Comments on: Ashton Kutcher, Tech Darling — and His Celeb Posse http://gigaom.com/2008/09/09/ashton-kutcher-tech-darling-and-his-celeb-posse/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:47:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Do Celebrities And Startups Mix? | CHARGED's 24/7 News Aggregator http://gigaom.com/2008/09/09/ashton-kutcher-tech-darling-and-his-celeb-posse/#comment-899019 Do Celebrities And Startups Mix? | CHARGED's 24/7 News Aggregator Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:30:24 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=20456#comment-899019 <p>[...] it matter beyond getting an initial burst of press? Liz Gannes, over at GigaOm, has a good look at the rise of “celebrity” startup founders, noting that while there are a bunch of Hollywood folks jumping in and starting web companies, not [...]</p> [...] it matter beyond getting an initial burst of press? Liz Gannes, over at GigaOm, has a good look at the rise of “celebrity” startup founders, noting that while there are a bunch of Hollywood folks jumping in and starting web companies, not [...]

]]> By: Ashton Kutcher, Tech Darling — and His Celeb Posse | Liz Gannes | Voices | AllThingsD http://gigaom.com/2008/09/09/ashton-kutcher-tech-darling-and-his-celeb-posse/#comment-899013 Ashton Kutcher, Tech Darling — and His Celeb Posse | Liz Gannes | Voices | AllThingsD Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:00:53 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=20456#comment-899013 <p>[...] Read the rest of this post Print all_things_di220:http://voices.allthingsd.com/20080912/gannes-4/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Ashton Kutcher, Tech Darling — and His Celeb Posse", url: "http://voices.allthingsd.com/20080912/gannes-4/" }); Sphere Comment Tagged: Ashton Kutcher, GigaOm, Liz Gannes, NewTeeVee, TechCrunch50, Voices, bubble, celebrity | permalink [...]</p> [...] Read the rest of this post Print all_things_di220:http://voices.allthingsd.com/20080912/gannes-4/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Ashton Kutcher, Tech Darling — and His Celeb Posse”, url: “http://voices.allthingsd.com/20080912/gannes-4/” }); Sphere Comment Tagged: Ashton Kutcher, GigaOm, Liz Gannes, NewTeeVee, TechCrunch50, Voices, bubble, celebrity | permalink [...]

]]> By: Bloggiewood Celeb #5 - Oprah Winfrey, Matt Damon, Ashton Kutcher, Sarah Palin — Bloggiewood http://gigaom.com/2008/09/09/ashton-kutcher-tech-darling-and-his-celeb-posse/#comment-899008 Bloggiewood Celeb #5 - Oprah Winfrey, Matt Damon, Ashton Kutcher, Sarah Palin — Bloggiewood Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:24:43 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=20456#comment-899008 <p>[...] Ashton Kutcher is from a hunky celebrity to a geek?  He launches a web video show with major contents that will be focusing on celebrity gossip.  Let us all hope his startup goes well, and if he starts to make billions instead of millions, then he probably quit his day job as a celebrity too :). [...]</p> [...] Ashton Kutcher is from a hunky celebrity to a geek?  He launches a web video show with major contents that will be focusing on celebrity gossip.  Let us all hope his startup goes well, and if he starts to make billions instead of millions, then he probably quit his day job as a celebrity too :). [...]

]]> By: Allison http://gigaom.com/2008/09/09/ashton-kutcher-tech-darling-and-his-celeb-posse/#comment-899002 Allison Fri, 12 Sep 2008 05:43:01 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=20456#comment-899002 <p>The big star model on the web is likely to have many more failures than these folks are used to. Hollywood will continue to use the model they know (push content intended for large audiences) on a platform (the web) that thrives on a model that is completely foreign to them.</p> The big star model on the web is likely to have many more failures than these folks are used to. Hollywood will continue to use the model they know (push content intended for large audiences) on a platform (the web) that thrives on a model that is completely foreign to them.

]]> By: Do Celebrities And Startups Mix? | Technology Update News http://gigaom.com/2008/09/09/ashton-kutcher-tech-darling-and-his-celeb-posse/#comment-898939 Do Celebrities And Startups Mix? | Technology Update News Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:49:48 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=20456#comment-898939 <p>[...] it matter beyond getting an initial burst of press? Liz Gannes, over at GigaOm, has a good look at the rise of "celebrity" startup founders, noting that while there are a bunch of Hollywood folks jumping in and starting web companies, not [...]</p> [...] it matter beyond getting an initial burst of press? Liz Gannes, over at GigaOm, has a good look at the rise of “celebrity” startup founders, noting that while there are a bunch of Hollywood folks jumping in and starting web companies, not [...]

