From “Q&A With Current TV Futurist Robin Sloan” (Robin was one of the duo behind EPIC2014).
How has the increased popularity of video affected Current? Do more people contribute to Current?
Well, Current was ahead of the curve on Internet video, so really it just means now there’s more competition for both viewers and producers. A lot more competition.That said, Current is really looking for a different breed of contributor than other sites. Most of them are about exactly what Current isn’t: music videos, titillation, geysers of Coke and Mentos. Our standards are higher. So in many ways the rise of YouTube and its ilk is complementary, not competitive, to what we’re doing.
I mean, bottom line, the more people producing video and strengthening that set of skills the better.