Andrew++ I find it odd that we are willing to have a huge budget for Wikimania and none for recording videos of talks for non-attendees to view. I think we owe it to them. It can be crowdfunded if need be.
An interesting idea perhaps is to group video if we have a reliable way to crowd source this. I did notice a video cam recording the talk after mine. I am unsure if mine was recorded as well. Does anyone know who was operating the tripod camera? I seen it in other talks too. -- とある白い猫 (To Aru Shiroi Neko) On 18 July 2015 at 23:17, Asaf Bartov <[email protected]> wrote: > Andrew++. > > A. > > On Sat, Jul 18, 2015 at 9:52 AM, Andrew Lih <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I'm trying to guerrilla video record as many Wikimania sessions that I >> can attend, so I cannot respond at length. >> >> But I do want to say: the cost/benefit analysis needs to consider the >> quality of the viewers and not just the quantity. >> >> When a Wikipedian in Residence can show their institution the video of >> their Wikimania presentation as evidence of impact and engagement, it can >> lead to renewal of their positions and more initiatives. >> >> When the video of a Wikimania panel on COI and PR editing can convince >> more multi-billion dollar PR firm to understand our guidelines and terms of >> use, that's a major outcome. >> >> When someone talks about Wiki Loves Earth, #100wikidays or other >> grassroots projects, video provides a unique window into the emotions and >> motivations you cannot capture in a mailing list or blog post. >> >> When in 10 years, we want to know the passions and personalities that led >> us to where the movement is, where will we look? >> >> If we're expecting Wikimania videos to rack up the same views as LOLcats, >> it ain't going to happen. It has always been a very small core community >> does a massive amount of the innovation and work that keeps the projects >> going, and the ability to talk to each other in deep, complex and >> accessible ways is vital. >> >> For a movement dedicated to capturing the sum of all human knowledge, >> it's surprising how blasé we are in letting our own community history fall >> by the wayside. >> >> >> >> -Andrew Lih >> Associate professor of journalism, American University >> Email: [email protected] >> WEB: http://www.andrewlih.com >> BOOK: The Wikipedia Revolution: http://www.wikipediarevolution.com >> PROJECT: Wiki Makes Video >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Wiki_Makes_Video >> >> On Sat, Jul 18, 2015 at 9:31 AM, Nkansah Rexford < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Recording video* is easy; you can do it on most mobile phones these days. >>>> >>> >>> And on that note, the wiki indaba conference was recorded solely on a >>> mobile phone[1]. Although sound quality wasn't the best, with considerable >>> thought on getting an appropriate accessory to handle sound, phones are >>> also an alternative worth looking into. >>> >>> [1] >>> https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTdU_5c77__7y3igaHAauOyAvo2crj2cp >>> >>> >>> -- >>> +Rexford <http://google.com/+Nkansahrexford> | khophi.co >>> <http://khophi.co/about> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimania-l mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> >> > > > -- > Asaf Bartov > Wikimedia Foundation <http://www.wikimediafoundation.org> > > Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the > sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! > https://donate.wikimedia.org > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > >
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