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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (18804)	1/11/2007 10:58:39 AM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Respond to of 46821

YouTube User Spurs Iraq War Dialogue by Jake Coyle \| January 10, 2007 \| AP A YouTube video from a British man calling for the pullout of U.S. troops in Iraq has stoked a small online protest and tested the video sharing site's potential for viral demonstration. A 26-year-old user named warren25smash last week posted a video titled 'The YouTube Get Out of Iraq Campaign.' Speaking into a camera, he strokes his cat while he says, 'I'm going to make a request. Please make a video stating nothing more than 'Get out of Iraq.' Add whatever else you wish.' The video has been seen by more than 21,600 people and elicited at least 188 video responses -- a large number for any YouTube clip. In the past week, it has ranked as the second most-discussed video among videos categorized as 'News & Blogs.' (It's still nowhere near the week's most-viewed video -- one that's falsely advertised as a striptease.) Continued at: commondreams.org ------

To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (18804)	1/12/2007 2:40:25 AM
From: Rob S.	Respond to of 46821

Thanks for the discussion. The viral video thing is interesting because it has become a social phenomena. I've studied white papers, forecasting and theories to analyze what would happen when wireless systems became IP/SIP based and higher bandwidth. I didn't forecast, nor did any other forecast or model I've seen, the occurrence of viral broadband video but there has been a lot of expectation that new applications and social patterns would evolve. I think that YouTube is a rather limited example of what will happen once wireless broadband is more fully taken advantage of. The Internet has reshaped computing and communications. Wireless makes broadband more personal, more at our fingertips and where events or information happens. That closeness and immediacy is powerful for communications that changes the way people interact and how information is conveyed. The productivity and entertainment value will translate into new modes of social interaction and business performance. I am not a big user of YouTube but have found my own interest: a singer who does good work... The interesting thing is being able to communicate with the creator of the contribution and personalize the experience. There will be several new ways to use this to create new businesses and enhance existing. Video broadcast has been one of the applications the industry figured people would use. And phones have been build with cameras that are increasing in resolution. So, some of the thinking has been for personal sharing that is of a viral nature. But this explosive relationship building and huge increase in bandwidth demands is one of the 'expect the unexpected' uses that comes with building a field of dreams enabling platform.