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Tue, 11 Jan 2005
I have to admit that I don't 100% get videoblogging yet. Plain ol' blogging I get, and actually got earlier than this blog would suggest; I was digging around the various web sites I've played around with over the past couple of years and saw that I had put up a couple of experimental blogs back in 2000 or 2001. Not that it makes me an early adopter, just wanted to mention it. Anyway, blogging has several uses and has entered the fabric of the life online in a pretty smooth fashion. VideoBlogging, however, is less clear. There seems to be a slight evangelistic quality to some of the VBs (VideoBloggers, I think I just made that up), as if they were forging a new path, but a new path for what? That's where I'm confused. Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking the people who do it. I just don't get it yet. Clearly, it's more difficult to to a VB than it is a plain ol' blog. There are hosting and bandwidth issues. You have to shoot the video, edit the video, and post the video. You also have to make a video OF something. I've seen some VBs that are people talking to the camera and most of that (and this is based on a very limited sampling) is a little weird. People who appear on camera on a regular basis are usually better at it than people who don't. That's not to say that there are no good TV/Video personalities who aren't pros, but five minutes of a person looking not quite at the camera, shifting their eyes around and rambling about their day can be verrry dull. Adam Curry's audio blogs (the ones I've heard) are don't-you-have-any-glass-I-can-chew awful. There's one where he talks about his dog and his clock radio or some such nonsense. And this guy was a broadcaster (proof that being a 'professional' doesn't make you interesting). I suppose there is something nifty about it in a sci-fi kind of way: short videos of people all over the 'net, linked together somehow (that's a big theme that I've seen popping up lately, how to get these pages linked without manual hyperlinking, most of it using RSS in ways that I don't pretend to comprehend). For more on this, try the VideoBlogging Timeline, plus they have tons of other links to VideoBlogging tools and the VidBlogs themselves.
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Proving that blogs are being taken seriously, Gizmodo has G-Money and Me: Bill Gates Interview, and here's Part 2. (Why do web sites always have two parts to major interviews like this? There are no page restrictions.) Anyway, this is one of what must be gazillions of links to this piece, but I wanted to add to the flurry. I mean, hell, Gates is a major guy, so for him to do this is obviously significant.
News Flash: I Am Impatient
VIDEOBLOG #16: Looking at things... is something I found on Lucas' blog. It starts with what looks like a bunch of flashing lights (I won't spoil it for you, except to say that it's not a bunch of flashing lights). Basically, I was watching it and thinking, "Um, this is okay, I guess, but what the hell is Lucas talking about? I don't even know what I'm looking at...OH. Now I see. Very cool." The whole video is maybe a minute long. I need to be more patient. Anyway, it's a nice little video, worth watching.
YES-MORE MUSIC!
Listening to Guido & Maurizio De Angelis: Gangster Story by way of Land of 999 Dances, which came to my attention via OddioOverplay.
Rick Rubin Interview from the Onion AV Club
While still a college student, Rubin co-founded future rap powerhouse Def Jam with Simmons, offering a rugged, street-level alternative to pop-friendly labels like Sugar Hill. As Def Jam's reigning in-house producer, Rubin cranked out a remarkable string of masterpieces—including Beastie Boys' Licensed To Ill, LL Cool J's Radio, and Run DMC's Raising Hell—while releasing work from artists like Slick Rick and Public Enemy. Rick's been around awhile. If you listen to Jay-Z's 99 Problems, you can tell it's him cuz it sounds like a track from a Run-DMC record. That's not a bad thing, just an observation.
Welcome to Windows Media Player - Here's Your Virus
Hackers Tune In to Windows Media Player talks about how Hackers are using the newest DRM technology in Microsoft's Windows Media Player to install spyware, adware, dialers and computer viruses on unsuspecting PC users. Oy. Also, MS is starting to distribute anti-virus software (links on the above article). Since MS software is so vulnerable to virii, isn't this sort of like a drug dealer distributing methodone?
Apple Sells Cheaper Crap
Apple unveils $499 PC, and a cheaper iPod and office software. Whoo-hoo. I don't know if anyone's going to care that much about a $499 monitor-less Mac, although I guess it does get Apple into the eMachines inexpensive PC space.
Last.FM
Last.FM I have not yet tried, but it looks vaguely interesting. I wonder how many of these music sites will still be alive in a couple of years. I suppose they could start getting bought like SingingFish did, but that was a search engine as opposed to an offerer of content. It'll suck if your favorite site disappears, whereas if you find out about a site that you eventually come to love after hearing about them because of the site's purchase by MegaDotComGonzoCorp., that will be great for you. EMusic is a perfect example: they got bought, changed the service terms and lost subscribers in droves. Ah well. So much media, so little time.
All in One PC Speakers, Clock and FM Radio, $14.99
Philips MMS223/17 PC Multimedia Speakers with LCD Clock and FM Radio, $14.99 (down from $39.99) at Amazon. Pretty neat gadget: FM Radio, PC speakers and an LCD clock.