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internet enables the otherwise invisible

// November 16th, 2009 // No Comments » // online, social media

This morning, as I was reading through a slew of RSS articles, one headline caught my eye. Russian Cop Uses YouTube to Expose Police Corruption from ReadWriteWeb (@rww). The article started out

In a breathtakingly risky move, a former Russian police officer has taken to the Internet in full uniform to detail the corruption, danger, and brutality of his line of work.

The video serves as a call-to-action of sorts. Dymovsky wants people to start standing up to corruption. What is so amazing is that he is someone who might not have been heard at all had it not been for the ability for anyone to post a YouTube video. The internet, and social media, gives everyone the equal opportunity to be heard. Of course, it is a regular occurrence nowadays, but seeing articles like this really make me appreciate how connected the world can be and how everyone can have a voice that is not only heard, but shared.

Epipheo – Epiphany/Video

// June 11th, 2009 // No Comments » // applications, design, miscellaneous, online, tech

Great site: Epipheo. I first came across this site when the post, Epiphany Videos to Propel Viral Campaigns ended up in my inbox as a result of my subscription the the Flip the Media blog. The article itself was a brief insight to the site’s beginnings as well as where it might go from here. What most interested me was the embedded video, How Internet Has Changed Advertising. From there, I couldn’t stop watching videos. Each one really does make you think, even if just for a second. It’s definitely not brainless material.

There are videos in a variety of different categories. What I most enjoyed were the videos on advertising, marketing, and the spread of information on the internet. This is why I love the internet, social media, and digital media. There is so much information out there. I can’t get enough of how much there is to learn, how easy it is to get your hands on practically any information, and how people display it. Whether it’s videos, websites, photos, blogs, etc. The variety and depth of material is astounding. Check out the video from my last post if you don’t get where I’m coming from. Amazing.

home project – simultaneous media release

// June 5th, 2009 // No Comments » // online, photography, tech, television

I just recently read a post on Mashable entitled Film Released on YouTube, Theaters, DVD and TV for World Environment Day. The film was directed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand and produced by Luc Besson. Glenn Close narrates the 1.5 hour long video featuring high definition, aerial photography of over 60 countries to tell the story of our ecosystem and how humans have affected it.

I’m going to to watch the full video on YouTube the first chance I get. I looks incredibly interesting and the trailer itself is a work of art. For anyone interested, you can watch the trailer and full feature on YouTube for free.