According to “Always On,” MIT’s Henry Jenkins says that the success of YouTube is from the “creation of content around communities of interest.”
It’s not voyeurism and xhibitionism, he says. Or individual self display or expression.
And social networking, says Jenkins, is here to stay. In this short BeetTV clip, Jenkins talks about online video, and the constant proliferation of alternative social networks. (Courtesy of Jim Walker, MindPalace).
Knestor, the smart-man’s Borat, is the awkwardly intelligent alter ego of Jim Meskimen. Jim is that voice you’ve heard as just about every political figure on JibJab’s celebrated animations, and he’s been the subject of countless blog posts here. So it’s a delight to see the bow-tie, tweed jacket wearing faux Brit interviewing the very real Evan…
HBOLab’s “Hooking Up” series debuts today (see premier episode), and here’s a sneak preview of photos of the cast. There’s also a new YouTube channel with a trailer for the series at YouTube.com/hookingup. I don’t know much about the story because I only read my own short scenes with Michael Buckley. The plot revolves around…
I’m the guy that opens up a new toy and tosses the instructions out with the plastic shell and wire thingies. I learn new software through trial and error and search “help” as a last resort. Some of you, however, are more methodological. Comment below, if you are so inclined, on good sources to learn…
Caitlin Hill, known online as TheHill88, received NYC’s National Arts Club’s prestigious “Medal of Honor” this week (see press release which I just finished toiling over because I’m consulting with Hitviews. The 20-year-old Australian video creator joins former medal recipients Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, Leonard Bernstein, Salvador Dali, and Martin Scorcese. Three US Presidents have…
So you got lucky and had a video go “viral.” Now what do you do? YouTube is now giving “one-hit wonders” a chance to become a YouTube Partner, where they’re eligible to earn a percent of advertising revenue from their videos. This may, of course, be frustrating to those who have applied for the Partnership…
ZeFrank agreed to be interviewed with me regarding the Annoy ZeFrank contest. Here’s an exlusive transcript: WillVideoForFood (WVFF): Thanks for answering some questions. Any reason you wouldn’t let me do this via phone or in person on video? ZeFrank: I can give you about 12 reasons. WVFF: What are your thoughts about the Annoy ZeFrank…
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I think it has to do a little with voyeurism. Not like sitting in a tree outside someones window but sitting at your desk looking at people. They don’t know who exactly is looking at them but people are. I think it’s a human trait we all have to look at others and see what they might be doing and trying not to get caught while looking at them. Some people just take it way too far and get off on it.
Then again this guy is from MIT and I’m barely staying in college.
I agree with maxed. I remember checking out webcams as early as ’95-’96. Zoo cams, traffic cams, cams of tourist spots, and even personal (but not naughty. I’m not that kind of voyeur, plus, you had to pay for those!) cams – the cat cam was one of my favorites. Only the professional ones were streaming, so you only caught an image every 30 seconds, or so, but it was interesting to get a glimpse into other people’s lives. Viral video is just an extension of it, and it’s taken it to a whole new level.
how timly.
Dalisdolly those seem so long ago. Anyone remember the light bulb cam?