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MediaSnack-snack-snackers#9
[SUMMARY—Quotes which illustrate.]
(WORLD) MediaSnackers are being served more and more ways to snack on their chosen media than ever. It's hard to differentiate between companies and start-ups enabling snacking or the snacking trends driving media platform development, but here are a couple of quotes from the 'experts' to sum it all up for any 'MediaSnacker-virgins':
The silence was deafening. You have to get comfortable with just listening to yourself and your thoughts because there's nothing to keep you distracted.
A dozen communications students at Seattle University who recently attempted a 96-hour media deprivation experiment.
…from the teenager who made a million dollars from his bedroom to the businesswoman revolutionising mobile text messaging, from the brother-and-sister team creating online social networks linked to real places to the Leeds man who started his first website at 14 and is now pioneering software to protect children. None is older than 30, all are shaping the future.
An article exploring the young web leaders from the UK.
Websites like Habbo are so much a part of teenagers' lives that it is vital we as an organisation communicate our campaign messages to youngsters in their natural browsing environments and through brands and websites they trust.
The announcement that children's chairty NSPCC is setting up a virtual office.
MediaSnack-snack-snackers #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8.
Filed by DK on February 28 2007 | READ IT »
Media Mentoring
[SUMMARY—New youth mentoring scheme from the Media Trust.]
(UK) Funded by the DfES, a £666,000 media mentoring scheme for young people will be managed by the Media Trust.
Partnering with media players such as ITV, Channel 4, Turner, Warner Brothers, IPC Media, AOL and The Times, the scheme will offer 14 to 25 year olds at risk of antisocial behaviour personal advice and industry insights through mentoring.
Can't really see where all that money will go (apart from some admin and branding work through flyers etc) but it sounds interesting and one to keep an eye on (although there's nothing on the Media Trust website at the moment and the whole project would make a great weblog).
I'm still hoping the Trust will participate in a podcast which has been requested.
Related post: MediaBox
Filed by DK on February 28 2007 | READ IT »
The MediaSnackers Meme #1
[SUMMARY—Blogging elite joining the MediaSnackers fold.]
(WORLD) Christian Long has been a great advocate of MediaSnackers, posting about our developments and continued growth. His recent post highlighting our MediaSnackers Explained vid (which is now embedded in the front page of our site) illustrates, what I call, the 'digital-ripple effect'.
Robert Scoble is an A-list blogger. He used to work for Microsoft and was one of the first blogging behemoths (he currently works for Podtech). MediaSnackers is honoured he likes our stuff (which he picked up on Christian's blog) and especially our name:
I like that term. It's what I'm doing today. Snacking on media.
The start of the MediaSnackers Meme…
UPDATE: The ripple are spreading, check out this great Media Snacking poll from Greg Verdino and also the reference Snacks vs Meals post from Mark Cuban's.
NOTE TO SELF: Pay more attention to those talking about the MediaSnacking meme :-)
Thanks Christian for starting the ripple.
Filed by DK on February 26 2007 | READ IT »
MediaSnackers Podcast#71
[SUMMARY—The 71st MediaSnackers podcast explores the delicious Billboard Project.]
(WORLD) The MediaSnackers podcast focusses on individuals, organisations or companies who are simply impressing us and which are crying out for more discussion.
Sue Lawther is the Creative Director for Creative Partnerships in Thames Gateway and talks here about the Billboard Project.
0.00—0.19 intros
0.20—1.06 origins of the Billboard Rpoject
1.07—2.11 what it is
2.12—3.29 the training/web side
3.30—4.56 how they ensured young people are involved
4.57—6.43 Thurrock Youth Cabinet
6.44—8.41 ensuring impact
8.42—10.01 future of the project
10.02—10.18 outro
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Filed by DK on February 26 2007 | READ IT »
Gaming And Cinema Mash-up
[SUMMARY—An emergence of a new media form?]
(SPA) Imagine visiting your local cinema, getting your popcorn and drinks then heading off to the theatre. Although this time you're not there to passively watch but to immerse youself and participate in a video game with 50 others.
This new/old media mash-up is being tested out in Madrid and Germany and which will be coming to a threate near you soon…
Driven by the slowing down in sales at the box office these developments are seen as a great way to monetise the smaller theatres which are simply struggling.
