This WSJ post claims it’s the death of the “slush pile.” It seems publishers like Random House once reviewed unsolicited books for consideration. Not anymore. “Getting plucked from the slush pile was always a long shot—in large part, editors and Hollywood development executives say, because most unsolicited material has gone unsolicited for good reason.” Now there’s a…
I’m not a regular CurrentTV checker, so thanks to Mark for alerting me to “Viral Video Film School” in the comments of my last post. He also recommended SuperNews on Current, and I was not disappointed with “The Christmas Bailout.” Below is a Brett Erlich video capturing 2009’s finest moments in the form of a quiz. You’ve heard…
I’ve often said that you need to logout of your account to see what YouTube really looks like, since that’s what the majority of viewers are seeing. Let’s look at one of last year’s last Archive.org homepage screen shots of YouTube, and compare it to today’s. Some differences: 2008 has lots of white space and…
This is funny even if you know nothing about Oasis or its breakup. Hitler’s reaction to the fact the band won’t tour Germany… One of the most viral videos according to Viral Video Chart. “I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer,’ posted Noel Gallagher on Oasis’ website a few hours…
Last night I had the pleasure of dining with Filmmaker Chris Barrett, actor Efron Ramirez (best known for his role as Pedro in Napoleon Dynamite), YouTube Comic EdBassmaster, and Barret’s Publicist partner. Barrett and Ramirez had spoken to a group of underprivileged highschool students in Camden, NJ yesterday afternoon, and were doing a media circuit…
If you’ve watched a few horror movies, and screamed “don’t go outside to check things out, you idiot!” then you might find this short interactive zombie film worth some time. It’s got some gore, though. So I warned you. It’s called Survive the Outbreak, and you’ll make choices almost every minute — each leaving you…