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Conan O’Brien Explains TV’s New Rules (Video)

Peter Kafka in Media on May 24 at 7:49 am PT

“The days of, ‘I only want people to experience me at 11, on TBS’ — those days are over. … A whole generation is growing up that doesn’t watch television that way.”

Louis C.K. Uses Twitter, Louis C.K. Hates Twitter

Peter Kafka in Media on November 5, 2011 at 4:33 pm PT

“I kinda hate it. I think it’s awful. I have Twitter just so I can tell people what I want them to buy, and give me money.”

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YouTube Adds Video Channel for Evacuees

Yoree Koh, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 24, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

Google this week launched a video version of its popular Person Finder application, allowing Japanese evacuees in shelters to communicate with people who might be looking for them.

Facebook to Big Media: We Like You. We Really, Really Like You.

Peter Kafka in Media on December 16, 2010 at 3:30 am PT

Facebook has 550 million friends, but it’s working extra hard to woo a very specific group: Heavyweight media companies. It might be working! See: A proposed linkup between the social network, Time Warner’s cable channels and Verizon’s FiOS TV.

Viral Video: Team Coco Is Back (Though Bullet-Riddled)

Kara Swisher in News on November 9, 2010 at 12:10 am PT

Here is the very funny opening video for the premiere of late-night host Conan O’Brien’s new talk show on TBS. The first line of O’Brien’s monologue was about his Web popularity: “Thank you and welcome to my second annual first show. Yes, I know what you guys are thinking–’Hey, it’s the guy from Twitter.’” It is indeed, and BoomTown could not be more thrilled he is back on television:

Conan O'Brien's American Express Ad: 2 Minutes, $1 Million

Peter Kafka in Media on November 8, 2010 at 5:30 am PT

His new show kicks off on cable tonight. But his new freelance project–globe-hopping credit card spokesmodel–is on YouTube’s homepage right now.

Conan O'Brien Keeps Courting the Internet. Next Up: 24 Hours of Live "Coco Cam."

Peter Kafka in Media on October 20, 2010 at 6:07 am PT

Conan O’Brien didn’t really embrace the Web until he was just about out of his last job at NBC. But now O’Brien and his team use Twitter, Tumblr, viral videos and any digital device they can think of to promote the man and his new show. Next up: A 24-hour live “behind the scenes” Webcast, starting this afternoon.

Viral Video: Coco's Back

Kara Swisher in News on October 19, 2010 at 12:51 am PT

With only a few weeks to go till the debut of his new late-night talk show on TBS, Conan O’Brien is taking his marketing to the Web. And it’s very explosive, both personally and in a crazy stunt kind of way, as you will see in the two videos that the television funnyman has released in the windup to his November 8 launch.

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Time Warner Sees Ally in Web

Jessica E. Vascellaro, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on October 6, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

The chief executive of Time Warner Inc. said he is turning to Google Inc. as an ally in his push to bring cable shows to users across various devices and that the Web giant’s new service for accessing and searching Internet programming on TVs isn’t the threat many television distributors fear.

Viral Video: It's Co-nan!

Kara Swisher in News on September 3, 2010 at 8:50 am PT

Earlier this year, the travails of late-night television talk show host Conan O’Brien and his epic battle with the inept suits at NBC became a gold mine of Internet-fueled comedy mayhem. Well, Team Coco is back in November on TBS, and it has a name.