ANYONE can shine like a diamond for 2013! #happynewyear from #prisondancer @lovelolap

2013, sees LOLA (aka Ruperto Poblador) starting fresh, new, and filled with hope, ambition and vigour. This dancing prisoner from MMDC isn't going to sit around waiting for something to happen. LOLA makes her luck and this time she wants us all along for the ride.

Steve Burton Jumps To Y&R....

Last week news broke that Steve Burton has signed with the Young and the Restless and will play Victor's 'partner', according to a tweet by Nancy Lee Grahn.

It has been a little over 2 months since we last saw Steve grace our screens, and when it was announced in late August the popular actor planned to leave, fans were reeling. Initially the actor stated he wanted to move from Los Angeles to Nashville to raise his young family in a rural setting vs. big city.

Upon learning Steve is making the jump to the long-running CBS daytime drama, fans took to twitter in a frenzy, with some feeling it to be a betrayal. Others blame the new regime at General Hospital, Executive Producer Frank Valentini and Head Writer Ron Carlivati, for Steve's decision to leave after 21 years on GH.  I completely disagree with that statement.

As some fans know from Steve's events, he was very vocal about his disdain for the direction of his character over the past several years. In the last couple of years the previous regime continued to desecrate not only Steve's character, but also Maurice Benard's, and fans were screaming to bring back the real Jason Morgan/Sonny Corinthos. 

In my opinion, recent storylines really played a part in Steve's decision. While the buzz that film star James Franco joined the cast as a special guest in 2009 was exciting for fans, the story though initially intriguing, had taken a dark turn by September 2011. Franco sexually assaulted Sam as a helpless Jason watched...on their honeymoon! This was completely opposite what the character was supposed to be and it really did not sit well with fans. Next up- who's child is Sam carrying? Franco's or Jason's? DNA switches, Jason's refusal to accept the baby...seriously? Of course who could forget the tragic storyline of his son Jake's death? It was taxing on the entire cast and fans were in an uproar over that storyline. Then, if some recall this time last year they planned to make Jason the hooker stalker/killer, happening during "blackouts" due to his brain injury.  I've learned that behind the scenes Steve was very upset by this. During a fan event he stated he didn't even recognize his character any more. One of the things Cartini did immediately was drop that storyline, as well as clean up several others in preparation of resetting the show.


On the social media circuit I was dismayed to see fan wars again flare up between Jasam (Jason and Sam) and Liason groups (Liz and Jason).  Most are touting the integration of 3 contract One Life To Live characters added to the GH roster as the reason for Steve's decision.  I disagree with this as well.

Cartini has successfully brought back several popular GH veterans with main storylines focusing on the shows' 50 year history. Our favorite villains have returned effectively bringing past storylines fans loved to the forefront. I could understand the upset if the integrated characters were taking over or if the storylines were all about OLTL, but they're not! Nor have they been! Frank and Ron have turned a show around that was truly on the brink of cancellation, in less than a year and instead of enjoying what we are seeing fans continue to find fault.

Another topic of conversation on the net is how Steve was brought to Y&R. Some believe it was at the expense of other favorites, let go by Jill Farren Phelps. 

Obviously when it was announced Jill Farren Phelps was taking over as Executive Producer for the Young and the Restless I was a bit surprised.  Upon taking the reigns several changes were made immediately.  History repeated itself as voices of fans reached a fevered pitch learning their favorite Cristal Kahlil had been fired.  They rose up and rallied to get her rehired...which they did! Another upset was seeing veterans Genie Francis and Stephen Nichols unceremoniously fired, as well as key staff, which some say was in preparation to bring in Steve Burton.

While this could be true, please remember...THIS IS A BUSINESS!!!  Everyone that is associated with soaps behind the scenes knows this. Things happen and we have to roll with the punches. Soaps are very different in that they continually revamp over the years, as people come and go, the industry changes.  Personally I think it's a smart move by CBS and Sony Pictures since ratings for the Young and the Restless have plummeted. They know Steve has a HUGE fan base and want to capitalize on that.

Ultimately I feel it was time for Steve to make a change and as his fan, I am very happy for him. All of us on RHeart wish him the best of luck in the New Year and we look forward to seeing him on our screens again. Though we miss him on GH, he will never be forgotten! Thanks for the memories, we love you Steve...

*If you missed our Steve Burton tribute, check it out. He did tweet out he listened and enjoyed it! 

♥RHeart's Steve Burton Tribute♥

 

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Check it out for all the latest news!

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*RHeart has been doing a special tribute series to honor General Hospital's 50th Anniversary. We've had amazing special guests, so check them out!

Salute to GH 50^th Anniversary Kick Off Party

Special Guests: Ian Buchanan, Emma Samms, Sandy Missioni

Salute to Villains

Special Guest: Constance Towers (aka) Helena Cassadine

Salute to Spencer's

Special Guest: Jackie Zeman

Salute to Nurses’ Ball

Special Guest Lynn Herring

 

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 Salute to Quartermaine's, Jan. 16 at 10pm(ET)

Special Guest: Leslie Charleson

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Happy Holidays from Feast of Fiction!

Timewave zero: The Rise Of Nibiru: Zoey 2012

"The Legend of Zoey"... 25 years later: Timewave zero: The Rise Of Nibiru

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZOEY!!! 

