hey mojo holics i’m your host rebecca and in this tenth installment of
and in this tenth installment of
and in this tenth installment of watchmojo faq our CEO and co-founder
watchmojo faq our CEO and co-founder
watchmojo faq our CEO and co-founder ashcan carvers frisson joins me to
ashcan carvers frisson joins me to
ashcan carvers frisson joins me to discuss why we took down our national
discuss why we took down our national
discuss why we took down our national anthems clip and then put it back up and
anthems clip and then put it back up and
anthems clip and then put it back up and the campus ambassador program hey mojo
the campus ambassador program hey mojo
the campus ambassador program hey mojo Alex welcome to watchmojo with me as
Alex welcome to watchmojo with me as
Alex welcome to watchmojo with me as always is ash this week we’re going to
always is ash this week we’re going to
always is ash this week we’re going to jump right in to discuss a Content issue
jump right in to discuss a Content issue
jump right in to discuss a Content issue that popped up in the last couple weeks
that popped up in the last couple weeks
that popped up in the last couple weeks sooo we published top ten national
sooo we published top ten national
sooo we published top ten national anthems last week but then on Saturday
anthems last week but then on Saturday
anthems last week but then on Saturday we took it down did we offend somebody
we took it down did we offend somebody
we took it down did we offend somebody yes but not in the way we thought we
yes but not in the way we thought we
yes but not in the way we thought we would so basically one of the entries
would so basically one of the entries
would so basically one of the entries was the German national anthem which
was the German national anthem which
was the German national anthem which whose lyrics were penned in the 1840s
whose lyrics were penned in the 1840s
whose lyrics were penned in the 1840s but obviously throughout World War 2 the
but obviously throughout World War 2 the
but obviously throughout World War 2 the Nazis used components of that anthem for
Nazis used components of that anthem for
Nazis used components of that anthem for propaganda purposes and given their
propaganda purposes and given their
propaganda purposes and given their history today three out of the four
history today three out of the four
history today three out of the four verses are banned now as we featured the
verses are banned now as we featured the
verses are banned now as we featured the anthem we meshed the text with some
anthem we meshed the text with some
anthem we meshed the text with some audio of the whole original song with
audio of the whole original song with
audio of the whole original song with video a former Chancellor Gerhard
video a former Chancellor Gerhard
video a former Chancellor Gerhard schröder but when we kind of married it
schröder but when we kind of married it
schröder but when we kind of married it all together we did feature an excerpt
all together we did feature an excerpt
all together we did feature an excerpt of the unofficially band frowned upon
of the unofficially band frowned upon
of the unofficially band frowned upon version of the anthem now you know we we
version of the anthem now you know we we
version of the anthem now you know we we didn’t obviously notice that when we
didn’t obviously notice that when we
didn’t obviously notice that when we produced it that was not our intent as
produced it that was not our intent as
produced it that was not our intent as non German speakers as non German
non German speakers as non German
non German speakers as non German speakers and when the clip went up
speakers and when the clip went up
speakers and when the clip went up basically we didn’t get that many emails
basically we didn’t get that many emails
basically we didn’t get that many emails we didn’t get that many comments we do
we didn’t get that many comments we do
we didn’t get that many comments we do scan the comments but what happened is
scan the comments but what happened is
scan the comments but what happened is Saturday morning picture this i sat down
Saturday morning picture this i sat down
Saturday morning picture this i sat down with my coffee and instead of getting
with my coffee and instead of getting
with my coffee and instead of getting comments on the YouTube page or emails
comments on the YouTube page or emails
comments on the YouTube page or emails at our inbox we got an email at watch at
at our inbox we got an email at watch at
at our inbox we got an email at watch at watchmojo where one of our German
watchmojo where one of our German
watchmojo where one of our German viewers kind of said you know what I’m a
viewers kind of said you know what I’m a
viewers kind of said you know what I’m a big fan but I might rather offended that
big fan but I might rather offended that
big fan but I might rather offended that you guys featured this and right away
you guys featured this and right away
you guys featured this and right away like my heart sank and I was like wait a
like my heart sank and I was like wait a
like my heart sank and I was like wait a second so I went through the comments
second so I went through the comments
second so I went through the comments and I kind of work backwards read the
and I kind of work backwards read the
and I kind of work backwards read the text saw the video a few times and
text saw the video a few times and
text saw the video a few times and actually sent it to a few German friends
actually sent it to a few German friends
