I recently got word from my friend Chris Brogan that he and Jeff Pulver had not received as many video submissions for the Network2 contest as they anticipated, considering how much goddamn money they are giving away.
Are you folks just not aware of the contest? We're talking about $25,000 for first place, $10,000 for second, and $5,000 for third. And they have not received a lot of videos? Um, someone has a good chance of racking up some serious dough here. Just wanted to let you know that. If we had time, we would be on top of this thing.
Here are some details from the contest page:
We're looking for inspired producers to create an episode of their Internet TV show or post a videoblog or make a clip that shows people "How to Watch Internet TV." We want to drive awareness of your work, as well as the medium as a whole. If you can mention Network2 in your submission, that'd be even better, as we believe Network2.tv is a great site to answer the question, "What do you want to watch on the Internet today?"
Record your episode or clip, send us a pointer to where we can find it, and if you would, post a link to Network2 in the show notes. Submit to us before 11:59PM on March 9, 2007, and you'll be entered into the contest. Finalists will be announced March 16th, and the prize will be awarded on March 20th at Spring 2007 Video on the Net in San Jose, California.
You do NOT have to be on Network2 to enter. But if you are producing an Internet TV show and would like to be reviewed and mentioned on Network2, please add your show here.
GRAND PRIZE: $25,000.00 US
SECOND PRIZE: $10,000.00 US
THIRD PRIZE: $5,000.00 US
These guys are risking their lives and the lives of others to get the word out about this thing. Submit a video before they kill someone, please.
Ok, I've neglected this blog something awful. In fact, I never ever wrote any of the posts I'd intended to. I see a list of topics on a sticky on my desktop related to online video content issues, and instead I've been posting sad little updates and personal promotions. Tsk, tsk.
Worse, I've neglected myself and my friends lately. When exactly did things get this busy?
3/19 - 3/22 Atlanta
3/22 - 3/25 New Orleans
3/26 - 3/27 Los Angeles
3/28 Fresno, CA
3/29 San Francisco
3/30 Reno
3/31 - 4/6 Los Angeles
4/7 - 4/8 San Francisco
late April - New York for a week at some point
We begin production on our second show this week, and it's a doozy as you can see from the schedule above. I'm concerned about getting off-track. There are several really important ideas and concepts that are not getting the attention they should, and that stuff is really our future. But one step at a time, I suppose. I've just never quite been good at that approach...
1. When something happens, even something important, writing a blog post is really, really far from my mind.
2. Ultimately, I'm a very private person. I enjoy opening up to a close-knit group of friends, but beyond that it takes a while for me to trust people. Most people are surprised when I say this, but it's true.
3. I love the idea of an online repository of someone's person and professional history, but I'm scared by it. For example, tons of people with whom I have close business relationships are now on Twitter. No way I can feel comfortable expressing my honest thoughts knowing that they could be misinterpreted. I post twitters very rarely these days.
4. The things that have gone on with Micki Krimmel and Kathy Sierra are alarming to me. I work with my wife, who is a well-known Internet personality. Any more sharing than is absolutely necessary makes me nervous.
5. I'm mean. Yup, I said it. I can be very direct (as Zadi constantly reminds me) and my natural tendency is toward impatience. A lot of the time I might say things that are too blunt, and it's way too much work to censor myself. So it's easier to just shut the hell up. If I don't like you, you probably know it, and it's probably for a good reason.
While doing on location shoots for a new show we're working on, we shot an episode of JETSET in New Orleans.
It's an amazing place, literally infused with history and culture. And ghosts. Some strange things have happened to us since we walked through the narrow back streets of New Orleans. Makes you wonder sometimes.
Sadly, the 9th ward in New Orleans is all but a dead zone in some areas. A few places have come back, some restaurants for example, but it's an incredible sight to see all these homes wiped out and standing there a wreck eighteen months after Hurrican Katrina. It's infuriating, actually.
Brings back some thoughts from the karmagrrrl days: Wake Me Up When September Ends.
