Podcast appearances and mentions of tapas media

Luciannys Camacho is a Dominican filmmaker, illustrator and sequential artist based in the NYC with a passion for comics, storytelling, and all things colorful. She is continuing her journey through comics and is currently pitching her first graphic novel based on her short film “Check Yes!” called Heroes Circle. She has done work for clients like IDW, Hasbro, Tapas Media, and Wacom. She currently holds a BFA from the School of Visual Arts in 3D Animation and Visual Effects. Connect with her on instagram @opal_lines

Hi everybody, we have a special episode today, where we're joined by the executive team at Tapas Media, one of the largest webcomic publishing platforms globally. Michael Son is the VP of Content and works closely on the studio side and turning webcomics into tv and film adaptations, and Isabell Castro is a creator-turned-community-director who focuses on making Tapas a great home for its creators. You don't want to miss this episode because we'll be covering topics such as learning about Tapas' origin story leading into becoming such a powerful platform it is today, discuss how it's different from Webtoon and what you can expect as a creator when you work with Tapas, get Michael and Isabell's opinions on the recent issues of creator burnout, learn about the behind-the-scenes working behind a webcomic becoming an original and getting cross-adapted into other formats, and finally what to expect from Tapas moving forward as it continues to invest in content and creators.

Dragon Ranger Owl is back for October! 14 year-old named Hudson Rowan who made a viral voting design; the popularity of top-to-bottom comics with female readers on smartphones; how the Beagle Brigade helps seize illegal fruits and vegetables; studies supporting 'parentese' as a universal language; and how the Sims now has customizable pronouns.

Dragon Ranger Owl is back for October! 14 year-old named Hudson Rowan who made a viral voting design; the popularity of top-to-bottom comics with female readers on smartphones; how the Beagle Brigade helps seize illegal fruits and vegetables; studies supporting 'parentese' as a universal language; and how the Sims now has customizable pronouns.

This week, we are excited to host Chris Robinson, Exclusives Partnerships Manager at Tapas Media. We talk about: what he learned starting as a comic editor at Marvel before moving to Tapas, the exciting new partnerships project he's working on and how you can get on his radar, and some tips for aspiring webtoon creators. You can follow Chris @chrisrobinson on Twitter and check out his portfolio at https://www.crob.info/about.

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Eric Peckham dives into the rapidly growing webcomics industry with Michele Wells, the former editor-in-chief of DC Comics who recently joined leading webcomics platform Tapas Media as Chief Content Officer. // Join the Monetizing Media newsletter and find more resources at MonetizingMedia.com

Kakao Entertainment will acquire two U.S.-based start-ups that run platforms for webtoons and web novels to expand in English-speaking markets. The companies being bought are Tapas Media, a webtoon service based in San Francisco, and Radish Media, which runs a web novel service headquartered in New York. Both have larger user bases in the U.S. and provide platforms for amateur creators to profit from their work.  Full Article: https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2021/05/11/business/industry/webtoon-novel-kakao/20210511170500441.html

ICON is one of the world's largest decentralized networks, scalable for public and private blockchain use cases. ICON is used for real-world applications in banking, healthcare, education, government, and more. Recently, ICONLOOP, a top blockchain enterprise company in South Korea, helped launch a COVID-19 contact tracing app for Jeju Island, Korea's most popular domestic tourist destination. The app uses ICONLOOP's Digital Identity solution to tie each person's verifiable credential to a record stored on a highly secure private blockchain network. I chat with Min Kim about all this and much more. Min Kim has 15+ years of experience in the financial and technology industry. He started his career in Deutsche Bank's technology investment banking division in San Francisco, later becoming COO at Tapas Media and CSO at DAYLI Financial Group, Korea's largest fintech holding company. Min discusses connecting blockchain to the real world and how governments and institutions in every vertical can integrate blockchain technology to deploy private, secure applications. Min also expands on real, live use cases like ICON's decentralized identity technology for Shinhan bank's remote KYC, Jeju Island contact tracing, and Saramin HR certificates.

Interview with Michael Son, Editor-in-Chief of Tapas Media (https://tapas.io/). We look at Tapas' latest releases, how it develops game and film projects based on its comic series, tips for indie creators, and how to brand new creators. Tapas is an app for comics, available from the Apple App Store and Google Play. Launched in October 2012, it boasts 2.2 million readers for its 76,000 series. Tapas provides a best-in-class reading experience for those using mobile devices and browsers. For those interested in starting a comic, Tapas is an excellent way to start. Please support WCRI by pledging our patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/twosparrows. There are plenty of mini-casts, additional tips and tricks, podcast transcripts, and even some unedited interviews. For a curated version of this podcast, subscribe to the Webcomics Reviews and Interviews YouTube channel. Not only is the podcast broken down into playlists to highlight different topics, but there are also additional mini-casts and quickies to help your writing and business.

