Earlier in the week, Andrew Baron set the record straight, saying that he did over 95% of a lot of things at Rocketboom:

“Fact: Out of all the scripts in the history of Rocketboom, Amanda has edited nearly every single one, but over 95% of the scripts on Rocketboom have been written by me.

Fact: Over 95% of the directed episodes in the history of Rocketboom were directed by me.”

While this may be true, we’re wondering if Baron isn’t regretting the statement now that he’s missed his own deadlines for Rocketboom 2.0:

“Producing Rocketboom every day is a challenge but nothing has ever been as challenging as what we are going through right now.

Rocketboom was obviously very dependent on Amanda’s role. Since she left so suddenly, I have tried to get the episodes up and running as soon as possible, though I am not comfortable with the way they are going yet.

It’s easy enough to recreate the same thing, the challenge here is to do the next.

Thanks again for standing by, we are giving it our all!

If you ever looked to the archives, you may have noticed that there is one episode that has always been missing: the first episode. There is a reason why.”

think MTV and the Kaiser Family Foundation have announced Alive at 25, a vlogging competition to promote HIV/AIDS awareness.

Beginning June 5th and running until June 30th, young people ages 13-25 from around the country are encouraged to submit essays of 250 words or less at think.mtv.com on why they should be selected as the exclusive think HIV vlogger (video blogger) for their state.

One winner will be selected from each state by Kaiser, MTV and NASTAD, and will be given a video camera to vlog about what HIV/AIDS means from their unique perspective. Vlogs will go live on the think HIV website on August 18th.

One vlogger will be awarded a grand prize VIP trip to the MTV studios in New York, and earn the opportunity to showcase their vlog on MTV.
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Royal Purple, a maker of engine oils, transmission fluids, grease, penetrating lubricants and assembly lube, has announced a contest for video podcasters and vloggers. The company is looking for the first fan-created commercial to be broadcast through VOD Cars, an automotive video podcast.

Contest Description:

No million-dollar budgets, no Hollywood type film crews, no bossy directors, just you, your car, your vision, making the video you want to see. It’s what you want by you and you could be the first. Who wouldn’t want that? And, did we mention babes love winners? (Common on girls, show us your vision and bring the win home to the ladies side)

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