Everyone who watched my videos knows I love bugs. There’s something so alien and creepy about them. They are mostly harmless, yet they inspire so much fear.
But here in Dharmashala, I’m not the only one who loves them.
Archive for October, 2006
VIDEO: Bugs in India
Saturday, October 28th, 2006VIDEO: kids and cameras
Saturday, October 28th, 2006
During the wifi conference, we stopped to have tea every couple hours. During one of these breaks, our friend Tracy had some spontaneous fun with the local Tibetan kids using her Canon Powershot and laptop. Just another example of how kids in whatever culture understand technology is just a game to play with. The wonder.
This week we’re helping set up a videoblogging work station in their computer lab where they’lll have their own Mac, camcorder, and internet line. More on that soon.
VIDEO: Friends you don’t need
Tuesday, October 24th, 2006
Our friend Rick shows us some worms he found in the shower. Unfortunately, the sewage system in India isn’t what we’re used to in the US.
Interactive TV show about videoblogging
Tuesday, October 24th, 2006My friend Jonny Goldstein asked me to hype his new show called Reinventing TV.
Using streaming video and an 800-phone number, he lets viewers interact with his guests.
You should definitely tune into this week’s show because he interviews Brian from Aliveinbaghdad.org.
When: 7PM Pacific (10PM Eastern), Thursday, October 26.
How it works: Log in to the video conference Right here.
Since July, Michael Verdi and I started working with AIB to really make the site hum and move.
The site is now in beautiful WordPress. You’ll see a new video from Iraq every Monday.
Brian Conley has done such a great job making contact with a small group of guys in Iraq and working with them to get them to tell their own stories. Check out the site and even join our online group where we pioneer this new way to use videoblogs. I know brian has big plans for future projects.
VIDEO: Update.in
Thursday, October 19th, 2006
For the monkeys, see the party we had at Ryan’s videoblog.
VIDEO: Quick First India
Saturday, October 14th, 2006
Our friend Freeman and his gang are helping figure out how to get Indians videoblogging.
He has a whole set up in his apartment to start teaching and making video.
On Monday, they have arranged for us to do a presentation at a film school in Bombay(Mumbai).
From there we go up to Dharmasala for the wifi conference with the exiled Tibetan community.
I am pretty ignorant of this part of the world, so each day is totally new.
Right now, there are monkeys in our living room engaged in a drama. Watch for this video tomorrow.
Tech easy;Connecting minds difficult
Monday, October 2nd, 2006After a series of emails over the last several months, my friend, Maurice, has begun videoblogging in Rwanda!
[Click photo to go directly to Video post]
Maurice is a german working for an NGO government organization to help build infrastructure in Kigali. His blog is already a great place to read about his experiences there. The video just makes it all come alive. The sites and sounds are extremely important to understanding a different culture no matter how good a writer you are.
Please watch the short video and leave a comment.
We all know the tech isnt really difficult….the challenge is convincing someone that it’s worth the effort.
The Colombian Connection
Sunday, October 1st, 2006We have a new project on havemoneywillvlog.com.
It’s exciting to see people come up with these great videoblogging projects which are great examples of this new medium. And sometimes all it takes is a little bit of money from each of us to make it happen.
Check out the explainer video…
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