Posts Tagged ‘freedom of speech’
Seesmic FAIL - Social Media Video Blogging
Thursday, August 21st, 2008
Seesmic does not allow Viral, Satire and Parody videos that deal with controversial social issues! After I posted a parody video about @amandachapel the Failed PR blogger Brian Connolly from Strompette.com, the CEO of Seesmic Loic Lemeur warned me not to post videos with such topics! In my Parody video I put panties on my head and said I am Amanda Chapel. The Parody is to show that Amanda Chapel with her avatar of a woman having her skirt lifted shown panties is actually a Dude Brian Connolly! (Learn more about Brian Connolly)
You can see my original video Amanda Chapel Panties hosted on Youtube!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwTIDwEFLwM
Loic Lemeur called it a Sex video, saying it violated Seesmic TOS I do not believe my video violated Seesmic TOS and it has nothing to do with Sex! Maki ng a viral video to critique a virtual persona is not Sex. Loic Lemuer said that no Viral, Parody, or Satire of Rape, Sex, Suicide, Murder, Race, Death or any other sensitive issues are allowed on Seesmic!
Amanda Chapel Cyber Bullied Loic Lemeur warning him to have me banned from Seesmic. @amandachapel Twitter message to @loiclemeur “@loiclemeur Why are you letting sexual predators like this http://www.seesmic.com/#/video/v5ORWYi7ho/watch roam freely on Seesmic? Rape graphics!! Jesus Christ!!!” http://twitter.com/amandachapel/statuses/889860333
Amanda Chapel took only one of my video comments which was satire out of context! My video comment was a reply to a video about Rape that was started by Noah David Simon! Please watch the initial video thread
http://www.seesmic.com/#/video/t5ZFbx4uRa/watch
As we continued the conversation I clarified that I do not approve or condone Rape
http://www.seesmic.com/#/video/0SJ1eD2ZZM/watch
Satire and parody are complex when dealing with social issues! You must read the whole conversation essay not take one sentence out of context a decide on the opinion of the writer!
I feel there is a hidden reason why Loic Lemeur told me not to post controversial viral videos!
Loren Feldman who is a controversial Video Blogger with Parodies of Shel Israel, Robert Scoble, Dave Winer and his infamous TechNigga sees me as competition and applied pressure on Loic Lemeur! Loren Feldman message to Loic Lemeur “@loiclemeur - I think this igor character is a predator and detracts from seesmics potential. You should boot his ass off it.” http://twitter.com/1938media/statuses/890211149
Loren Feldman is a friend of Brian Connolly aka @amandachapel and also a friend of Michael Arrington of TechCrunch. Michael Arrington is an investor in Seesmic! I see conflict of interest here! Techcrunch France is Promoting Seesmic as Sex viral
platform TechCrunch France recommend seesmic Check viral Sex image
In blogging as well is in writing we use Freedom of Speech to convey our ideas channeling content through linguistic tools as satire, parody, and viral content utilizing symbolism and metaphors! This is creative communication! Freedom of Speech is granted to us by the First Amendment of the USA Bill of Rights! Seesmic is incorporated in California USA and should respect the First
Amendment!
On my blog I write about different social issues such as society, politics, philosophy, psychology, travel and sexuality! When I use Social Media networks I respect their TOS! I do not feel I have violated Seesmic TOS but I and Seesmic have been Cyberbullied by a few people with self interests! By Loic Lemeur bending to their pressures the whole Seesmic community is to suffer because now viral, parody, and satire videos are not allowed! Are Seesmic users going to talk about dry toast and their launch one video after another?
I estimate more than half the videos on Youtube are viral, parody & satire! We as artists use this linguistic tools to express ourselves! Luckily there is alternative network that has been built, it is in private beta now! Phreadz http://blogs.zdnet.com/enterprisealley/?p=173 The Phreadz developer is from UK and built the network with no Venture Capitalist money! In his intro video he says that viral and crazy videos are welcomed! I recommended to Ted Murphy the CEO of IZEA and SocialSparks to invest into Phreadz, and I hope he listens! We need competing products not monopoly and Fail Whales!
