All of us have something we like to “geek out” about, most likely. When it comes to comics, gaming, movies, TV and more, SourceFedNERD is the go-to source of content and community for many online. Just last week, during a marathon 10-hour live stream (watch part I and part II), NERD’s YouTube channel passed one million subscribers — joining sister channels SourceFed and Phil DeFranco (who started it all and…
If you had any doubt if YouTube, Vine and online video in general is a “thing,” go ahead and mark your calendar for VidCon 2016! Just a few short days ago, about 20,000 attendees converged on Anaheim, California for the sixth annual VidCon, a three-day conference that brings together top YouTube creators, online video leaders and, most importantly, the community of fans that make the interwebs so great. This was…
5:50am. While folks up and down the coast were just waking up — rubbing their eyes, struggling to their feet and sipping fresh cups of coffee, a Discovery Communications team (me included) was bright-eyed and bushy-tailed at Urbo in New York City. Just over three hours later, Discovery kicked off its first-ever NewFront presentation. The Digital Content NewFronts, hosted by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), put the spotlight on online…