Enrique Martinez is behind the idea for a movie theatre in Madrid, Spain:
We see the future with multiplexes with five screens, one for the traditional Hollywood spectaculars and the others for screens for video halls and 3-D. That's the next step.
UPDATE: Here in the UK there is a £3million investment into a social networking site (called Lovefilm.com) to 'boost cinema attendances for non-mainstream movies'.
International Herald Tribune article link
Filed by DK on February 25 2007 | READ IT »
Gen D (For Digitalisation)
[SUMMARY—New report explores new digital media trends.]
(WORLD) Check out this free new report focussing on the technology habits and usership of 3,000 Gen Y from KPMG.
It covers many areas—such as prevalant media device ownership, online participation, shift in source for news etc.—which simply reinforce the accepted notions that 18-30 year olds are a digitalised generation.
The report obviously goes into more depth and highilghts the impact of technology on/for work enviroments and also its impact on values. Overall, simply more weight to add to the growing MediaSnackers discourse.
Online press gazette article link
Filed by DK on February 24 2007 | READ IT »
MediaSnackers Youth Professionals Training: 15-16/02/07
[SUMMARY—Short film review of our recent two day youth professionals training course.]
(UK) This is a short film review of a two day training course for youth professionals in London for BYC (including staff from Changemakers, Youthnet.org and TimeBank).
The MediaSnackers training workshop provided BYC staff members with crucial knowledge of various media being used today; as well as the confidence to better connect with young people of the UK on their terms and through their preferred mediums of communication. We have had nothing but positive comments back from the youth professionals who attended the workshop regarding DK and Mark, as well as the training in general.
Brooke Bagan, Marketing Officer
Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR.
Want some training yourself? Click here
Filed by DK on February 22 2007 | READ IT »
Demos Podcast
[SUMMARY—MediaSnackers gets featured in podcast.]
(UK) Usually we do the podcast interviews so it's great for MediaSnackers to be featured in one. Democratic thinktank DEMOS enabled us to rant instead of asking the questions this time.
Filed by DK on February 21 2007 | READ IT »
Global Youth Survey Price-tag
[SUMMARY—How much!?!?!]
(WORLD) In the MediaSnackers Podcast#57 we spoke to Emmi Kuusikko, Director of User and Market Insight for Sulake Corporation who run the online world, Habbo hotel, and discussed their global youth survey.
The survey was conducted amongst the 42.000 users of the Habbo Community and across 22 countries. Today I got an email/press release announcing the survey report is now available for purchase at 2,500EUR (1,681GBP / 3,284USD).
Phew… what a price-tag!
Contact Sulake Corporation direct for more information our just listen to the podcast we did :-)
Filed by DK on February 21 2007 | READ IT »
MediaSnackers Podcast#70
[SUMMARY—The 70th MediaSnackers podcast explores the British Councils youth project called Reach Out.]
(WORLD) The MediaSnackers podcast focusses on individuals, organisations or companies who are simply impressing us and which are crying out for more discussion.
Pukul Rana manages the Reach Out project and works for the British Council.
0.00—0.30 intros
0.31—1.35 about British Council
1.29—5.17 the Reach Out project
5.18—7.38 the training/development side
7.39—8.12 how many young people are involved of the project
8.13—9.14 future of the project
9.15—9.49 outro
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Filed by DK on February 19 2007 | READ IT »
Skype
[SUMMARY—MediaSnackers youth contributor Jess discusses Skype.]
(WORLD) Communication is vital for everyone, but more so it seems for teenagers, with nothing better to do than talk to each other for hours on end after they've seen their friends for 6 or so hours at school! Communicating with friends has been made all the more easier through the use of a new(ish) invention called Skype. Skype allows Internet users to talk to each other through microphone, totally free of charge for an unlimited time. There has recently been a big inflow from my friends, asking if I have Skype, so I can talk to them through these means.
VOIP (voice over internet protocol) is perhaps the future of communication. Does this spell the end of the telephone? Even years ago, when mobile technology started to become more popular, many people chose to use landlines, but with the introduction of talking over the Internet, could this be on the way out? Even more so now, as nearly everybody in the UK has Internet access.
Filed by DK on February 19 2007 | READ IT »
RTS / C4 / BYC
[SUMMARY—The next few days for MediaSnackers.]
(WORLD) MediaSnackers has been invited to The Royal Television Society tonight to cover their early evening event, The Rise of User: Generated Content and what it means for TV Professionals.
