Posts Tagged ‘ Loren Feldman ’

Verizon Drops Loren Feldman Like He’s Hot

Jul 8th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: General, Internet TV, Video, Video Podcasts, Vlogs

Verizon has backed out of a deal with controversial video blogger Loren Feldman after just a week, after civil rights groups and bloggers protested Feldman’s work, which many consider racist.
Feldman is no stranger to controversy, but his “Technigga” character, in particular, strikes many as bigoted. In a video entitled Where Are The Black Tech Bloggers, [...]



Loren Feldman Buries Shel Israel; Moves On

Jun 29th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: Commentary, General, Internet TV, Strange, Video, Video Podcasts, Vlogs

Loren Feldman, the puppetmaster behind the puppet Shel Israel video blog, is moving on.
Puppet Shel Israel is a sort of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog for new media, parodying “new media expert” Shel Israel, while scooping him with entertaining interviews, like this discussion with Digg’s Kevin Rose:

While Loren’s puppet has been scoring the interviews, Israel [...]