Well I guess we successfully hyped ourselves to video podcaster and Rocketboom founder Andrew Baron when he was here for iSummit, ’cause now he’s spreading the word that Toronto is hot, hot, hot on the web, web, web. I didn’t know about Rocketboom prior to iSummit, and rather enjoy the bite-size video morsels with that NY Indie geek-chic perspective. Check out the April 3rd episode here, or add it to your iTunes. Now all I need is one of those rumoured new video iPods. [via iSummit blog]
…the main thing I gathered…is that the professional and up-and-coming broadcast industry and media arts of Canada is relatively isolated in Canada, but there is a major momentum to transcend the weird historical territorial boundaries in place; now couldn’t be a better time to take hold of a global media influence
I couldn’t agree more. And Andrew has good advice on how to approach the transition to an IP-networked world of digital entertainment and social media:
If you move to a new country, with a culture you are unfamiliar with, it’s not going to do you much good to stay at home. You may want to get out there into the environment and walk around to discover things about how the systems work, what kinds of things the people like and don’t like.
The barriers to entry for new content is so low that R&D is very cheap. If you’re still a little leery, Andrew’s coming to mesh, so get your tickets and learn more. Now I’m off to mix my own Chevy Tahoe ad.
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