Valleywag (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
In this corner, Andrew Baron, cofounder of hot videoblog mess Rocketboom, challenging Mahalo founder and incumbent blowhard champeen Jason Calacanis. Baron lands the first blow, citing Mahalo's... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Scripting News (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
On FriendFeed, Andrew Baron notes that, according to compete.com , Mahalo stopped growing six months ago. Proof that the shut-them-up-with-flames approach to PR doesn't get you where you want to go.
SplaTT's Blog (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
Simon Goodrich and the team over at Portable Film Festival have brought out the creator and founder of Rocketboom (wikipedia), Andrew Baron, for a series of events in Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne. from the Portable Film Festival site… Andrew Baron, founder and producer of Rocketboom is recognised as the leading strategist of branded content and online video [...]
Valleywag (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
What do Rocketboom's Andrew Baron and John Edwards's fling Rielle Hunter have in common? They're both videobloggers who live off of trial lawyer Fred Baron's largesse. Financing from Fred, Andrew's... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
1938 Media (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
If Andrew Baron were smart he would pay Daddy back the money he borrowed from him to finance Rocketboom. The elder Baron is not a guy you want to fuck with. At least Drew doesn’t want to, I can assure you that. Andrew’s been caught lying about viewership numbers to people before. Poppa Baron [...]
Beet.TV (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
Andrew Baron, founder of Rocketboom came by the Beet.TV studios earlier today for a debrief about the just announced syndication deal with Sony and its implications for his company.
Revenue Source (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
It took a couple of years and few crises but Rocketboom is set to take off. Founder Andrew Baron just inked a seven-figure plus revenue-sharing...
WebPro News (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
It took a couple of years and few crises but Rocketboom is set to take off. Founder Andrew Baron just inked a seven-figure plus revenue-sharing deal with Sony to distribute the webcast across its properties, including Crackle.com, Playstation 3, Playstation Portable, Bravia i-Link and syndicated network of 3rd party distributors. read more
Valleywag (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
Here's a story far more interesting than anything you'll watch on YouTube: A prodigal scion of a wealthy family, pitted against his powerful father and an ambitious blonde. It's not a pilot for a new... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Valleywag (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
Rocketboom founder Andrew Baron, who didn't invent the Internet, video, or Internet video, but did prove back in 2006 that its possible to become Internet famous with quick, quirky edits and a pretty... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
mathewingram.com/work (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
Rocketboom founder Andrew Baron has been dropping hints for some time now about a big deal involving his occasionally troubled video-blogging startup, and now the news has finally broken: Rocketboom has signed a seven-figure distribution and marketing deal with Sony. As described by Erick Schonfeld at TechCrunch, the arrangement is structured in such a way [...]
Cnet (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
Rocketboom creator Andrew Baron eschewed the norm by going for a distribution deal rather than raising venture capital, which he says hasn't helped video start-ups anyway.
Rocketboom (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
The Magic Number 30, The Airventure Airshow, of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, The Martin Jetpack, Aulophobia on Wikirage, The Celtic Football Club, of Glasgow, Scotland, The Rangers Football Club, also of Glasgow, Scotland, Aulophobia on Wikitionary, The PetPocket Bird Carrier, FriendFeed, Andrew Baron on Friendfeed, 1894 Film of Annie Oakley Shooting at Targets, Professor Kunihiko Takeda [...]
NewTeeVee (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
In her first NewTeeVee Station post since launch, Liz Shannon Miller scores a wide-ranging interview with Rocketboom founder Andrew Baron, in which he speaks publicly about Rocketboom’s stagnant growth, lawsuit with former host Amanda Congdon, and leadership in the online video industry. Check it out over at NewTeeVee Station.
Valleywag (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.Lucky to attend the Founders' Club party, we bumped into Rocketboom creator Andrew Baron last night. Baron told us Rocketboom will... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
