Robert Scoble, who pioneered tech videoblogging at Microsoft with Channel 9 and produced hundreds of segments during his tenure at PodTech, is launching a new business television network for Fast Company.
Some details of Robert's new work were reported a few weeks ago on TechCrunch.
(Update 2:30 EST 1/16: We just uploaded my interview with Ed Sussman, President of Mansueto Digital. You can grab the video here. Mansueto Ventures publishes Inc. and Fast Company. They have pretty amazing offices in lower Manhattan.)
Robert has signed an employment contract and his gig begins tomorrow. The new network is expected to launch on March 3.
In his new job, he will create and supervise a number of
channels with other video creators, he told me this afternoon in phone call
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Although he will continue to own and run Scobleizer blog independently from Fast Company, he is entering into agreement with the publisher to sell advertising. This would be the first time ads, besides banners for his book, have been sold on the influential blog.
For the past year, Robert has contributed articles and videos and his link blog has been featured on Fast Company.
I will have more details tomorrow when I interview Robert's new boss, Ed Sussman, Mansueto Digital President. Manseuto owns Fast Company and Inc. It has been investing heavily in online media. Above is video of Ed Sussman and Robert.
Congratulations Robert, all the best on the new venture.
-- Andy Plesser
Update: Here's Robert's post about his big move
Below is a photo of Robert and his son Patrick and me during the Vloggercon event in San Francisco 18 months ago, where Beet.TV broke the story of Robert leaving Microsoft. Nice shot by Dan Farber.
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you have GOT to be kidding, right? a "pioneer" in videoblogging. the guy puts a mike in front of a guy and then lets him riff for an hour, non-stop. yeah, that's really interesting....NOT
Hmmmm..it would seem that reports of MSM's death and "old world media" have been greatly exaggerated. In the end, money talks. Always will. Fast Company ads on his personal blog? Proving that eternal law of economics: Everyone has a price.
Thanks Andy, my reasons and more details are on my blog right now at http://scobleizer.com/2008/01/16/why-were-going-to-fastcompanytv/
yet another video network..
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another video network