Chris Brogan from
Network2.tv included a
footer in his PowerPoint slides asking the audience to take pictures, blog about
it, talk about it, etc. He clearly didn't have a problem with his presentation
being streamed live to the web using
Ustream from a MacBook Pro.
Chris Broghan
Brogan's talk covered the growth in online video content: content that's coming
from you rather than content being simply watched by you after being generated
by corporate media moguls. He admits that while there is a TON of video on the
web today, it's not all great, but a lot of it is better than mainstream media
sources give it credit for being. For example, online video is not JUST
skateboard tricks and painful crotch hits. It also includes things like
Alive in
Baghdad,
Galacticast, and
Project Pedal.
One of the challenges with online video content today is figuring out what's
worth watching. Network2.tv tries addressing this by promoting high quality
shows they discover to their virtual network. Over time, additional
recommendation systems will surely arise to help people make the most of their
online viewing time.
Lars Krumme
Lars Krumme from
StashSpace.com
gave a quick demo of his company's video sharing service, which focuses
primarily on helping families web enable their home movies, then easily edit,
tag, and share select clips with a select audience. Their service works with
content from live video captures back through video tape transfers. The focus of
the product is ease of use rather than adding every bell and whistle an early
adopter may be looking for in a web based video editing application.
An audience member asked about parental controls of online content. Both Brogan
and Krumme said there are few controls today. Krumme shared that his family has
transitioned from Friday night family movie nights to online video nights, but
he occasionally has to quickly stop videos that turn out to be inappropriate for
his children based on his standards. Brogan explained that the newly formed
Video on the Net Coalition - launched at the VON conference in San Jose last
month - is lobbying to allow web content creators to form their own ratings
standards rather than facing government regulation of web content.
Lars Krumme and Chris Broghan
1. Posted by: Chris Brogan... on May 1, 2007 11:38 PM:
Wow! Thanks for this great coverage. I knew there was a reason there were at least two cool folks in the audience! : ) I should've paid you more, but those are great snaps, and some great words. Thanks for that.
I'm going to read the rest of your coverage, because I'd love to get your take on the overall event. Thanks for that.