eGuiders named "Curator of the Month" on YouTube!

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Leo Laporte Interview Pt 3 of 3

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Marc Ostrick and Michael Sean Wright interview Leo Laporte at the TWiT Cottage for the documentary OPEN. This is pt 2 of 3 of the complete interview using 2 Kodak Zi8s and 1 Flip Ultra HD. The Spark Series is a collection of short documentaries by Marc Ostrick and Michael Sean Wright that show the application of emerging tech tools empowering the creative process of communication. Our goal is to ignite conversations into action.

Leo Laporte Interview Pt 2 of 3

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Marc Ostrick and Michael Sean Wright interview Leo Laporte at the TWiT Cottage for the documentary OPEN. This is pt 2 of 3 of the complete interview using 2 Kodak Zi8s and 1 Flip Ultra HD. The Spark Series is a collection of short documentaries by Marc Ostrick and Michael Sean Wright that show the application of emerging tech tools empowering the creative process of communication. Our goal is to ignite conversations into action.

Leo Laporte Interview Pt 1 of 3

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Marc Ostrick and Michael Sean Wright interview Leo Laporte at the TWiT Cottage for the documentary OPEN. This is pt 1 of 3 of the complete interview using 2 Kodak Zi8s and 1 Flip Ultra HD. The Spark Series is a collection of short documentaries by Marc Ostrick and Michael Sean Wright that show the application of emerging tech tools empowering the creative process of communication. Our goal is to ignite conversations into action.

OPEN (episode 3)

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OPEN (ep 3) explores the inner-workings of the TWiT Cottage and the creative process of Leo Laporte. Leo has build an online network with over a dozen shows, a staff of 7 and an unrelenting drive to elevate the level of conversation about tech and media. The Spark Series is a collection of short documentaries by Marc Ostrick and Michael Sean Wright that show the application of emerging tech tools empowering the creative process of communication. Our goal is to ignite conversations into action.

Drew Meets Drew

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-Drew meets @DrewFromTV for the first time. Help us raise $1,000,000 for Livestrong by following @DrewFromTV on Twitter. The Spark Series is a collection of short documentaries by Marc Ostrick and Michael Sean Wright that show the application of emerging tech tools empowering the creative process of communication. Our goal is to ignite conversations into action.

Not Another Twitter Conference (episode 2)

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Documentary filmmakers Marc Ostrick and Michael Sean Wright continue their journey through the world of social media. Not Another Twitter Conference, explores the various ways people are using social tools like Twitter to empower their voice.

part 1, the new dial tone

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Part 1 the new dial tone

Marc Ostrick and Michael Sean Wright set out to document a day at Blog World Expo in Las Vegas. Ostrick, Co-Founder of eGuiders teamed up with fellow documentarian Wright, founder of nicefishfilms, to take the pulse of what some are calling the new media revolution.

The gathering of bloggers, lifestreamers and seasoned journalists provided an opportunity to dialog with media producers from around the world. Ostrick and Wright attempted to push the limits of the current technology, shooting with Kodak Zi8 and Flip Ultra HD cameras.

The short doc is part of the conversation focused on the shifting landscape of media. The new dial tone is a dialog among media producers, technologists and bloggers who are looking to express their ideas into the stream of the real-time web.

The filmmakers shadowed Robert Scoble, early technology blogger-evangelist as he interacted with the influencers in social media.

Social media is the new dial tone, according to author Chris Brogan.

The tc140 in Los Angeles Was An Inspiration

I was truly inspired at the Twitter Conference 140 this week. Not because I learned a ton of new Twitter tricks, but because Tony Robbins gave one of the best motivational keynote addresses I have ever seen. No wonder celebrities and athletes pay this guy the big bucks. Tony had us jumping in the isles, connecting with our more positive self. He also weaved how Twitter can be used to help trigger conversation or inspiration by sharing and connecting with others. We all know that Twitter can't be used as a substitute for real relationships, but it can be used a trigger to share with others.

I was also honored to be interviewed for Robert Scoble's new venture with RackSpace, Building43.com. The interview should be live soon. Michael Sean Wright, who is also a core eGuider, was filling in for Scoble since he was unable to attend due to the birth of baby Ryan.

It was great to meet up with Brian Wong, who is the CEO of FollowFormation.com, a great Twitter tool for novice Twitter users and I got to meet iJustine, who was very sweet. She should join th eGuiders team.

Here are a few pictures. Enjoy!

Here is Tony's headshot. He really does have amazing teeth. I was skeptical at first, but man can this guy tell a story. "If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it. " Good to remember when you're in the middle of chaos, challenge & fear. :-)


He had us on our feet, jumping for joy!

It was really incredible.










Hamming it up for the
Building43.com interview.

Rocky, the cameraman, with the rock steady hand.

Michael Wright with the hard-hitting questions.












Talking Twitter with iJustine. A new LA transplant from Pittsburgh, PA - now living in Santa Monica.

NATPE LATV Fest: eGuiders Evangelizes Web Video Curation

NATPE, the National Association of Television Program Executives, is a global nonprofit organization dedicated to the creation, development and distribution of digital video content in all forms across all mature and emerging media platforms.

I was fortunate to be able to represent eGuiders during a panel discussion entitled "Deepening The Audience Experience With Online Programming." It was a packed house and I shared some of my experience about what works and doesn't work when trying to extend a TV show online with video.

I cursed a little, I laughed a little, I even at one point was going to throw a chair into the audience just to mix it up a bit. There were some really smart people on the panel as well. David Bloom form Words and Deeds was moderating and he did a fantastic job at keeping the conversation moving. Marc DeBevoise, SVP, Digital Media of Starz Network was there, Greg Goodfriend, Co-Founder of EQAL (LonleyGirl15 & Harper's Globe) gave some good feedback about creating story extensions for TV shows online. Lisa Hsia, SVP, Bravo Digital Media dished some knowledge about Real Housewives of NJ and Hardie Tankersley was there, he is the VP of Innovation and Partnerships for Fox.com.

Overall, we agreed that value added content needs to be done creatively from every aspect - budgets, story, marketing, etc... I know Greg and I agree that the more the vision can come from the showrunner and organically expand the characters and themes of the show, audiences will be more engaged with the programming. As always, content is king. However, the need to be able to market and get the word out about this type of programming is still essential to its success.

Thanks to Daisy Whitney and Jordan Ryder for inviting me to participate. Some of the highlights included our panel (of course), Gavin McGarry's presentation on disrupting the old guard of TV. Running into my old friend Adam Steinman from IMG, Ross Levinsohn from Fuse Capital gave an insightful talk about finding VC money. And the debate over "What is considered a "view" when discussing online video" is always good for a few laughs and cringes. Both parties were a ton of fun and lots of quality schmoozing. Here's a few pictures from the event. Enjoy!