Brainstorming!

Okay so here goes.

Topic 1:The Fall Of The Newspaper

For my first person, I would like to interview a friend of a friend who writes movie reviews and a weekly opinion column.  This guy used to write for newspapers, back when they were a thing, but now does all of his stuff exclusively online for a variety of movie and news websites.  I think it would be fascinating to pick his brain about what the transition from printed news to online news was like.

Topic 2: Online Commerce

For my second person, I would like to interview a friend of mine who works at a company called Airsplat.  They are one of the largest providers of Airsoft guns and gear in the country.  (Airsoft is like paintball, but with little white pellets instead of paintballs so that you get all of the pain of being shot at with none of the clothes-ruining of paint.)  This company runs exclusively online, and does not have any physical stores, making their success a product of the digital age.

Topic 3: YouTube Success (And How Anyone Can Get It)

For my third person, I'd like to interview a friend who runs a small movie company.  His production company runs and releases their stuff almost entirely online, and he was actually discovered for his current position when a YouTube video of him and his friend went viral and was seen by the head of his current company.  I would like to talk to him about how sites like YouTube have made it possible for anyone with talent, work ethic, and a fair amount of luck to get noticed.

So there you go!  I'm gonna close with a 30 Rock quote, because it is relevant and because 30 Rock is wonderful.

"We didn't know what to do for them, but then I had a brainstorm!  It was a bad one.  Jenna had to put my tongue-guard in."