<videovortex> Dr. Strangelove's Thoughts on Online Video Practices (Preamble to Video Vortex #6 (Part Four)

[Dr. Strangelove]

Greetings All,

I am reading through the fascinating /Video Vortex Reader II/ in 
preparation for the forthcoming VV conference 
<http://networkcultures.org/wpmu/videovortex/6amsterdam> and will 
continue with a series of video-ramblings leading up to my presentation 
in the flesh on March 11.

In this three minute video <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US2SqFEeA-k> 
I reflect on the issues of massive usage of online video and its social 
relevance, its status as a niche activity, quantity versus quality, and 
the excessive and, I believe, unwarranted cynicism that characterizes 
some of the criticism of online video practices, and the disillusionment 
with current online video practices.

I maintain 
<http://www.amazon.ca/Watching-YouTube-Extraordinary-Videos-Ordinary/dp/1442610670/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1282142473&sr=8-1> 
that there is an extreme explosion in the collective imaginary and in 
aesthetic forms vis a vis online video.

Looking forward to an exchange of ideas around these and other themes 
with you in Amsterdam!

Dr. Strangelove

Hmm, using online video to discuss online video in preparation for a 
conference on online video.

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