View the entire series: "The Legend of Zoey"

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD4C112F96D23BD2E&feature=view_all


This is a mashup video using clips from a number of sources:

Taylor Swift: We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (Lyric Video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcMn_Eu-XTE

Verizon Wireless http://www.youtube.com/user/VerizonWireless
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWHL8HfN1tM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cU7MX1q9lI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOnC5chCag0

Motorola DROID: Stealth commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9fXYQjwR0w

Mars Science Laboratory Lifts Off for Red Planet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEXoMpmfJcM

The Secret Circle (THEME SONG)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_Circle_(TV_series)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibUOgQseB20

Pushing Daisies
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pushing_Daisies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXs7b6m9HVA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQXwwjUc6x8

Pacific Rim Official Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vKz7WnU83E

TEDxSF - Louie Schwartzberg - Gratitude
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXDMoiEkyuQ

Les Miserables (2012) - Official International Trailer [HD] - 1080p
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkHHHUk8RCw

Gossip Girl: guerrilla fashion show
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vONUYzdIhpk 

THE HOBBIT Trailer HD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0k3kHtyoqc

"2001: A Space Odyssey" (film)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_%28film%29
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou6JNQwPWE0

Strawberries: original footage.

Press Heart To Continue: Ohhh Yaaaa PS2 PVP!!!!

Delhi gang-rape victim dies in hospital in Singapore

"She was courageous in fighting for her life for so long against the odds but the trauma to her body was too severe for her to overcome."

Read the full post:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20860569#TWEET482493

Youtube Video Application Martell TV Mobile Indiegogo Campaign

Our video application codenamed Martell TV

http://www.indiegogo.com/martelltv

This application will be developed for both Android and Apple iOSX phones / tablets.

We seek to create the best mobile video viewing application in the world. Around the office we're calling it, 'the one video viewing app to rule them all'. We've code named the project 'Martell TV'.

The Martell TV app will support both Youtube and blip.tv and help increase views to creators videos. It has Pandora-like sharing functions for users who create custom channels but we also have a mobile website design interface you can access through a web browser.

Twitter Is Already Winning The Social TV War, But It Will Soon Do More

And if there were any doubt that Twitter is the social channel of choice for viewers who want to talk about a show, the Nielsen deal ended it.

Read the full post:
http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/25/twitter-winning-social-tv/

Research credit: Chris

What's Trending: Top 20 YouTube Videos of 2012: Part 1 (feat. KassemG)

What are your top 20 YouTube videos of 2012.

 Leave a comment below and let us know!!!!!!

Guinness World Records - Best of 2012

Press Heart To Continue: GAMING NEWZ: Far Isles Cry For Tweeria Swarms

Geek Love - Debut Trailer (START Original Reality Series)

BlackBoxTV: My Christmas Gift To You

Teens React to Newtown School Shooting

TomSka: Christmas Demolition

O HOLY NIGHT by Maxwell Glick & Katie Wilson

New comedy from @Kingbach! Literal Enforcer 'Look Ma' http://youtu.be/lv3Xv9ZpQ0k

John Lennon - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) Cover by Janick Thibault

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (cover) Megan Nicole

TRACKING SANTA

http://www.youtube.com/user/NORADTracksSanta

::::: Track Santa here!!!!
::::: Santa Tweets:)

::::: Google android app.

♥Prospect Park Rattles The Cage...AGAIN!

On December 17, 2012 soap fans were riled up with the news Prospect Park, who failed to deliver cancelled ABC drama's One Life To Live and All My Children via online, appears to have reached an agreement with the Screen Actors Guild/American Federation of Television and Radio Arts (SAG/AFTRA), and the Directors Guild of America (DGA). 

After ABC announced the beloved daytime serials were being removed from their daytime line up, Prospect Park's Jeff Kwatinez and Rich Frank promised the iconic serials would return via its' online network.  The company had licensed both shows from ABC/Disney, but negotiations with the Unions SAG/AFTRA, DGA and WGA broke down.  Fans were outraged when the news spread that the whole thing fell apart and the cast and crews of both shows had no idea what happened.  According to The Hollywood Reporter, an agreement with the unions that govern actors and directors was finally forged, with both serials set to begin production as soon as the first quarter of the new year. 

 
While this is great news for the soap genre as a whole, for me I'll believe when I see it.  One of the most important elements in the new venture is securing writers via the Writer's Guild of America, that at this point has not yet occurred.  Another hurdle concerns the deal made by Prospect Park, which has elected not to comment at this time about the agreement.  Reports are the company is currently in talks with numerous actors, however many have moved on to other projects.  Now that ABC appears to be clearly in support of a hybrid of General Hospital and One Life To Live, question is who is still available, willing to take the gamble to make the jump online?

I've learned that although the initial plan to migrate to the web collapsed, Kwatinez and Frank continued their quest and put together an investor package, then spent the summer shopping it around.  It is still unclear exactly who is potentially backing the project or if they'll be able to deliver two major daytime dramas based on the financial model presented.  What a lot of fans don't realize is the tremendous amount of money it costs networks to produce a show like One Life To Live- upwards of $35-50 million per year. The biggest obstacle across the board in the online arena is funding. While Prospect Park has enjoyed success with USA Network's Royal Pains and FX Network's Wilfred, those are produced for cable networks. Translating two large, major soaps like OLTL and AMC is a huge undertaking for release online.

