Skipping Back to School…On YouTube
My objective here? To make this the shortest post ever (I fail at this repeatedly) in communicating a very simple idea: the power of information.
Check this out: http://www.youtube.com/edu
No really. Right now. Go check it out. (Well, here’s a screengrab to keep you here for another second:)
This is all about power. Power in the form of easy-to-access information – on ANYTHING – and it’s getting easier to access by the microsecond. It’s about CONTENT CONSUMPTION (if I could write the code to make that word blink, flash or otherwise pop about on the page, I would…there’s probably a tutorial on it somewhere on youtube!) and what you do with it.
These are amazing times. You can learn something new every day – for free. You can become smarter, more resourceful, better informed…virtually bionic, man.
How cool is that? Still not convinced?
Think all of this doesn’t tie into your business’ bottom line?
Well get your kaizen on, friend, and take a look at this: http://www.ted.com/
Wow. I’m excited. Are you excited?
Web 2.0 is an opportunity for each of us to engage our inner student. Whether you’re on youtube, facebook, twitter, blogs, your iPod, whatever…it’s a chance to absorb new information and feed our hungry brains in a multitude of different, fun and innovative ways. It can actually be entertaining at times, but if you think it’s all about silly videos, irrelevant status updates or how many “friends” have “friended” you then you need to go back to school.
I’ll save you a seat. (I can’t get enough of this stuff!)
April 23rd, 2009 at 1:32 pm
TED talks are always illuminating and usually win my ear time over commercial radio. Another great resource is This American Life http://www.thisamericanlife.org. Try the Giant Pool of Money episode to get some insight into the current banking crisis.
April 27th, 2009 at 9:57 pm
Thanks for taking the time to comment, Krystal. And you are so right about the “Giant Pool of Money” episode of This American Life. I download the podcasts of those broadcasts every week and the episodes they did on the economic crisis were incredibly well done in providing a breakdown of such a complex issue.
Excellent brain food.
Here’s the link to the free podcasts for anyone interested: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=201671138
-Renee
February 24th, 2010 at 7:06 am
Youtube is my favorite service
August 10th, 2010 at 9:07 am
A lot of people still don’t get how easy it is to get information. So many people are willing to share, you can get a lot of motivational speeches, information, advice, tips and techniques on almost anything. A lot of us would have complained if this stuff came with a price so we should embrace it as it’s completely free and available.