Friday 3 October 2008

x. An Anthropological Introduction to YouTube .x



* Key Facts . ..

*ABC* Became The Third Network - Started Broadcasting In 1948

*[ 3 Networks . . 60 Years . . 365 Days . . 24 Hours A Day ]*
Have Produced More In The Last 6 Months
. . 1.5 Million Hours Of Programming ..

Youtube Today ---> 9232 Hours/Day

58,000 Videos Have Been Uploaded Related With The Numa Numa Song

The Machine Is Using Us . . Linking People In Different Ways

YouTube Was Created To Benefit The Media Consumers Throughout "New forms of expression, New forms of community, & New forms of identity emerging"

Who Is On Youtube?

25% Of The Videos Feature 12 - 17 Year Olds

25% Of The Videos Feature 35 Year Olds And OVER

52% Of The Videos Feature Young Adults

What Is On Youtube?

The Most Commonly Uploaded Videos On Youtube Are *Home* Videos

Charlie Bit My Finger - Viewed Over 30 Million Times

Almost 10,000 Videos Are Adressed To The YouTube Community Everyday

EVERYBODY IS WATCHING, WHERE NOBODY IS!

Our First Vlogs . .

* People Are Basically Talking To Themselves When Trying To Upload A Video..
* Don't Know What To Talk About..

* When Media Changes . . Human Relations Change *

A Video Was Uploaded By One Of Michaels Students Showing How Your Actually Talking To The Webcam And Not The Users Of Youtube.. This Shows That She Won’t Be Able To Realise Who Is Actually Viewing The Video, Therefore She Wouldn’t Know Who She Is Talking To.

Youtube - People Connecting Very Deeply . .

"Media Do Not Just Distance Us . . They Connect Us In Different Ways . . That Can Sometimes Feel Distant . . But Sometimes Distance Allows Us To Connect More Deeply Than Ever Before"

Youtubes Authenticity Crisis . .

Lonely Girl Started Vlogging In June 2006, In A Matter Of Weeks She Was Youtubes Second Most Subscribed. - However, She Was Pretending To Be Someone Who She Wasn't.

"LonelyGirl15 Is A Reflection Of Everyone"

* x We Are All Producers x *

“The Little Glass Dot, The Eyes of the World”

..The Webcam Can Be Many Things But It Cannot Just Be One Thing, It Can Be There For Us To Strive For Fame Or To Just Simply Connect. It Cannot Be Only What You Want It To Be, The Little Glass Dot Is Not What You Make Of It But What We Make Of It!..

Conclusion:

"This Website, This Community . . Helps Bring Me Life Again" -
B. Nessel 1873 x

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