meshTV 2008

Garrett Camp keynote - the culture of capital: Canada vs. USA

Thu, 22 May 2008 17:53:48 -0400

Garrett Camp, co-founder of StumbleUpon (acquired by eBay in 2007 for $75-million), talks about looking for capital in Canada and the United States respectively.

Lane Merrifield keynote - working for Disney

Thu, 22 May 2008 16:17:28 -0400

Lane Merrifield, Executive Vice President Walt Disney Internet Group, and co-founder and General Manager of Club Penguin, talks about his history working for Disney. It goes back further than you might think!

Candice Faktor of OurFaves.com discusses the social side of news

Thu, 22 May 2008 14:27:26 -0400

Mark McKay asks Candice Faktor, founder of OurFaves.com, if it's a good thing that most of our news is now being filtered through our friends.

Dina Kaplan (blip.tv) talks to Mark McKay

Thu, 22 May 2008 14:24:44 -0400

Mark McKay talks to Dina Kaplan, co-founder and COO of blip.tv

Nancy Baym and Mark Kingwell on managing online reputations

Thu, 22 May 2008 14:16:15 -0400

Nancy Baym, University of Kansas, and Mark Kingwell, University of Toronto, discuss managing online personas and reputations.

Lane Merrifield keynote - growing an audience

Thu, 22 May 2008 14:03:32 -0400

Lane Merrifield, Executive Vice President Walt Disney Internet Group, and co-founder and General Manager of Club Penguin, talks about why success is a matter of being the best game in town.

Guinevere Orvis (CBC) talks to Mark McKay

Thu, 22 May 2008 13:58:06 -0400

Mark McKay talks to Guinever Orvis, Interactive Producer with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s Factual Entertainment division where she leads online and mobile content strategy and production for several prime time television shows.

Andre Gaulin (CTV) - what content is available in Canada

Thu, 22 May 2008 13:20:03 -0400

Mark McKay talks to Andre Gaulin, Sr. Director of Technology for the CTV Digital Media Group about bringing Canadian offerings more in line with what’s available south of the border.

Michael Geist keynote - piracy changes everything

Wed, 21 May 2008 18:33:13 -0400

Michael Geist, syndicated columnist and law professor at the University of Ottawa, gives his take on why piracy is a lab for what comes next.

Michael Geist keynote - politics, not policy

Wed, 21 May 2008 18:20:04 -0400

Why is it that copyright legislation seems to be driven by politics and not policy? Michael Geist, syndicated columnist and law professor at the University of Ottawa, gives his take.

Ethan Kaplan keynote - video games driving music revenue

Wed, 21 May 2008 16:03:12 -0400

How are video games that use music as a central concept driving revenue and downloads of music? Keynote interview with Ethan Kaplan, Head of Technology for Warner Bros Records.

Ethan Kaplan - question about value of long tail of music

Wed, 21 May 2008 15:36:22 -0400

With the days of the $20 CD behind us, how will labels exploit the long tail value of their music. Keynote interview with Ethan Kaplan, Head of Technology for Warner Bros Records.

Ethan Kaplan keynote - question of alternative business models

Wed, 21 May 2008 15:02:56 -0400

With the price of music driving towards $0 , what will be the alternative business models that may take the place of traditional music sales? Keynote interview with Ethan Kaplan, Head of Technology for Warner Bros Records.

Ethan Kaplan keynote - question of government mandated fees

Wed, 21 May 2008 14:27:56 -0400

With so much illegal downloading, should the gov't mandate fees to compensate artists? Keynote interview with Ethan Kaplan, Head of Technology for Warner Bros Records.

3 People You Must Meet at Mesh

Wed, 21 May 2008 10:34:15 -0400

Leesa Barnes, author of Podcasting for Profit, lists 3 people you must meet at Mesh over the next 2 days. Don't forget to tell them that Leesa said "Hi!"

Lane Merrifield keynote - online safety for kids

Thu, 22 May 2008 15:54:04 -0400

Lane Merrifield, Executive Vice President Walt Disney Internet Group, and co-founder and General Manager of Club Penguin, talks about protecting children from predators online.

Daniel Burka of Digg talks about quality control

Thu, 22 May 2008 15:05:11 -0400

Daniel Burka, creative director at Digg and co-founder of Pownce, talks to Mark McKay about preventing people from gaming the front page of "Digg":http://www.digg.com.

meshU workshops 2008

Wed, 21 May 2008 11:26:42 -0400

meshU is a 1-day event of 12 focused workshops in 3 streams (design, development, management) given by those who have earned their stripes in the start-up game. Mark McKay and the mDialog team were there to talk to the key collaborators and presenters.

Don't Forget to Bring Your Cameras!

Sat, 17 May 2008 15:42:45 -0400

Hey everyone with only a few sleeps left until Mesh I wanted quickly remind you to pack your video cameras so that you can contribute to MeshTV and the Mesh Channel on mDialog and iTunes. Here is a quick video I made to kick off the Mesh Channel. See you

Coming to You - Mesh 2008

Fri, 16 May 2008 15:33:37 -0400

Video whiz and all-around wild and crazy guy Mark McKay, who did a bunch of video for us last year, came out to a recent mesh meetup at the Irish Embassy and has put together a great highlight reel. Why is MESH important to you? TAKE SURVEY BELOW.

Garrett Camp keynote - StumbleUpon's early business plan

Thu, 22 May 2008 20:34:12 -0400

Garrett Camp, co-founder of StumbleUpon (acquired by eBay in 2007 for $75-million), talks about his company's early business plan.

Michael Geist keynote - the "Cute Cat Theory"

Wed, 21 May 2008 17:00:21 -0400

Are social media applications and video publishing sites more about sharing adorable home movies, or social activism? Michael Geist, syndicated columnist and law professor at the University of Ottawa, explains the "Cute Cat Theory".

Lane Merrifield keynote - going viral

Thu, 22 May 2008 15:23:29 -0400

Lane Merrifield, Executive Vice President Walt Disney Internet Group, and co-founder and General Manager of Club Penguin, talks about the mechanics behind viral marketing.