Felicia Day turns to Hangouts to promote new show
Felicia Day wants to meet and greet as many fans as possible to promote her new web series. That's why she is using Google+ Hangouts, with a twist: Day is experimenting with something she dubbed Hangout Housecalls, switching from one Hangout session to another.
The Guild turns product placement into merchandising gold
Once upon a time, "The Guild" made fun of merchandising -- but this year, to support ambitious plans for the show's fifth season, a number of product placement deals were struck. And some of those deals have transformed into a wide assortment of merchandise available to fans. 
The Guild‘s a Go for Season 5 on Xbox
The iconic web series is set for a fifth season, thanks to the return of regular sponsors Microsoft and Sprint. But what's in store for Felicia Day and her fellow gamers? Will there be another music video? And will this be the last season? 
Felicia Day’s Red A Ratings Hit
Guild creator Felicia Day's status as a self-made mainstream star just got a major bump this week. The SyFy original movie Red: Werewolf Hunter premiered last Saturday to an audience of 2.06 million people -- a major success according to SyFy programming exec Thomas Vitale.
Steampunk Series Riese Now Live on SyFy
Happy Tuesday, steampunk fans! As promised earlier this month, episode 1 of the independent web series Riese relaunched today on SyFy.com, just one step in the process towards a potential television adaptation. Re-edited in collaboration with SyFy, the new version is narrated by Amanda Tapping. 
Riese Back Soon on SyFy, Plus Felicia Day iPhone Game
The steampunk web series Riese, which will be relaunched on SyFy.com within the next month, is getting even more cross-platform than before, thanks to a iPhone/iPod Touch game to feature narration by Felicia Day, a potential series of novels, and just maybe a TV adaptation. 
Vid-Biz: Google TV, Felicia Day, Modern Family Off Hulu
Today on the Net: Google TV will begin selling in the U.S. this autumn according to Google CEO Eric Schmidt, Modern Family has been off of Hulu for the last month or so and Vidyo is putting its video conferencing services on the iPad. 
Many Guild Fans Found Show Thru Avatar Video
Getting seen is one of the toughest challenges for a web series, even a web series like the highly successful Guild. But looking at a survey conducted on The Guild's Facebook wall, making a music video seems to be a big help. 
How The Webventures of Justin & Alden Survived the Streamy Awards
This branded series sponsored by Trident ran into a major roadblock given that it was constructed around the second annual Streamy Awards, which, um, didn't go so well. Here, producer Wilson Cleveland explains what happened behind the scenes to keep the show alive. 
Will Felicia Day’s Online Success Transfer Offline?
Photo by The Bui Bros. (thebuibrothers.com)Ah, the Sci-Fi Channel original movie. Even the channel’s recent name change to SyFy can’t keep Saturday nights from being must-see TV for B-movie fans who like their snakes mega-sized and their spiders on ice.A pretty wide range of actors have done their time fighting CGI-rendered monsters, and today...
Hot For Twitter! Vanity Fair’s “Twilebrities” Have Sexy Legs
Ooh-la-la! Look how sexy Twitter just got! It’s got sexy ladies! In heels and trenchcoats! With gleaming hair and long legs and sleek gadgets and attitude! Ladies & gentlemen, Twitter has just been Vanity Fair-ized.
There’s nothing wrong with that — everything in Vanity Fair is Vanity Fair-ized, it’s Vanity Fair. And I love the idea...
Dr. Horrible At The Emmys (VIDEO)
It has started — the Internerds have uploaded tonight’s Emmy ep of Dr. Horrible (background here) and it is begun metastasizing across cyberspace, from Mashable to Mag.ma to Newsweek’s Tumblr to an, er, Neil Patrick Harris appreciation blog to Dr. Horrible Himself.
Did we love it? Yes, along with New York’s Emily Nussbaum and...
