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The expanding Buzzmachine empire

Jimmy Gutterman at PaidContent gives some nice attention today to my nascent efforts to start shows online at PrezVid and IdolCritic with my partner, former colleague at Entertainment Weekly and Advance Internet, and the guy who’s really doing the work, Peter Hauck. And note well that IdolCritic is made by the talented duo of Mary C. Matthews and the ever-amusing Liza Persky of 39 Second Single fame (which is where I discovered them). I see big opportunity to making little TV. The time is right to jump in. And as Jimmy point out, so’s the price. There’s a need for people to make and reinvent better TV; it’s not all flaming farts. And there’s the opportunity to learn while doing. So please do go watch IdolCritic as Liza brings the American Idol water cooler to your laptop and watch and read PrezVid as it covers the election through the eyes of YouTube. End of plug.

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7 Responses to “The expanding Buzzmachine empire”

  1. V-blocked Says:
    March 1st, 2007 at 8:57 am

    Can’t. All streaming media is blocked at work. Newspapers aren’t, though!

  2. what’s the matter with the religious right? at infotainment rules Says:
    March 1st, 2007 at 12:25 pm

    [...] How old school (hat tip: BuzzMachine). [...]

  3. Alex Hammer Says:
    March 1st, 2007 at 3:06 pm

    Jeff, good luck with those efforts. I think you’re right on target. Came across this review of “Walt Mossberg (Wall Street Journal) Watches Internet TV” http://pulverblog.pulver.com/archives/006468.html

    Although there is a lot of convergence, I wouldn’t be investing in traditional movie theatres and newspapers. New media (web 2.0) may eventually have a bubble, but it’s also for real.

  4. ggwfung Says:
    March 2nd, 2007 at 5:08 am

    words are good, anything else is a risk. Look at all the problems someone like Scoble’s having.

    ggw

  5. Sandlander Says:
    March 2nd, 2007 at 5:23 am

    This is as ‘little’ as TV can get, an effort using hybrid videoblog/audio podcast for ‘do-it-yourself’ low-budget media’ conversational entertainment.

    http://www.aliceinparis2007.com

    We’ll see how it resonates over the coming 39 weeks.

  6. what’s the matter with the religious right? « the infotainment follies Says:
    June 15th, 2008 at 9:06 am

    [...] old school (hat tip: BuzzMachine). « why is this word different from all the other words? healthy competition for [...]

  7. what’s the matter with the religious right? « the stories of our lives Says:
    June 17th, 2008 at 10:24 am

    [...] How old school (hat tip: BuzzMachine). [...]

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