Another issue is the fact that Frank Valentini, currently Executive Producer on General Hospital had been named as the EP, set to be the driving force once OLTL moved to the web.  Will this still be the case should it return to production?  If so, where does that leave General Hospital?  Under Valentini and Head Writer Ron Carlivati General Hospital was once again, brought back from the brink of extinction as it was in the late '70's when Gloria Monty took the reigns.  ABC stood behind Monty as she rebuilt the show, making it a household name worldwide.  Will ABC continue to support the iconic soap and keep their longest running drama in production should Kwatinez and Rich solidfy the deal?  If so, will Cartini remain with General Hospital or is it possible another regime will take over?  It all remains to be seen. 

In my opinion it would be foolish for ABC to eliminate GH from its' daytime line up.  Since the dynamic duo Cartini turned things around, TV by the Numbers listed GH is the No. 1 daytime serial for the fourth straight week in a row and has garnered higher ratings than Katie Couric's talk show in the all important 18-34 women demographic, even with Katie's show in the coveted 3:00 p.m. time slot.  She has enjoyed her ratings in large part due to GH's lead-in, and it would be in her best interest to ensure it stays.  ABC is also currently No. 1 in daytime programming for the 13th week in a row, so why would they want to change their line up now?

Ultimately I think soap fans should take the news of Prospect Park's possible venture with a grain of salt.  I am cautiously optimistic, but would encourage fans to continue supporting the remaining four network daytime serials- General Hospital (ABC), Days of Our Lives (NBC), Young and The Restless (CBS) and The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS).  Focus on how fun it is to watch our soaps again and just enjoy what we have now versus what may or may not come to pass.  Continue to support the entire genre as a whole by making sure your viewership counts!  Please DVR each episode or watch online at ABC, CBS or NBC.  Also check in on GetGlue when watching your favorite shows as they track viewership which added to the Nielsen Ratings.    Also take a moment to send out easy tweets in support of our soaps via Save The Soap Genre.

Through all the ups and downs this past year, one thing remains true- soap fans really are the most loyal audience and the fact that OLTL and AMC could be resurrected is solely due to fan's passion for their soaps!

 

Dozens of people killed and wounded in an air strike on a bakery in Syria's central Hama

"When I got there, I could see piles of bodies all over the ground."

[WARNING: The videos contain graphic footage]

Read the full story: http://blogs.aljazeera.com/liveblog/topic/syria-153

::::: WARNING: EXTREMELY GRAPHIC VIDEOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Govt airstrike kills dozens in central Syria – activists

Read the full story:
https://rt.com/news/syria-airstrike-killed-bakery-684

:::::WARNING: EXTREMELY GRAPHIC pix of the incident:

https://twitter.com/Ugariti_Homsi/status/282889448381878272/photo/1

Anti-rape protests spread across India

Bitchcraft: Coming Soon!

New series from the #KateModern head writer, @lukehyams!! Check it out:

Bitchcraft: Coming soon! Subscribe to catch the first ep on Jan 24th!

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 • When a young girl named Gemma Black (Jahannah James) returns to live at her family home after losing her boyfriend and job, she is horrified to discover that her mother (Fay Ripley) has become a practicing witch. As Gemma struggles to get her life back on track in a neighbourhood infused with black magic, it isn't long before she realises that she may too possess the power to manipulate the dark forces for her own benefit. will Gemma follow her mother and brother into the dark or will she decide to fight back and bring sanity back to her family and neighbourhood?

• The show debuts on the multiverse on January 24th. Starring Fay Ripley, Johannah James, Javone Prince, Max Wrottesley, Kick the PJ AKA PJ Liguori, Sam Swann, Noel Sullivan, Matt Gammie, Jamie Lennox, Darcy Thomas, Nick Dutton, Marc Small and many more.

• Directed by Luke Hyams Written by Isabella Hyams Produced by Michelle Craig for Holster Studios

• About The Multiverse: The Multiverse is the Home Planet of Scripted Geek Entertainment. For fans of Sci-Fi, Superheroes, Paranormal and Fantasy, The Multiverse is home to a sorting hat-full of original series and short films, from spoof comedies to cutting edge science fiction and fantasy adventures. Captained by Fleet Commander Warwick Davis - legendary star of Harry Potter, Star Wars, Hitchhiker's Guide, Willow, Jack the Giant Slayer... who's looking to bullseye more than a few womprats. 

ScienceCasts: Why the World Didn't End Yesterday

Feast of Fiction: Eat Me Cakes & Drink Me Potion - Alice in Wonderland

Elders React to Ghost Elevator Prank

TheWarpZone: A Very Warped Christmas 2

H+ Episode 43: Make Things Right & Episode 44: From/To Level 6

Corridor Digital: The Glitch

Press Heart To Continue: GAMING NEWZ: Workshops of 6 Cats Found To Be Evil

NEW Tea Time with Tova! Featuring @DeStorm

TED Talks: Israel and Iran: A love story?

What does it take to make a "viral video"?

Today Gangnam Style passed 1,000,000,000 views on Youtube.

http://www.webseriestoday.com/2012/12/gangnam-style-hits-1-billion-youtube.html

Ironically it did so on December 21, 2012, the day the World was supposed to end.

http://www.webseriestoday.com/2012/12/welcome-to-end-of-world.html

We all know how difficult it is to get views for content (unless you are one of the few that simply buys them), so the question is: how does a video go viral?