Chang Kim is the Founder & CEO of Tapas Media, a content publishing, distribution, and monetization platform for comic artists, illustrators, and novelists. Prior to Tapas, Chang worked at Samsung and then co-founded Korean blogging software company TNC, which was ultimately acquired by Google. In this episode, we explore the digital disruption of the publishing industry. From the early days of blogging to today’s ebooks, online newspapers, and digital magazines, we evaluate the cost advantages and interactivity of digital versus physical distribution. Chang also shares lessons learned from the gaming industry, from monetization models like virtual credits and in-app purchases to the success of publishing platforms like Steam and game development platforms like Roblox. Finally, we discuss differences between startup ecosystems in Korea and the U.S., the future of cryptocurrency, and how to solve for the chicken and egg problem when building a two-sided marketplace. Host: James Creech ABOUT THE SHOW All Things Video is a podcast dedicated to uncovering the past and charting the future of the online video ecosystem. Listen to interviews with founders, executives, and thought leaders from the world’s leading media companies and engage in thought-provoking debates about the issues shaping the next generation of entertainment. From the short-form content revolution to the fragmentation of video viewership in an always-on world, All Things Video reveals the key trends and insights from the world of digital media. Follow All Things Video on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn for new episodes and updates! ABOUT THE HOST James Creech is an entrepreneur focused on technology, online video, and digital media. He is the Co-Founder & CEO of Paladin, the essential influencer marketing platform for media companies, agencies, and brands. OUR SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by Epidemic Sound, the company reimagining music licensing for the digital age. Epidemic’s library contains tens of thousands of tracks that you can license a la carte or on a subscription basis. Unlike other music licensing companies, Epidemic Sound owns its entire catalogue and makes tracks available via one straightforward license to cover all your needs, worldwide and in perpetuity – no headaches around usage reporting, performance royalties, or murky rights ownership. It’s better for the artists and better for you, the creator! So whatever your music needs, Epidemic Sound has got you covered! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Tapas Media is an indie digital comic book company who has just expanded their business to co-develop and publish some of their biggest titles into mobile games.  Tapas has around 2.1 Million active users on its platform, and I think this is a very interesting and unique brand that bridges comics and manga, to indie gaming.  Their newest game is called ‘Dungeon Construction Co.’ and it is an adventure puzzle game based on a best-selling indie comic book.     We talked to Josh's career across toys, edutainment, comics and video games. Cross-development of IPs, how indie comics are being made into indie games and vice versa. Why Tapas decided to invest in games in 2018 and beyond. How indie game creators can think beyond the game, and explore comics and films or digital content as a way to build their brand.   This episode is brought to you by Quixel Megascans.   Megascans is the definitive standardized content resource, with everything fully PBR calibrated, and all 3D scans consistently topologized, UV-mapped and LOD:ed. Because of this, it has already been adopted by all major AAA and VFX studios   Goto megascans.se and enter code GDU for 30% off for the first three months!     Give us a rating on iTunes: apple.co/2IKxTmU

Building a brand and identity as an indie comic creator. Guests Josh Bakken and Michael Son from Tapas Media come on board to chat about their services as well as the topic of building a brand as an independent comic creator. They talk about how Tapas was created to help creators earn a living doing […]

ABOUT THE GUEST: Min Kim is the co-founder of ICON, a project which is building one of the largest decentralized networks in the world. Min Kim has a major in business from UC Berkeley with over a decade’s experience as a director, entrepreneur, financial / M&A consultant, VC investor and mentor. He is currently the CGO of the DAYLI Intelligence and previously began his career in Technology IB at Deutsche Bank, where he served as COO at Tapas Media, the US digital content sales platform, helping to establish the largest online community. The ICON ICO raised over 45 million dollars in just 6 hours! DESCRIPTION: Today we have Min Kim who is the co-founder of ICON, a project which is going to be one of the largest decentralized networks. After starting off as a Blockchain research group, they gradually ventured into Blockchain enterprise business and started imbibing some large universities, security companies, insurance companies, banks and hospitals. With these individual blockchains in place, the idea for an interchain between these chains originated which led to ICON. ICON made over 45 million dollars in about 6 hours and ended their token sale! Get into more details about this record making project on this episode of CryptoKnights!

CEO of Tapas Media   Interview starts at 19:22 and ends at 43:40   I believe that for publishing, even though Kindle is capturing a lot of the mobile market, I think there are still innovations to be made. In terms of marketplace players out there who have fundamentally thought about the whole thing from mobile specifically, I don't think there's a lot yet.    News Walt Mossberg interviews Jeff Bezos at Recode's Code Conference 2016 (full video and a separate audio link) - May 31, 2016 “Amazon's $290 e-reader misfire: A hands-on review of the new Kindle Oasis” by Michael Hiltzik at The Los Angeles Times - May 31, 2016 Fire HD 10 tablet - now available in Silver Aluminum and 64 GB models   Interview with Chang Kim Tapastic Tapas Media Crunchbase listing Tapas App on iOS and Android Candy Crush Clash of Clans Game of War   Music for my podcast is from an original Thelonius Monk composition named "Well, You Needn't." This version is "Ra-Monk" by Eval Manigat on the "Variations in Time: A Jazz Persepctive" CD by Public Transit Recording" CD.    Please Join the Kindle Chronicles group at Goodreads!