Steve Garfield is a
videographer
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and
video blogger
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based in
Boston
Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
,
. Known for shows such as ''New Mediacracy'', in 2009 Garfield was inducted into the
International Academy of Web Television
The International Academy of Web Television (IAWTV) was founded in 2008 and is devoted to the advancement of the arts and sciences of streaming television and web series production.
Since 2011, the academy has hosted an annual awards ceremony cal ...
.
Career
One of the Internet's first video bloggers, Garfield began experimenting with the technique in 2002 and launched his own video blog on January 1, 2004.
Garfield is a former producer of the Boston-based ''Karlson and McKenzie'' radio show. He has produced his own video blog programs, including ''The Carol & Steve Show'' and ''Vlog Soup.'' On February 3, 2005, Garfield posted what is believed to be the first video blog from a United States elected politician,
Boston
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City Councilor
John Tobin John Tobin may refer to:
People
* Sir John Tobin (1763–1851), Liverpool merchant
* John Tobin (dramatist) (1770–1804), author of ''The Honey Moon''
* John F. Tobin (1880–1954), American football player and coach
* Jack Tobin (1892–1969 ...
. He has also contributed video to
Rocketboom
Rocketboom was a daily vlog produced by Andrew Baron in the format of a newscast with a comedic slant. Since 2004 Rocketboom has presented oddities, vlog excerpts, social and political commentary. The Rocketboom weblog and Apollo Pony featured s ...
.
In 2006, Garfield co-founded the podcast ''New Mediacracy'' along with
Steve Woolf &
Zadi Diaz of ''
Epic Fu
''Epic Fu'' (formerly known as ''JETSET'') was a web series created by producers Steve Woolf and Zadi Diaz. The show premiered on June 1, 2006 with Zadi Diaz as the host and ended in 2011.
Airing weekly on the ''Epic Fu'' web site and various ...
''.
The podcast features candid discussions about online video and new media, and often features popular
web series
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creators as guests.
In 2009, Steve was inducted into the
International Academy of Web Television
The International Academy of Web Television (IAWTV) was founded in 2008 and is devoted to the advancement of the arts and sciences of streaming television and web series production.
Since 2011, the academy has hosted an annual awards ceremony cal ...
.
Publications
Garfield wrote the book, ''Get Seen: Online Video Secrets to Building Your Business'', which is the second in a series that
David Meerman Scott
David Meerman Scott is an American online marketing strategist and author of several books on marketing, including ''The New Rules of Marketing and PR''.
Education and career
Scott graduated from Kenyon College in 1983 with a BA in economics. A ...
edits for John Wiley & Sons called ''The New Rules of Social Media''.
References
Further reading
''The Boston Globe'' : "Virtual Neighbors" ''Wired'' : "Blogging+Video=Vlogging"''Boston Phoenix'' : "I like to watch"''Rolling Stone'': "Vlog Stars: Online video bloggers are redefining the worlds of news and entertainment"*
ttps://www.wsj.com/articles/SB113469882648624197 ''The Wall Street Journal'' : "Vlogger (noun): Blogger With Video Camera"''The Boston Globe'' : "Simonds is the life of this video party"''Animation Magazine'' : "It's Jerry Time with Jerry and Orin Zucker"
External links
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Video bloggers
Videographers
Living people
American reporters and correspondents
American Internet celebrities
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American journalists