Audience

Sep
2

Q&A Interview with Frank Rose, Author of “The Art of Immersion”

Justin on September 2nd, 2011

From the audience’s impact on the making of LOST to the eerie web promotions for The Dark Knight Returns, our media is becoming more immersive by the day.  WIRED contributing editor Frank Rose noticed this trend and embarked on a years-long voyage to connect the digital dots.  His goal was to discover why we’re demanding [...]

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Aug
30

Is Your Blog Trying to Tell You Something?

Justin on August 30th, 2011

Last week, I blogged about why I’m ruthlessly downsizing my life — a post which, I should note, is now responsible for almost one quarter of my total blog traffic in the past 30 days.  Judging by those numbers, I’m not the only person who needs the occasional wake-up call. But am I tuning mine [...]

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Aug
26

Why I’m Ruthlessly Downsizing My Life

Justin on August 26th, 2011

I’m a process-based person.  I love lists.  I also love a good curriculum, because I thrive on following directions (or improvising my way past them) and on meeting or exceeding other people’s expectations. So, last night, I did something shocking — to me, anyway. I removed Sports Illustrated from my bookmarks toolbar. For Want of [...]

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Aug
23

Part 1 of My 2-Part “Web Series Advice” Interview on Web Video Chefs

Justin on August 23rd, 2011

Amani Channel, host of the online video magazine Web Video Chefs, interviewed me last week about my long, strange trip as a web series pioneer. In part one of our 2-part interview, we talk about my shows Something to Be Desired (which I created in 2003) and The Baristas (which was spun off from STBD [...]

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Aug
22

Accidental Business Advice from Spider-Man Creator Stan Lee

Justin on August 22nd, 2011

How many of your ideas have been overnight successes? Oh. Sorry to hear that. But hey, don’t give up. You might just be on a lifetime odyssey toward incredible success.  And you could do worse than to remember a word of advice from a guy whose creations were once unceremoniously destroyed by mothers around the [...]

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