This interview is part of our ongoing series related to The Influence Project.
Not long ago I had lunch with the vlogger and lifecaster Sarah Austin. We ate on the patio at Aureole and not ten minutes in she asked if I we could ...READ»
The U.S. District Court has just made public the documentation in the controversial Viacom vs. YouTube case. It's a goldmine of data, most of which is really dirty mud-slinging by Viacom, based on internal emails from YouTube's ...READ»
In five years, YouTube has completely reshaped the Internet, media, and political landscapes. On its birthday, here's a look back at its short but influential life.READ»
When it came out, YouTube was seen as the best thing that had ever happened to the Web. Suddenly, it was easy to watch videos online, and uploading and embedding became, for the first time ever, a doddle. No wonder Google pounced on ...READ»
Why do Americans need to attach creation myths to everything, including the origins of our most visible business ventures? We idealize the lone inventor over the company man, the garage over the office space. We tell the story of ...READ»
This cartoon summarises the concept very well - The Online Business Model To Get VC Money
Web ventures backed by VCs are notorious for focusing predominantly on acquiring users first and leaving revenue on the back burner ...READ»
When Mark Zuckerberg showed up in Palo Alto three years ago, he had no car, no house, and no job. Today, he's at the helm of a smokin'-hot social-networking site, Facebook, and turning down billion-dollar offers. Can this kid be for real?READ»
One of the nice thing about being a magazine writer who also has access to a clean, well-lighted space on the internet, is that I get to resurrect some of tasty tidbits of reporting which get cut in the often brutal process of ...READ»
"It is money -- and only money -- the reason we are leaving today." With that statement former Governor Tom Vilsack closed his campaign for the presidency in 2008. Sorry, Governor, it was not only money that drove you from the race. ...READ»
According to Technorati, yesterday and today's most blogged to video on YouTube is "A Message from Chad and Steve." Chad and Steve. Just a couple of giddy, giggly buddies letting the cameras roll outside an office somewhere. A ...READ»
News broke yesterday that YouTube is in talks with major record labels with the express goal of offering every music video ever created for free. They want to get this done in a mere 18 months. A poet once said, "A man's reach should ...READ»
