Discovery Exercise:
1. Explore YouTube & find a video worth adding as an entry in your blog.
One of my personal favorite things about Youtube is that it's an international site. Since a lot of my favorite music artists are either Japanese or European, listening to their music when a new video comes out is quite tricky! Here is an example of a band that I really love that I can't watch or listen to here in the USA unless I want to spend ridiculous amounts of money on buying their singles and getting them shipped internationally.
X-Japan, a Japanese 80's metal band, reunited after they disbanded in the late 90's to do a song for the movie Saw 4. Called IV, it was the first time their fans had seen them perform together-something no one had expected to see since their guitarist Hide had committed suicide a year or two after the band disbanded. Seeing this video, even though it was made for the movie, provoked a strong reaction from fans as they used original tracks from Hide's solo album that were never produced to create the song. To commemorate his life and his work, the band also has snapshots of Hide's guitar, propped up on the stage with them. It was my distinct pleasure this summer when I was out in L.A. to have the opportunity to meet the driving force of the band, their drummer, Yoshiki. A true honor for anyone who is a fan of the band. (for comparison, Hide was virtually the John Lennon of Japanese rock music, and it's uncertain if his death was suicide or accidental)
2. Create a blog post about your experience. What did you like or dislike about the site and why did you choose the video that you did? Can you see any features or components of the site that might be interesting if they were applied to library websites?
I believe I answered this above the video to question one... with library websites? I would LOVE love love to see how-to videos with staff teaching patrons how to do certain things on the library websites, perhaps with voiceover instructions. It would also be amazing for building staff confidence and rapport with our patrons!
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