posted on March 9th, 2009 in Conventions 

Here’s my schedule for SXSW Interactive 2009. Let’s meet up, yo.

Fwiw, these items are subject to change at a moment’s whim. We gotta go with the SXSW flow.
Welcome to Austin, y’all!

posted on April 23rd, 2008 in Community, Conventions, Dumbrella, Flash, Homestar Runner, JibJab, Live Action, Machinima, News, Penny Arcade, Rooster Teeth, Series, Web Comics 

ROFLCon kicks off Tomorrow

The guest list really is a who’s who of Internet fame and/or ignominy. Amplifier’s own Joel Bush will be there to hopefully document the event. We gave him a great video camera so honestly, he’s without excuse!

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posted on October 28th, 2007 in Achewood, Content, Conventions, Perry Bible Fellowship, Videos, Web Comics 

Gorilla accepts Ignatz Award at SPX

featuring Nicholas Gurewitch (site, store, Wikipedia entry) and possibly Chris Onstad (site, store, Wikipedia entry).

posted on October 12th, 2007 in Ask a Ninja, Conventions, Podcast, Undies 

Go undie. Go now.

The sportswriter of the piece below attended the 3rd Annual Podcast and New Media Expo in Ontario, California, last week. He’s seen a future where sports fans, enthusiasts, and a new class of professionals have the tools, skills, and audiences necessary to create their own successful shows for every niche.

He offers a cool, quick exhortation for everyone to get in the game.

Future broadcasts will be acts of pod
[They are] looking to make a profit on their shows, creating brand identities and even Internet TV networks… Some podcasters are already quitting their day jobs and doing their shows full-time; there are only a select few, but they’re out there… trying to figure out how to monetize podcasting. No one quite knows the answer yet, but they’re getting there. By the time they do, podcasting will no longer be a hobby, it’ll be a mainstream business model.

If all this is pure newfangled new media nonsense to you, if you’ve never heard of Ask a Ninja or Dawn and Drew and you only know Adam Curry as the 90s MTV VJ with the blond feathered locks and not as the Podfather – don’t fret. These are the entrepreneurs and enthusiasts who are pioneering what some day will be considered the standard.

…So you can go out right now and jump on the bandwagon…Why not make your own?

Why not, indeed.

posted on October 11th, 2007 in Commerce, Community, Conventions, Monetizing 

great advice on conventions from Web Comics Weekly

We’ve talked about conventions here.   In case you missed it, I recommend episode 4 of Web Comics Weekly.
These four folks offer tons of good advice and insight related to their experiences in comics conventions. Give it a listen.

And as always, support these Undies by going to their sites, browsing their stores, and buying lots of stuff.

posted on October 11th, 2007 in Best Practices, Conventions, Monetizing, News 

NewTeeVee Live

The smart, successful, and highly connected folks behind GigaOmniMedia and Federated Media are combining to create this event in San Francisco on November 14.  It looks like a good gig for Undies.
I will attend. Drop a line / comment if you are going.
Current topics include:

Understand How Television Is Being Reinvented — NewTeeVee Live

• Old media in new media
• New media entrepreneurship – making a living on your own terms
• Search and discovery – finding what you’re looking for, or what you aren’t
• Video hosts – life after YouTube
• Access technologies – network neutrality and online video
• Content delivery networks – the real power behind web video
• The new studios and talent agencies – producing and distributing for the web

posted on September 4th, 2007 in Conventions, Penny Arcade 

hugeness from Penny Arcade

It’s one thing – and quite a good thing – to grow both your audience and your operation to the point where you can confidently attend various conventions around the country. Many undependents exhibit at shows to meet fans, have fun, and sell stuff.

It is another thing entirely to become so huge that you can run your own convention.

The fourth annual Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) brought 30,000 folks to 130,000 square feet in downtown Seattle’s Washington State Convention and Trade Center for a great experience. Wired Magazine recently reported that this event is now the largest gaming convention in the USA.

Now that’s undependence.

For more on Penny Arcade and PAX:

• Recent Gabe and Tycho posts on PAX;
• Kiko photos from PAX;
• Wikipedia on Penny Arcade and PAX;
• Please also learn about and support Child’s Play (Wikipedia entry).

-JLB