Content is king

To say the content itself must be great goes without saying. But beyond that you need the video to leave a profound impression on the person viewing it. A video should grab the attention of the viewer in the first 5-15 seconds. It then needs to draw them in with interesting content. It should then prompt the viewer to desire to make the video "part of their World". Finally, the video needs to cause the viewer to take action and motivate them beyond the passive experience. These are simply the classical steps of any sales process:

• get attention
• develop interest
• build desire
• close/take action

Seeding the viral process

If you share a video with one person and that person shares it with 10 people who then go on to share it with 10 people each you have 100 views already. Clearly if this process keeps repeating itself you will quite quickly have 1 million views. The problem with this model is that it assumes each person will share it with 10 people. If they only share it with 1 person the process slows down remarkably. Worse still, if at least some of the people share with no one you have a lot of "dead ends" that essentially stall the viral process.

One way to get around this, which is quite obvious, is to share the video with more people. The more people you can "seed" the video with the faster your views will grow. The problem here becomes one of low share rates and dead ends. A dead end can wipe out an entire chain of potential views. A low share rate can drastically slow down the viral process.

You can attempt to overcome these effects with sheer numbers, by engaging with so called "influencers". An influencer is a person with a large social media following who has sufficient trust from their "following" to be able to motivate them to action. The influencer can not only seed your video with a large number of people, but they can also prompt them to action. The problem with this strategy is that their influence generally only applies to the first person influenced in the chain. Subsequent shares will be dependent largely on the content, and without the push from the influencer you may end up with a low share rate or worse, a large number of dead ends in subsequent shares.

Creating "shareable content"

The final factor that contributes to a video going viral is the "shareability" of the content. This factor comes in many forms. If a video is shorter it maybe more shareable than a longer video, but the key factor is the impact the content has on the viewer, how quickly the video leaves an impression, and how likely that impression is to cause the action of sharing.

It is not good enough to be good; that may only lead to passive viewing! The video needs to have hooks that evoke the "need to share". Having the viewer simply enjoy your video is one thing, but when they are compelled to share it with a friend that sets in motion an entire potential chain of events. If they are compelled to share it with even more friends then so much the better. When the viewer "takes ownership" of the video it becomes part of "their World" and when it does so, they want to share it with their friends.

So, the question you should ask is "what makes this video shareable". Just because you think it is good does not make it shareable! When we share we are making a statement about ourself, what we personally like and what we think specific of our friends will like. The best sharing is highly personal in the sense we trust the person sharing the information based on a series of prior interactions. People will not share content if they think it will damage that trust. On the other hand people will share if they believe the content shared will improve their standing with the recipient. What we share can often determine how we are perceived. 

http://www.webseriestoday.com/2012/12/self-perception-digital-age.html

Conclusion
By creating great content, seeding it in the right places, and ensuring that the content has the right hooks to be sharable, we can probably improve the chances that a video will go viral.

What do you think it takes to make a video go viral?

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Gangnam Style Hits 1 Billion YouTube Views & The World Does Not End

Gangnam Style just became the first YouTube video to have more than 1,000,000,000 views.

Read more:
http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/21/i-still-dont-know-what-he-is-saying/

WELCOME TO THE END OF THE WORLD

From Wikipedia:

The Maya calendar is a system of calendars used in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, and in many modern communities in highland Guatemala and in Veracruz, Oaxaca and Chiapas, Mexico.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_calendar

The 2012 phenomenon comprised a range of eschatological beliefs according to which cataclysmic or transformative events would occur around 21 December 2012. This date was regarded as the end-date of a 5125-year-long cycle in the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar. Various astronomical alignments and numerological formulae have been proposed as pertaining to this date, though none has been accepted by mainstream scholarship.

A New Age interpretation of this transition was that the date marked the start of time in which Earth and its inhabitants may undergo a positive physical or spiritual transformation, and that 21 December 2012 would mark the beginning of a new era. Others suggest that the date marks the end of the world or a similar catastrophe. Scenarios suggested for the end of the world included the arrival of the next solar maximum, an interaction between Earth and the black hole at the center of the galaxy, or Earth's collision with a planet called Nibiru. 

Scholars from various disciplines dismissed the idea of such cataclysmic events occurring in 2012. Professional Mayanist scholars stated that predictions of impending doom are not found in any of the extant classic Maya accounts, and that the idea that the Long Count calendar ends in 2012 misrepresents Maya history and culture, while astronomers rejected the various proposed doomsday scenarios as pseudoscience, stating that they conflict with simple astronomical observations.

 Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_phenomenon

Get ready for Awards season!

4th Annual Indie Soap Awards nominations:

http://www.welovesoaps.net/2012/12/4th-indie-soap-award-nominations.html

3rd Annual Streamy Awards nominations:

http://www.tubefilter.com/2012/12/17/3rd-annual-streamy-awards-nominees/

2nd Annual IAWTV Awards nominations:

http://iawtv.org/2012/11/13/2nd-annual-iawtv-awards-nominees-announced/

Community discussion:

https://plus.google.com/101175516092771757092/posts/fNqJH1Rm3q9

Complete list of 4th Annual Indie Soap Awards nominations:

BEST WEB SERIES (DRAMA)
DEVANITY
HITMAN 101
HUSTLING
OUT WITH DAD
THE OUTS
RAGGED ISLE

BEST ACTRESS (DRAMA)
Jillian Clare, MISS BEHAVE
Signy Coleman, RIVER RIDGE
Kate Conway, OUT WITH DAD
Kayla Olson, ONCE YOU LEAVE
Jessica Press, HUSTLING
Miriam Pultro, MYTHOS

