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Forbes' The Web Celeb 25

Forbes released its third annual Web Celeb List, recognizing the world's 25 biggest and brightest stars in the internet and technology space. Most have reached fame by blogging and/or podcasting. Gossip blogger Perez Hilton topped the list for the second year in a row, followed by TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington and Digg co-founder Kevin Rose. Here are Forbes' top ten:

The Top 10 Web Celebs if 2008
1. Perez Hilton
2. Michael Arrington
3. Kevin Rose
4. Frank Warren
5. Cory Doctorow
6. Pete Cashmore
7. Beppe Grillo
8. Heather Armstrong
9. Guy Kawasaki
10. Jason Calacanis

"14 hilariously effective online campaigns" by Jim Nichols

Another great article on iMediaConnection.com by our very own Jim Nichols.

14 hilariously effective online campaigns
by Jim Nichols

Goodbye Puppy Cam, Hello Tenderloin Cam

Its time to say goodbye to the now famous Puppy Cam.

It seems like only yesterday the Shiba Inu live puppy cam stole our hearts. Now, 8 weeks old, they are ready to venture out into the real world (and off line). Some of the puppies will be leaving this weekend. [HuffingtonPost]

Links:
The Puppy Cam - not sure how much longer it will stay up
Puppy Cam Basically The Happiest Thing In The World


It's now time to say hello to the Tenderloin Cam

And now a self-described computer geek named Adam Jackson has gone a step further. He's created adamsblock.com - one of the hottest live shows on the Internet - simply by pointing a camera out his Tenderloin apartment window.

Jackson, 22, moved to the city in June from a small beach town in Florida and quickly discovered the realities of San Francisco real estate. Prices were so high that he said he "jumped on the first place I found."

It turned out to be on Taylor Street, just across from Glide Memorial Church. It's an ideal location - for watching crack deals, late-night violence and random crazy behavior.

"By the third night I was basically fed up with the crime and noise," Jackson said. "I didn't really have a plan. I just put the Webcam up, my girlfriend made a little Web page to display it, and here we are."

If you haven't checked out adamsblock.com, you are missing one of the greatest at-work time-killers ever to pop up on your monitor. There are two cameras, both on 24 hours a day, and a real-time chat room that crackles with activity. And no wonder - there is always something to talk about.

Jackson's camera has caught a man throwing himself into the side of a bus, apparently hoping to work an injury scam. It didn't work. The bus didn't stop. Viewers have also watched fights, car chases and break-ins.

If it sounds like an idea that might attract a crowd, you're right. After clips were posted on YouTube, the original group of 50 viewers grew to more than 500,000. [SFGate]

Links:
Adam's Block - Tenderloin Cam on Taylor Street across from Glide Memorial Church