Jess and I (DK) will be in attendance and filming a piece for next episode of the MediaSnackers vodcast.
After a quick exploratory meeting with Channel 4, MediaSnackers will then be heading off to deliver our two day youth professionals training to the staff at the The British Youth Council.
Busy, busy…
Filed by DK on February 13 2007 | READ IT »
MediaSnackers Explained
[SUMMARY—Explaining what we mean by MediaSnackers in 90 seconds.]
(WORLD) It's always better to show rather than tell—by request, here's the 90sec piece explaining what we mean by MediaSnackers (which is featured in the first episode of the MediaSnackers vodcast).
Filed by DK on February 11 2007 | READ IT »
MediaSnack-snack-snackers#8
[SUMMARY—Quotes which illustrate.]
(WORLD) MediaSnackers are being served more and more ways to snack on their chosen media than ever. It's hard to differentiate between companies and start-ups enabling snacking or the snacking trends driving media platform development, but here are a couple of quotes from the 'experts' to sum it all up for any 'MediaSnacker-virgins':
I am not interested in privacy. Online, I reveal everything - my breakups, my breakfast cereal, my body. My parents call it shameless, I call it freedom.
Headline on front cover of The New York Magazine relating to this article exploring young peoples attitudes to privacy online.
This is not a digital revolution. It's social. Your Freeview box is digital. Your computer is digital. Everything else is people.
From the BigShinyThing blog and thie post.
I think as the more old-school teachers are phased out, we'll see even more of it. We'll have younger students who lived their entire lives with computers and then if we mix that in with younger teachers it could be a problem.
Concerned high school English teacher talking about the increased use of IM-speak in school.
MediaSnack-snack-snackers #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7.
Filed by DK on February 11 2007 | READ IT »
Gen Y Project: Audio
[SUMMARY—Listen to the forum discussion.]
(WORLD) Last week I was honoured to be the forum speaker for the Gen Y Project, an online research project attempting to highlight generation Y leaders to the world.
Basically, I waffle on about MediaSnackers, the whys, whats and hows, with some great probing and guiding questions from the participants and facilitators—listen to the forum discussion here (mp3).
Special thanks goes to Bea and Rob for contacting me in the first place to participate and for hosting the discussion.
Filed by DK on February 10 2007 | READ IT »
MediaSnackers Podcast#69
[SUMMARY—The 69th MediaSnackers podcast chats to the founder of online initiative Youth Action for Change.]
(WORLD) The MediaSnackers podcast focusses on individuals, organisations or companies who are simply impressing us and which are crying out for more discussion.
Selene Biffi is founder of Youth Action for Change, an online initiative, for and by youths, whose main aim is to inspire and help young people empower themselves.
0.00—0.25 intros
0.26—1.35 why Youth Action for Change was born
1.36—3.05 how it works
3.06—3.50 peer to peer education
3.51—5.12 the numbers
5.13—6.51 an example of the impact
6.52—8.20 the logistics of how it works
8.21—9.44 future of Youth Action for Change
9.45—9.55 outro
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Filed by DK on February 9 2007 | READ IT »
Pull The Plug
[SUMMARY—Questioning whether young people want the electrical umbilical cord.]
(CAN/WORLD) In our culture today, more and more young people seem to know more about their computer game, than they do about a rugby game. We are the MediaSnacking generation, constantly feeding from the internet with aspects such as MSN Messenger, to indulging in a whole night of playing the Xbox. But do we as a youth culture, really want this ever growing media technology to fulfil our lives? Do we really want to be able to order a Pizza from Domino's whilst watching Sky? Or to be stuck indoors all night talking to friends on MSN?
Across the pond, Howard Waldorf School in Toronto (Canada), have asked this question, and have come up with a 'media curfew' for their students, in order to drag them away from their screens.
Filed by DK on February 9 2007 | READ IT »
Audiences Yorkshire Corporate Training
[SUMMARY—Book now.]
(UK) MediaSnackers will be delivering our one day corporate training this April as part of Audience Yorkshire 2007 training programme.
For more details on how to attend the training click here.
NB: We'll be doing the same for the sister orgainsation, Audience London in May.
Filed by DK on February 8 2007 | READ IT »
MediaSnackers Podcast#68
[SUMMARY—The 68th MediaSnackers podcast talks to social networks and online communities expert, Noah Kagan.]