actually sent it to a few German friends of mine to be like what the hell do we
of mine to be like what the hell do we
of mine to be like what the hell do we do here and yeah basically what may have
do here and yeah basically what may have
do here and yeah basically what may have been acceptable and I’m stressing may is
been acceptable and I’m stressing may is
been acceptable and I’m stressing may is we would have kind of featured that one
we would have kind of featured that one
we would have kind of featured that one little line of the band portion but kind
little line of the band portion but kind
little line of the band portion but kind of said this has since been banned due
of said this has since been banned due
of said this has since been banned due to Nazi propaganda and and what unfolded
to Nazi propaganda and and what unfolded
to Nazi propaganda and and what unfolded during World War two or if we would have
during World War two or if we would have
during World War two or if we would have played other portions of the widely
played other portions of the widely
played other portions of the widely accepted and used legal version but the
accepted and used legal version but the
accepted and used legal version but the way it was kind of edited together it
way it was kind of edited together it
way it was kind of edited together it did it would have been offensive to a
did it would have been offensive to a
did it would have been offensive to a lot of people especially if you’re a
lot of people especially if you’re a
lot of people especially if you’re a German viewer you’re proud to see your
German viewer you’re proud to see your
German viewer you’re proud to see your anthem featured and then you sit down
anthem featured and then you sit down
anthem featured and then you sit down you’re like watch Muldrow what the hell
you’re like watch Muldrow what the hell
you’re like watch Muldrow what the hell is this so the second we found out where
is this so the second we found out where
is this so the second we found out where we actually got an inbound message and
we actually got an inbound message and
we actually got an inbound message and not posted on YouTube or somewhere we
not posted on YouTube or somewhere we
not posted on YouTube or somewhere we took immediate action so we never take
took immediate action so we never take
took immediate action so we never take clips down but Saturday morning we took
clips down but Saturday morning we took
clips down but Saturday morning we took it down so why not just delete the clip
it down so why not just delete the clip
it down so why not just delete the clip kind of in secret do it surreptitiously
kind of in secret do it surreptitiously
kind of in secret do it surreptitiously so nobody notices put it back up why are
so nobody notices put it back up why are
so nobody notices put it back up why are we kind of casting a spotlight on it
we kind of casting a spotlight on it
we kind of casting a spotlight on it here because we’re sadist no I mean in
here because we’re sadist no I mean in
here because we’re sadist no I mean in all seriousness we are very transparent
all seriousness we are very transparent
all seriousness we are very transparent we rarely make mistakes if you make
we rarely make mistakes if you make
we rarely make mistakes if you make mistakes it could be like oh we say
mistakes it could be like oh we say
mistakes it could be like oh we say something about an actress but may show
something about an actress but may show
something about an actress but may show Bureau love someone else and a lot of
Bureau love someone else and a lot of
Bureau love someone else and a lot of moving parts and we kind of put an
moving parts and we kind of put an
moving parts and we kind of put an annotation we put a comment
annotation we put a comment
annotation we put a comment self-deprecating usually and move on but
self-deprecating usually and move on but
self-deprecating usually and move on but in this case you know what’s at Michael
in this case you know what’s at Michael
in this case you know what’s at Michael Jordan line I failed over and over and
Jordan line I failed over and over and
Jordan line I failed over and over and over and that’s why we succeed that’s
over and that’s why we succeed that’s
over and that’s why we succeed that’s kind of how I look at it the only way
kind of how I look at it the only way
kind of how I look at it the only way you can avoid mistakes is if you just
you can avoid mistakes is if you just
you can avoid mistakes is if you just don’t take forget risk if you just don’t
don’t take forget risk if you just don’t
don’t take forget risk if you just don’t do anything you just sit there and like
do anything you just sit there and like
do anything you just sit there and like a vacuum in it in a dark room so i think
a vacuum in it in a dark room so i think
a vacuum in it in a dark room so i think we are setting the standard and the best
we are setting the standard and the best
we are setting the standard and the best practices in publishing to you guys you
practices in publishing to you guys you
practices in publishing to you guys you know the generation of viewers who turn
know the generation of viewers who turn
know the generation of viewers who turn to youtube and you know emerging
to youtube and you know emerging
to youtube and you know emerging platforms but we do we cover a thousand
platforms but we do we cover a thousand
platforms but we do we cover a thousand topics across a hundred top 10 list and
topics across a hundred top 10 list and
