Grant Robertson · new media superhero

WaltMossbergSays on Gizmodo!!!, by Christina E Warren.

Christina and I had an idea the other night to create a BarakObamaIsYourNewBicycle clone in advance of WWDC.

No, not Steve Jobs is Coin Slot Cream. Walt Mossberg Says!

We collected a little wisdom from Uncle Walt, and I spent about 20 minutes bashing together some code. And, as Jobs wold say; Boom!

I’d like to thank the Academy, and all the other new media douche bags…

Update: We did the better part of 60k pageviews on WaltMossbergSays.com in 48 hours. Phear and, thanks Gizmodo!.

The Further Adventures of Grant Robertson: New Media Superhero, by thequickone19.

My buddy and Download Squad blogger Jay Hathaway turned me into a superhero for his review of Comic Life Magiq. How freakin’ cool!

About one minute in, Mica hits Aaron Brazell with that question and the answer, it seems, is obvious.

IMG00223, by Grant_Robertson.

At “day job”, they took months to put up all the signage aroundour no-longer-new office. When they *did* manage, they got our names all wrong. My cubemate took matters into her own hands, and this is the result.

No points for guessing which one of us is “Borg Blogmeister.”

tuaw_is_evil, by Grant_Robertson.

Somehow, deep down, I always knew.

IMG00205, by Grant_Robertson.

Ever since Veronica Belmont announced that she’s leaving Mahalo Daily, competition for her spot has been raging. There are a host of nominees, and it looks like Calacanis is taking his queues from the fans while out scouting new talent.

Who’d make the best new Mahalo Daily host? There is no question, Christina Warren (@film_girl), my co-host from The Squadcast. We don’t want to lose her, far from it, and we’d fight hard to keep her at Download Squad where she beongs if an offer were made. That being said, Mahalo Daily would be a huge opportunity for Christina, and if it’s meant to be, it’ll happen. So, in an effort to help rally her 1000 plus Twitter followers and fans of The Squadcast, I’ve created http://jasonstealmycohost.com/

The picture above is from SXSW, and I think it speaks volumes. Who needs to rank amongst the biggest and brightest in web video? film_girl, plain and simple. Really, it’s a no brainer.

Help @film_girl get her dream job. Check out http://jasonstealmycohost.com/ to find out how!

“You couldn’t fool your mother on the foolin’est day of your life if you had an electrified foolin’ machine” - Homer Simpson

Gotcha. Happy April Fool’s Day

I’m excited and a little sad to announce that I’ll no longer be leading Download Squad for Weblogs, Inc. I’ve been talking to Robert Scoble quite a bit since SXSW, after my business card put me on his radar and, I’m happy to announce I’ll be starting my new position at Fast Company as Shel Israel’s producer as of tomorrow. Shel is an amazing, intuitive and insightful guy who I admire very much, as is Robert. I’m honored to be invited into their team and I’m enthusiastic about the direction in which we’re headed.

It’s been a great ride at Weblogs, Inc. I’ve led Download Squad for a little over a year, doubled traffic, hired an incredible team of bloggers and taken the site in new and interesting directions. As hard as it is to swallow, I know in my heart that what I’ve helped create has outgrown me. Download Squad needs far more competent leadership than I can provide. I’m creative; a content guy, not a team manager. So, I’m really happy to say that in conjunction with my departure, Download Squad has scored a top piece of talent to take my place. Starting tomorrow, Download Squad’s new lead will be Aaron Brazell who formerly led operations at b5 Media. Aaron is an amazing guy, dynamic, sharp and super motivated. I know he’s going to take good care of the team I’ve worked so hard to build, and I wish him every success in his new position.

To my friends at Weblogs, Inc and my bloggers at Download Squad. You’ve all meant so much to me. So long and, thanks for all the fish.

The new Death Cab track is totally rocking my world, for reasons I won’t go into. Suffice to say, you know who you are.

How I wish you could see the potential, the potential of you and me.
Its like a book elegantly bound but in a language that you can’t read.
It says:
You gotta spend some time, love. You gotta spend some time with me,
and I know that you’ll find love, I will possess your heart.
You gotta spend some time, love. You gotta spend some time with me,
and I know that you’ll find love, I will possess your heart.

I will possess your heart.
I will possess your heart.

[denied], by nooone.

I heard yesterday that Vimeo pulled an Engadget video with little or no notice –depending on who you believe, Ryan or Vimeo’s dalas verdugo.

We use Vimeo at Download Squad to host many of our one-off videos, and episodes of The Squadcast. The encoding quality has always been fantastic, and I’ve had great experiences with their support. dalas almost instantly answers direct email, which is something you can’t say for Youtube, Metacafe, and other sites. This situation, however, is making me think twice about using Vimeo in the future.

Sure, I can understand why Vimeo wouldn’t want to take on RIM or get involved in a copyfight over a video which has little to do with the core mission of their site. What I can’t understand is why Vimeo wouldn’t make more of an effort to open a dialog with the number one blog in the world before taking such a drastic and final action.

Further exacerbating my irritation over this, *I* recommended Vimeo to Ryan Block when he twittered that Engadget was looking to leave YouTube behind. So, Ryan, sorry. My previous experiences with Vimeo really were great.