IT BEGAN WITH A DIAL TONE.
OG [oh-jee] abbr.
Slang term for someone who’s incredibly exceptional, authentic, or “old-school”. Derived from the term, “original gangster”. Does not mean “old guy” or “old gal”.
EPISODES
WELCOME TO THE NET OGs
An original podcast series brought to you by Duration Media and hosted by Andy Batkin. This series asks and answers the question, “what was the internet like before the internet was a thing and who were the original players?” Each week Andy will be joined by an OG - not an old guy or gal, but the true “original gangsters” of the Internet. Grab a drink, sit back and learn how the largest medium in the world was built and listen to never-before-heard stories from some of the visionaries that formed the first internet media companies and digital ad agencies.
YOUR HOST, ANDY BATKIN
Andy has 40 years of experience in creating innovative integrated marketing, digital media, and promotional campaigns for media and entertainment companies.
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Companies include: NBC, ESPN, Walt Disney, CBS, Viacom, Microsoft and the National Football League, where in 1996 he created Superbowl.com.
In 1994 his company Interactive Marketing Inc. wrote the business plan for a little known company called YAHOO!, and was their media sales rep for the first two years of their young life. Interactive Marketing was then sold to SOFTBANK, creating at that time, the world’s largest digital media rep firms and was one of the founding members of the IAB.
