A You Tube Video World
January 16, 201310:04 am
Happy New Year, as it’s the first blog posting in the new year. We got through the calendar year 2012 (a U.S. presidential election, an Olympics and an apocalypse date), and now we’re already forging ahead in 2013. What better way than to continue with more humor from Jimmy O’Hair? In today’s Jimmy O’Hair comic strip, Jimmy is sitting in front of his computer watching You Tube videos. Chances are that a lot of us have sat in front of the computer or our iPad or our smartphone and watched videos for hours. There are so many things we can watch, whether it’s the latest You Tube video sensation (think “Gangnam Style”) or a TV show or a music video or an old film clip or a web video created by users. We are living in a video world where we can shoot content on our cell phones and see it uploaded on the web in a few seconds, or where we can shoot a feature length film on a digital camera and see it distributed to online audiences. That’s the power of video, and it’s something that keeps Jimmy glued to his screen in today’s comic strip. Of course, Hootie is more old-fashioned and does not see the value in sitting in front of a screen all day, and the retort pokes fun at the mindlessness of much of what we watch. Yet, it is an example of how consumed we are by content, and how easy it is to gain access in the modern world. In the near future, the hope is that Jimmy O’Hair can also be the source of animated video content. There have been plans to make Jimmy O’Hair into at least web shorts, and I am excited to explore those opportunities. In the meantime, enjoy the Jimmy O’Hair comic strips and all the possibilities in the year 2013!
