I read this great article today on one of my favorite blogs (Presentation Zen) called "The power of online video (and presentation) to change the world".
The article centers around a presentation (a TED Talk, no relation) called "How web video powers global innovation." It is about 18 minutes long and may change the way you think about the web, conferences, and communication. It changed the way I think . . .
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Url: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6Zo53M0lcY
So, he makes great points about "crowd accelerated innovation" and the many-to-many communication capabilities of the web. Good stuff. (On a more technical presentation-wonk note, he is using
Prezi, which should change the way you think about PowerPoint slide decks.
His Prezi is here.)
OK, so what? Why is this interesting (or, why should it be interesting) to HEUG members? Well, what if web video could help us power global innovation? What if some of us took up that same challenge that Lil Demon called out in his video to "step your game up"? Too silly? Too web 2.0? Not real work? Consider this video on You Tube:
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Url: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoocuhvP-m4
The pros and cons of this approach were discussed recently on HEUG Online (see:
New Skins (Front-Ends) to Student Center). The point I am trying to make here, though, is that our model of sharing may be shifting, changing, growing. Are we ready?