(keitai-l) Re: gimmick, but....

I agree with Erik, here's why:

If you drive down the cost and trouble of instant publication of news,
more people will be able to publish things that they think are
newsworthy. Look at Bloggs for example. Now think mobile bloggs with
photos.

If you drive down the cost and trouble of publishing a photo you also
drive down the number of viewers that you think needs to see it in order
for you to go through the trouble of doing it. Therefor, more photos
from more events will be published since there indeed is more relevant
news.=20

And why hasn't this hit radio you ask. Well everyone can't start a radio
station but everyone can have a Blogg.

/Johan

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> [mailto:keitai-l-bounce@appelsiini.net] On Behalf Of Dirk R=F6sler
> Sent: den 18 februari 2003 09:30
> To: keitai-l@appelsiini.net
> Subject: (keitai-l) Re: gimmick, but....
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> As nice and empowering your theory sounds, in my opinion=20
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> flaws in it making it wishful thinking:
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> First it is not the increased capability of capture which=20
> makes the=3D20 event. The event is there first, then ensues its =
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> Then secondly the number of newsworthy (admittedly, this term=20
> depends=3D20 on one's definition) events is finite. There will=20
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> news just because there's more people out there ready to=20
> capture it.=3D20 You may say that in turn more events will be=20
> reported, which leads to=3D20 point three.
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> Thirdly not all events deserve the capture, simply because=20
> there is a=3D20 natural upper bound on the demand of news or=20
> reporting. The audience=3D20 will stick to what's relevant,=20
> thereby limiting what is put into the=3D20 system and standard=20
> editing takes place. Editing has its own problem:=3D20 say a=20
> camera takes a picture, what's next? Forward to 5 news =
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> ten television stations and 20 newspapers?
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> In plain English: we may be technically able to see plenty of=20
> cute=3D20 pictures of babies, cats etc, but nobody has an=20
> interest in these=3D20 trivial things. We will see events that=20
> have been events before, but=3D20 better documented because=20
> there is greater probability that someone is=3D20=3D
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> taking a picture, or pictures from different angles etc. Also=20
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> Dirk
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> On Tuesday, Feb 18, 2003, at 15:16 Asia/Tokyo, Erik H=3DF6rnfeldt =
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> > Its not an gimmick. Mobiles with cameras ill soon start to have a=20
> > major impact on all other media. Think 11/9 with live video feeds=20
> > coming from most of the people trapped in the buring towers. Thinmk=20
> > million and million of newsteams and every event, big or small,=20
> > covered more or less live.
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> > Think telecom turning into telecam.
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> > Erik H
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> > On 17 Feb 2003 at 21:06, Nick May wrote:
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> >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2765549.stm
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> >> A bit gimmicky, but interesting to see that even aunty beeb is=20
> >> prepared to use phone-cams.
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