James Gahagan
Help. Cool stuff. World Digital Library Home. Sexy Librarians of the Future Will Help You Upload Your Videos t. A new poll from Harris Interactive was released this morning, finding that US respondents are more excited about watching mainstream, commercial content like full length TV shows and movies online than are about watching User Generated Content, news or sports video. While hardly surprising, I don't think it has to be this way forever. Who could help improve this landscape by maximizing the impact of the read/write web?
Super sexy librarians, that's who! The Harris poll provoked two trains of thought in my mind. First, would these numbers change if high-quality and relevant videos were easier to find on sites like YouTube? Harris Poll on Feelings About YouTube The second thought this study brought to mind is that even these numbers don't look too bad for amateur or user generated video. While respondents were least likely to watch more amateur video if it were available online, 38% of respondents also said that UGC was the best thing about YouTube. Would that be great, or what?
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