topics across a hundred top 10 list and that’s a lot of content so you know we I
that’s a lot of content so you know we I
that’s a lot of content so you know we I kind of had a roger goodell moment where
kind of had a roger goodell moment where
kind of had a roger goodell moment where I had to decide like do we kind of put
I had to decide like do we kind of put
I had to decide like do we kind of put our head in the sand and are like too
our head in the sand and are like too
our head in the sand and are like too bad it’s banned in Germany pure it’s not
bad it’s banned in Germany pure it’s not
bad it’s banned in Germany pure it’s not banned and I didn’t feel that was the
banned and I didn’t feel that was the
banned and I didn’t feel that was the way we operate so we just took it down
way we operate so we just took it down
way we operate so we just took it down and we didn’t want to totally just
and we didn’t want to totally just
and we didn’t want to totally just ignore and move on we want to explain
ignore and move on we want to explain
ignore and move on we want to explain that yeah there are a lot of moving
that yeah there are a lot of moving
that yeah there are a lot of moving parts with between the research and the
parts with between the research and the
parts with between the research and the text and the editing and the
text and the editing and the
text and the editing and the fact-checking and all that and once the
fact-checking and all that and once the
fact-checking and all that and once the law mistakes will happen but this was a
law mistakes will happen but this was a
law mistakes will happen but this was a mistake of a different nature so we did
mistake of a different nature so we did
mistake of a different nature so we did want to explain it yeah and add just I
want to explain it yeah and add just I
want to explain it yeah and add just I mean we’ve discussed this before but
mean we’ve discussed this before but
mean we’ve discussed this before but that’s another reason why things take so
that’s another reason why things take so
that’s another reason why things take so long from going from the green lit stage
long from going from the green lit stage
long from going from the green lit stage 2
2
2 e online stage because there are a lot
e online stage because there are a lot
e online stage because there are a lot of moving parts a lot of people that
of moving parts a lot of people that
of moving parts a lot of people that have to touch the video and make sure
have to touch the video and make sure
have to touch the video and make sure that everything is accurate yeah and on
that everything is accurate yeah and on
that everything is accurate yeah and on that point I don’t think this is what
that point I don’t think this is what
that point I don’t think this is what happened here but it’s totally possible
happened here but it’s totally possible
happened here but it’s totally possible that there might have been a line in the
that there might have been a line in the
that there might have been a line in the script saying but this excerpt has since
script saying but this excerpt has since
script saying but this excerpt has since been banned and that may have been cut
been banned and that may have been cut
been banned and that may have been cut out but we also didn’t correspondingly
out but we also didn’t correspondingly
out but we also didn’t correspondingly cut out the bureau sorry not the mural
cut out the bureau sorry not the mural
cut out the bureau sorry not the mural but the audio I don’t think that’s what
but the audio I don’t think that’s what
but the audio I don’t think that’s what happened here I just think it was you
happened here I just think it was you
happened here I just think it was you know an eclipse kind of thing that had
know an eclipse kind of thing that had
know an eclipse kind of thing that had just slipped through the cracks right
just slipped through the cracks right
just slipped through the cracks right now I think you had mentioned something
now I think you had mentioned something
now I think you had mentioned something about wanting the like foreign viewers
about wanting the like foreign viewers
about wanting the like foreign viewers as insiders to prevent something like
as insiders to prevent something like
as insiders to prevent something like this yeah that’s it so we have a lot of
this yeah that’s it so we have a lot of
this yeah that’s it so we have a lot of insiders and specialists who may be
insiders and specialists who may be
insiders and specialists who may be experts in a given sport or like in a
experts in a given sport or like in a
experts in a given sport or like in a given genre movies and we turn to them
given genre movies and we turn to them
given genre movies and we turn to them sometimes just as like a seventh and
sometimes just as like a seventh and
sometimes just as like a seventh and eighth layer of Defense but what this
eighth layer of Defense but what this
eighth layer of Defense but what this kind of made me realize is we do need to
kind of made me realize is we do need to
kind of made me realize is we do need to have regional and language experts as
have regional and language experts as
have regional and language experts as well because this is the kind of thing
well because this is the kind of thing
well because this is the kind of thing that may occur and when it occurs to a
that may occur and when it occurs to a
that may occur and when it occurs to a print publication or a TV publication it
print publication or a TV publication it