When I told Rob Watts from http://www.yackyack.co.uk/ about this He responded with
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When I told Marc Davidson from http://twitterstars.com/ “Social Media is strange! A lot of influence and leveraging relationships! It is who you know! Information is Power!” he replied with
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Aaron Brazell aka technosailor is a Cyber Bully
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008Not only Aaron Brazell blocked me on Friend Feed but he made a public thread of it
http://friendfeed.com/e/166880a3-fb52-4936-a988-ea5ba59cdeed
Why did he follow me in the first place? I have not even posted on his Friend Feed page.
Then I found his post where he claims The Internet is Not a Free Speech Zone
And he writes how a blogger can destroy another blogger Internet carrier!
“A few months ago, Loren Feldman started a series of parody videos mocking Shel Israel’s videos at FastCompany.tv. Quite a number of people took offense to these videos and that particular conversation got downright nasty. What some people don’t understand is that the internet is not a free speech zone and, if Loren wanted to, he could destroy their lives, businesses, client relationships, etc.”
http://technosailor.com/the-internet-is-not-a-free-speech-zone/
I Dugg his post writing that Aaron Brazell aka technosailor is a Fascist
http://digg.com/Aaron_Brazell_aka_technosailor_is_a_Fascist
He says this, “I only want to silence you, Igor. In fact, Japan where you call home, is not too removed from the long arm of the defamation lawsuit. Tread very carefully, my man.”
Is “I only want to silence you!” is not Fascism? When someone denies you your rights to Free Speech in a society and oppresses you as a human being it is Fascism.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism
Aaron Brazell aka technosailor is a Fascist and Social Media Mafia! He uses his SM connections to destroy Blogger carriers. He intimidates, marginalizes and oppresses other blogger opinions to get notiraity for himself. It is called Internet Flaming and Internet Bullying!
His friend Loren Feldman from 1938media has attacked Shel Israel and Dave Winer making Shel Israel lose his SAP sponsorship.
Aaron Brazell aka technosailor is a Flaming Troll Hypocrite!
Now in a Podcast he is asking why do we have Flame Wars in a Blogosphere! Well Aaron why do you out people out and make threats against them? You a Cyber Bully! Are you Social Media Mafia? Are you the Internet Gestapo?
Aaron Brazell is Hitler
Forecasting a Social Media FAIL
Thursday, June 19th, 2008Let me clarify myself before you think me as fallen of the Moon or snorting Glue.
Social Media freedom of expression the way we see it now will come to an abrupt stop. There clear signals for that direction already today. The Telecoms Data Caps evolving in the USA The lurking end to Net Neutrality where only selected Internet Websites will be feed to subscribers.
The day is coming mark my words. We are at the throats of Mass Media an Corporations. We are parasites to them! An attacking virus that wants to infiltrate their risk controlled environment. While a few of them are opening up to integrating Social Media with Mass Media, they are just doing it superficially. They cannot and will not open up to the utopianism of free unassailed and unbiased journalism.
They need to control and manipulate the information to the public for their own special interests. That is how Mass Media has always worked through history. Garbage in Garbage out! Mass Media feeds sensationalism and at times reports some Half Backed Truth calling it news!
Hello? Am I getting through to you? Mother Ship calling Mother Earth! We are Social Media Warriors, we attack their existence questioning their every move! We are Social Anarchist,. At certain times of our Free Loving Democratic America, we would be arrested and tried for communism! Remember Douglas Macarthur.
I hope I got you scared as shit and have you thinking about my Rant! How long will it take before Social Media is regulated, controlled and sterilized for the needs of the Mass Media, Corporations, and Governments? Well it is all depends on our ability to engage the False Prophet!
Do not give up. If there is a will there is a way! Use Social Media to advocate changes. Make the news and Mass Media will report it! Do not squabble among each other trying to prove who’s Ego is more inflated or in layman’s terms who is the Bigger Tool. ol
In my opinion what will make this even inevitable is some grave impetuous as a War in Iran. During wars information must be controlled at all costs. Just ask Joseph Stalin. He is the King of Propaganda and Social Engineering.
So good luck, there are no rules in War, and take no prisoners!
Criticism of Society is Not Free Speech
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