Posted by Dave Bull on February 6, 2014 [Permalink]

Are there many Reddit readers here on this blog? Perhaps not too many I think ...

For those of you who don't know what the IAmA designation refers to, it is "I am a (fill in the blank) - ask me anything," and is a very popular section of the vast website known as Reddit.com. (It is also known as "AMA" ... "Ask me Anything ...")

The concept is simple - a web page is opened, with an opening statement created by a person who is either famous, noted for some reason, or - and this is where I come in - doing something particularly interesting to the community at large.

Readers of the page submit questions in the hope that the person will answer them, and other readers vote these questions up and down. Questions that rise to the top are usually answered by the person, and these answers then generate a threaded discussion.

If the target person takes the time to create thoughtful answers the discussion can become quite interesting, and the IAmA concept has certainly taken off, with people from all walks of life hosting discussions on the site.

Jed and I are going to give it a try, and we've scheduled an IAmA for later this week. Our event though, will be an IAmA with a difference - we are going to coordinate it with a live Webcam session, and I will make a print - start to finish - while people watch (and hopefully ask interesting questions).

You might ask how I will possibly type my replies while printing, but don't worry, I have hired a transcriber - a young lady in the US - who is going to type madly in the background while I speak on the camera, and we'll put the text into the thread at the appropriate places.

Jed himself will answer whatever questions are directed to him ...

AND ... we have a bonus. I will make around 10 or so copies of the print (from our Portraits series), and after the session is over, will give these out to the contributors whose comments reach the top section of the page (voted by the contributors, of course)!

Don't miss this one! It will start at:

• 2pm Friday afternoon (US West coast)
• 5pm (US East coast)
• 10pm - or so (Europe)
• 7am Saturday (Tokyo)

... and will run at least until the prints are finished.

Note: we don't have a exact URL to send you yet, as that will not be known until a few minutes before the scheduled starting time, at the moment I initiate the thread. But if you watch the Reddit IAmA page around that time, you should find it with no problem ...

I hope to see you (and your questions) there! And tell your friends!

 

 

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