Back in spring, when the idea of this blog was only just forming in my head, i wrote shortly about the differences and communication between techs and non-techs (geeks and the others, call it what you please). A lot has changed since then, although when I was departing to go to the Mobile Geeks of London extravaganza on Wednesday my friends would still say I’m going to see my geeky friends or – nickname I like best – “the it crowd”. Some of them do however, check their emails on their mobile phones and even learned to use RSS feeds. I’ve been advertising it for a while.

It’s hard work to be honest, somehow some of the most creative and progressive people I know seem either phobic about it or plain too lazy to put their work out there, when it can be seen and approached – online. Why, I don’t know. The reason why I bother pressuring and persuading is because I consider it a waste for both the content creators and possible audiences to miss out should the communication fail.

I recalled this today over a conversation about Mark Leckey’s film “Fiorucci Made Me Hardcore” from 1999. A friendly artist told me it’s been a reall fussy to get hold of, even when it became famous in the art circles and analysed to death by just about any one. It was not, you see, online. Not until recently. It was shown in several galleries but if one weren’t lucky enough to be around – that was it. Whether that is elitist or greedy, it’s for ever and any one to decide. I just think it’s silly.

On the other hand 20 excerpts form Mark Jacobs’ films is showing online at the tank.tv gallery. What is more “for the duration of the online show, tank.tv offers a unique opportunity for discussion with
Ken Jacobs in an extended Q+A session” – you can email in the questions and “the dialogue will be online at www.tank.tv/askken“. You can also order a DVD or just donate to the tank gallery if you find it appropriate.

And it is really tough to convert people from one mind set to the other (as usual). For which reason I decided to cut back on preaching and get on with the practice. Enter digitalize – which will be a new series of interviews and reports looking into how creative industries utilise (or not) digital media and the Internet. So if you see this anywhere:

you can be sure I was around. Opening the series this weekend will be an interview with designer/film director Emma Gordon, talking about her short film “Energy trip out”.

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