Hi! I have met a fair few of you over the last two years or so (most at Pixelodeon and other event) but I only recently got to chat with Irina for a good length of timeâ¦who introduced me to Jayâ¦who said I should join⦠so here I am! My name is Paul Armstrong and I work for MySpace, specifically MySpaceTV. I'm in the media department but I don't really fit into the traditional PR mold since I get to work on new initiatives as well as news. There are big changes happening at MySpace on all levels, as you've hopefully seen (if I'm doing my job right!) with more to come. To say we've grown would be an understatement but as we've grown we've learned a lot and asked a lot and you are starting to see some of these changes come into effect. So why am I here? About two years ago I got hooked on real people, talking about real thing in real ways and ever since I have been fascinated by the power of online video. When I worked for Activision and Sony I had a chance to start working with people like Steve and Zadi as well as Amanda/Mario and it's been a passion of mine ever since. When I joined MySpace about a year ago, MySpaceTV was just starting and it was about building a solid foundation, now we have that we/I feel now is the right time to expand further and try new things now we have the partnerships set up (and the headcount to actually do stuff)! I won't say we are changing direction (we are a community first and a video site second) but the foundations are set and it's time to build a bridge to get to you all! Recently I started interacting with Nick Schmidt (aka Mr. No Warning on scar photos at 9am in the morning) who moderates the MySpace vlog community (http://groups.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=groups.groupProfile&groupID=101292866&MyToken=a6e58c92-c988-42fa-be88-81b6a2f1f7a7) - please join if you are on MySpace.
I interviewed Chris Brogan a week ago and posted it today who once gave some good/free advice "don't poorly dive in and start blabbing instead of listening first, don't be 'that guy'". To this end, I'm looking to find out how we can help you do whatever it is you want to do better. How can MySpace/TV help you? Is it offline events? A dedicated advertiser community that want real ads by real people made? More info on the content we are looking for? Tips to navigate the network better? A vlogger profile type? I am ALL ears and want to make sure you feel you have/still have/will always have a place on MySpace and MySpaceTV. I'm based in LA and ALWAYS willing to do drinks or have people into HQ (if you find grey cubes just as awesome as we do!) so let me know if you are around and want to meet up! So I guess that's me in a nutshell. Friend me up http://www.myspace.com/britpabz â" IM me on AIM: pabzrocks or GMAIL: paulstephenarmstrong) and add me to twitter (munkyfonkey) if you are that way inclined! I look forward to hearing from you all and working with you to create a place on MySpace that helps you do what you want to do better, faster, smarter etc. Paul (or Pabz kinda prefer Pabz). PS: If anyone is politically minded or just fancies a go yesterday we launched a citizen journalism partnership with NBC/MSNBC (through MySpace Impact) â" I have put it on my blog here (http://tinyurl.com/6byovj) - check it please take a second to check it out as I think it's a great partnership.
