Michael Wesch, an assistant professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State, created this fantastic video, “Web 2.0: The Machine is Us/ing Us”. The short film describes the development of the Internet, recent developments and their impact on communication and communities. Since it was posted to YouTube four weeks ago, there has been an explosion of interest, generating more than 1.5 million views on YouTube and more than 5,000 blog posts.
I came across this video during a presentation of applying broadband technologies to the field of arts management. Through the video, Wesch’s excitement and optimism contributed greatly to the discussion that followed; I was so excited by the abundance of opportunities that I could hardly contain myself. Since the presenters are still in the planning stage and their institution has not finalized plans or shared them more publicly, I will sit on my hands and respect their privacy; sharing this video must be enough for the moment.
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April 10th, 2007 at 8:06 am
This is a great resource, though I come across it a month after the fact. Can’t wait to share it!