The Ethnographic Sampling Project

What is the Ethnographic Sampling Project? It’s actually quite simple. We are a network of people who love sharing video, photos, audio and thoughts about why people do what they do, think what they think, buy what they buy. We believe technology has enabled observation and the ability to capture a moment on an unprecedented scale, creating a space where individuals can become part of a larger community.

The Ethnographic Sampling Project is designed to sample brief moments of life by tapping into the citizen anthropologist. Members of the group are given periodic challenges to capture specific experiences and share those experiences for discussion. The goal is to gain insight into human behavior and consumer culture through a dynamic range of personal perspectives and social contexts. Our hope is to prove a new, collaborative model for ethnography we call "open" ethnography.

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Once our community reaches 100 new members in a quarter, we will fund a $1,000 grant to recognize the outstanding contributions of one member. That person must demonstrate the value of citizen anthropology through quality content, relevant insight and regular participation. The winner will be notified after the end of the quarter and featured on the ESP blog.

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FOR THOSE SENDING VIDEO: You want to break the rules and send a full on 1080p - 720p HD video with production value on par with Michael Bay. Cool. Unless you have your own email server, however, you're going to have to post that video on YouTube or Vimeo, take the embed html code, and place that in the body of your submission email. Got it? Get to it.

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May 5, 2010

"Homeless Chic"

What’s really interesting is the use of the “homeless” look as the inspiration for style and design. Check out some of the trends in “Homeless Chic” as reported by Trend Hunter. You’ll find innovations in homeless dwelling design, fashion and home furnishings. It’s fascinating how; 1) an entire socioeconomic status has developed an identity and look of it’s own and 2) those who have supposedly risen above this state, engage in the exploitation and recapturing of that identity.

http://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/homelesstyle-using-the-image-of-the-vagabond-as-a-focal-point-for-creativit

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May 2, 2010

video on poverty

Here is a video on www.homelesspartners.com
with a youtube link here

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Daniel Keeran

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May 1, 2010

Shades of poverty on Paris streets.

It’s the most romantic city in the world to many. It is wrapped in symbolism of beauty. It is the mythological heart of European civilization in the modern era. But it is also just a city, which means poverty is part of the package. The nameless, the forgotten and the dejected.

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April 30, 2010

How do we define poverty?

Context is everything. By the standards of the West, the people living in the yurts would be poor — limited resources, little surplus food materials, no money in the modern sense, etc. Here, wealth isn’t defined by consumption. So what would we say if this were a family living in Connecticut? Would we classify them as poor? Possibly.

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