In an effort to get the word out on my availability as a panelist and speaker, I’ve joined GeekSpeakr. I’ve been consistently disappointed with the lack of female voices at web video conferences and hope that GeekSpeakr’s tagline of “connecting tech women speakers to event organizers” will do just that.
Aside from female voices, however, I also have a lot to contribute in general. As someone who’s been working in web video for the past three years (back before the video iPod even existed, to give you some context), I’ve learned a lot about what works and what doesn’t work in new media. And, frankly, I often feel like watching newbies talk about my field is like watching a car crash in slow motion.
Contact me if you have a speaking engagement you’d like me to be a part of. Some of my favorite topics include: Web Video and Copyright Issues; Hollywood and New Media; Internet Fame; Marketing on Social Networks, Video Production and Post Production.
While we were in San Francisco, Rudy and I appeared on CNET podcast The Real Deal on Tuesday. You can listen to the podcast here, or watch it on Ustream here. Special thanks to everyone who watched us live, and to Tom Merritt for inviting us to be on the show!
It may not look like much at this point, but it will grow in time. After all the research I did for my third Guardian article, I know that the more web series are added to IMDb, the meatier my profile will become. And with all the financing that Hollywood studios are throwing into internet videos, it shouldn’t take long.
On a side note, I have to feel proud. There aren’t many people who’ve transitioned from new to old media… if you sit and think about it a few minutes, most people who’ve “transitioned” actually started out in old media and used new media to get ahead in their careers. Most new media people on IMDb actually have credits from work that predates their internet series… Rudy and I are one of the few who truly started their entertainment career online.
There were some technical difficulties at the Rock Band party the other night, but it didn’t stop us from performing one song for the crowd of hundreds… here we are standing around for 5-6 minutes waiting for the XBox 360 to work and then RAWKING OUT!!!
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