Online video is "a serious medium"

Business Week has an excellent year-in-video slideshow here.  The first video is John Edwards first webisode.  I embedded it last week here, but is now no longer available through YouTube, only through MySpace.  Regardless, Business Week has this to say about the video (my emphasis):

You know a tech trend has hit the mainstream when even politicians use it in campaigns. So it was clear online video had reached a tipping point when former North Carolina Senator John Edwards posted a video on YouTube announcing his 2008 presidential bid-a full 10 days before Edwards officially declared his candidacy to the mainstream media on Dec. 27. Aside from revealing Edwards' intentions, the clip also sent the message that online video isn't just about porn, Star Wars fans, and lip-synching teens anymore. It's a serious medium, ready to contend with traditional media for audiences and ad dollars.

And here is the video again:

Behind the Scenes Webisode#1: Plane Truths

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