At Design Indaba, an event filled with creatives and media innovators, Casey Neistat is a bit of a rock star. Conference-goers approach the 34-year-old New Yorker to gush over how much they like his work. His talk about his films and the virtue of ignorance was greeted with rousing applause. The filmmaker has been creating movies since the late ’90s, when the first version of …
This month marks 10 years of hypnotizing, work-hindering entertainment from YouTube, and to help celebrate its anniversary, The Daily Conversation compiled 101 of the video-sharing service’s greatest hits. The clip begins with YouTube’s first ever-video posted by its co-founder, Jawed Karim, of him at the zoo. The compilation then cycles through the evolution of viral videos from “Charlie Bit Me” to “I’m on a Boat,” …
The ancient Egyptians proclaimed their adoration for cats in hieroglyphics, statues and mummification. Today, many preserve the feline species forever in videos, print publications and even with dedicated television channels. When Coffee House Press‘ marketing director Caroline Casey and publisher Chris Fischbach attended the first Internet Cat Festival two years ago at Minneapolis’ Walker Art Center, they were stunned by the turnout and the crowd’s …
