Just to give you a not so brief synopsis on the project goals:
On the "DIY" website, users will be able to connect, share environmental "how-to's", and respond to video challenges posted monthly on environmental issues.
Much like a tree, each leaf and branch work together to support the whole and reach into unfamiliar territory with a common purpose, promoting the ability of the ordinary person to learn to do more than he or she thought was possible.
With the advent of social networking sites, blogs, video sharing, viral video and how-to sites, any individual that owns a camera and has a particular purpose can help others and in turn help the world.
In my thesis, titled “DIY – What Can I Do?” I focus on environmentalists, specifically those that create their own media content, and how the creation of media in any form can connect us and help to solve specific environmentally issues around the world.
Think of it as a tree, where the root is a website and each individual branch is a website that sponsors media content and each leaf is a posted video that focuses on an environmental “how-to” video or problem that can be solved in a specific area.
The user has numerous avenues to participate, and on a monthly basis are encouraged to create content on an environmental issues. The participating organizations are:
1. YouTube: A channel is in place where the initial challenge is made then users are encouraged to create video responses.
2. 12 Seconds: A room is available for users to post 12 second long videos either explaining an environmental concept, showing the audience how to solve a problem or exhibiting an issue that effects their home.
3. Facebook: A group is created that brings all of the users together to post and have a forum to connect and share ideas.
4. Blogger: Written posts are encouraged, sharing a thought or any creative outlet that audiences can read about and respond to.
5. Google Maps: All of the content will be embedded into a map where activists can see exactly where the issue originates and work from there to solve the problem.
The difference between the DIY website and other websites is a live, updating feed of media content that the users can access and learn new ways of sharing media on the Internet. As the “tree” continues to grow, users are encouraged to add not only content but add more “branches to the tree”, by contacting the administrator and sharing their thoughts.
The website will also serve as a model for other interested parties to emulate and create their own networking and social media sites.
Here is a screen shot of the beta version of "DIY". Please visit the site at http://famfilmandphoto.com/DIY_BETA/Main.html.
Thank you! More to come!
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