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Naive New Yorker goes hunting for bear
Zach Klein, one of the founders of Connected Ventures, started a photo group on Flickr called "Chest Hair Party" as a joke three years ago. A redesign of Flickr's homepage alerted him to its takeover by a set of Flickr users who take chest hair rather more seriously. Oh, how innocent! San Franciscans, whose city hosts every imaginable gay subculture, take the bears who walk among them for granted. But New Yorkers are only starting to discover this clique of hairy homosexuals. (Bear models were in vogue on last fall's runways.) Zach, if you need to learn more, take the subway to Christopher Street and walk west until you hit Ty's. If you get any questions, just say you're an "otter." (Photo via Secret Enemy Hideout) -
5 rules for making a company video worth watching
Austin-based interactive ad agency Tocquigny embarrassed itself with a video meant to show prospective interns how fun it is to work at the company over the summer. Instead of showing how quirky and Internet-savvy Tocquigny was, it proved to be a turnoff — and a ripoff. Besides not copying someone else's work, what could Tocquigny have done differently? Using five examples the agency should have followed, we'll explain how to do a self-promotional corporate video right:
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2:00 PM on Fri Sep 5 2008
By Nicholas Carlson
4,802 views, 9 commentsMost discussed deathbychichi: Great! Rule number 4 is "edit" but videos 1, 2 and 3 were all done in one take. more »
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valleyspeak
"Vesting in peace"
Connected Ventures cofounder Zach Klein — the guy who spread a rumor that the Mormons were trying to buy Facebook — continues his stay in San Francisco. The latest phrase he's learned from the natives: "vesting in peace." More » -
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Classic Jakob Lodwick video further explains post-Lodwick productivity surge
Even when Manhattan's favorite Internet hipster Jakob Lodwick isn't high, he's not that hard-working. Connected Ventures cofounder Zach Klein reminisces about the early days of Connected Ventures, the IAC-backed testosteronefest behind CollegeHumor and Vimeo. Lodwick leads the startup's crew in singing "Semi-Charmed Kind of Life," and trashes cofounder Ricky Van Veen's cardboard cutout of Shaquille O'Neal. Any questions on why Vimeo's performance soared after IAC fired Lodwick? shaq attack from Amir Cohen on Vimeo. -
breakdowns
Muxtape hacked, causing emo indie types to weep more than usual
Reports came in over the last hour that Muxtape was hacked, and the online-music startup has confirmed the news on its blog.This afternoon, someone gained access to our server and caused some problems. We are investigating and will have more information soon.
All the various mixes played one song and one song only — noodly downtempo chillout "Good Disease" by Aim. Could a sufficiently emo Connected Ventures engineer ticked at Muxtape backer Jakob Lodwick's poaching of Justin Ouellette have decided to take matters into his own hands? -
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Yes, that's Jay Adelson rapping and Kevin Rose not dancing
IAC's Connected Ventures may have done it first, and AOLers in France may have done it better, but give Digg's companywide lip-synching video credit. Skip ahead to check out Jay Adelson at 2:02. Rewind from there to seeKevin RoseDigg underlings jumping up on a conference-room table. (Founder Kevin Rose doesn't actually appear until the very end, where he declares the group "crazy" and leaves. For his future dignity, a wise move. No one has, as yet, leaked footage of Barry Diller or Randy Falco wearing shades and rapping.) Full clip is below: More » -
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exits
Barry Diller is paying Jakob Lodwick more than $100,000 a year to stay away from IAC employees
We heard Jakob Lodwick may have broken his severance agreement with IAC's Connected Ventures when he poached Vimeo Web designer Justin Ouellette to help him start Muxtape, an online mix-tapes startup. How much could the gaffe cost the Connected Ventures cofounder? Reportedly, $100,000 a year through 2011. "What a mess," an IAC exec tells us. True, but mostly for Lodwick. IAC can hire more Web designers to replace the one Lodwick's entrepreneurial ventures have cost them so far. Diller's six-figure dole will be harder for Lodwick to replace. -
exits
Lodwick's Muxtape mess
Jakob Lodwick, the fired founder of Vimeo who's now dabbling in online music, rushed out an announcement of his involvement with Muxtape, an online mix-tapes startup — shortly after we started asking questions. But in his attempt to spoil our scoop, Lodwick may have put the payout he got from Vimeo's parent company, IAC, at risk. We're told that part of Lodwick's severance package included a fairly typical agreement to not poach any of his former Connected Venture colleagues for future projects. But with Muxtape, that's just what Lodwick's done. More » -
Jakob Lodwick now even more unemployed-looking
A tipster sends us this photo of departed Connected Ventures cofounder Jakob Lodwick and his mustache. He's named it "moustache." Perhaps he'll win over Scarlett Johansson by offering her a ride?
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Jakob Lodwick invades Bay Area; hide your women, venture capitalists
Jakob Lodwick is back in the Bay Area, kicking it at his cousin's San Francisco-based startup. The only thing slightly more terrifying than the prospect of one of our local girls becoming his new softcore pinup is the notion that Lodwick might end his blogging strike. Oh wait, he has — three times over. Lodwick, unemployed after getting fired from Connected Venture by Barry Diller, lasted 20 days without blogging. Alongside our daily dose of Jakob Lodwick, he'll expose us to stuff he likes, and apparently work on a political manifesto dubbed The Invisible Fist in which he'll attempt to destroy capitalism as we know it. Good luck on Sand Hill Road, Jakob.
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