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Girls In Tech is bringing women together from around the world. So we went to give a toast at the launch party in New York City.

I put together some outtakes from recording the show because on several occasions, while editing in Final Cut Pro, I’m known to LOL because of something I said while recording. Although there isn’t anything too insane with the bloopers, like me falling out of the chair, I like the part at 1:15 where I *quickly* run through the takes while counting with my hand- indicating for editing of the video. :)

Thank you to Attack of the Show for picking me as one of the hottest women of the web. Hillary Duff and PopTub are on the list as well. Check out Wired’s sexy geeks of 2008. A few viewers submitted me so go ahead and vote me down (joke).

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I dug up this footage from the New York Television and Film Festival this year where we interviewed the people behind the stars of your favorite webshows.

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Previously on Pop17, I talked about lifecasting and interviewed Steve Chen about YouTube’s plan to integrate live video on their site. Silicon Alley Insider said that it wouldn’t happen this year, however, it did with YouTube Live. As you can imagine, that was expensive to serve. (See more details at TechCrunch).

Part of the event was broadcasted to YouTube from 30,000 feet in the air on board Virgin America for their wifi beta launch.

I agree with Cory Williams when he says, the best part of YouTube live was getting to hang out with the community.

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Bo Burnham, Dane Cook and Lily Allen’s careers benefitted from their web presence on Myspace and YouTube. They leveraged their internet success to pursue other opportunities while continuing their internet engagement. Good content and talent will make anyone stand out online. Persistence, among other things, is also key.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

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The Vlog Brothers are two brothers that communicate with each other through videos on YouTube. The Vlog Brothers channel took off, propelling them to internet stardom and inspiring others to follow their footsteps. Five Awesome Girls were inspired by the Vlog Brothers and brotherhood 2.0 so they started a channel and, within a significantly short time, ignited a slew of awesome collaboration channels. The first to emerge, in a large way, was Five Awesome Guys.

Thanks to Caitlin Hill for filming this video.

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There couldn’t be a more perfect time of year to host NewTeeVee Live in San Francisco. This year they had the “break out stars” of 2008 come and speak about their experience in online video. I interviewed Mark Day, Lucas Cruikshank, Rafat Ali, Jay Smooth and Michael Buckley to find the secret to their success. What are you doing to build your brand online?

Music by Podingtonbear.

Alana Taylor is a student at NYU and blogger who’s challenging journalism by participating in citizen journalism. Her interest in the shifting landscape of print to digital inspires her writing. She writes on her own blog and guest blogs at MediaShift, a PBS blog, when she’s not busy studying for her classes in school.