Social Actions from JD Lasica on Vimeo. Following is part 3 of my 3-part series on open APIs and crowdsourcing community news. Cross-posted from the IdeaLab. Part 1, Part 2. At the NetSquared conference for nonprofits in San Jose on May 27-28, one of the most intriguing projects I heard about was Social Actions, a […]
Interview
Justin Kan of JustinTV
Last week at OnHollywood I caught up with Justin Kan, creator of Justin.tv. Justin’s been the talk of the social media world the past couple of months, especially at the Web 2.0 Expo and at OnHollywood. He wears a webcam 24/7, and Justin.tv will be rolling out live video streaming services for subscribing shortly. Here’s […]
NPR tackles social media
At the WeMedia conference in Miami last week, I finally had the chance to meet Andy Carvin in person. Andy’s a longtime blogger, podcaster and all-around smart guy. He’s now helping National Public Radio devise its social media strategy. In this 8-minute video interview, he talks about "NPRness" and the challenges of bringing social media […]
Interview: Tower Records’ founder on its rise & fall
I recently interviewed Russ Solomon, founder of Tower Records, about the music retailing giant’s rise and fall. The interview took place as employees were clearing out of the company’s headquarters in West Sacramento, Calif. A couple of surprising comments: "I don’t think we’re seeing the passing of an era (from physical goods to digital downloads). […]
Jason Calacanis on social news
At the Web 2.0 Summit this week, I interviewed Jason Calacanis, CEO of AOL’s Weblogs, Inc. and general manager of Netscape (and a friend). In this 21-minute video, he discusses social news, social media and the rules of the road on social networks. (Ourmedia page | watch video)