At the Pixelodeon conference at the American Film Institute last month, I had a great time chatting with Abra Chouinard, host of a cool new games show called TotalMMO. She was so enthusiastic about online games that I was tempted to lay aside my camcorder and pick up a joystick. OK, my mouse. You get […]
Kent Nichols on starting an Internet TV show
At Pixelodeon last month at the American Film Institute in Hollywood, I had a chance to interview Kent Nichols, co-founder of the popular Internet TV show AskaNinja, a few minutes after he gave a presentation on how to create entertainment content for an Internet television show. He covers the basics like how to get started, […]
Watching the CNN YouTube debate
I’m watching the CNN-YouTube debate between the Democratic candidates for president, live on CNN now. (It’s also being streamed live on CNN.com.) I really do like the format, where more than 3,000 people from around the world — I was one of them — posed questions to the candidates. YouTubers will have a go at […]
A talk with Richprettygirl
At Pixelodeon, I met the stars of the popular Internet TV show Richprettygirl, host Jacqulyn Joy and Cornelia Gibrand, or C, who does currency markets. The show’s concept is pretty straightforward: a pretty girl (Joy) sits on a couch and talks about stuff, like hot Ferraris, with occasional interviews tossed in. The show airs a […]
Personalized Wired covers
I’d missed this a few months back, but it’s still working. Wired magazine has a promotion with Xerox that lets anyone create his or her own magazine cover. Just go here and upload a photo, add your own headlines, press a button, and a few minutes later you have a personalized cover that you can […]