1999sep03. Mail.
Hello, I’m a producer with ZDTV’s “Internet Tonight.” We profile the best of the web and web culture. Could you answer a few questions about your site? Thanks.
1. Is your site mostly about lost photos, or are there other parts to it?
Other parts. Take a tour someday.
2. The lost pictures are pretty interesting. Why do you collect them?
I don’t answer questions that start with “why” anymore after learning that ”TV Guide” is the most popular periodical in the United States.
3. Why do you think people enjoy looking at stranger’s photos on the web?
Do they? Also, this is a “why” question (see previous answer).
4. How many pictures a day do you get from people?
At least 10,000. We have a team of about 100 people, mostly migrant workers trying to earn a little scratch “on the side” or “under the table,” who sort out the “really fucking funny” photos from the “Robin Williams-type funny” photos. They also receive food pellet bonuses at regular intervals.
5. What picture have you found which really stood out in your mind?
Parrot with pumpkin. I didn’t find it, someone else sent it in and the migrant workers processed the living hell out of it, bless their underpaid piecework hearts. I don’t remember which number it is, I’m currently half in the bag.
To find out more about our show, please visit our website at [assorted gurgling]
ZDTV is a 24 hour cable network dedicated to computers and the internet.
So are we! Step off, locals only! When you’re a Jet, you’re a Jet ALL THE WAY, man!
Thanks for answering!
Frances
H.
Segment Producer
I will take this opportunity to remind all of the media out there (the “media”) that I do not do interviews. I’m sure you care.