MD131 – The Mapprentice, Episode 2
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Now that all the contestants have had a chance to make a Mahalo Daily episode, it’s time for eliminations. Who will stay and who will go? It’s time to find out in the second episode of The Mapprentice.
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Mahalo VLOG Idol
Andrea Rene
Michelle Hummel
Leah D’Emilio
Nadine Heimann
Kristina Allison
Sarah Atwood
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Tags: competition, contestant, interview, mahalo, mahalo vlog idol, mahalodaily, The Mapprentice, vlog idol
May 29th, 2008 at 1:31 am
WOW!!! I am totally shocked… check out my response at: http://mahalo.connectedgeek.net – they need to create a viral video…. hmmm
So, if I make a viral video larger than them… do I win Mahalo VLOG Idol? :)
May 29th, 2008 at 1:34 am
So sad to see Kristina go. What a great idea for a challenge. I hope Leah can do it. She is an all around awesome chick!
May 29th, 2008 at 2:02 am
1. The Vlogdog rap was the best thing about this video.
2. I’m sad to see Kristina go too.
3. Go Leah! I thought the viral video idea was lame until Calacanis specified that creativity was going to be judged more than pageviews. I hope this is upheld, there are plenty of viral videos out there that are devoid of creativity, rated low and bashed by watchers, yet have high numbers of pageviews due to people not having anything better to do for a few minutes. The guy crying about Britney has more views than the duo who put together an amazing stop motion video. Just saying.
May 29th, 2008 at 2:20 am
Sarah Atwood, Not Appreciated Enough! That’s right guys, out of all the girls, she’s the only one that responds to our comments and criticisms! So sad to see her get kicked off! Much love Sarah!
May 29th, 2008 at 2:44 am
Yeah, I’m in agreement with the judges. Leah and Andrea are definitely the strongest top two. Good luck to both of them.
May 29th, 2008 at 2:44 am
Thanks everyone for the support! Can’t wait to see what the remaining two contestants come up with. It will surely be entertaining. Good look ladies, and I’m off to see what lies ahead. Woot!
May 29th, 2008 at 2:47 am
There’s no denying that having Sarah actually interact with us, the viewers, is a definite plus. Even though she’s not going to MD, I look forward to seeing where she does end up.
CNET? Rev3? DLTV (lord knows Robert could use a full time cohost)?
May 29th, 2008 at 3:07 am
Definitely is was very disappointing to see Kristina leave…
The Vlogdog is the absolute winner! Hope you enjoy your MBA! You deserve it
May 29th, 2008 at 3:35 am
Vlogg Dogg FTW!!!!1one {seesmic_video:{”url_thumbnail”:{”value”:”http://t.seesmic.com/thumbnail/05bXb8WM2R_th1.jpg”}”title”:{”value”:”Vlogg Dogg FTW!!!!1one ”}”videoUri”:{”value”:”http://www.seesmic.com/video/LarXbxJWTk”}}}
May 29th, 2008 at 3:37 am
If I can’t download the episodes from my feed reader I won’t watch this podcast.
This has been happening for over a week. . .should I remove this podcast from my list?
May 29th, 2008 at 4:09 am
I think Sarah should be really proud of the way she handled herself throughout the process, particularly in this final elimination phase.
Bravo!
May 29th, 2008 at 4:11 am
Oh, and P.S.
I hope your not just shipping it in a manila envelope… throw some padding in there or something.
<3
May 29th, 2008 at 4:12 am
*you’re
Also — Jen and Carlos: Thanks for the kind words.
May 29th, 2008 at 4:57 am
I was really sad to see Sarah go, her and Leah are my favorites. But I’m excited to see what happens next. I hope Leah wins. I think she’ll bring a lot of creativity and passion to the show just like Veronica did. Plus I think Lon is right it seems like he and Leah would work really well together. Good luck Leah!
May 29th, 2008 at 7:04 am
Congratulations Kristina, sad to see you go, but good luck and have fun in whatever you do!
I think it’s obvious Leah will win now. A lot of intelligence and creativity is required for this last round…
May 29th, 2008 at 7:26 am
Love the Mapprentice Episodes. Very creative. I think this shows more of the contestants true personalities. I was very disappointed with Sarah’s episode, however, Sarah is a class act and will go far in her career. As far as the two that are left, Leah is the only choice.
May 29th, 2008 at 7:38 am
Billy D.: Congratulations on the Air!
May 29th, 2008 at 8:09 am
Viral video? Huh? IMHO, part of what makes it viral is how a video just becomes viral not that someone goes out with the intent to make a video viral.
Anyways… sorry to see Kristina go. I think she would have grown well over time, but she does not fit in the current scheme.
Leah rocks. Loved her comments and I think she would be excellent as host. To have Lon say he had the best interaction with her is the icing on the cake. She should be the next co-host. She and Lon would make a great onscreen team.
Andrea… way too full of herself. Would love to see her taken down a few notches since she’s an “professional host” (oh please…)
I’ll take the smart girl next door in Leah than the self-loving, narcissistic Andrea for MahaloDaily anytime.
And Vlogdog was great… sound was alittle “ruff” but what do you expect when you have a big doghead on?
May 29th, 2008 at 8:19 am
Kristina – we will miss you, all the best in your career! I think you will be a great success at whatever you do. Maybe Mahalo will see you back again sometime as a paid employee, you never know. Looking forward to your future publications on the web!
May 29th, 2008 at 8:19 am
I’m really glad you aired these episodes, because I think that it really showed their true personalities. You can really tell that Leah is sincere and genuine. Her answers are well thought out and she has a creative fun edge about her. Andrea, on the other hand, emits negative energy. You can tell by her facial expressions and her mannerisms.
