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The Video was posted by Mike Wesch. The actual presentation took place at the Library of Congress, June 23rd 2008 and was entitled, ‘The Anthropology of YouTube’. Although just under a year and a half old it is a great introduction to a wide range of emerging Web 2.0 technologies and new media tools and techniques.
Online Web content is changing!
Incidentally, it is also worth watching: The Machine is (Changing) Us: YouTube and the Politics of Authenticity – This is effectively an update of the initial featured presentation (pls see the video above). It explores an interesting aspect of New media, i.e: The way that people are currently focused on promoting themselves.
It is important to ask is Youtube really a community or simply a platform for the projection of self expression?
Could outlets such as Youtube be considered as potentially artificial, especially as there is a delay to a possible interactive response?
Will microblogging and Video Bloggimh have a limited life once we all get over the age of reality TV, i.e The compulsion to be entertained by Idol and X-Factor type programmes?
I remember when companies hardly used Youtube. Now major organisations are using it as an outlet, especially with the addition of on-screen tagging.
With over 20,000 daily video updates, more research is required to understand if there is a rise or drop in personal content.
In addition, more insight is required into the behaviour of the online watching community.
What has really changed for viewers? Or, are we still too passive to absorb what we are given?
Anthropology can be defined as the study of cultures/communities – currently the Internet is still moving to fast to track!
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