Knewsroom, the crowdsourced online newsource has just launched in beta.
From their website:
“Knewsroom™ is a community-directed news publication where not only do you have a voice—you get paid to use it. “The Knews” gets published every morning, featuring the previous day’s top stories in Politics, Business, Technology, Design, Sports, and Entertainment.
What makes it in? The community [...]
Thanks to Tilzy for highlighting the work of PopWaffle because it’s really charming.
The semi-regular videos are a combination of crayon drawings and stop-motion animation used to deliver recent pop culture news and events with a bit commentary thrown in for good measure. Here’s the latest episode:
And here is a very clever “interview” with the creator:
Good [...]
Well, if it’s Wednesday there must be a new comedy site aimed at the young male demographic launching on in the webosphere.
This week it is BushLeagueTV, which uses the blog format to present their original videos. What else is BushLeague, you ask. Well, it depends on who you ask…
ReelPop: [BushLeague] is a hodge podge of [...]
Zadby.com is currently out in beta and joins the ranks of a number of other services out there that are trying to bring together independent video producers and brand marketers.
Here’s their pitch:
“Zadby is an online marketplace where advertisers, marketers, and brand managers can connect with freelance video producers to create innovative product placement videos for [...]
Here is the list for the top 10 cable programs of last week:
1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (USA)
2. NBA Playoffs - Hornets/Spurs (ESPN)
3. NBA Playoffs - Cavaliers/Celtics (TNT)
4. Monday Night RAW (USA)
5. Monday Night RAW (USA)
6. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (USA)
7. NBA Playoffs - Jazz/Lakers (TNT)
8. NBA Playoffs - Hornets/Spurs (ESPN)
9. [...]
Loren Feldman of the often rant-heavy blog 1938 Media has decided to see if people will be willing to pay for the occassional post, to the tune of $.99.
“Why am I doing this? Because I want to. It’s an experiment. I know that most of 99 percent of you aren’t going to pay 99 cents [...]
Lindsey Campbell, the host of the the CBS-produced web-news show MobLogic, went downtown to cover the Al Sharpton-led protests about the Sean Bell shooting and she, along with Al and others, got arrested.
This produced some rather compelling footage for MobLogic and raises interesting questions about the role of the journalist in the digital age. Where [...]
Beloved writer of the edgy hipster, Chuck Palahniuk, is promoting his latest book, SNUFF, with:
“Never before seen footage of cult classic adult film star Cassie Wright, star of SNUFF by Chuck Palahniuk. Stay tuned for Chitty Chitty Gang Bang and The Twilight Bone. Stay tuned for Chitty Chitty Gang Bang and The Twilight Bone.”
You can [...]
I’ve heard that blog posts with lists tend to do really well so I thought I’d try one out. I’ll let you know if the rumors are true.
According to Variety:
“[Caron] Daly and Madison Road will launch in July “The Really Big Internet Show,” a daily five-minute webcast that will feature the day’s most talked-about original [...]
Everyone likes to talk about the death of traditional news outlets like papers and the evening news. Of course, that doesn’t mean people aren’t interested in current affairs.
In fact, I would argue that many people are mostly concerned that they aren’t getting the news currently enough. This has led to all sorts of email alerts, [...]
