5 posts and columns on Mike Hudack

Blip.tv Looks for a New CEO

in Media on November 11, 2011 at 7:48 pm PT

The Web video distributor needs a replacement for Mike Hudack, who may return. Co-founder Dina Kaplan, who will be leaving soon, will not.
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Blip.TV Raises $10 Million for More Web Video You (Probably) Won’t See on Hulu

in Media on May 19, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

It’s no YouTube, but Blip.TV is turning five, too. That’s impressive enough for any Web video outfit, but CEO Mike Hudack also has a good story to tell: He’s figuring out how to make money from the clips small-time producers make–and how to get the producers enough money to make more clips. Repeat.

Are Americans Surfing More Because They’re Working Less?

in Media on February 12, 2009 at 12:36 pm PT

Think of how much time you spend on the Web when you’re gainfully employed. How much would that increase if you weren’t? Something to think about as you ponder data from a variety of sites reporting increased traffic in January–the same month that 600,000 Americans lost their jobs.

Blip.tv’s Mike Hudack Survives “The Video”–Now Trying to Keep His Video Site Afloat

in Media on October 28, 2008 at 12:00 pm PT

Yep, Mike Hudack was in the video that’s supposed to symbolize the excess–and end–of the Web 2.0 era. And no, he doesn’t care what you think about it. He’s got bigger things on his mind. Like convincing more advertisers to take Web video seriously and making a business out of it.

Dear Web 2.0: You Might Want to Stop Believin'

in News on October 9, 2008 at 2:14 pm PT

All in good fun, right? I am sure this will be the dumb-as-a-box-of-hammers reasoning this group of Web 2.0 folks gives for this odd video effort, doing a lip-synch romp on their group vacation in Cyprus to Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’,” and then posting it for all to see on Vimeo. It is titled: “Twenty world Internet citizens met in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in October of 2008 for a week of reflections on life, love, and the Internet.” Um, kids, here’s a reflection: While you swim in that pricey infinity pool in your luxury villa, Silicon Valley is tanking all over the place. You might want to check your email and see if Sequoia Capital or Ron Conway has cost-cutted you out of a job!