Video Worries Web.
Posted on August 20th, 2007 by Simon ChenMan a lot happens when you go missing for a week. Or should I say, a week is a long time in the online space.
As I caught up on a weeks worth of news early this morning, a theme kept recurring. Video.
I reflected on last week’s ski holiday and I remember seeing, out in the middle of nowhere on a virtually empty ski-run, a lonely camerman and presenter. They were creating the daily video report for the ski resort. It streams directly from the mountain’s website. The video ski report didn’t exist 2 seasons ago.
And back in 2005, either did YouTube. Look at what’s happened now.
Here’s a brain dump on solid video content. No particular order. This first clip courtesy of Ken McCarthy in the US.
Closer to home here in Australia, you just hope like hell that the people in power are listening. Sort of puts a perspective on this article in The Age recently.
More to come.
And finally, from a personal perspective, I think video is going to obliterate the podcast scene. But thats just me.
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August 20th, 2007 at 3:52 pm
Don’t be so sure about video wiping out podcasting. Radio didn’t die when TV became available.
There are times when audio is best, as the eyes are busy doing something else (eg. popularity of “drive time” radio).
Shifted information is about format as much as it is about time.
August 20th, 2007 at 4:02 pm
Cait - I appreciate the feedback. I just dont know about podcasting and I’ve got good buddies like Cameron and Paul Colligan defending it (and making a decent living from it I might add everyday). Its the effort in which it takes to consume the content that worries me. Good analogy with TV versus radio though.