]]> By: Do Celebrities And Startups Mix? » Into Tech http://gigaom.com/2008/09/09/ashton-kutcher-tech-darling-and-his-celeb-posse/#comment-898937 Do Celebrities And Startups Mix? » Into Tech Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:46:33 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=20456#comment-898937 <p>[...] it matter beyond getting an initial burst of press? Liz Gannes, over at GigaOm, has a good look at the rise of "celebrity" startup founders, noting that while there are a bunch of Hollywood folks jumping in and starting web companies, not [...]</p> [...] it matter beyond getting an initial burst of press? Liz Gannes, over at GigaOm, has a good look at the rise of “celebrity” startup founders, noting that while there are a bunch of Hollywood folks jumping in and starting web companies, not [...]

]]> By: GigaNET:The DEMO & TechCrunch50 Edition - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/09/09/ashton-kutcher-tech-darling-and-his-celeb-posse/#comment-898889 GigaNET:The DEMO & TechCrunch50 Edition - GigaOM Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:20:49 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=20456#comment-898889 <p>[...] GigaOM: Ashton Kutcher, Tech Darling — and His Celeb Posse. [...]</p> [...] GigaOM: Ashton Kutcher, Tech Darling — and His Celeb Posse. [...]

]]> By: James http://gigaom.com/2008/09/09/ashton-kutcher-tech-darling-and-his-celeb-posse/#comment-898870 James Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:03:48 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=20456#comment-898870 <p>The future will have more celebrities that will take a share in techworld. Since that is where the furture is.This mean also for Hollywood, since it seems that their running after the ''byte''facts.</p> The future will have more celebrities that will take a share in techworld. Since that is where the furture is.This mean also for Hollywood, since it seems that their running after the ”byte”facts.

]]> By: Celebrity Online Start-Ups - Ideas Blog - NYTimes.com http://gigaom.com/2008/09/09/ashton-kutcher-tech-darling-and-his-celeb-posse/#comment-898753 Celebrity Online Start-Ups - Ideas Blog - NYTimes.com Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:12:20 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=20456#comment-898753 <p>[...] Technology | A blog post notes a trend in celebrities founding (fronting?) online ventures. The latest: Ashton Kutcher, with a Web video show. Damon Wayans, Jack Black, Will Ferrell and M.C. Hammer have gone this route too. It’s “a phenomenon that gets frothy every time there’s a bubble.” [Gigaom] [...]</p> [...] Technology | A blog post notes a trend in celebrities founding (fronting?) online ventures. The latest: Ashton Kutcher, with a Web video show. Damon Wayans, Jack Black, Will Ferrell and M.C. Hammer have gone this route too. It’s “a phenomenon that gets frothy every time there’s a bubble.” [Gigaom] [...]

]]> By: Ben Kuo http://gigaom.com/2008/09/09/ashton-kutcher-tech-darling-and-his-celeb-posse/#comment-898727 Ben Kuo Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:11:45 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=20456#comment-898727 <p>IBeatYou and FunnyorDie (mentioned above) are in Los Angeles. I personally always cast a wary eye on celebrity startups, given the (poor) track record we've had here, particularly from the Internet dot com era. I think the "star power" carries farther when you're outside Hollywood and in Silicon Valley, and everyone (your neighbors, friends, associates, etc.) are in "the business."</p> IBeatYou and FunnyorDie (mentioned above) are in Los Angeles. I personally always cast a wary eye on celebrity startups, given the (poor) track record we’ve had here, particularly from the Internet dot com era. I think the “star power” carries farther when you’re outside Hollywood and in Silicon Valley, and everyone (your neighbors, friends, associates, etc.) are in “the business.”

]]> By: JP http://gigaom.com/2008/09/09/ashton-kutcher-tech-darling-and-his-celeb-posse/#comment-898726 JP Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:04:27 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=20456#comment-898726 <p>Maybe we'll start seeing a lot more celebrity startups in the next few years, especially in the LA area. There's always the question of will they or won't they make it.</p> <p>Perhaps here in NYC, the tech/internet community could use buzz like that.</p> Maybe we’ll start seeing a lot more celebrity startups in the next few years, especially in the LA area. There’s always the question of will they or won’t they make it.

Perhaps here in NYC, the tech/internet community could use buzz like that.

]]> By: Raymond Padilla http://gigaom.com/2008/09/09/ashton-kutcher-tech-darling-and-his-celeb-posse/#comment-898683 Raymond Padilla Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:57:26 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=20456#comment-898683 <p>Slightly off topic, but is there any new news on Ooma? I got in the White Rabbit program thanks to this site and am a mostly happy (83.9%) Ooma user. I haven't heard much about the company since April. It recently slashed prices on its products. I'm hoping it's not a fire sale....</p> Slightly off topic, but is there any new news on Ooma? I got in the White Rabbit program thanks to this site and am a mostly happy (83.9%) Ooma user. I haven’t heard much about the company since April. It recently slashed prices on its products. I’m hoping it’s not a fire sale….

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