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Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:01:00 +0000

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By: anji bee

anji bee — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 01:08:03 +0000

ok i’m back…

i was just shopping at compusa, checking out speakers, and thought i’d use chillcast as a reference. looking it up on itunes store, i came across my vidcast and – wow – it suddenly hit me!

anybody, anywhere – be it in compusa, college classrom, the white house, my ex-boyfriend’s apartment – can see me talking about my life with the simple click of a button. i totally had a hot flash moment of utter panic, wondering, “what am i thinking?”

i guess i am still scared shitless about sharing the personal details of my life so openly in my vidcast.

thanks for the props, justin.

By: anji bee

anji bee — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 01:04:55 +0000

Julien said: “These days, I live my life as if a camera is always on me.”

oooh i wish it was… ok sorry for the scary stalker comment. couldn’t resist.

seriously, though, start your vidcast soon!

By: Whitney

Whitney — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:50:36 +0000

What this means to me is giving up being afraid. And this is really hard for a lot of people. This is something I’m working on myself- As I live out loud, share with friends, and basically open up my life to others, it brings so much more back to me than I ever could have imagined. Moreover, the critiques I get are more open and honest, but also kinder than I ever expected, too. It should always be about moving the conversation forward.
This said, I think being open and honest even in this semi-anonymous world can leave you feeling vulnerable, but more human. Over at GNM Parents, I recently blogged about some very personal things, and it has left me feeling better and stronger, not more exposed.
People say, if you don’t ask, you don’t get. I would rephrase this to include: If you don’t share, you will get nothing in return.
And the best things in life start with sharing and community.

By: Podcamp Session Thoughts » mhp’s musings

Podcamp Session Thoughts » mhp’s musings — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 21:05:51 +0000

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By: Bill Deys

Bill Deys — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:30:50 +0000

BTW It’s at 126 views now (Wed. Feb. 28 @ 8:30AM)

By: Matthew

Matthew — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:34:06 +0000

Hugh: I think your publicness might protect you in a different way (at least in North America). If you’re a known commodity, always throwing everything out there, the chances of you being accused of hiding something (like being a terrorist) would lessen. Why expend money wiretapping somebody when you can just read their blog.

By: hugh

hugh — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:26:17 +0000

Funny, I have thought of this in the context of politics too. I worry sometimes, as North American governments drift towards more fascist approaches to security (suspension of habeas corpus, warentless wiretapping, extraordinary rendition), that people like me – liberal, critical, vocal – might be in trouble having all our opinions publicized on the net. For instance, if you were the FBI and for some crazy reason wanted to investigate me, you could find out just about everything you need to know about my politics by reading my blog, and by looking at my delicious links.

that’s a bit scary.

On the other hand, maybe the publicness of my beliefs, and those of other bloggers and online folk actually protects us somehow. that our privacy and political freedom is actually enhanced by the sheer volume of our public statements, and the netwok around them. Cracking down on dissent, for instance is easier when you are just shutting down one writer or one newspaper … on the net, maybe you are better protected because of how all these little public statements (even if only read by a few) fit into a larger network of similar statements.

haven’t quite solidified my thinking on that, but that’s the outline.

By: Linda

Linda — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:59:59 +0000

Having had the chance to see this attitude in action (when the video was played Sunday at PodcampToronto, which itself is viewable through the link), I was truly impressed with the sense that you really couldn’t care less.

Thanks for the generosity in that honesty, which allows us all permission to be ourselves and not worry about constantly keeping ‘the persona’ in check.

Julian, you give great shrug!

By: New Media is About The People

New Media is About The People — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 13:47:58 +0000

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By: Justin

Justin — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:35:02 +0000

Honesty is why I love Anji Bee’s vlog, and she makes me smile.