Ever since Veronica Belmont announced that she’s leaving Mahalo Daily, competition for her spot has been raging. There are a host of nominees, and it looks like Calacanis is taking his queues from the fans while out scouting new talent.
Who’d make the best new Mahalo Daily host? There is no question, Christina Warren (@film_girl), my co-host from The Squadcast. We don’t want to lose her, far from it, and we’d fight hard to keep her at Download Squad where she beongs if an offer were made. That being said, Mahalo Daily would be a huge opportunity for Christina, and if it’s meant to be, it’ll happen. So, in an effort to help rally her 1000 plus Twitter followers and fans of The Squadcast, I’ve created http://jasonstealmycohost.com/
The picture above is from SXSW, and I think it speaks volumes. Who needs to rank amongst the biggest and brightest in web video? film_girl, plain and simple. Really, it’s a no brainer.
I’m excited and a little sad to announce that I’ll no longer be leading Download Squad for Weblogs, Inc. I’ve been talking to Robert Scoble quite a bit since SXSW, after my business card put me on his radar and, I’m happy to announce I’ll be starting my new position at Fast Company as Shel Israel’s producer as of tomorrow. Shel is an amazing, intuitive and insightful guy who I admire very much, as is Robert. I’m honored to be invited into their team and I’m enthusiastic about the direction in which we’re headed.
It’s been a great ride at Weblogs, Inc. I’ve led Download Squad for a little over a year, doubled traffic, hired an incredible team of bloggers and taken the site in new and interesting directions. As hard as it is to swallow, I know in my heart that what I’ve helped create has outgrown me. Download Squad needs far more competent leadership than I can provide. I’m creative; a content guy, not a team manager. So, I’m really happy to say that in conjunction with my departure, Download Squad has scored a top piece of talent to take my place. Starting tomorrow, Download Squad’s new lead will be Aaron Brazell who formerly led operations at b5 Media. Aaron is an amazing guy, dynamic, sharp and super motivated. I know he’s going to take good care of the team I’ve worked so hard to build, and I wish him every success in his new position.
To my friends at Weblogs, Inc and my bloggers at Download Squad. You’ve all meant so much to me. So long and, thanks for all the fish.
This video explains so much of why Vaynerchuk is kicking your ass. I only hope that one day, I’ve got this much energy and clarity to hit my own goals. Thanks, Gary, for totally rockin it and for sharing that infectious energy.
Gary Vaynerchuk. Arguably the nicest guy on the web. His web show WineLibrary has skyrocketed to the top of the heap. Part of that has to do with the quality of his show but, a large portion of his fame is due to his ability to convert viewers into true fans by taking the initiative to connect to nearly everyone in a very personal way. He answers every email. He responds to every @ tweet.
Loren Feldman. He’s the curmudgeon of the web video world. He takes pot shots, he stirs things up. He’s made a name for himself by taking on some of the top players in the social web and cutting them down to size with wit and a total lack of fear. He’s really a big softie, but don’t tell anyone.
Much to my surprise, when I caught the two of them in the hallway shaking hands at SXSW, the internet universe did not implode upon itself. Two rockstars of the video web, two very different strategies. Viva la variety!
We interviewed Alex King for our latest episode — we’ve got a few more great guests up our sleeves for the next few shows — and he was cool enough to blog about the release of the show, which in turn means if you log into your Wordpress blog, you’ll see his link to our show! Given that the episode is on “Pimping your Wordpress”, it’s just about as circular and meta as it gets.
Thanks Alex for being on the show, and thanks to all of our other guests on soon to be released episodes.
Another fantastic example of why remix culture makes me smile. “Hit me on my iPhone” re-purposes the iPhone guided tour video to make something utterly ephemeral and priceless.
Uhg. I totally let this site fall into disrepair. I had the best of intentions to showcase music video on the web in 2007, after a stellar year in 2006 where we posted a creative commons licensed song a day. Two music videos in, I got the lack of update shame and it all went to hell.
This year, I’m trying something a little different. I’ve been gobbling up video production info and watching a ton of other people’s productions since I started producing The Squadcast. There’s so much great stuff out there, it’s just buried under a ton of crap. So, in 2008, Indieish becomes a rockin resource for people like me, who are interested in DIY video and film production for the web.
Just released another Squadcast episode. This one covers GTD email tips, tools and features an interview with productivity consultant Matthew Cornell.
Also in the mix, new graphics I made over the last week. We’re finally getting there. We shot three (three!) episodes worth of content this weekend, and we’re feverishly working on ideas for the next shoot. Before the end of the year we should have a backlog of produced, ready to release episodes. FTW!
Look for Amber Rhea in an upcoming episode called, “So you think you can Podcast”. We also taped interviews with Dalas Verdago from Vimeo, and Kristin Shoemaker (Download Squad’s own Linux Librarian.
