EXPANDED PANEL DESCRIPTION AND PANEL MEMBERS: ----------> Panel Members: ZADI DIAZ (Epic Fu), TIM STREET (FrenchMaidTV), KENT NICHOLS (Ask A Ninja), JEFF MCPHERSON (Tiki Bar TV), DAISY WHITNEY (moderator-TelevisionWeek) With hundreds of video-sharing sites, social networking and blogs,
devising an effective video and social media strategy is daunting. Creators face a myriad of tough questions. Is it better to keep your content on your site or upload it to as many places as possible? How do you make money on your videos with the range of distribution strategies? What tools and
services can you use to streamline the upload, distribution and management of your videos? This diverse panel brings together successful content
creators, internet media companies, and industry analysis. Learn all the
elements you must consider when crafting your distribution strategy. Discover how your strategy may impact your revenue model. Take away a list of tools, trends,and tips to save time, money, and your sanity.

PANEL MODERATOR: DAISY WHITNEY BIO ------> Daisy Whitney: New Media Reporter, TelevisionWeek: http://www.tvweek.com/------>Daisy Whitney specializes in covering Internet video, social networking, YouTube, iTunes and other forms of online and new media distribution of content. As a multimedia reporter she is one of the first journalists to launch her own online newscast that covers the business of Internet video as the host and creator of the “New Media Minute.” She is currently TelevisionWeek’s new media reporter and also writes for OMMA, Advertising Age and Media. She also contributes on-air reports on digital media for the NBC-owned stations in San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego. In addition, Daisy is a weekly contributor on the podcast “This Week in Media.” Daisy consults on new media and is a frequent moderator for industry panels at conferences such as the Consumer Electronics Show, the National Association of Broadcasters and the National Association of Television Programming Executives. She has also written for Shape, Business 2.0 and The Denver Post.Daisy graduated from Brown University in 1994 with a degree in art history.

PANEL MEMBER: ZADI DIAZ BIO ------> Zadi Diaz: Principal,Smashface Productions LLC http://smashface.com/ ------> Zadi Diaz has been working in the entertainment and media industry for over a decade as a producer, writer, and director. She is co-founder and a principal of Smashface Productions, a new media production company specializing in the development and production of original online programming for both independent and traditional media.

PANEL MEMBER: TIM STREET BIO ------> Tim Street: Creator/Executive Producer French Maid TV http://1timstreet.com ------> Tim Street is a Writer, Producer, Director, and Creator/Executive Producer of the popular viral video French Maid TV. He is one of the few individuals who have been successful in both new media/podcasting and traditional media. As one of the industry’s most successful viral video producers, his online videos total over 30 million downloads and his productions constantly skyrocket to the top of the charts. In addition to creating online viral videos, Tim is a sought after speaker and award-winning short form director. His speaking credits include Digital Hollywood, Mac World, New Media Expo, and Podcast Academy. Tim has produced short and long form TV for Paramount, Universal, Warner Bros., ABC, CBS,NBC, FOX, The WB, UPN, Fine Living, Food Network, Game Show Network, Nickelodeon, Spike TV and many others. Tim sits on the Advisory Board of the Association for Downloadable Media (ADM), an industry association focused on providing advertising and audience measurement standards for episodic and downloadable media. He resides in Los Angeles and is represented by UTA.

PANEL MEMBER: KENT NICHOLS BIO ------> Kent Nichols: Ask A Ninja http://www.askaninja.com/ ------> Kent Nichols is a filmmaker and geek living in Los Angeles. Born in Orange County, CA, Kent grew up a tall and creative child who wanted to make movies and tell stories. In high school he was Senior Class President, star of the stage and an average student. When he left Chico State in 2000, he put his heart and soul into learning how to be a filmmaker. He bought a digital camcorder and an iMac and taught himself everything he could about being a storyteller. By 2003 Kent was called the “future of the industry” by Scott Billups in his book “Digital Moviemaking Second Edition”. That year his film Baggage won the 48 Hour Film Project (Best Film of the Year, Best Film from Los Angeles, Best Writing from LA, and the Los Angeles audience award). In 2005, Kent Nichols and Douglas Sarine created the award-winning series Ask A Ninja. Since then, the series has been viewed over 80 million times, quoted on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, featured in the New York Times Magazine and endorsed on numerous blogs. Recently, Ask A Ninja was voted the Best Series of 2006 at the YouTube Video Awards and The Ninja was the recipient of the Best Actor Award at the first ever Webby Film and Video Award Ceremony. Currently Kent and his partner Douglas Sarine are writing (and Kent is Directing) the adaptation Attack of the Killer Tomatoes.

PANEL MEMBER: JEFF MACPHERSON BIO ------> Jeff Macpherson: Tiki Bar TV http://www.tikibartv.com/ ------> Jeff Macpherson is the creator and star of Tiki Bar TV. He was profiled in Forbes Magazine Celebrity100 issue as “one of the first breakout stars in the world of Internet television”. He spoke at the annual Forbes MEET conference on the subject ‘The Next Video Revolution’. The Wall Street Journal titled him ‘Top Video Podcast Producer’ and he has been featured in Wired Magazine, The National Post, Times.com, Businessweek, G4 TV’s Attack of the Show, eTalk Daily and CBS News among others. Prior to Tiki Bar TV his feature film COME TOGETHER, which he wrote and directed, received two awards at the New York International Film Festival.

so many lessons learned. and so painful. i look forward to hearing the war stories. :)

Now this is a line up! Wow. So many lessons learned from all of them. Can't wait.

Very helpful, thanks!!

Very interesting discussion, thank you

Good topic.