BEST ACTOR (DRAMA)
Anthony Anderson, ANACOSTIA
Hunter Canning, THE OUTS
Michael Caruso, DEVANITY
Georgie Daburas, HITMAN 101
Sebastian La Cause, HUSTLING
Sam Martin, COST OF CAPITAL

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (DRAMA)
Katie Caprio, DEVANITY
Pasha Diallo, ANACOSTIA
Lauren B. Martin, EMPIRE
Kate Revelle, MILGRAM AND THE FASTWALKERS
Daphne Rubin-Vega, HUSTLING
Cotton Wright, INTERSECTION

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (DRAMA)
Ian Carlsen, RAGGED ISLE
Kelvin Cook, ANACOSTIA
Adam Henry Garcia, MYTHOS
Tommy Heleringer, THE OUTS
Corey Lof, OUT WITH DAD
Michael Teh, BREAKING POINT

BEST WRITING (DRAMA)
ANACOSTIA - Anthony Anderson
DEVANITY - Michael Caruso
HUSTLING - Sebastian La Cause
OUT WITH DAD - Jason Leaver
THE OUTS - Adam Goldman & Sasha Winters
RAGGED ISLE - Greg Tulonen, Rick Dalton, Karen L. Dodd, Barry Dodd & Jacob Lear

BEST DIRECTING (DRAMA)
THURSTON - Paul Awad
RAGGED ISLE - Barry Dodd
THE OUTS - Adam Goldman
OUT WITH DAD - Jason Leaver
MISS BEHAVE - Scott McKinsey
HITMAN 101 - Scott Staven

BEST ENSEMBLE (DRAMA)
ANACOSTIA
DEVANITY
HITMAN 101
HUSTLING
MISS BEHAVE
THE OUTS BEST

GUEST APPEARANCE (DRAMA)
Martha Byrne, ANACOSTIA
Will Conlon, CLUTCH
Terri Garber, MISS BEHAVE
Wendy Argelia Martínez, HITMAN 101
Robin Riker, DEVANITY
Sheilynn Wactor, BREAKING POINT

BEST WEB SERIES (COMEDY)
THE BLOODY MARY SHOW
DRAMA QUEENZ
FUMBLING THRU THE PIECES
HUSBANDS PRETTY
WRECKED

BEST ACTRESS (COMEDY)
Stacy McQueen, PRETTY
Miriam Pultro, CASTERS
Bhama Roget, WRECKED
Hillary B. Smith, FUMBLING THRU THE PIECES
Hollie Taylor, THE BLOODY MARY SHOW
Cynthia Watros, CYNTHIA WATROS GETS LOST

BEST ACTOR (COMEDY)
Ben Baur, HUNTING SEASON
Brad Bell, HUSBANDS
Sean Hemeon, HUSBANDS
Dane Joseph, DRAMA QUEENZ
Rob Michael Hugel, I HATE BEING SINGLE
Ed Robinson, PAIRINGS

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (COMEDY)
Brianna Brown, ADULTS ONLY
Diane Delano, FUMBLING THRU THE PIECES
Dee Freeman, PRETTY
Marina Laduda, THE NATIONAL
Yvonne Perry, SUPER KNOCKED UP
Kirsten Vangsness, PRETTY

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (COMEDY)
Robert Bergin, WRECKED
Michael Taylor Gray, PRETTY
Richie Hart, THE BLOODY MARY SHOW
Robert Maffia, FUMBLING THRU THE PIECES
Ronnie Marmo, ADULTS ONLY
Joss Whedon, HUSBANDS

BEST WRITING (COMEDY)
HUSBANDS - Brad Bell & Jane Espenson
WRECKED - Liz Ellis & Gabriel A. Carbajal
I HATE BEING SINGLE - Rob Michael Hugel
PRETTY - Steve Silverman
FUMBLING THRU THE PIECES - Julie A. Smith
RUBY SKYE PI - Julie Strassman-Cohn & Jill Golick

BEST DIRECTING (COMEDY)
WRECKED - Liz Ellis
CASTERS - Erin Gould
CYNTHIA WATROS GETS LOST - Ben Fritz
HUSBANDS - Jeff Greenstein
THE BLOODY MARY SHOW - Victoria Howell
I HATE BEING SINGLE - T.J. Misny

BEST ENSEMBLE (COMEDY)
THE BLOODY MARY SHOW
DRAMA QUEENZ
FUMBLING THRU THE PIECES
HUNTING SEASON
HUSBANDS
PRETTY

BEST GUEST APPEARANCE (COMEDY)
Anthony Anderson, PRETTY
Sebastian Bach, ADULTS ONLY
Jackie Beat, WHERE THE BEARS ARE
Jon Cryer, HUSBANDS
Michele Lee, FUMBLING THRU THE PIECES
Tuc Watkins, WHERE THE BEARS ARE

BEST BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE (ALL SHOWS)
Marion A. Akpan, ANACOSTIA
Stephen Brookins, THE NATIONAL
Garrett Brennan, THURSTON
Brett DelBuono, MISS BEHAVE
Caitlynne Medrek, OUT WITH DAD
Tarjatta Rose, LOVE ATLANTA STYLE

BEST SOUNDTRACK (ALL SHOWS)
HUSTLING
HUNTING SEASON
MISS BEHAVE
OUT WITH DAD
RAGGED ISLE
UNDER THE CHERRY TREE BEST

CINEMATOGRAPHY (ALL SHOWS)
DEVANITY - Rodolphe Portier
I HATE BEING SINGLE - Adam Newport-Berra
THURSTON - Paul Awad
ONCE YOU LEAVE - Nate Locklear
OUT WITH DAD - Bruce William Harper & Jason Leaver
PAIRINGS - Seth Johnson

