BTW, Rocketboom is in it's 4th year now and for awhile I felt as though I was falling behind do to getting stuck in the lawsuit with Amanda (just ended 2 months ago), and not being able to get a network up and running like the other shows did such as Adam Curry's, Diggnation and Frederator.
But now that that's all over and Rocketboom is 100% free, in retrospect, Im so glad that it didn't happen because these networks are doing it all wrong, I think. I would of likely been doing the same thing that they are doing too. Most people who know me know I haven't slept or vacationed in years because I keep running to get to the next step. We haven't relented, but we are no longer racing against the environment. Rocketboom is not a Web 2.0 business, its a media business and media will be around for a long time. WIth this in mind, and whereas the other networks have only one breadwinner and a lot of draggers, we have decided to go at our own pace in order to make sure that show #2 is just as important if not more important than #1. On Nov 12, 2007, at 4:43 PM, Steve Watkins wrote: > Whats really so bad about twit 57 anyway? I tried to listen to twit > once and couldnt take it, > but I just watched the video version of twit 57 all the way > through. Sure, there were some > moments where too many people talking at once wasnt good, but I > found the show > interesting. Unless the video version is edited, I didnt spot any > legendary row, just a mildly > spirited discussion, which was fairly revealing and thus interesting. > > And the Murdoch comments were nothing compared to the brief moment > at the end of > 2006 and start of 2007 where a few 'would be media moguls' stated > their aspirations in > even more ott fashion, only for those plans to wither away without > much fanfare or > explanation. > > I got rather passionate about such things at the time, disgusted by > the idea that a new > breed of gatekeepers were trying to bring themselves into > existence, because that seemed > like it would destroy some of the things that make blogging and > vlogging have such > potential. So whilst I admired the fact that rocketboom didnt seem > to be selling out in the > usual sense, for money, I became disturbed by some possible signs > that Mr Baron was > seeking to achieve a different sort of power. > > In a strange way Im sort of sad that nothing much has happened, I > was looking forward to > seeing what would occur. I imagine to witness the emergence of a > potential mogul of the > new media world, we need a far more ruthless character with an iron > will, and a plan that > is more detail than dream, to give it a go. None of the a- > list/controvertial/opinionated/whatever characters, or your > confrontations, live up to the > hype. > > Perhaps the new media dominator must also have a good sense of > timing, and will wait till > things grow, and a lot of people do the hard work, before making > their move. > > 2007, not what was expected, and as I said before I think the > wobbly economy could > make 2008 a year of shattered dreams, for those who couldnt keep > their dreams to a > realistic size. Long live the sustainable ones, with their feet on > the ground! > > Regarding Mahalo and promotion, I would like to know stuff about > promotion options that > are well beyond the reach of the individual or those with more > modest funding etc. Do you > ever consider advertising in traditional mass media? I know that > back in 2005 or whenever > the year was that some bvloggers got a lot of mainstream press, > some were surprised > how little difference a story in the NYT or wherever, would make to > their stats. And here in > the UK Ive not seen anything like the number of TV adverts for > dotcoms as I did during > the original bubble. But Im also not convinced that web-only > promotion works on a huge > scale all that often, seems very hit & miss, and I even wonder > whether the notion of mass > marketing will stand the test of time. What if everybody is on the > race to the bottom, the > only way is down, etc? Still taht would probably fit well with the > needs of plnet earth, the > end of 'god is growth' and a return to saner scales in all things? > > Cheers > > Steve Elbows > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Jason McCabe Calacanis" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, John Coffey > <jimmycrackhead2000@> wrote: > > > > > > I'm with you Richard. I suggest Jason have lunch with > > > Andrew Baron and relive the worst TWIT ever. > > > > I think you're referring to Rupert Murdoch?!? ;-) > > > > TWiT 57 is legendary now... Leo talks about "not pulling a 57" or > "let's not 57 this one.." > in > > the pre-interview. Very funny. > > > > j > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
