Other interesting tidbits from Vloggercon:
- The first tiny seeds of vlogging taking hold in the nascent garden of citizen journalism.
- Examples of educators using video blogs to empower students, encouraging them to not only be creative, but also to find their voice.
- Flash is emerging as a more compelling option for video bloggers, with playback speed outweighing video quality.
- Adobe's recent acquisition of Macromedia allows them to create a an end-to-end value chain from creation to playback of rich media.
- People are angry about the threat of a discriminatory Internet, but are not familiar enough with either the specifics of Net Neutrality legislation or with the legislative process to self-organize and do something about it.
Of personal note: Storytelling was a recurrent theme at Vloggercon, and it was also a recurrent theme at WineCamp and NetSquared. If individuals rediscover the art of engagement and dialogue, will the culture of the salon be far behind?
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