Thanks to an article submission to SMT by Ben Watson, I watched the Prezi of this recent presentation by the curator of the TED Conferences, Chris (not from WIRED) Anderson. I then watched the video of the entire presentation, How web video powers global innovation. It awoke the spirit of my inner videographer.
How do you think video compares with other social media platforms in terms of attention, effectiveness of communication and impact? Yes, the elephant in the room is YouTube.
For what I call "popular video," the object is to share without regard for profit. It is our highest bandwidth social tool, and Anderson provides great examples of how it serves as a social learning platform. Nice.
(....and Ben...your article is up. Thanks!)