SDCC: The Creators Of Cyanide & Happiness Speak with NMR [VIDEO]
Since 2005, the guys over at Explosm.net have been pushing the boundaries of webcomics with their title “Cyanide & Happiness.” A salute to everything weird, violent, joyful and perverse, “Cyanide & Happiness” has become one of the Web’s most cherished and shared comics. The comic’s unique style of hyper-violence and controversial material has built a [...]
SDCC: Rob Reid, Rhapsody Founder & “Year Zero” Author [INTERVIEW]
There is no way to prove it, but entrepreneur and author Rob Reid has somehow found the secret to unlocking more than 24 hours in a day. It’s the only reasonable explanation as to how, at 45 years old, Reid has managed to create music service Rhapsody, cofound IGN Entertainment, and give a Ted talk [...]
Harper’s Bazaar’s YouTube debut with Kim Kardashian [EXCLUSIVE]
It is no secret that digital video holds the key to the future of the traditional media industry, which is why a flood of mainstream celebrities, musicians and print publications are joining YouTube on a daily basis. YouTube has become a haven for traditional media to spread its digital wings, and fashion magazine Harper’s Bazaar [...]
SDCC: Machinima Panel Unveils New Halo 4 Web Series [EXCLUSIVE]
The Indigo Ballroom at the San Diego Hilton was host to YouTube gaming network Machinimathis afternoon as they unveiled a host of new programming and original content. The first half of Machinima’s San Diego Comic-Con panel consisted of several Machinima partner channels presenting a variety of new and upcoming content. Among the Machinima creators were [...]
SDCC: “Stan Lee’s World of Heroes” YouTube Channel
San Diego Comic-Con 2012 just wouldn’t have been quite the same without a Stan Lee appearance, and he certainly wasn’t one to disappoint. With a video introduction laden with stars like Kevin Smith, Nic Cage and Tobey Maguire singing Stan idolatrous praises, you knew the utter adoration that was about to be heaped on Stan [...]
8-Bitham Lincoln: Freddie Wong & Brandon Laatsch [Interview]
Have you seen “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” yet? Yeah, didn’t think so. You and everyone else decided instead to throw away your hard-earned dollars to watch a little ginger girl eat porridge with a bear in Pixar’s “Brave.” That is an accurate summation of the entire movie, right? Well, because of the poor choice you’ve [...]
Smosh hits 5 million subscribers [EXCLUSIVE]
Thanks to our friends at VidStats, NMR just found out that congratulations are in order for Smosh–who reached 5 million subscribers on YouTube! When we asked Smosh how they felt about their tremendous achievement, Anthony Padilla told NMR: “5 million is such a really huge amount of people. I can’t even picture that many people [...]
Big Frame Gets Big Money For YouTube Network [EXCLUSIVE]
LA-based YouTube network Big Frame, which represents more than 100 YouTube channels that includes big name talents like DaveDays, DeStorm Power and MysteryGuitarMan, announced today that they have raised $3 million in their first round of funding. “We’re thrilled to have such a strong group of investors support us as we work to create a [...]
Google Attacks YouTube Freeloaders
In the annals of Internet freeloading, June 19, 2012 is a date which will live in infamy. Before that date, YouTube-MP3.org, which allows users to extract MP3 audio from YouTube videos and download them, has been a godsend for the cheap and the demanding. The website allowed users to not only download the latest Brian [...]
Sit Down & Relax: An Interview With Dapwell Of Das Racist
In a track off their recent album Relax, Das Racist MC Himanshu Suri (aka Heems) raps, “Trap raps, let em free, they always come back to me. The Internet told me that that’s called love, I’m on the Internet cause I’m an Internet thug.” Even though Suri rhymes tongue-in-cheek, there are granules of truth within [...]