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (ALL SHOWS)
THE BAR - Sam Diaz
THE BLOODY MARY SHOW - Christopher Skipper
COST OF CAPITAL - Rob Gokee
DRIFTER: BROKEN ROAD - Michael Brasier
RUBY SKYE PI - Studiocat, David Wall, Jamie Shields & Adam White
WHERE THE BEARS ARE - David Maddux

BEST EDITING (ALL SHOWS)
ONCE YOU LEAVE - Nate Locklear
HUSBANDS - Nathaniel Atcheson
RAGGED ISLE - Barry Dodd
OUT WITH DAD - Jason Leaver
THE OUTS - Adam Goldman & Jay Gillespie
RUBY SKYE PI - Mike Reisacher

BEST COSTUME DESIGN (ALL SHOWS)
THE BLOODY MARY SHOW - Mollie Barr
DRIFTER: BROKEN ROAD - Ryan Piotrowski
IN TRANSIT - Nick Plummer
LITERALLY DYSFUNCTIONAL - Amber Shaw
SMALL PARTS - Miguel Cardenas
THURSTON - Kathryn O’Sullivan 

BEST MAKEUP (ALL SHOWS)
THE BLOODY MARY SHOW - Jamey-Leigh Weber & Julia Coleman
BREAKING POINT - Tina Soares & Nicole Evans
DEVANITY - Liz Kan
HITMAN 101 - Tzu-Jung Toby Lee
PRETTY - James Freitas & Brenda Oen
RUBY SKYE PI - Jessica Panetta

BEST VISUAL/SPECIAL EFFECTS (ALL SHOWS)
THE BLOODY MARY SHOW - Luke Dyton
RAGGED ISLE - Eric Anderson & Derek Kimball
DRIFTER: BROKEN ROAD - Geoffrey Palmer & Matt Lathrom
RUBY SKYE PI - Mike Reisacher
MILGRAM AND THE FASTWALKERS - Craig Herron
HITMAN 101 - Pranjal Verma

BEST OPENING SEQUENCE (ALL SHOWS)
ADULTS ONLY
DEVANITY
GAY NERDS
I HATE BEING SINGLE
PRETTY IN GEEK
WRECKED

THE OFFICIAL 3RD ANNUAL STREAMY AWARD NOMINEES

Best Direction
Mike Diva, Mike Diva Presents
Benny Fine, Rafi Fine, MyMusic
Jon Avnet, Jan
Drew Daywalt, Black Box TV
Stewart Hendler, H+ The Digital Series

Best Writing: Comedy Felicia Day, The Guild Peter Shukoff aka NicePeter, Lloyd Alhquist aka EpicLLOYD, Epic Rap Battles of History Spencer Grove, The Annoying Orange Bernie Su, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries Benny Fine, Rafi Fine, MyMusic

 Best Writing: Drama Christopher Kubasik, The Booth at the End Susan Miller, Tina Cesa Ward, Anyone But Me Todd and Aaron Helbing, Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Vlad Baranovsky, Yuri Baranovsky, Leap Year Tony Valenzuela, Black Box TV Best Ensemble Cast Burning Love Cybergeddon Epic Meal Time The Lizzie Bennet Diaries Video Game High School Best Male Performance: Drama Xander Berkeley, The Booth at the End Ben Samuel, Battleground Jackson Rathbone, Aim High Olivier Martinez, Cybergeddon Tom Green, Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Best Female Performance: Drama Rachael Hip-Flores, Anyone But Me Troian Bellisario, Lauren Alison Haislip, Battleground Anna Popplewell, Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Missy Peregrym, Cybergeddon

 Best Drama Series Lauren Anyone But Me The Booth at the End RUNAWAYS Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Best Action or Sci-Fi Series H+ The Digital Series DR0NE Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Bite Me Clutch Best Comedy Series Burning Love The Lizzie Bennet Diaries SMOSH MyMusic PrisonPals 

Best Non-Fiction or Reality Series
Kids React
 K-Town
 Shaytards
 Ultimate Surprises
 California On

Best Branded Entertainment Series
 Chasing with Steve Aoki Cliffsnotes Films Cybergeddon
 Leap Year Stories of Inclusive Innovation

 Best First-Person Series
 The Flog
 iJustine
 The Philip DeFranco Show
 Ryan Higa
 DailyGrace

 Best Derivative Series
 30 Rock Presents: The Donaghy Files Parks and Recreation: April and Andy’s Road Trip The Walking Dead “Cold Storage” Breakout Kings: Shrink Rapt HOUSE OF LIES: FRIDAYS AT GALWEATHER

 Best News and Culture Series
 The Philip DeFranco Show
 SourceFed
 Larry King Now
 The Young Turks
 VICE News

 Best Production Design Kasra Farahani, Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Rachel Myers, Video Game High School Andres Cubillan, H+ The Digital Series Lindsey Stirling, Lindsey Stirling Greg Aronowitz and Alynne Schripsema, MyMusic

 Best Cinematography Sean Stiegemeier, DR0NE Nick Schrunk, Red Bull Moments Brett Pawlak, H+ The Digital Series Brett Pawlak, Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Benjamin Kantor, Husbands

 Best Use of Fashion & Design
 Mary Gutfleisch aka MaryDoodles,
Epic Rap Battles of History
 The League of S.T.E.A.M, Adventures of The League of S.T.E.A.M. Elaine Montalvo, Remixed Kristin Ingram, The Guild Cici Anderson and Catherine Elhoffer, MyMusic

