Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Dailymotion

I looked at the Dailymotion Great Britain site. Lots of advertising, and content I would not choose to view: but what's the difference between Dailymotion and TV? Only another form of media.

Has a lot in common with other web2.0 sites: tagging, interactivity, cross-pollination from other sources (RSS feeds, blogs etc).

The user profiles I looked at were interesting: well presented, lots of room for self-expression.

I selected the following video:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1u563_thehours_creation

I enjoyed the book and the movie: The Hours. I liked the clips in this movie, especially the ones of Virginia Woolf, and the repetitive theme of the book cover.

Applying this format to the TAFE library: teachers could put up short movies of lectures or even practical demonstrations. How many students would prefer to SEE how to find a motor part / mix a sauce / connect electrical cable etc than to read how to do it?

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