Hmm Interview #2: Jeremy Wright from B5 Media |
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Photo by Jeremy Wright, used with permission
The blogs were abuzz last week over blog network B5 Media receiving $2 million in venture capital funding. On our live Friday radio show October 6th we caught up with Jeremy Wright, CEO of B5 Media and asked him to spell out the $2 million dollar question: what are they gonna do with the money?
Some other things the interview reveals:
- B5 Media bloggers are only expected to make six posts per week and if the posts are long and of high quality article-size they are fine with 3-4 posts per week.
- several Editor positions will be announced in the future with an emphasis on promotion from within
- about half the $2 million is being set aside to pay bloggers for the coming 2+ years, some of the writers will make five times what they are making now and some will make 2-3 times what they are making now
- where the B5 Media blog network fits in with the competition
- what type of writers are B5 media looking for to join their network
- Does Jeremy read all the B5 blogs?
- will B5 be doing anything different or new with the design of the blogs on the network?
- hear for the first time ever the choir that follows Jeremy around during interviews
Several times during the interview a past post here at Hmm is referenced entitled: Another sweatshop blog network emerges which you might want to read first before listening to this interview. That post was written September 21, 2005.
Duration: 46:52
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Great interview! Fun and laid-back.
T David, I just wanted to point out that you’ve visited b5 blogs before. You’re listed on the Genetics and Health Honor Roll!
Comment by Hsien Lei — October 14, 2006 @ 7:21 am PST
great interview! but could work on the quality of the audio
Comment by jayvee — October 14, 2006 @ 11:06 am PST
Thanks for listening and the link, Hsien
Comment by TDavid — October 14, 2006 @ 11:20 am PST
Great interview. As one of the bloggers of b5, let me say I can’t imagine blogging anywhere else than b5 as my main gig. I’ve not found a better group of people that I respect and admire that I’ve never met anywhere. With b5media, it’s really always seems to be about the bloggers and the community.
Comment by Jason — October 14, 2006 @ 11:59 pm PST
Hey
I’m happy to be canon fodder if you’d want to interview me…certainly I’d see that any interview you do is constructive and I’d always be happy to make it even more colorful for you 
great interview, it would even make up for the earlier post
Duncan.
Comment by Duncan — October 16, 2006 @ 2:58 am PST
Since you mentioned breasts and breastfeeding, I wanted to tell you we have a new breastfeeding blog at http://www.breastfeeding123.com. Very proud to have such an important blog in the Science and Health Channel.
Oh, and for pictures of breasts, I’m sure any of the celebrity blogs will do.
Comment by Hsien Lei — October 16, 2006 @ 7:18 am PST
- That’s good to hear Jason.
- Thanks Duncan, maybe you can do the follow-up interview in a year or two
Comment by TDavid — October 20, 2006 @ 12:03 pm PST
[…] It’s Saturday and if you’re working isn’t it time for a break? Fellow writers who want to improve your word per minute (WPM) typing skill during break time, give Word Shoot a try. Unless of course you are that cunning typist and B5media CEO Jeremy Wright [Hmm interview] who once commented here claiming that there were videos of him cresting the 220 wpm mark. Get those videos up on YouTube, Jeremy, that could rank right up there with the Numa Numa guy (below) or Chad Vader. […]
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