print publication or a TV publication it is kind of forgotten but online you know
is kind of forgotten but online you know
is kind of forgotten but online you know one of the great things is when these
one of the great things is when these
one of the great things is when these mistakes happen in our case you guys are
mistakes happen in our case you guys are
mistakes happen in our case you guys are there to remind us and tell us loud and
there to remind us and tell us loud and
there to remind us and tell us loud and clear so you know these mistakes are
clear so you know these mistakes are
clear so you know these mistakes are recognized right away and address
recognized right away and address
recognized right away and address sometimes just with the correction once
sometimes just with the correction once
sometimes just with the correction once in a blue moon with a whole takedown and
in a blue moon with a whole takedown and
in a blue moon with a whole takedown and the clip will be edited and published
the clip will be edited and published
the clip will be edited and published later on today right so if you do want
later on today right so if you do want
later on today right so if you do want to be an insider for any purpose let us
to be an insider for any purpose let us
to be an insider for any purpose let us know in the comments or email us at
know in the comments or email us at
know in the comments or email us at watch it watch mojo calm but anyway last
watch it watch mojo calm but anyway last
watch it watch mojo calm but anyway last week you talked about the college
week you talked about the college
week you talked about the college Ambassador Program sue what is the deal
Ambassador Program sue what is the deal
Ambassador Program sue what is the deal with that yeah so we realized that part
with that yeah so we realized that part
with that yeah so we realized that part of the our demo a lot of mojo holics are
of the our demo a lot of mojo holics are
of the our demo a lot of mojo holics are in school be at high school or college
in school be at high school or college
in school be at high school or college and many of you watch us through youtube
and many of you watch us through youtube
and many of you watch us through youtube and found us through youtube there’s
and found us through youtube there’s
and found us through youtube there’s actually a whole other set of students
actually a whole other set of students
actually a whole other set of students that find out about watchmojo when there
that find out about watchmojo when there
that find out about watchmojo when there are students when there were teachers
are students when there were teachers
are students when there were teachers use our videos as part of the curriculum
use our videos as part of the curriculum
use our videos as part of the curriculum I’m not talking about like top ten girl
I’m not talking about like top ten girl
I’m not talking about like top ten girl on girl kisses videos but a lot of our
on girl kisses videos but a lot of our
on girl kisses videos but a lot of our like history videos geography video
like history videos geography video
like history videos geography video science videos as well as pop culture if
science videos as well as pop culture if
science videos as well as pop culture if it always blows my mind that when people
it always blows my mind that when people
it always blows my mind that when people send us like a screengrab or something
send us like a screengrab or something
send us like a screengrab or something or a picture of their teacher showing
or a picture of their teacher showing
or a picture of their teacher showing that’s awesome life that’s it and
that’s awesome life that’s it and
that’s awesome life that’s it and there’s also academic publishers like
there’s also academic publishers like
there’s also academic publishers like Pearson and whatnot that use our videos
Pearson and whatnot that use our videos
Pearson and whatnot that use our videos to augment their textbooks bring them to
to augment their textbooks bring them to
to augment their textbooks bring them to life in the 21st century so to speak or
life in the 21st century so to speak or
life in the 21st century so to speak or each foreigners how to speak English so
each foreigners how to speak English so
each foreigners how to speak English so and a few years ago we made our videos
and a few years ago we made our videos
and a few years ago we made our videos free for use in academic nonprofit ways
free for use in academic nonprofit ways
free for use in academic nonprofit ways in presentations and whatnot for
in presentations and whatnot for
in presentations and whatnot for students and teachers so what we want to
students and teachers so what we want to
students and teachers so what we want to do is yeah without a doubt is we want to
do is yeah without a doubt is we want to
do is yeah without a doubt is we want to get the Mojo holics to further
get the Mojo holics to further
get the Mojo holics to further evangelize and leverage our videos in
evangelize and leverage our videos in
evangelize and leverage our videos in the classroom right but is there like a
the classroom right but is there like a
the classroom right but is there like a social component to it well there’s
social component to it well there’s
social component to it well there’s always a social component yeah i mean i
always a social component yeah i mean i
always a social component yeah i mean i don’t know if it’s like you and then
don’t know if it’s like you and then
