by A.man.I

YouTube, the social media video giant owned by Google brought some of its brightest starts to New York for an event called “Videocracy.”

YouTube is apparently trying to woo big advertisers by showcasing artists, musicians, citizen journalists, athletes, and video producers who are using the site to promote their craft and gain notoriety.

[from NYTimes]

On Wednesday, Google will hold an event in New York to persuade companies with large ad budgets that YouTube has lots of authorized clips from established media companies that should be attractive to advertisers.

I was invited to participate, and got here Monday afternoon. I met acoustic guitarist Frank Bell right after I landed, and I ran into Soulja Boy’s manager in the lobby of the Muse hotel this afternoon.

Last night, I caught up to some of my news friends (Juan Carlos Molina and Kelly Barfield) from Tampa who now work at Fox News Channel.

I give my presentation at around 6pm. Here’s the video I produced about the trip.