[Air-L] Slightly odd request for research on vlogging

[Anand Pradhan]

Subscribed. Best wishes.
On Mon, 28 Aug 2017 at 11:27 PM, Carolina Falcão <carolinacfalcao at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Sophie!
> I am now following you :P
> Good luck with your research
> all the best
> carol
>
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> *Carol Falcão*Jornalista, Mestre em Comunicação
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> 2017-08-28 11:24 GMT-03:00 Sophie Helen Bishop <
> sophiehelenbishop at gmail.com>
> :
>
> > Hi my name is Sophie, I am a 3rd year PhD Student at University of East
> > London in the department of Arts and Digital Industries.
> >
> > My research is looking at the (highly gendered) space of vlogging (video
> > blogging) on YouTube, focusing on the mythology of vlogging as an
> > entrepreneurial pursuit, or as a pathway to creative industries in the
> UK.
> >
> > As part of my field work I would *love *to go to the YouTube Space in
> > London. As many will probably know, this is a massive studio space run by
> > Google, that holds workshops, training sessions and provides studio space
> > for the UK's vlogging elite. As part of the 'elite' nature of this
> > resource, you need 1000 subscribers (or followers) to even set foot in
> the
> > door and attend an event (you need 10,000 subscribers and 100,000
> > respectively for most of the resources).
> >
> > Any suggestions or contact introductions would be incredibly helpful. I
> > have contacted YouTube through any channel that is advertised, drained
> any
> > Google adjacent contacts I have and even walked into the Space to realise
> > there is no reception desk and it's all basically automated. So, as
> someone
> > who has no institutional or network links to Google, the only creative
> and
> > roundabout way I can think of right now is to get 1000 subscribers  on my
> > YouTube Channel.
> >
> > I don't have the time (or the content) to actually build my subscriber
> base
> > to this level so I am asking the kindly space of AoIR if you would
> consider
> > subscribing to the channel. I do not need you to watch my content, or
> find
> > me interesting in any way, this is purely an access issue (the things you
> > do for access!). I don't make many videos so it shouldn't bother you.
> >
> > You can subscribe if you have a Google account, and it is the red button
> in
> > the top right hand corner of the page.
> >
> > Here is the link:  http://www.youtube.com/sophiehelenbishop
> >
> > Thank you for reading this slightly odd request, and I hope you are all
> > enjoying your summers. Please contact me with any questions.
> >
> > Best wishes,
> > Sophie
> >
> >
> > --
> > Sophie Bishop
> > PhD Candidate, Arts and Digital Industries, University of East London
> > www.sophiebishop.co.uk | @sophiehbishop
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