Thursday, November 19, 2009

Live Conversation with Vinod Khosla
Today at 1:30 PST


We're pleased to invite our community to watch a live conversation with Vinod Khosla, venture capitalist and cleantech evangelist. The conversation begins at 1:30 PST.

This live stream is made possible by our partnership with VentureBeat, host of GreenBeat 2009.

Yesterday, the conference featured presentations from John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins and James Rogers of Duke Energy. This seminal conference is devoted to the Smart Grid, and is bringing together leading entrepreneurs, investors, utilities, technology executives, and policymakers. The aim: To accelerate the development of a leaner, more efficient electrical grid.

FORA.tv will be publishing video programs from the event in the days to come.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Live Interview with AOL CEO Tim Armstrong Today 3:15 EST



We're pleased to invite our community to watch a live interview with Tim Armstrong, AOL Chairman and CEO. The conversation begins at 3:15 ET.

We're proud to be partnering with the Paley Center for Media’s International Council, a worldwide forum of leading international media and communications executives. This marks the first time that conference proceedings will be streamed live.



The schedule for the conference sessions live online via FORA.tv from the Paley Center is as follows:

Wednesday, November 18 at 2:00-2:15pmET
Welcoming Remarks by Frank A. Bennack, Jr., Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Hearst Corporation, and Chairman, The Paley Center for Media

Wednesday, November 18 at 3:15-3:40pmET
Live interview with Tim Armstrong, AOL Chairman and CEO

Thursday, November 19 at 11:15-12:30pmET
The Hunt for the Next Big Thing
: This session will highlight a handful of up-and-coming digital media companies vying to become the Twitter, Facebook, or MySpace of 2010. Moderated by Quincy Smith, Chief Executive Officer, CBS Interactive with Avner Ronen, Chief Executive Officer, Boxee; Doug Knopper, Cofounder, CoChief Executive Officer, FreeWheel; Justin Shaffer, founder and Chief Executive Officer; Andrew Lacey, Cofounder and Chief Operating Officer, Tapulous; Mike Dougherty, Chief Executive Officer and Cofounder, Jelli; Kristian Segerstrale, Chief Executive Officer, Playfish.

Thursday, November 19 at 2:10 -3:15pmET
ThinkSocial Awards Presentation followed by Social Networking and Media Conversation
Moderated by Jamie Daves, Executive Director, Think Social with panelists Tom Arrix, Vice President, Facebook; Seth Sternberg, Chief Executive Officer and Cofounder, Meebo; Peter Land, Senior Vice President, PepsiCo.

Friday, November 20 at 9:45-10:45amET
Conveners Session: A conversation with Ivan Seidenberg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Verizon Communications and Philippe Dauman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Viacom Inc. with moderator Becky Quick, CNBC.

Thursday, November 12, 2009

iPhone, Meet FORA.tv!

We're pleased to announce that FORA.tv is now available on the iPhone.

Thanks to all of you who have written in requesting an iPhone app. Your wish was truly our command. So, visit the Apps Store, download the FORA.tv app, and enjoy the web's largest collection of smart videos in the palm of your hand. Watch your favorite program and let us know what you think. Get smart on the go!






Not an iPhone user? Point your mobile browser to http://m.fora.tv. And yes... FORA.tv will be appearing on more platforms soon.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Tomorrow: The Power of Luxury



On November 5, FORA.tv is proud to be the media partner of LuxuryLab and NYU Stern's Luxury & Retail Club as they hold their first-ever Innovation Forum, an unprecedented event addressing the rapidly changing luxury marketplace. The event's sponsor is Halogen Network, with whom we are proud to partner on sponsorship and advertising sales.

The conference will be held at TheTimesCenter in New York, and feature thought leaders sharing never-seen-before research, trends, best practices, and a passion for ideas. FORA.tv will be there filming the event and bringing it you next week.

Greg Shove, founder and CEO of Halogen Network, will give a presentation on “Fresh Web” which will touch on FashionTweek, Halogen's digital brand application for New York Fashion Week.

Other speakers include Henry Blodget, CEO of The Business Insider, Francois-Henry Bennahmias, CEO of Audemars Piguet North America, Chandler Burr, perfume critic for the New York Times, Scott Galloway, founder of Luxury Lab and NYU professor, and John Demsey, group president at Estee Lauder, among others. For more information and a complete list of speakers visit LuxuryLab or register for the event.

Thursday, October 1, 2009

FORA.tv on Your Mobile Phone


FORA.tv is going mobile!

Today we join the wireless world with the launch of our mobile site. Now you can watch your favorite video programs while waiting in line at the bank or riding public transit. Point your mobile phone's browser to http://m.fora.tv and enjoy the world of smart video in the palm of your hand.

As always, please send along any feedback or suggestions. And stay tuned for more mobile offerings!

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Shout-out from MythBuster Adam Savage on Diggnation!

FORA.tv favorite Adam Savage appeared on yesterday's Diggnation talk show and gave a nice shout-out to our site. Hosted by Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht, the weekly program covers technology and web culture stories culled from Digg.

In the episode, Adam tells Kevin and Alex that in addition to working on MythBusters, he's also been giving talks at places like EG and Maker Faire. His EG presentation, which was devoted to obsession and the Maltese Falcon, was a huge Internet hit. Savage laughs, "I'm now about 40% of the Google noise" around the Maltese Falcon.



On behalf of the FORA.tv community, a huge thank you to MythBusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman.

Monday, September 14, 2009

Hulu, Meet FORA.tv

We're not aliens, but ... we've joined an evil plot to destroy the world. Today, we're proud to announce that FORA.tv can be found on Hulu.com. As Alec Baldwin says in the commercial for Hulu, "Enjoy."

This is the latest measure in an effort to make our smart video available to smart audiences everywhere. Working with the great folks at Hulu, we've launched our "network" with more than 20 programs in science, environment, and technology.

Watch FORA.tv favorites like MythBuster's Adam Savage on colossal failure, Amory Lovins on energy efficiency, and Neil deGrasse Tyson on killer asteroids. Stay tuned as we add more programs and let us know what you think.