Philip Defranco

First vlog (video log).



This guy = new hero.



Does the guy have a bit of a foul mouth? Yes. Is he biased towards some things? Of course, who isn't? This is a new way of getting out the news to the people that (unfortunately) don't usually pay attention to it. They think they're getting entertainment (and indeed they are) but they are also being informed. People that don't watch the news but watch Phil: got ya!

I chose "Fanfare for the Common Man" as my theme song for this blog (yes, I have a theme song), because it really is an ode to the way our world is working today and that the common man is now more than ever able to do exactly as he pleases and really find a way to market him or herself as a brand. This term is also called indienomics.

It is unbelieveable to see how far we have come in terms of our broadcast, our technology, and how we really connect with the world. It is no longer a one way dialogue from media outlet to viewer. The closest we could get to responding 20 years ago was writing to the editor of the newspaper and hoping that we could see our response somewhere buried in the pages.

Now it is totally different. We can tweet to CNN, vlog about current events, give positive or negative feedback. We are able to connect with complete strangers in so many ways and on so many levels. That is why I blog and that is why people like Philip Defranco are important to society.

Let me know what you think about all this.