Second, Flickr’s :90 videos really are a perfect snack size component to communication. While I call it microvlogging (and I promise, I won’t steal yours) I still look for ways to use it on my own in an educational sense. Some users I know are posting small instructional videos that answer blog reader questions about Photoshop; others are posting “My thoughts in :90″ videos simply using a digital camera. As these novel methods continue to emerge, I am continually intrigued by how easy it has become to have influence on others.

I think as a community, we tend to process these smaller bits more comfortably, more easily, by the very fact they require less time, energy, and focus. I’ve always said that it isn’t the use of technology that is the end result; it’s using technology as a tool to get our ideas out to those we wish to reach that is (or should be) the desired result. Technology isn’t the message, it’s only how the message is relayed. Ten years ago I’d never have thought I’d be podcasting and posting videos to my local community. Using twitterized video, however, seems to be a perfect component to learning.