 Best Male Performance: Comedy
 Ken Marino, Burning Love
 Amir Blumenfeld, Jake and Amir
 Jeff Lewis, The Jeff Lewis 5-Minute Comedy Hour
Brad Bell, Husbands
Ryan Welsh, Bite Me

Best Female Performance: Comedy
Hannah Hart, My Drunk Kitchen
Kristen Bell, Burning Love
Alessandra Torresani, Husbands
Ashley Clements, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries
Julia Cho, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries

Best Host
Toby Turner, Tobuscus
Mark Malkoff, Celebrity Sleepovers
Larry King, Larry King Now
KassemG, California On Luke Reichle, Secrets of the Red Carpet

Best Online Musician
DeStorm, DeStorm
Peter Shukoff aka Nice Peter, Epic Rap Battles of History Mike Tompkins, DUBSTEP A Capella Remix by Mike Tompkins
Lindsey Stirling, Lindsey Stirling
Chester See, Chester See

Best Guest Appearance
Blake Griffin, Book Club
Eliza Dushku, Leap Year
Ken Jeong, Burning Love Felicia Day, MyMusic Joss Whedon, Husbands

Best Original Song
Alex Goot “Lightning”, Alex Goot
Megan Mace, Elizabeth Mace, Rob Hawkins, Martin Johnson “Bad For Me”, Megan and Liz
Kurt Hugo Schneider “Run to Me”, RUNAWAYS
Peter Shukoff aka Nice Peter, Lloyd Ahlquist aka EpicLLOYD “Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates”, Epic Rap Battles of History
Elizabeth Chan “A Christmas Song”, Failure Cub

Best Animated Series
Tom Hanks’ Electric City
Dinosaur Office
Dick Figures
Oishi High School Battle
Red vs Blue

Best DIY or How-To Series
Do It, Gurl
FPSRussia
Lauren Conrad’s Crafty Creations
Masterclass
Common Man Cocktails

Best Live Event
Jay-Z Live From Barclays Center
Red Bull Stratos
SourceFed
Bill Maher: CrazyStupidPolitics Live From Silicon Valley
Coca-Cola Red Carpet Live! @ The 2011 AMAs

Best Live Series 
What’s Trending with Shira Lazar
SourceFed
My Damn Channel LIVE
HuffPost Live
Secrets of the Red Carpet

Best Music Series
Epic Rap Battles of History
AOL Sessions
Songify This; Songify the News
Decoded VEVO GO Shows 

Best International Series
Live in Chelsea
Travel Story
MxM – Mexico Around The World
Visto Bueno PrisonPals

Best Interactive Program
Chevy Sonic “Bungee Stunt”
Star Wars Uncut: The Empire Strikes Back
Dirty Work
Beckinfield
The Lizzie Bennet Diaries

Best Editing
Nathan Zellner, Red vs.Blue
Blake Calhoun, Continuum
Michael Louis Hill, Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
Butcher Editorial, David Henegar, Ray Daniels, Daybreak 
Benny Fine, Rafi Fine & Team, MyMusic Best Visual Effects
Oliver Hotz, Matthew A. Rubin, DR0NE
John Godfrey, Bite Me 
David Ebner, 10,000 DAYS
William Hyler, MyMusic
Tim Kendall, Book Club

Best Choreography
Keone Madrid, Mari Madrid, Harry Shum, Jr., Galen Hooks, Remixed
Lindsey Stirling, Lindsey Stirling
Hisonni Johnson, Fight Night Legacy
Brian Friedman, Masterclass
Kathryn Burns, MyMusic

2nd Annual IAWTV Awards Nominees

Best Comedy Web Series

Husbands

My Gimpy Life

Squaresville

The Jeff Lewis 5-Minute Comedy Hour

Wainy Days

Best Drama Web Series

AIDAN 5

H+: The Digital Series

Leap Year

The Booth at the End, Season 2

The Division

Best Variety Show

Elders React

iJustine

Kids React

Rhett and Link

The Angle Show

Best Hosted (Taped) Web Series

5 Minute FX

All Star Celebrity Bowling

DailyGrace

TableTop

Weapons of Mass Production

Best Hosted (Live) Web Series

AfterBuzz TV’s So You Think You Can Dance

Indie Intertube

My Damn Channel LIVE

Stupid For Movies

What’s Trending

Best Animated Web Series

Battlefield Friends

Do’s and Don’ts

Electric City

Krogzilla

Red vs. Blue

Best Live Event

2nd Annual Indie Intertube Awards

Bill Maher: CrazyStupidPolitics

Live in NYC

Transforming The World through Comedy

We Day Winnipeg 2011

Best Online Channel

College Humor

Funny Or Die

Geek and Sundry

My Damn Channel

Nerdist Channel

Best Documentary Web Series

Blind Judoka

Failure Club

Prodigies

Raising an Olympian

Vampires

Best News Web Series

Around the World

Newsmakers

Tech News Today

The Philip DeFranco Show

This Week in Tech

Best Educational Web Series

BOOKD

Engineer Your Space

Infinite Thinking Machine

Lovely Lady Cakes TV

The Digits

Best Male Performance (Comedy)

