May 15 2009

What’s been up with new media recently

Written by Jacob Nahin

Here are a few articles I wrote recently for Tubefilter News.
All pictures are linked from tubefilter.tv.

Jason Calacanis Covers Startups With a ‘TWiST’
“The show is a simple, easy watch that delivers compelling interviews without dumbing it down for the audience.”

Alloy Goes ‘Private’ School, Makes Open Casting Call
“The marketing company has also done something rare: it has posted an open casting call for the part of Kiran aimed at fans of the book series. Those who want to audition for roles in the web series may download one of three available 60-second scripts, film the video, then upload the short to the website.”


‘Ten Sundays’ Still Stuck On Couch
“The entire ten-episode series takes place on the pair’s living room couch and kicks off when David falls for a bossy girl and Jesse forgets his reason for living after messing up a critical job interview”

‘Comics on Comics’, Geek Idols Served Over Funny
Geeks, hold your breath, because you are going to need that air to cheer on Comics on Comics, a pop-culture video podcast in its second season with a cape-load of comic-book guests and a colorful pool of knowledge.


Apr 15 2009

Nathan Fillion and TubeFilter’s News coverage of PaleyFest

Written by Jacob Nahin

I have to say, TubeFilter News did a great job of covering PaleyFest
For those who don’t know, PaleyFest was a panel gathering of the actors and makers of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along-Blog.
Panel members included: Joss Whedon, Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion, and of course, Felicia Day (quite a rising star isn’t she?).
TubeFilter News aims to cover the some of same things this blog attempts to cover like Internet video.
One part of the article quotes Jed Whedon (a writer of the Internet film) who attributes some of the success of the show to Day’s mad Twitter marketing skills.
After the event, Day introduced Nathan Fillon to Twitter and plugged his username. Within a day, Fillion has nearly reached 17,000 followers. That’s some crazy plugging power and more than a few nutty fans (I’m one of them). Hopefully he will keep tweeting.
His latest tweet says, “Getting a haircut, finally.” I didn’t know he needed one.

If you want to know about PaleyFest, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along-Blog, or Day’s own show, The Guild, give TubeFilter’s article a read.
It’s good to see new media getting the coverage it deserves.