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Archive for May, 2006

Tom Green is Not Old Media

Friday, May 26th, 2006

Irina catches up with Tom Green, testicular cancer survivor and old school media (Hollywood) turned new school media (Internet) dude. Tom, who videoblogs more than we do, tells us about his channel, his deputies, and soon to launch live Internet call in show (June 15th). Episode links: tom green wikipedia, tomgreen.com, tom’s deputies, vloggercon, howdy […]

Nerd Salon and Roomba Cockfights

Wednesday, May 17th, 2006

How can anyone say no to cockfighting Roombas? That’s right, it’s simply not possible. GETV Roving RoboReporter Violet Blue goes deep with Nerd Salon’s high priestesses Annalee Newitz and Jennifer Granick to discover geek polination games, fighting robots and other stickiness that brings out the nerdy geek. Violet then talks to Phil Torrone, master Roomba […]

Is Silicon Valley Taking Over Hollywood?

Thursday, May 11th, 2006

We all know that geeks will rule the world, so we travelled to Hollywood for the OnHollywood conference to find out if the rumors are true. Is Silicon Valley really about to take over Hollywood? Will poolside parties at the Tropicana be the new ground zero for the next generation of Sergey, Tom and Steves? […]

Steve Wozniak and Victor Miller, Masters of Segway Polo

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006

While at the recent Maker Faire, GETV caught up with two infamous Segway polo players, Steve Wozniak #64 and Victor Miller #13. Woz is most notable for his masterful hooking technique and that electric fruit gizmo thing. Miller notable for his ability to ride off an opponent as well as breathing life into a masked […]