As first reported exclusively on TechCrunch by Michael December 12, blogger Robert Scoble has left Podtech and is headed to Fast Company.
According to Beet.tv, Scoble will be building an army of Scoble-show style clones into a new Fast Company business video blogging network, as well as keeping up appearances with his own show. Congrats to Scoble on the new job and Scoble fans will be particularly happy, because you can never have enough Scoble, or in this case Scoble plus five new shows created by Scoble in Scoble’s style but presented by other people. As long as they fix the video quality on the Qik live streams I’m sure we’ll have nothing to complain about.
I love Scoble, evenvthough he makes a jerk of himself by his boldness, he is authentic and has a good heart
lol everyone eventually ditches web 2.0 for media 1.0. who’s your daddy, baby?
not on CNN yet…
Scoble, didn’t you deny this or something?
Congratulations.
Midnight on his Blog, I think he’ll release details.
Thanks Michael, here’s the details on why I went with Fast Company (against Michael’s advice, by the way): http://scobleizer.com/2008/01/.....companytv/
What did Michael advise me to do? Start my own company. The post explains why I decided against that.
By the way, you should check out the new Qik that shipped last night. It gets better every few days. Those guys are really doing a great job and I have an interview with them on my Qik channel at http://www.qik.com/scobleizer
I’m sorry…who is this guy? And why should I have heard of him? What is he doing that hasn’t been being done for years on end? I’m confused by the newsworthiness of this article. Please enlighten me as to why it’s important.
hmmm…
Who be that caressing Scoble?
That be you?!
:-p
DWM: name one other person who does a video in this space every single day (today more than a dozen).
I also was the first blog to link to TechCrunch. Where were you back then?
Oh, and that Naked Picture of me above? That was taken in Michael Arrington’s back yard at a TechCrunch party he held for our book launch, which I greatly appreciated and will forever remember.
sorry Robert, but this is not TCNews.
Please duncan get some sleep and then write us some real news.
Double Page Spread: I might be inclined to agree with you, but I shot 17 videos today at MacWorld at http://www.qik.com/scobleizer and, damn, there just wasn’t much there that was interesting that hasn’t been rehashed by 50 million other bloggers on http://www.techmeme.com
Fast Company and Inc. Magazine investing in a blogger isn’t news? Hmmm, I guess when TechCrunch finally does buy CNET and I cover that over on my blog you’ll come over there and tell me “that’s not news either” right?
Best of luck on your new job Robert.
Looking forward to the launch
congratz and all but is this TC news? Maybe there should be a MichealAndHisMatesCrunch.com :p
Darren: don’t just pick on TechCrunch. This is being reported on every other major tech blog already and is now on TechMeme too as the #2 item under MacWorld reports.
15 comments so far.
33% of them by Scoble himself.
Will it be called the “Ellsworth Toohey” network?
Clones? The Scoble virus. Where is Malthus when we need him?
http://www.alexa.com/data/deta.....leizer.com
I don’t see how cloning something that is rapidly losing marketshare is going to be successful?
Forbes tried to save Scoble by putting him on their top web people list, then Mike tried to save him by featuring him here several times. He’s still plummeting. How are his apprentices going to be any more successful using the same formula?
@Robert Scoble
Congrats on the new job, I like Fast Company because they are an environmentally concious company. Does this mean you will be spending more time on the east coast or “Web2.0mute” every day?
Robert–are you hiring for any NYC area tech video blogger positions? I’m interested.
@Robert, good point but I read it here first when I made this comment.
maybe RobertMikeJasonAndChumsCrunch.com would be better :p
@Robert Scoble: this story isn’t on every major tech blog. It’s all the bloggers who are basically saying you’re moving. They are all your pals looking for link love.
This is so not techcrunch worthy. @darren is right for pointing it out.
Scoble’s blog is getting worse everyday and now you’re adding ads. Note to Scoble get original ideas.
Scoble is such a DORK. Who is this dork’s audience, anyway?
#22 - Mahalo link was posted earlier today.
Brian: as the network expands, I’m sure we’ll hire more people.
Sue: at PodTech my videos had about a million downloads a month and audience was actually quite consistent. I also had the #1 show over at Kyte.tv and now am #1 on the new Qik, too. Most of my audience are tech-passionate professionals (most of whom, thankfully, don’t think I’m a Dork).
David: I’ll still be spending most of my time in the San Francisco area, but I’m sure I’ll be in New York a few more times in 2008 than I was in 2007.
Scoble really isn’t the story here. Most people are missing it.
The more important story is that there’s now a definite “land grab” happening for online video content/talent by main stream media. Yesterday, Cnnmoney announced they’re moving to a heavy online rotation of videos as well and are looking for talent.
Congrats to Robert… but in reality, this is bigger than one personality. Something bigger is happening.
Scoble really isn’t the story here.
Don’t tell Scoble that…
Usually I stay out of your way Scoble because you have your own methods to your success, but this one just made me laugh. For the record to anyone else out there, I went to an all girls school (I’m a male) and had the biggest dick.
Get some popular videos on YouTube then you can thump your chest with numbers. Till then you are dominating startups that have no other real talent on board. You should know better.
Scoble - you’ve got half a dozen comments on this page - don’t you have a day job? Maybe you’ve got a Scoble Double? Maybe you need one!
(Scary thought, that…)
Scoble, dude, why so defensive? Just saying I ain’t never heard of ya. And the business you are in seems hackneyed and crowded, that’s all. TC could have written a story about Andrew Claydon and I would have had the same reaction.
I think it was obvious to everyone that Scoble was looking for a new job.
Podtech is about dead by now i’m sure.
The mean lie that we all believed was that ad rev would save us all. It won’t.
Good luck Scoble, nice move also. Fast Company is the only good tech magazine left.