IOCOSE proudly presents the NoTube Contest 2010
The winner of the NoTube Contest is the participant who manages to find the most valueless video on YouTube
A video uploaded on YouTube is generally oriented to a large audience, has a simple narrative and can be easily categorized.
A NoTube video, instead, fails in every promise and contradicts viewers' expectations for a meaningful experience. A good NoTube video can not be summarized, does not offer any keyword for searching it, is not linked by any other web site, has not been discussed and can not be discussed.
A good submission to the NoTube Contest makes it difficult to answer these three basic questions:
1) Why has this video been produced?
2) Why has this video been published?
3) Who should be interested in watching this video?
The NoTube Contest does not award video makers. It is about exploiting the YouTube search engine and find, in its meanders, what was not supposed to be found.
How close can we get to pure emptiness?
Why are we producing and saving these messages?
In an age obsessed with digital preservation, constantly growing databases, search engine optimization, unlimited encyclopedias, the NoTube Contest is here to investigate in the dark side of meaning production.
Applications are welcome since 6th February 2010
Deadline for submissions: 28th March 2010
Send your proposal here, include your email address and a youtube.com link
Prize
The winner will have the unique opportunity to wear a Casio F91W, the
official IOCOSE watch. More information about this prize is
available here
