Rex Sorgatz Take Two

July 7th, 2008

Rex Sorgatz of fimoculous deserves an encore! Well I decided to make a part two where we talk more about Rex.

Music, Rubber

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The Microfame Game and the New Rules of Internet Celebrity

July 4th, 2008

Rex Sorgatz is a link blogger at fimoculous. He follows internet culture, music, tv, media, tech and recently published an article in New York Magazine on how to become microfamous in 8 steps. I thought it was interesting and decided to interview Rex about his eight steps (self-publish, stylize, overshare, respond, ally, diversify, create controversy, persist).

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My Damn Channel

June 25th, 2008

My Damn Channel is an online video network competing with networks like Revision3, Next New Networks while disrupting even larger networks like MTV. MDC is focused on providing repeatable, professional content with a variety of different ad supported verticals such as comedy and tutorials.

Harry Shearer, the brilliant actor/comedian/writer, produces a channel on the network. I was delighted to interview Rob Barnett at their office in NYC.

My favorite show is You Suck at Photoshop. It’s a fun tutorial series about photoshop tricks that makes me ROFL.

For more information, see NewTeeVee’s cover of their launch almost exactly one year ago.

Music by Christopher Cushman and Kevin Jones.

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The Story of Smosh

June 24th, 2008

Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox are known around the world (on YouTube) by millions of fans for their comedy series, Smosh. The two met in Junior High School, found that they shared a similar sense of humor, and eventually began posting lip dubs to YouTube. Fast forward to today:

YouTube:
#1 - Most Subscribed (All Time)
#1 - Most Viewed (All Time) - Comedians
#11 - Most Viewed (All Time)

Now Smosh also has their own website which is gaining a lot of momentum. For almost no expense, and almost no technical experience, Ian and Anthony have fostered an enormous online community around their videos.

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David Karp of Tumblr

June 20th, 2008

David Karp is the 21 year old founder of Tumblr, a breakthrough blogging platform that allows users to easily reblog multimedia content.

I’ve had a tumblr blog installed here on Pop17 from day one and I love it. I’d definitely recommend setting up a Tumblr blog if you are looking for a blogging platform, especially if you are into reblogging. And if you are looking for some cool new bloggers to follow or add to your RSS aggregators, check out the Tumblr Explore section of the site.

Music by PodingtonBear

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Who Will Buy A 3G iPhone?

June 18th, 2008

Last year the launch of the iphone was revolutionary. Everyone knew about it. When Steve Jobs gave his keynote in San Francisco at WWDC I went to the Prince Street Apple store in SoHo, New York to get opinions from people shopping.

Chris Pirillo is getting one for the GPS. Maybe it isn’t necessary for everyone, but it’s going to be really cool to see the apps developed for GPS on the 3G iphone. I can’t wait. It’s so exciting!!

Many prefer the titanium look of the first gen model and don’t like the plastic look of the 3G iphone. I like the feminine look of the white 16GB model for $299. It’s got that classic Apple feel. Ahhh…. My iphone is one of my best friends.

I want an upgrade, but I’m not 100% sure if I will be waiting in line July 11th. Should I get the white 16GB 3G iphone? Will people with first generation iphones upgrade to 3G? Is it just a trend? I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Music by Podingtonbear

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Wiimbledon Tennis With Nintendo Wii

June 13th, 2008

As part of Internet Week, Wiimbledon, a tennis tournament played with the Wii, attracted enthusiasts from all over to come out, drink a beer and compete for a grand title. Other winning categories included most athletic, most dangerous, best costume and shortest shorts. Barcade in Brooklyn hosted for the second year in a row. Music by Podington Bear

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Video Stars Of The Web

June 11th, 2008

I had a great experience interviewing the winners of the Webbys 2008 Video Awards in New York City. To kick off the awards, Tay Zonday sang the National Anthem and he was awesome!

In this video I interviewed:
Richter Scales
30 Second Bunnies Theatre
Tay Zonday
DailyGreens
Diggnation
You Suck at Photoshop
Wainy Days

I had a great time during the whole ceremony and laughed almost the whole way through. (Thanks, Popgadget!)

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Kevin Rose Is Hot

June 9th, 2008

For Internet Week in NYC Diggnation, who just won a Webby Award for technology online video and film, held a meetup in Brooklyn at StudioB. I asked fans of the sold-out show what they would do to get in.

Amazing Camera work goes to Caitlin Hill.
Music by Podington Bear

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Interview With Nate Westheimer

June 6th, 2008

Nate Westheimer, born on April Fools day, is a 25 year old entrepreneur in New York City. Westheimer is the CEO of a wiki called BricaBox, a contributing writer to the Silicon Alley Insider and will be launching a live weekly tech show on the Mogulus platform.

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