don’t know if it’s like you and then doing a tour of out on a florida state
doing a tour of out on a florida state
doing a tour of out on a florida state university or arizona state university
university or arizona state university
university or arizona state university but but maybe that that could be one
but but maybe that that could be one
but but maybe that that could be one thing it’s also just maybe like setting
thing it’s also just maybe like setting
thing it’s also just maybe like setting up like you know exclusive screenings at
up like you know exclusive screenings at
up like you know exclusive screenings at given schools where we have so much
given schools where we have so much
given schools where we have so much content we could easily carve out a
content we could easily carve out a
content we could easily carve out a series and say we’re going to air this
series and say we’re going to air this
series and say we’re going to air this this weekend at a given campus and you
this weekend at a given campus and you
this weekend at a given campus and you know we’ll be giving away chromecast so
know we’ll be giving away chromecast so
know we’ll be giving away chromecast so you guys could watch I don’t know what
you guys could watch I don’t know what
you guys could watch I don’t know what that is chromecast is YouTube’s dongle
that is chromecast is YouTube’s dongle
that is chromecast is YouTube’s dongle which is basically that’s not what you
which is basically that’s not what you
which is basically that’s not what you think is it’s basically just like a
think is it’s basically just like a
think is it’s basically just like a little widget gizmo you put in your
little widget gizmo you put in your
little widget gizmo you put in your big-screen TV so you could project you
big-screen TV so you could project you
big-screen TV so you could project you could cast your Netflix or YouTube on to
could cast your Netflix or YouTube on to
could cast your Netflix or YouTube on to your big screen so you know the idea is
your big screen so you know the idea is
your big screen so you know the idea is we do want to start to tap into that
we do want to start to tap into that
we do want to start to tap into that community not just online but physical
community not just online but physical
community not just online but physical world so we’ll have to get you secret
world so we’ll have to get you secret
world so we’ll have to get you secret service as you know nice security make
service as you know nice security make
service as you know nice security make sure nobody rushes the stage but I
sure nobody rushes the stage but I
sure nobody rushes the stage but I remember going to see a diggnation event
remember going to see a diggnation event
remember going to see a diggnation event in New York and it was really cool to
in New York and it was really cool to
in New York and it was really cool to see the fans you know come out and watch
see the fans you know come out and watch
see the fans you know come out and watch the show so we’ll do something like that
the show so we’ll do something like that
the show so we’ll do something like that pretty cool all right so let us know in
pretty cool all right so let us know in
pretty cool all right so let us know in the comments what you think about that
the comments what you think about that
the comments what you think about that yeah I’ll just gonna say and the way
yeah I’ll just gonna say and the way
yeah I’ll just gonna say and the way down the field I think we may eventually
down the field I think we may eventually
down the field I think we may eventually do even scholarships and things like
do even scholarships and things like
do even scholarships and things like that so if there’s like high school
that so if there’s like high school
that so if there’s like high school students I want to go study media
students I want to go study media
students I want to go study media broadcasting publishing the internet all
broadcasting publishing the internet all
broadcasting publishing the internet all that jazz we just want to get you guys
that jazz we just want to get you guys
that jazz we just want to get you guys involved sooner than later that’s it so
involved sooner than later that’s it so
involved sooner than later that’s it so 730 ideas and yeah just a programming
730 ideas and yeah just a programming
730 ideas and yeah just a programming note we’ll be switching the watchmojo
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notice that that we will have as you
notice that that we will have as you know now we have three clips on weekdays
know now we have three clips on weekdays
know now we have three clips on weekdays and four on weekend days which is insane
and four on weekend days which is insane
and four on weekend days which is insane but when we’re going to move it to
but when we’re going to move it to
but when we’re going to move it to thursdays will then have four clips
thursdays will then have four clips
thursdays will then have four clips every day which is insane that’s like
every day which is insane that’s like
every day which is insane that’s like that’s all that’s almost 60 minutes of
that’s all that’s almost 60 minutes of
that’s all that’s almost 60 minutes of content each day no wonder I’m so tired
content each day no wonder I’m so tired
content each day no wonder I’m so tired anyway thank you guys for watching
anyway thank you guys for watching
anyway thank you guys for watching that’s all for this week tune in again
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