at length. > > But I do want to say: the cost/benefit analysis needs to consider the > quality of the viewers and not just the quantity. > > When a Wikipedian in Residence can show their institution the video of > their Wikimania presentation as evidence of impact and engagement, it can > lead to renewal of their positions and more initiatives. > > When the video of a Wikimania panel on COI and PR editing can convince > more multi-billion dollar PR firm to understand our guidelines and terms of > use, that's a major outcome. > > When someone talks about Wiki Loves Earth, #100wikidays or other > grassroots projects, video provides a unique window into the emotions and > motivations you cannot capture in a mailing list or blog post. > > When in 10 years, we want to know the passions and personalities that led > us to where the movement is, where will we look? > > If we're expecting Wikimania videos to rack up the same views as LOLcats, > it ain't going to happen. It has always been a very small core community > does a massive amount of the innovation and work that keeps the projects > going, and the ability to talk to each other in deep, complex and > accessible ways is vital. > > For a movement dedicated to capturing the sum of all human knowledge, it's > surprising how blasé we are in letting our own community history fall by > the wayside. > > > > -Andrew Lih > Associate professor of journalism, American University > Email: and...@andrewlih.com > WEB: http://www.andrewlih.com > BOOK: The Wikipedia Revolution: http://www.wikipediarevolution.com > PROJECT: Wiki Makes Video > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Wiki_Makes_Video > > On Sat, Jul 18, 2015 at 9:31 AM, Nkansah Rexford <nkansahrexf...@gmail.com > > wrote: > >> Recording video* is easy; you can do it on most mobile phones these days. >>> >> >> And on that note, the wiki indaba conference was recorded solely on a >> mobile phone[1]. Although sound quality wasn't the best, with considerable >> thought on getting an appropriate accessory to handle sound, phones are >> also an alternative worth looking into. >> >> [1] >> https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTdU_5c77__7y3igaHAauOyAvo2crj2cp >> >> >> -- >> +Rexford <http://google.com/+Nkansahrexford> | khophi.co >> <http://khophi.co/about> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > -- Asaf Bartov Wikimedia Foundation <http://www.wikimediafoundation.org> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! https://donate.wikimedia.org
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