Interview with Peter Rojas, Creator of Engadget, Gizmodo

rocketboom.com || [SEE PRODUCER'S NOTE BELOW] Joanne interviews Peter Rojas - roj.as/ - (creator of Engadget, Gizmodo, Joystiq, gdgt) during a Samsung Mobile Monday event at the Time Warner building, Columbus Circle, New York City. Music: Bach Prelude Suite #1 by Cello Journey. First published on November 29, 2006.
Note from Rocketboom's creator, Andrew Baron
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In the spirit of Rocketboom approaching its 10-year anniversary (launched October 26, 2004), welcome to the definitive “Best-Of” compilation, including videos which have never been seen on UA-cam, or anywhere. Some videos will be remastered, some will include behind the scenes footage, some will include producer notes or contextual information and others will appear as if they were recorded on a potato.
In 2004, the format for Rocketboom was efficient, effective and exciting as a means of delivering news stories online. That was pre-video iPod (i.e pre-portable video), pre-UA-cam, pre-iPhone, pre-Twitter and pre-Facebook-era.
Today? I’m not sure the eponymous Rocketboom news show with a keyboard and map is as effective as it once was for a rundown of the daily news though many of the staple Rocketboom content design qualities continue to hold their weight. If you are interested in reading more about this topic, please visit: dembot.com/?p=631
With regards to the full set of archives on the Rocketboom website, especially the first 7 or 8 years, you’ll find what I believe is the only, if not most extensive daily historical record of internet culture presented in video form. All videos and comments (including UA-cam comments) have been preserved and will continue to exist on the rocketboom.com site.
Thank you to the hundreds upon hundreds of people who contributed directly to the Rocketboom show over the years. I’ll never forget the day Amanda and I walked out of 30 Rock from a blunt $15 Million offer to buy Rocketboom, one which went in one ear and right out the other. For my mission with Rocketboom from day one was always about a rally for the democratization of the moving image over any other value. It has been a highlight of my life to participate with the energy of so many others from around the world who understood the cultural importance of tearing down the seemingly invincible control over the video medium. To learn more about the history of Rocketboom see rocketboom.com/...
Interested in today's news? Check out one of Rocketboom’s latest experimental sites, an ad-free, daily news link platform: rboom.com