IP Democracy: Amanda Congdon's New Project is on the Road

Fame is fleeting but fame on the Internet fades more swiftly still. Amanda Congdon, who rapidly reached a pinnacle of Internet-era stardom with Rocketboom, is making her continued existence known with a new video blog, Amanda Across America. Amanda is finally making her trip to Los Angeles (a reputed source of tension between she and RocketBoom co-owner Andrew Baron) with a video camera and crew in tow.

She’s broadcasting (v’casting? vlogging?) her adventures along the way. One of her first videos is an interview with uberblogger Jeff Jarvis about new media and from what I’ve seen, she’s playing it straight…no funny bits.

The show is sponsored by some feel-good groups, including Environmental Countdown and Natural Resources Defense Council — Amanda and her crew are making the trip in what is billed as “the world”s first hybrid SUV,” the Ford Escape Hybrid. Vlogging and Internet TV show start-up blip.tv is hosting the videos.

Posted by Cynthia Brumfield on September 26, 2006 4:48 PM to IP Democracy