Joel Hyatt

VideoSurf Debuts Video Search Service; Backers Include Al Gore

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 10, 2008 - 7:36am.

San Mateo, Calif. - VideoSurf, a new online video search service backed by Current Media co-founders Al Gore and Joel Hyatt, on Wednesday launched a beta version of its service at the TechCrunch50 conference in San Francisco.

Current TV: 9 Out Of 10 Viewers Prefer User Generated Ads

Authored by Jay Baage on March 25, 2008 - 6:37am.

From Future of Television Forum West Joel Hyatt, co-founder of Current TV (with former Vice President Al Gore), said that their viewers by far prefer user generated so called "VCAM" ads over professional ads in his morning keynote.
“We have seen that 9 out of 10 of our viewers prefer user-generated ads over the Madison Avenue generated ads,” said Hyatt.