I’m Joining Splashcast
12.10.06I've been offered and have decided to accept a full time position as Director of Content at a pre-launch Portland startup called Splashcast. Splashcast is a multimedia platform that I believe is going to change the web in some important ways. TechCrunch broke the news. Here's my new boss's post on my joining. When TechCrunch and I parted ways, I intended to go independent - but this is a job I couldn't pass up.
In the position, I'll be highlighting the best groups of videos, photos, audio and text feeds from around the web, engaging in conversations about technology trends and online media news and co-ordinating guest editors from more niches than can be imagined. It's a totally meta gig 
I hope to break some news, too. Along the way, I'll help raise the profile of Splashcast's show-stopping good product. The company has an enterprise software background and I have great confidence in our ability to execute.
I think it will be a great place for me to combine my public interest concerns with the fast pace of the for-profit startup world. From independent journalism to modern dance performances to photo slide shows of train yard graffiti set to the music of emerging underground hip hop artists - Splashcast is going to be a great way to spin out channels of thematic media content. I'm excited to demonstrate how it can be done by creating and co-ordinating channels like that myself. I hope that many people will want to use the Splashcast media sharing system but I intend to create a premier destination for highlighted User Generated Content that will be worth visiting regularly for anyone online.
Here's the feed - I hope you'll subscribe and join us for the ride.
December 11th, 2006 at
Congrats, and I hope they know what they got with ya.
December 11th, 2006 at
Congrats Marshall. Splashcast is very, very lucky to get you.
December 11th, 2006 at
Best of luck Marshall.
like the new pic
December 11th, 2006 at
Congratulations and GoodLuck
December 11th, 2006 at
Congratulazioni e buona fortuna Marshall!
December 11th, 2006 at
:) Nice! Congrats Marshall!
Rex
December 11th, 2006 at
[…] Get deal for SplashCast who earned former TechCrunch writer Marshall Kirkpatrick. SplashCast has a Channel type media player, so content can easily be syndicated to embedded players on webpages. I’m thinking it’s like a media player ‘Include’. Marshall wrote this previous analysis of SplashCast a few weeks ago. […]
December 11th, 2006 at
Good luck and I wish that we could have connected last week
December 11th, 2006 at
Congrats on the new gig Marshall.
December 11th, 2006 at
oh man. i dont know whether to laugh or cry. you’re a flighty one aren’t you?
December 11th, 2006 at
Congrats, Marshall — best of luck.
December 11th, 2006 at
Was your glowing, lengthy review of Splashcast on the most-read Web 2.0 blog a requirement of you getting this job so soon after you left TechCrunch?
You may want to look up the definition of ethics.
December 11th, 2006 at
Go, Marshall, go! Not yet read much about Splashcast, but sounds like an interesting gig.
December 11th, 2006 at
Brian, I wrote lengthy glowing reviews about lots of companies on TC. I also had lots of job opportunities after leaving. I feel fine about the whole situation.
December 11th, 2006 at
Congrats Marshall.
December 11th, 2006 at
[…] Marshall finally posted the good news that he accepted an exciting position at Splashcast as the Director of Content! The Splashcast blog also posted a welcome note to Marshall. The Splashcast beta start in January, and you can request an invite on their web site. Congrats Marshall! […]
December 11th, 2006 at
Congrats, Marshall!
December 11th, 2006 at
Congratulations! I look forward to hearing all about the new job at our next meetup!
December 11th, 2006 at
Congratulations, Marshall. Looks like a great gig. Best wishes
December 12th, 2006 at
[…] Now a few short weeks later, comes news that Kirkpatrick will be joining SplashCast as Director of Content there. For more on his decision, you can see his post. […]
December 12th, 2006 at
Congratulations Marshall! I wish you all the best. There is nothing better than being able to work towards public interest concerns and still be a part of a for profit corporation. Personally I too am making efforts in the same direction.
December 13th, 2006 at
Congrats on the new gig! I wish you and your company all the best.
December 28th, 2006 at
[…] Meanwhile, blogger Marshall Kirkpatrick, “Director of Content at SplashCast,” says ”Now Microsoft Wants Its Laptop Back. […]