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I've long been fascinated with the ubiquitous gladhandery of Pete Cashmore, the 22-year-old founder of Mashable. And I've been meaning to ask Cashmore what, exactly, he does. Al Gore's cable channel, Current, has saved me the awkward moment. As a video clip shows, Cashmore talks on his cell phone, takes cabs, and meets with Internet luminaries. He claims that this process helps Mashable "get the news." For example? He interviewed Bebo founder Michael Birch days before the company's $850 million sale to AOL. Did his facetime land him the scoop? No. For that matter, Cashmore really hasn't written anything for Mashable in ages. Understandably. Appearing to be a blogger is a full-time job. The full clip:
What does Mashable's Pete Cashmore do? Al Gore funds an investigation
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3:20 PM on Fri May 2 2008
By Owen Thomas
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How is Current serving up that clip with such incredible resolution, when viewer provided clips are run through the meat grinder? Here is the write up on my clip that Current decimated: [greenscreencinema.com]
I love internet business. Still talking about pageviews despite that what really matters are uniques, session times and repeat visitors. Oh, and that page views of course can be gamed...
@Patricia2: True! But citing the tired and obsolete stats and metrics tricks others into thinking that you know what you are talking about. In this case, he hasn't fooled you and me! :-)
@fidel, it's not him, it's Current. And lots of others yet. Citing page views is a little like quoting Alexa stats. :) It's old hat.
Dude! His apartment is way too well-decorated for a guy who claims to be straight!
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