Lifebloggers are Society’s Next Big Nemesis
I was reading an article on lifeblogging. If you don’t know what it’s about, you will hear about it very shortly.
Someone can record themselves on video cooking breakfast, going to the bathroom, or hurting an animal and you can subscribe to it. Well apparently, there’s a thirst for this type of thing because some lifebloggers have already showed up in Technorati’s most popular blogs.
Here’s the problem. Some 18 year old with a body like Pamela Anderson is going to decide that’s a great way to make money. Now, here’s an executive at a major corporation who decides, if I subscribe to this through my web based reader, my company and my fellow executives won’t even know about it. Oh god, WHAT A CONCEPT. That 18 year old with a banner in the background now makes more money than if she ever went to college.
I could see it now. Someone’s daughter comes home and dad asks, “So sweetheart, do you want to be a lawyer, a doctor, an accountant or the next Barbara Walters?”
Answer: I want to be a lifeblogger.
Now, you’re going to think that I’m completely nuts but the dad who may know nothing about lifeblogging says, ” Well, let’s see, so you’re going to record yourself and make money off of this, is that right?”
“Yes”
“What type of start-up capital do you need?”
“About $349 for a real good camera,” daughter replies.
And folks, you just might have some sales.
Scary stuff !!
