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

[Aristea Fotopoulou]

Hi Sophie

Cool project. Do you want to go to the YouTube Space as a vlogger or as a
researcher who will interview elite vloggers? If it¹s the latter, not sure
that having 1,000 subscribers will grant you the type of access you need -
putting a press request or something similar might yield better results.
In any case, I have subscribed - could make an interesting blog : Œhow I
got 1,000 subscribers with minimal content¹ :)

Good luck!
Aristea

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On 28/08/2017 15:24, "Air-L on behalf of Sophie Helen Bishop"
<air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org on behalf of sophiehelenbishop at gmail.com>
wrote:

>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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