I found this great interview with Brewster Kahle the other day.
Click HERE to download.
Brewster Kahle is the guy who started the Internet Archive, which is a public server that will host original or public domain media for free. Brewster is enabling the Videoblogging Community to bootstrap itself into existence.
Imgaine telling new people that they had to rent a server if they wanted to even try to videoblog. Instead, a new videoblogger can use Ourmedia to upload their original videos to the Archive for free.
Yes, there are free services popping up that will host video for free….but it’s limited.
Usually, you get something like 10 free video uploads…limited bandwidth…and the expectation of a fee developing at some point.
I love Brewster’s commitment to building an archive, meaning storage forever.
What I make now will be so much more important in 100 years…
Maybe videos of my life won’t be important to you..but to my kids (or grandkids), the videos will be better than gold.
Brewster is making possible this human connection through time.
Imagine being able to watch videos of soldiers during the Civel War.
It stops being "history" and becomes a new "now".
Momentshowing.
Detractors ask how he can promise to store media forever.
Well, can Google promise forever?
Or Typepad?
I’ve read up on Brewster and believe what he says.
Creating a video archive of our lives is a daunting task…and I see no one else doing a better job.
Jay…what you say about the vids being gold to your children or grandchildren is so true. We have been trying to watch old 8mm films with my mother in law this week so she could see her father again. Plus we got to see my wife come home from the hospital when she was a baby. With Internet Archive, my kid won’t have to struggle with the projector (maybe the computer or internet will be outdated), and he’ll be able to see these vids. THAT is important.