CLICK TO LISTEN This is just an audio clip of the Engadget Podcast which I regularly listen to on my iPod. So you can just play it and listen while you do whatever. It's about 4 minutes long. The host, Phillip Torrone, explains very clearly why most people with video cameras don't know what to do with the video. Everyone has a digital camera these days...they can record easily...but how to edit? No manufacturer is making it easy. So this is exactly what is holding videoblogging back. Part of my day job is teaching people how to edit video (iMovie or FCP). The free workshop meets 4 times for a total of 10-12 hours. And it's absolutely true...most people coming in could not learn this stuff alone. Even when they do learn how to edit their home video...very few actually do anything with it. We should teach kids to video edit in 3rd grade. Why not? Teaching adults to edit video is like teaching them Chinese. They can see the logic but have no reference for the flow. They forgot how to play and have fun. We have a lot of education adn work to do if we want to hear and see people's voices and ideas. It also reminds me why we need a simple editing tool. Now that we can share video...its time to make video. Anyway, just a shout out for the host of Engadget, Phillip Torrone. I dont know the guy, but he gets it. He seems to understand that technology and activism go hand in hand. Activism as in being in control of the technology being created. It's about making the world more true, than more confusing. He speaks about products with integrity and is gaining a solid reputation. Priceless in these days. Phillip is one of those guys who has every cool gadget that comes out...figures out the hacks...and tells people about it. It's about having fun and making this shit crazy....beyond what manufacturers and commercial interests had in mind. His own blog is all about How-To's. For instance, HERE he shows you how to put a search engine on your belt buckle. I bet Phil would get videoblogging and what it's going to be. He's one of those voices on the Net that I'm grateful for...helping to set the agendas and lead the way.