That kind of attitude is no fun to be around and will bring down the vibe at Mahalo.
Now I know why Lon would prefer to work with Leah.
Leah is STILL the one.
May 29th, 2008 at 8:21 am
OMG…
Andrea would be OK for a beauty pageant. She is so wrong. She can’t even speak right and in the mapprentice thing she was so obviously anxious to put everyone else down from the start… totally anti-mahalo. I call fake.
Worst thing is, she’ll probably do better on the viral thing because she’ll take advantage of her slutty looks to get view ratings. And Leah is so much more than that.
Andrea = too loud, and fast food ideas do not survive long
Leah = good ideas and a more diverse, faithful audience
If Andrea wins it will be a shame because i love Mahalo daily but i can’t stand Andrea.
Leah FTW!
May 29th, 2008 at 8:49 am
dang dang dang!
i liked Kristina’s flavor the most. she felt nearest to the geeky viewers.
good luck to the final two. boo hoo.
May 29th, 2008 at 10:53 am
What’s there to say? Honestly, the best two are the last two. It all seems to have worked out.
That being said, Leah is head and shoulders above the rest, and has been since day one. I would be grossly disappointed if she didn’t win the whole thing.
May 29th, 2008 at 11:30 am
I think everyone is being too hard on the people – as Sarah Atwood said – they were in the room for over three hours. So what you see is only a very small part of what happened.
The two who didn’t show up deserved not to win, especially if they had two weeks notice of the time and place. It may not be a traditional job interview or hiring process but then it’s not really a traditional type of job either. If you didn’t show up for an interview at any other job you wouldn’t get it either.
As for the viral video – it’s a great idea. Viral refers not to whether it was designed or happened, just to how it is distributed. I have a nephew who had a job to design and execute viral marketing campaigns – because for low cash outlay you can generate a huge amount of traffic.
I want to thank all the applicants for providing a few weeks of entertainment and wish them well in their future careers – I think we shall being seeing more of most of them.
I look forward to seeing both of the videos and furiously forwarding the best one to all my friends….
May 29th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
So long Kristina. I think she had a lot of potential, but in time I bet she’ll be really good.
As for the final two, Leah has to be the one. Andrea is so annoying. I disagree with Lon that hers was the stronger episode. There was no information content and it seemed amateurish. Leah has been well above the others from the start and she seems like a sincere and likable person. I will not watch Andrea on Mahalo.
Kudos again to Sarah for her continued participation in the comments.
May 29th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
Yeah, I have to say I’m leaning toward Leah now. I was okay with Andrea until I saw her ego here. Too snooty and full of herself to be taken seriously. Veronica was never about being glamorous or egotistical, and that’s exactly the vibe I got from Andrea in this episode.
I’m still willing to give her a chance if she is chosen, but she’s definitely “on notice.”
May 29th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
Can the vlogg dogg rear his ugly head again? I love his judgement on who should win the host job. WOOF!
More Dogg
May 29th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
Awww, I wanted Kristina to get through. She’s such a cool chick and is really sweet and likeable just like Veronica. I would’ve liked to see it go down to 3 and then 1.
I’m not sure who I like out of the remaining two, Andrea is very cool but she seems like she’s so close to crossing the line and becoming a fully fledged MTV valley girl type. Leah seemed kind of clinical in parts of her show and especially didn’t seem very warm at all when talking to the lady near the end. Lon FTW!!
I’m really surprised that Michelle didn’t show up, she was really good.
Oh, kudos on the format too, I really liked the Apprentice spoof, though I thought you could’ve taken it a little further.
May 29th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
Can Michelle have a do-over with the viral video?! Doesn’t seem much to lose by having her make a “come back” appearance…like on the Bachelor, and the Apprentice. Leah could use the challenge…otherwise seems like a slam dunk for her.
I know that if Michelle did not show for the Mapprentice there was a very solid reason.
She is too professional and able to just “disappear.” I would appreciate it if Michelle could let us know. Anyway, a comeback appearance would be good for the contestants and the audience of Mahalo.
May 29th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
Right on! You chose the absolute best two of them all. It’s gonna be a tough choice, but I still think Leah is #1!
May 29th, 2008 at 10:10 pm
Go for Leah. I don’t think Andrea is that bad. I’ll be fun to watch. But I’m also afraid that her kind of fun factor could gets old pretty quick. Leah has all the proficiency you need already. So with a little bit of tweaking and adjusting, she can be THE one.
May 29th, 2008 at 11:04 pm
The after thoughts and comments about Mahalo VLOG Idol
http://mahalo.connectedgeek.net/2008/05/29/mahalo-vlog-idol-the-after-thoughts-and-comments/
May 29th, 2008 at 11:27 pm
Sorry to see kristina go, hopefully she’ll get a vlog hosting job somewhere else. Sad to see that the vindictive Andrea Rene is still in it, I hope that Leah’s video turns out to be the most viral and you can be sure I’ll be rooting for Leah to win it.
May 29th, 2008 at 11:33 pm
Now I understand what is going on. Leah is welcome to the slot. You get what you pay for, eh?
May 30th, 2008 at 10:49 am
Too bad Michelle isn’t still in the running… I think it would have come down to Her and Leah.
Kristina is very genuine but unfortunately the skills just aren’t there
Andrea comes off as egotistical, and if she wins that needs to stop. Nobody wants to watch someone who is full of them-self.
June 1st, 2008 at 2:07 am
leah!!! she is by far the best.
just please not andrea, she is annoying as heck and is obviously in love with her own hype.
leah HAS that something cool. totally.
andrea is just boring run of the mill.