We recently had the opportunity to have a phone conversation with Maria, one of many Guatemalan citizen journalists who want justice and freedom in a nation burdened with corruption and violence.

Maria told us about the realities of Guatemala, as well as how the internet has helped create awareness.

Please watch this video, and do what you can to spread the word about the situation in Guatemala.

Don’t forget to also see: Part 1 and Part 3.

We recently had the opportunity to have a phone conversation with Maria, one of many Guatemalan citizen journalists who want justice and freedom in a nation burdened with corruption and violence.

Maria told us about the realities of Guatemala, as well as how the internet has helped create awareness.

Please watch this video, and do what you can to spread the word about the situation in Guatemala.

Don’t forget to also see: Part 2 and Part 3.

Andy Milonakis from MTV’s The Andy Milonakis Show is a great example of someone who has used the internet in very creative ways. His comedic talent has taken him from user-generated videos to his own TV show and several appearances on Loveline and Jimmy Kimmel Live. 

Andy was very cool to take some time to answer some questions for Social Nerdia. Make sure to check out Andy’s  show and send him a tweet after you’re done reading.

1. Did you really get started with web cam recordings and how did that happen?

I used to do a photo-based comic strip on Brian Lynch’s site Angry Naked Pat. After writing a bunch, one of them was a rap and I thought it would be better to do a video, but since it was a long time ago it was a pain in the a**. People still had dial-up modems, so I had to get different programs to compress the video small enough for streaming, and learn different ways of embedding the vids on the pages and stuff. It was a lot of extra work but it paid off to get into the game so early. YouTube is great, it makes my life a lot easier.

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Following our post “The Future of TV is Online“, here’s a video that’s a bit less serious..