Exclamation blog: Stories, Ideas and loud noises
Aweli: Enabling The Long Tail of Video Ads (In About 5 Minutes)
When I ran into Aweli’s Tony Katz at the SXSW festival in Austin, I recognized him from the Wordcamp conference last summer in San Francisco; I’d heard him talking during the Q&A parts of many panels, and thought he was a really sharp guy. So, when I found myself sharing a cab from the Austin airport with his business partner, Joshua Paul, I was able to get the full download on their cool new video ad business, Aweli. While LaunchSquad clients like Brightroll are shaping the horizon of video ads for brand advertisers, Aweli is making developments that might just affect the eBayer next door.
Exclamation Interview: Gawker’s Nick Douglas
LaunchSquad’s Adam Metz sits down to talk with Gawker’s Nick Douglas about the latest happenings in the media gossip world and what sets Gawker apart from other celebrity gossip blogs.
Silicon Valley Minute: Reviving The 60-Second Pitch
Sometimes, you’ll be in the middle of a conversation with a writer and think, “I have to record this.” Last Thursday nights was one of those times. I was having a chat with Silicon Valley Watcher founder (and former Financial Times reporter) Tom Foremski, and he was bemoaning the “death” of the 60-second pitch. So, I asked him what he was going to do about it.
Zemanta: Semantic Tools Purported To Make Blogging ‘Sexier’
Zemanta is a new company that is launching a tool for bloggers which will automatically suggest relevant links, articles and images as posts are written. In this interview, founder Boštjan Špetič discusses the blogging tool and why it’ll make blogging “sexier,” as he says.
Exclamation Interview: Natural Causes Directors Paul Cannon, Alex Cannon and Michael Lerman
It’s so exciting when your pals direct a feature film, especially when it’s a great one. LaunchSquad’s Lori (of Gutterball fame) turned me on to Natural Causes when she heard I was attending the SXSW festival. After seeing it, I was lucky enough to be able to catch up for Mongolian Barbeque with the directors. The film is a moody indie drama, and if you dug Garden State or Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, you’ll surely dig it.
To check out a preview of Natural Causes, watch here:
To check out the podcast, click PLAY below. The film will be showing next at the Sarasota Film Festival on April 12 and 13.
LaunchSquad Interview: FreshBooks CEO/Co-Founder Mike McDerment
Freshbooks is one of the coolest things to come out of Toronto since Rush, and it probably helps a lot more people make money than Rush ever did. In this interview, Freshbooks’ CEO and co-founder Mike McDerment talks about how his company transformed small businesses in the last couple of years, and where the company’s going.
LaunchSquad Interview: The Blogger Team From Google
As one of our many interviews at the South By Southwest Interactive Conference, we got a chance to get the download on all the new features on Google’s Blogger blog platform.
