I have been a big fan of Loren Feldman for a long time. I think like 2-3 years ago when I did my first video post I was throwing him shutouts. Of all these people who “keep it real” Loren is the real mother frickin deal. The first time I met him in person he was calling out Robert Scoble at blogworld something like “Hey Bobby I bet you spend a fortune on your editor for your videos getting rid of those double/tripple chins”.
Last winter Loren introduced the Shel Israel puppet. Now I had/have absolutely NO CLUE who Shel Israel is but I thought the puppet was pretty funny. Then the puppet started interviewing people. Now the Shel Israel puppet has all the A-listers lining up for a interview. Check out the latest one with Digg creator Kevin Rose:
The puppet has interviewed the who’s who of Silicon Valley including Jason Calacanis and Michael Arrington.
Its not the first hit Loren has had and I am sure it wont be the last.
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June 3, 2008 at 6:25 am
Kevin Rose is the shiz.
June 2, 2008 at 4:51 pm
I agree, “China Dolls, Clowns then Puppets” can be VERY creepy. But hey, it gets attention and that’s what it’s all about.
“When you can’t be there, bVisual”
May 27, 2008 at 10:04 pm
I concurr.
May 27, 2008 at 10:03 pm
China Dolls, Clowns then Puppets. The 3 creapiest things in the world.
May 27, 2008 at 12:02 pm
That journalist was a little ruff around the edges. A tough nut to crack. lol
May 27, 2008 at 9:39 am
The puppet puts things into perspective.
May 26, 2008 at 4:11 pm
I enjoyed that, not scary though.
May 26, 2008 at 3:26 pm
Hahahaha, that puppet is so funny
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May 26, 2008 at 5:57 am
@ EVA WHITE,
Try it once
May 26, 2008 at 1:41 am
Its not that novel a concept. An interview with a puppet, but its funny all the same.
May 25, 2008 at 10:44 am
let me just watch it and kick some ass lol
May 25, 2008 at 10:43 am
getting attention is the main thing on the web dude…so thats it!
May 25, 2008 at 10:42 am
yea i know for sure. lol hahahahaha
May 25, 2008 at 4:25 am
funny
May 25, 2008 at 4:24 am
funny video
May 25, 2008 at 12:09 am
lol.. funny
I will add this video on my site soon.
May 24, 2008 at 10:47 pm
Anything but Loren is da man
But the idea of puppet is not that cool.
May 24, 2008 at 10:39 pm
LOL, Shel Israel must not have been too tough for Loren. Shel sounds and acts exactly like Loren does in all his other videos…
May 24, 2008 at 9:54 pm
A bit of the background on the puppet is actually a valuable lesson in personal branding. Loren found out that shelisreal.com was available so he scooped it and put the puppet videos on there. Shel was supposed to be part of the digerati along with Scoble and Arrington. Loren just got his digs in about Israel not being savvy enough to make sure he protected his own personal brand on the web.
When all of this went down I made sure I had name as my domain name!
May 24, 2008 at 9:53 pm
Giving the Muppets a run for their money. He also has an Oscar the Grouch kind of interview style.
~Terry
May 24, 2008 at 9:25 pm
Funny? I’ve never seen anything by that Feldman guy that I thought was funny or smart. He knows how to get attention, that;s for sure.
May 24, 2008 at 7:57 pm
LOL first thing that popped in my head was John Cow…
May 24, 2008 at 7:54 pm
That was lovely. What’s not to like about a puppet?
May 24, 2008 at 6:27 pm
That’s hilarious / crazy.
May 24, 2008 at 4:15 pm
>The first time I met him in person
You can learn more
May 24, 2008 at 2:36 pm
Loren is brilliant at getting attention. The buzz is he and Shel are in on it. Look at his track record, he bashes Calacanis and Arrington and now he stays over their houses and interviews them. Everyone is waiting for the Shel puppet to stay over Scoble’s house and the big Shel puppet interview with the real Shel Israel.
May 24, 2008 at 2:03 pm
lol so fuuny
May 24, 2008 at 1:54 pm
I’ve been watching this for a while. Shel actually had a big blowout online with Loren about this. Can’t find the link right now, but they went at it on twitter, on their blogs. Loren was just too savvy an online viral marketer to be beat though. Shel had to announce defeat. The puppet is an awesome idea. My props to Loren.
May 24, 2008 at 1:53 pm
I’ve been watching this for a while. Shel actually had a big blowout online with Loren about this. Can’t find the link right now, but they went at it on twitter, on their blogs. Loren was just too savvy an online viral marketer to be beat though. Shel had to announce defeat. The pupppet is an awesome idea. My props to Loren.
May 24, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Well he shouldn’t do an interview with a puppet, NOT that funny !
May 24, 2008 at 1:34 pm
I find that puppet cute
May 24, 2008 at 11:17 am
Ha ha, now this is why I love the blogosphere..
May 24, 2008 at 10:44 am
THAN you
more important thAn you…
May 24, 2008 at 10:34 am
Puppet is very scary!
May 24, 2008 at 10:33 am
Puppet is kinda scary!
May 24, 2008 at 10:32 am
Brilliant. Puppet is kinda scary though!
May 24, 2008 at 10:17 am
Just another example of how you can find success through creativity. He’s not just another guy interviewing people.
May 24, 2008 at 9:55 am
ummm??? That puppet is a bit scary! I dont know if I could do an interview with him!
May 24, 2008 at 9:36 am
loren funniest man on web
May 24, 2008 at 8:49 am
lol Digg creator giving interview to pupet
He he funny!