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Yesterday was the speculation, conspiracy theories, and some perspective from the vlog players in the Rocketboom fight between Amanda Congdon and Andrew Baron - Amanda posted an "unboomed" clip, Andrew weighed in on a Yahoo! Group and posted a message on Rocketboom. But last night, Amanda said that Andrew was spreading misinformation and included a letter from Andrew with her comments:
[From Andrew:] Dear Amanda, this is my last attempt to reach out and let you know I really wish you would stay.And it goes on.[From Amanda:] Andrew, you fired me.
[Andrew:] After everything that has built up over the last several months (and longer apparently) and with everything I have learned about your disinterest in my various levels of critical input, I can understand why you would need to leave and I as I have always said, I will never hold you back.
[Amanda:] I'm sorry you feel that way. I've repeatedly expressed my respect for your many gifts. Especially:
1. You are an exceptional executive producer. Your instincts for what will work or not, and your general vision for the creation of content and distribution for videoblogs is, I believe, unparalleled.
2. You are an exceptional speaker. Whether at conferences, in business meetings or during consulting, you excel at describing the power of Rocketboom and the medium.
3. You are an ingenious curator. Your extraction of outstanding content from all resources is, again, unparalleled.
4. You are a superb navigator of the blogosphere. Additionally, I have always entrusted you with the final decisions of the physical design of Rocketboom.
In fact, it saddens me that you have not had the time and/or willingness to significantly participate creatively in Rocketboom for some months now. We've sent you things during the production process, and what we've received back is criticism after the show has already been produced or after it is too late to make changes. Statements like "I'll continue to check my blackberry but please dont wait on me if it starts to slow you down" and "I will have my phone so I can still chime in but dont feel ever wait on me for any answers if I cant respond in time" really don't cut it.
Also, Amanda says she hasn't moved to LA because she doesn't have a job - she's actually living with her parents in Connecticut.
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Will someone please explain what Rocketboom is and who that woman in front of the map is? Was she a newscaster? A video diary chick? What is this all about?? Should I care?
Who in the heck are these people and why should anyone care? Cmon Gothamist, you have nothing else to right about but these no names? What, are they your friends of something?
rocketboom wil die w/out Amanda i only watch it b/c of her personality
Don, the rocketboom site has alot of archives available for you to watch if you want to check it out. Personally, I was never a daily reader, but I would check it out at the end of the week to catch up.
It was basically the first successful video blog. Similar in style I guess to the Daily Show. Amanda was the host, reporting on various weird things found on the net. Occasionally they would run video clips from correspondents around the world, which were more serious in tone, but still very interesting.
I don't want to mis-describe it, so I'm sure I'll be corrected. But the show was Amanda for many, that much is clear. I doubt it would be as popular as it is/was without her.
I don't have broadband, can I still see it on dial up?
uggggh, what's with this internet as news craze?
even CNN has some CHICK going to her internet board.
At least, NY1 has the rundown girl with jo shumo.
It all ties in with the shake shack somewhere?
Does anyone really give a shit about this? Who cares!
What about the Pandas? The Pandas! Please, the Pandas!!
What is the ratio between female to male bloggers?
I swear there's more female blogs than male.
Why? Can I ask the same regard to MYspace and other social networking participants?
It'll be ok
There's still Rachel from 88SLIDE to visit daily
Amanda should've held a pencil Navy Seal style on the show.
This unfortunately seems like some blatant link whoring to capitalize on the buzz in the blogosphere on this topic. Totally irrelevant to Gothamist, AFAIK.
A blogger living with her parents? That's a new one...
Andrew Baron is not an "exceptional speaker". He's an annoying little twerp with delusions of grandeur. Listening to him on TWiT prattle on about how vlogging is the greatest thing to happen to humanity since fire... yeesh.
I didn't understand a single word in that article. Who from where did what to whom? WTF?
To paraphrase the great Western Philosopher,Elvis:
"They had a quarrel...a lovers' spat...he writes 'I'm sorry"...but...his letters keep coming back."
i thought i was completely out of touch with some major news event going on.... what's Rocketboom? who is this Amanda person? i didn't see this story on CNN or the BBC websites.... i'm so glad i checked out the comments, coz no other f*cker knew who these nobodies were either !!!!
Gothamist, get rid of this non-news garbage, and get back to important stuff that is happening to people from Williamsburg!
u guys have no idea what RB is? So why bothering us with comments and giving a shit?
I was a daily viewer of RB, mostly because of Amanda. Hopefully there's a lot to see from her on unboomed.