The New Media Collective

This video was posted yesterday (May 10, 2006) by COAnews to further illustrate the whole net neutrality issue.

Here's a brief summary:

Major telecommunications companies are spending millions lobbing the U.S. congress to make the Internet into a private network. In political lingo this means abandoning what is called “Net Neutrality”. In common sense terms it’s about the government withdrawing our right to Internet Freedom, it’s about the Death of The Internet. This V-Doc. (viral documentary) is about the current threat to Internet Freedom and how we can hold on to the open Internet and our right to communicate.

This congressional decision will set a monumental precedent, and thus, impact not just U.S. citizens, but citizens all over world.

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This MEDIA MINDS segment features Anil de Mello, creator of the European-based videoblog, MobuzzTV, being interviewed by Jay Dedman at the Santa Barbara Forum on Digital Transitions Conference that took place April 9-10 in California. This interview is part of a series of videos produced for the conference's videoblog by contributors Dedman, Chris Ritke, Ryanne Hodson, Markus Sandy, Dave Toole, Josh Paul and JD Lasica. To learn more about the conference, check out their wiki.

MobuzzTV is a daily 3-minute videocast produced specifically for mobile phones and small screens. It presents an informative, lighthearted, and irreverent take on technology and current events, presenting "stories of interest to a globally-minded generation."

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In our continuing coverage of the Network Neutrality issue (see previous post), we present a video giving the why's and how's of it, and why we, as citizens of the blogosphere, should do our part to stop any threats to our online freedoms.

Provided by the SavetheInternet.com Coalition, this video is the latest effort in their campaign to garner support to protect the internet's First Amendment, Network Neutrality. Comprised of organizations from across the political spectrum, bloggers and concerned citizens, the Coalition's goal is to get folk to take action by contacting their local representatives in Congress, urging them to take steps to preserve Net Neutrality. This will ensure that the internet remains free and open to the thousands of people who use it as a voice to express and as a vehicle for innovation and progress.

Click below to support the SavetheInternet.com Coalition and save Net Neutrality.

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Vloggercon 2006 is coming soon and for those who have no idea what it's about, here's a video featuring two of Vloggercon's organizers, Schlomo Rabinowitz and Jay Dedman, giving an overview of what the conference is and why you should be there. Produced by Ryanne Hodson, this video is among many others appearing on Vloggercon's website promoting the event convening in San Francisco, CA on June 10 & 11.

(Video originally posted on Ryanne's Videoblog on April 8, 2006.)

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For those who missed Roger Spence's Videoblogs from Around the Globe presentation at the Echo Park Film Center in Los Angeles on March 30 (see announcement), here's a video recap of the event shot by NMC's own Zadi Diaz and edited by Roger. Enjoy!

(FYI: Roger's the one in the gray cap and shirt.)

(Video originally posted on Of By and For on April 12, 2006.)

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In this installment of MEDIA MINDS, we hear from multimedia specialist, CJ Wilson, being interviewed by JD Lasica of Real People Network at the Podcast Hotel conference in Portland, OR back in September 2005.

In this information-packed interview, CJ shares a wealth of information about audio/video compression techniques and resources, so if you're new to podcasting or videoblogging, this video's for you!

(Originally posted on Real People Network on January 14, 2006.)

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In this MEDIA MINDS installment, we learn about the social media site, imeem, through its Director of Business Development, Steve Jang, courtesy of JD Lasica of Real People Network, who caught up with Steve at the SXSW Interactive Festival last month.

According to its website, imeem is an online social media service that combines all-in-one instant messaging with social networking, that makes sharing blogs, photos, videos, and ideas with friends easier and more fun. (Download imeem for Mac.)

And who doesn't want to have more fun online?

(Originally posted on Real People Network on March 25, 2006.)

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Check out these highlights from this year's SXSW Web Awards featuring comedian, Laura Swisher, who served as host for the evening. (See interview with Laura.)

The SXSW Web Awards, presented at the SXSW Interactive Festival, uncover the the best new websites and celebrate those who are building and implementing tomorrow's online trends.

(More vids from SXSW!)

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Here's a follow-up to our announcement of the Blogging While Black Revisited panel at this year's SXSW Interactive Festival. In this report by comedy tech site, Geek Entertainment TV (GETV), Irina Slutsky talks to panelists Baratunde Thurston, Lynne d Johnson and George Kelly about their experiences at the festival, particularly as it pertains to racism online. Or as Irina asks, "have you ever been pulled over by the blogging police?"

(Originally posted on Geek Entertainment TV on March 19, 2006.)

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Check out this promotional video created by Zadi Diaz for the FILM YOUR ISSUE contest she's involved with. (See previous post.)

As Zadi says, "The more people film their issues, and get it out there/here for others to see, the better. Right?"

Absolutely!

REMEMBER THE DEADLINE: May 1, 2006.

Music by Superjump.

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