Digg Founder Kevin Rose on Inc. Cover

Digg Founder Kevin Rose on the Cover of Inc. Magazine

“Part Steve Jobs, part Howard Stern — this guy could be the next Rupert Murdoch.”

Riding high on $28.7 million in fresh capital, Digg founder Kevin Rose makes the cover of Inc. magazine. Consistent with the thoughtful tone of his FoWA speech earlier this month, Kevin definitely looks more mature here than he did on the cover of BusinessWeek two years ago. Photo by April Buchert.

October 24, 2008 · 4 Comments

Britney Spears Sims 2 Machinima Contest

Britney Spears’ team is seriously trying to reach out to geeks. First they turn her site into a blog, then they put her on Twitter. Now, they hold a Sims 2 machinima contest based on her music videos. Here’s one based on I’m a Slave 4 U.

Three words, Team Britney: YouTube contest system.

October 21, 2008 · 2 Comments