Media exec that almost drowned Rupert Murdoch's dog and talked a man into stripping during a News Corp meeting, rolls out his second act
Published: Wednesday, January 30, 2008
-SDH Either Rupert Murdoch has no sense of humor, or Stephen Chao -AKA- Mad Chao was just a waaay out there News Corp exec who knew no boundaries. Stephan Chao with his antics back in 1992 which got him fired would be a breath of fresh air to many companies today. He would probably add some color and character to young media companies. But almost drowning Rupert Murdoch's dog, that's just a little over the line for us. Anyway Chao after a long hiatus is back with a new website which he hopes to build into an educational alternative to YouTube. Now Chao can do all the showboating he wants, especially if the site is a hit. Wouldn't it be funny if Rupert Murdoch ends up investing in Wonderhowto.com?![]() The site, WonderHowTo.com, aggregates how-to videos, from the mundane (like “how to tie a tie” and “how to market your lawn care business in the winter”) to the strange (“how to do Criss Angel’s vanishing toothpick trick”) and the off-color (“how to train your cat to use the toilet” and beyond). TV Showman, Once Exiled, Returns With Video Site [NYT] Labels: NEW_LAUNCH, Newscorp, RupertMurdoch, StephanChao |




Comments on "Media exec that almost drowned Rupert Murdoch's dog and talked a man into stripping during a News Corp meeting, rolls out his second act"
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Matt said ... (3:43 PM) :
post a commentIt will be interesting to see how wonderhowto and other aggregators fare against original content producers like About.com or MonkeySee.com. MonkeySee has over 8,000 how to videos, and they're all professionally-produced in high definition. Quality makes a big difference, especially when you're learning how to do a given task.