(WORLD) The MediaSnackers podcast focusses on individuals, organisations or companies who are simply impressing us and which are crying out for more discussion.
Noah Kagan, amongst other things, is one of the organisers behind the forthcoming Community Next conference and used to work for Facebook, plus has his own weblog, okdork.
0.00—0.30 intros
0.31—1.26 the Facebook experience
1.27—3.13 what Noah learned and how the users define Facebook
3.14—4.45 Community Next
4.46—5.56 aims, objectoves and fears
5.57—7.26 importance of social networks
7.27—8.43 tipping point?
8.44—9.46 platform/media/digital literacy
9.47—11.42 future of online communities
11.43—11.56 outro
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Filed by DK on February 7 2007 | READ IT »
The Billboard Project
[SUMMARY—A multi-media studio in a portable shipping container.]
(UK) Doesn't it look delicious!?!?
The 16-tonne flexible multi-media studio in a portable shipping container—The Billboard Project is the brainchild of public arts group FutureCity Arts, which was developed to:
…more actively include young people in the regeneration process and to offer them an exciting and contemporary way of engaging in community discussion.
I'll say it again—delicious!
Creative Partnerships article link
Filed by DK on February 6 2007 | READ IT »
Episode#002 MediaSnackers Vodcast
[SUMMARY—Another packed MediaSnackers Vodcast offering.]
The MediaSnackers monthly vodcast is a fifteen minute shot (more or less) of yummy-youth-media-goodness. Featuring content made, produced or focussed on young people and media from around the globe.
Featuring: Drugs Myth and Fact from theoneminutesjr.org; YouthVille Detroit video; MediaSnackers Needs You; an interview with four Greenwich University students about their online habits, technology use and media attitudes; Vendetta by Andrew Unsworth of GlamFest; music by The Heal.
Subscribe directly to these podcasts through iTunes by clicking the 'subscribe' icon opposite (download iTunes for free here).
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If you have any short video content (under two-mins) relating to youth media projects, are involved in any aspects of youth media or are a young person producing digital content (audio/visual) and want to discuss submitting pieces for consideration, please get in touch.
MediaSnackers Vodcasts: Episode#001
Filed by DK on February 5 2007 | READ IT »
MediaSnackers Podcast#67
[SUMMARY—The 67th MediaSnackers podcast talks school design with DesignShare's CEO.]
(WORLD) The MediaSnackers podcast focusses on individuals, organisations or companies who are simply impressing us and which are crying out for more discussion.
Christian Long is the CEO of DesignShare, focussed on school design and the future of learning, plus has his own weblog, think:lab.
0.00—1.00 intros
1.01—1.56 what defines a good learning environment
1.57—4.35 how school design has changed
4.36—6.02 trend of participatory design
6.03—9.13 the flexibility question
9.14—11.08 the future of learning
11.09—11.20 outro
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Filed by DK on February 1 2007 | READ IT »
Young People Now Letter
[SUMMARY—Did I really say that? (I did'nt!).]
(UK) On the 1st October last year I wrote a letter to UK publication Young People Now. A friend contacted me today to say it was printed and here is the text:
Understanding online trends and new media/technologies is crucial, not only for professional development but more importantly, for creating and delivering varied and impactive youth services, policies and projects. Many youth workers lack the knowledge to mak use of the many online tools, resources and platforms (most of which are free) which simply enable us to do our jobs better, faster and more dynamically.
Furthermore, many youth workers are still battling the myriad of IT filters and policies that deny them access to the many sites which could be used professionally. We need to ask ourselves: do we have the skills to enable the young people we work with to become collaborators in, not receivers of, a service? Or are we still conforming to old models, which are becoming irrelevant in the eyes of the young people we work with?
The only problem is, that's not what I entirely wrote—the publication reserves the right to edit letters before publishing, however, I put at the end of my original letter I do not give them permission to print without seeing the edited version and therefore my consent. I never saw the edited version before they printed.
My issue with the published piece is that it presents a terse view of the situation which has a negative effect on my professional profile. I think youth workers do a fantastic job with the limited resources they have and the parameters they have to do it in. I wanted to challenge but also present solutions and options.
So here, for anyone who cares, is my original letter—make up your own minds:
Filed by DK on February 1 2007 | READ IT »
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