COMM: YouTube, new media, chat, IM, etc

I just talk about the concept of talking vs broadcasting and the changing face of new media via technology. No real major points, just freestyling

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[guitardude340]

Interesting 'broadcast' ;). I agree with you that YT doesn't have the same sense of personal communication as talking with someone face to face, but I do feel like it's more personal than sending an email to someone, even if your broadcast isn't necessarily sent to a particular person. We get a feel of what your thoughts are better than just if you were to write em down in a blog. I think YT kinda does fall into the category of a 'personal' medium. It's video conferencing but on a larger scale.

[theIronVox]

guitardude340: well, we are getting closer to a real-time medium but I think you're right about YT being more personal than an email. Much more, since you get a feeling of vocal intonation and facial expression - so perhaps we are evolving in communication.

[sherryhumikowski]

I don't care how we communicate as long as we can. =) But even after I master WMM I will still like the feel of an unedited Vlog! This was really good! Sherry

[theIronVox]

sherry: great point - as we extend our communication reach. Is the drawback that we give up some of the 'humanness' through tech mediums?

"unedited vlog" - I've used the term "freestyle vlogging". However I discussed this with AericWinter today and he says he coined the term. The verdict is out...

[suicideking5]

I believe YouTube has been great to bring the world to your front door. Listening to other people around the world, watching interesting people. watching creativity unfold right before your eyes. You need to mix your internet life with your real life to make it worthwhile. It would be great if we had a 777 in Australia.

[AericWinter]

Online communication has fascinated me since I entered my very first IRC chatroom on compuserve. Just the thought of real time chat with people from entirely different ages, countries, and cultures just blew my mind. However, to me, IM was and remains an incomplete medium, and I rarely use it nowadays.

Web 2.0 concepts like YouTube are opening up entirely new ways of exchange.

[AericWinter]

Haha, to be honest I only coined the term to give myself all the options of doing goofy stuff on YouTube while still calling it a vlog. Yours sounds better, so you have my full support in using that term.

However, mine will still remain the ones "with a twist." (c;

[firedragon0030]

Awesome video. It really gets you thinking about where online communication is going as a whole, and how youtube itself will develop. We can always trust you to get us thinking.

[theIronVox]

paperlilies: you are such an optimist. :)

[fourtwenty420]

As you know, I think that YT is a such a great medium, because of the way it promotes this unique interaction.. I really like the subtle changes from your normal set up in this video, in which you are talking about interaction and being more personal. Like how you don't just have a blank wall behind you, and you are sitting closer to the camera.. plus the lack of editing. It just fits so well with the tone of the video. Very cool. =)

[Paperlilies]

hey you'll be glad of their fear for the outside when all the ozone is gone. and all the giant toxic waste monsters are marauding around.