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Thursday, February 25, 2010
Chapter 5 YouTube Overview
We failed to mention that we totally got flagged by NBC Universal and CollegeHumor for using copyrighted material in this presentation. We did dispute the claim on the grounds of good faith/fair use/ solely for academic purposes. Our claim is still pending, so hopefully you'll be able to follow this link to our video. We also hope that Dr. Thompson will credit us 10 points for this week's blog post.
VEGGIE ATTACK!
I thought that this was an interesting vlog. This man takes the comments that are left on his video and integrates them into his life. He has had over 1,500 "creative challenges" given to him by viewers and then acts them out and posts them. By doing so, he is one of the most followed people on youtube. I think its interesting how vlogging has become such an integrated part of his life that he gets his wife and kids involved, and views in turn refer to members of his family by name.
The White House Official Vlog
When we think about vlogs, we usually think about funny things. There are some real serious vlogs exist too. For example, White House YouTube Vlog. Yes, it is the official White House Vlog.
As you might recognize, after Barrack Obama was elected as the president, he started making his office as transparent as it can be. He used Facebook and YouTube in his election campaign, and he continued using both of them after he was elected.
I speak as a foreigner, I think it's a great privilege for American citizens to be able to watch your government on YouTube minute to minute. You cannot miss press conferences. You can be aware of what's going on in the country. I am kind of jealous not to have this kind of a privilege in my country.
The video below is one of the videos on White House vlog, President Obama's first overseas visit to Europe, and to my country, Turkey. I think you might find some information about Turkey from the own words of U.S. President. It was one of the most influential rhetorical speeches a U.S. President ever gave in Turkey.
President Obama speaks to US-Turkish relations in his address to the Turkish Grand National Assembly in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2009. He discusses the progress of Turkey's own democratic reforms, and reaffirms US support of the Turkey's bid to become a member of the European Union.
Alternative Media Using Vlogs
I shared this video last semester in my seminar presentation for Dr. Thompson's Cultural Studies class. I consider New Left Media as one of the alternative media on the web. I consider all sorts of cultural and political video blogs on the web as part of the alternative media. Reason: They are media, which are alternatives to the business or government owned mass media. So these people pretty much produce media different than the mainstream media. Regarding in a political perspective, these people often think media are bias and ignoring opposition. They tend to think there is inequality of wealth and power. They also think misuse of money and power filter out the news.
I recommend you to start watching by 01:18. I think it's very interesting.
Coming back to this video, New Left Media is an independent owned alternative media. followed up on YouTube and only two people manage it: the reporter Chase Whiteside and the camera Erick Stoll. They ask “supposedly” fair questions people who are in supportive meetings for Republican Party. New Left Media is trying to take attention of democrats. Mainstream media often play with ideologies to promote not only the capitalism propaganda but also demonize social movements, such as health care reform. In New Left Media, there are some interesting short interviews with right-wing community. Especially, in Washington D.C. Tea Party, reporter Chase Whiteside tries to prove that people who support an ideology are not even aware of the actual meaning of the things they support.
New Left Media VLOG URL: http://newleftmedia.com/
Jackie Mason
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqJEk6vgy1k&NR=1
I remember as a kid sneaking into the Television room after hours to watch the Red Buttons cinamax specials, Jackie Mason was a regular comendian on the show. His comedy of the 70's to 80's left me in sticks. I'll never forget my trip to New York city and meeting him out on the street. He was rather enjoyible man to visit with. Low and behold at the start of this project I discovered he had a vlog series. The number of posts alone shows his commitment to his craft, as a performer. Like many performers who reach that point in their career, when personal opinions will no longer reflect on ticket sales, Jackie Mason puts out very candid vlogs.
I remember as a kid sneaking into the Television room after hours to watch the Red Buttons cinamax specials, Jackie Mason was a regular comendian on the show. His comedy of the 70's to 80's left me in sticks. I'll never forget my trip to New York city and meeting him out on the street. He was rather enjoyible man to visit with. Low and behold at the start of this project I discovered he had a vlog series. The number of posts alone shows his commitment to his craft, as a performer. Like many performers who reach that point in their career, when personal opinions will no longer reflect on ticket sales, Jackie Mason puts out very candid vlogs.
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