“We should share what we have in order to become less narrow and frightened and lonely and self-centered people.”
David Foster Wallace isn’t writing about user-generated content but I really think he could be. By uploading or watching you can’t avoid making connections with other people. You are no longer an atomised soul detached from the rest of the community being anonymously piped entertainment by giant corporations. Engage and the world becomes a warmer place.
In the last few months, there have been lots of interesting developments in the world of user-generated TV. We thought it would be good to get all the chief protagonists in one place (to save some of their spouses from endless over-excited work chat, if nothing else).
And so UGTV ‘06 was born.
We’ve got a top-notch panel of speakers. The audience will include representatives from all the major terrestrial channels, a fair selection of niche channels, some of the most exciting firms in new media and a bunch of faces from the world of advertising. We’ve found a suitably futuristic venue (The Visionarium). We’ve got lovely nibbles from Maison Blanc and jugs of Pimm’s to quench your thirst.
Space is a little limited, but if you’d like to come drop us a line at events@mintdigital.com.