Zack Gold (Danny), Stockholm

Sean Hemeon (Brady Kelly), Husbands

Jeff Lewis (Jeff), The Jeff Lewis 5-Minute Comedy Hour

Jesse Lee Keeter (Brian ‘Glitch’ Banner), Glitch

Brent Spiner (Brent Spiner), Fresh Hell

Best Male Performance (Drama)

Bryan Michael Block (James Aidan), AIDAN 5

Xander Berkeley (Leed), The Booth at the End, Season 2

Brad Hawkins (Tipton), Continuum

Dylan Kussman (Charlie Madison), The Steps

Tanner Thomason (Charlie Cooper), SYNC

Best Female Performance (Comedy)

Stacy McQueen (Annette Champagne), Pretty

Teal Sherer (Teal), My Gimpy Life

Kylie Sparks (Esther), Squaresville

Alessandra Torresani (Haley), Husbands

Mary Kate Wiles (Zelda), Squaresville

Best Female Performance (Drama)

Troian Bellisario (Lauren), Lauren

Rachael Hip-Flores (Vivian), Anyone But Me

Melanie Merkosky (Raegen), Continuum

Julia Stiles (Blue), Blue

Supinder Wraich (Sandy Rai), Guidestones

Best Ensemble Performance

Anyone But Me

Leap Year

Out With Dad

Pretty

Squaresville

Best Host (Taped)

Veronica Belmont, Sword and Laser

Felicia Day, The Flog

Chris Hardwick, All Star Celebrity Bowling

Grace Helbig, DailyGrace

Larry King, Larry King Now

Best Host (Live)

Kristyn Burtt and AJ Gibson, AfterBuzz TV’s So You Think You Can Dance

Beth Hoyt, My Damn Channel LIVE

Mark Keizer and Wade Major, Stupid For Movies

Leo Laporte, This Week in Tech

Shira Lazar, What’s Trending

Best Writing (Comedy)

Brad Bell & Jane Espenson, Husbands

Scott Brown, Stockholm

Matt Enlow, Squaresville

Jeff Lewis, The Jeff Lewis 5-Minute Comedy Hour

Gabe Uhr, My Gimpy Life

Best Writing (Drama)

Ben Bays, AIDAN 5

Yuri Baranovsky and Vlad Baranovsky, Leap Year

Blake Calhoun, Continuum

Christopher Kubasik, The Booth at the End, Season 2

Dylan Kussman, The Steps

Best Writing (Non-Fiction)

Felicia Day, The Flog

Philip DeFranco, The Philip DeFranco Show

Grace Helbig, DailyGrace

Harry Jay Knowles and Brett A. Hart, Ain’t it Cool with Harry Knowles

Mark Malkoff, Celebrity Sleepovers

Jason Rovou, Larry King Now

Best Directing (Comedy)

Sean Becker, My Gimpy Life

Matt Enlow, Squaresville

Jeff Greenstein, Husbands

Steven Itano Wasserman, Generic Girl

Steve Silverman, Pretty

Best Directing (Drama)

Eric Small, 10,000 Days

Ben Bays and John Jackson, AIDAN 5

Tina Cesa Ward, Anyone But Me

Jay Ferguson, Guidestones

Eric Won, The Division

Best Directing (Non-Fiction)

Sean Becker, The Flog

Jack Ferry, My Damn Channel LIVE

Mark Malkoff, Celebrity Sleepovers

Danny Stolzman, Prodigies

Jeffrey Waldron, REMIXED

Best Cinematography

Jay Ferguson and Robert Barnett, Guidestones

Marco Mazzei, 10,000 Days

Brett Pawlak, H+: The Digital Series

Jason Ryan and Michael Flores, Western X

Sean Stiegemeier, Drone

Best Design (Art Direction/Production)

Andres Cubillan, H+: The Digital Series

Mimi Gramatky, 10,000 Days

Jason Mowry, AIDAN 5

Eric Whitney, Continuum

The League of S.T.E.A.M., The League of S.T.E.A.M.

Best Costume Design

Greg Aronowitz, Save the Supers

The League of S.T.E.A.M, The League of S.T.E.A.M.

Rita Riggs and Shawnelle Cherry, 10,000 Days

Lino Stavole and Stephanie Stevens, Shelf Life

Kristen Nedopak, The Skyrim Parodies

Best Makeup/Special Effects

Bandersnatch Studios, JourneyQuest Season 2

Michael Del Rossa, Bite Me Season 2

Katrina Francis and David “House” Greathouse, AIDAN 5

Nathan Shelton, Epilogue the Series

The League of S.T.E.A.M., The League of S.T.E.A.M.

Best Visual Effects (Digital)

Ben Brown and Shawn Likley, AIDAN 5

Element X Creative and Chad Briggs, Continuum

Ian Kirby, Chris van Dyck and Caleb Bouchard, H The Digital Series

Paul Lowey, Black Box TV

Written By A Kid, Written By A Kid

Best Editing

Anthony Baird and Thomas Smalley, Guidestones

Alexander Barnett, SYD2030

Blake Calhoun, Continuum

Desmond Dolly, Video Game High School

Eric Won, The Division

Best Original Music

Damon Criswell, Continuum

Tyler Durham, Epilogue the Series

Rob Gokee, Cost of Capital

Mike Jackson, AIDAN 5

Joseph LoDuca, 10,000 Days

Best Interactive/Social Media Experience

Dirty Work

Engineer Your Space

MyMusic

The Lizzie Bennet Diaries

What’s Trending

Best Supplemental Content

Guidestones

MyMusic

Pretty

Red vs. Blue

REMIXED