Message in a Bubble trailer Watch it Here: http://www.joiningthedots.tv/main.aspx?level=&content=363761695&search=bubble A new documentary about the rise and fall of the New Economy and the people who risked it all on the Web. From the late 90s Internet mania to today's sobering landscape of dot-com burn-outs, the dot-com craze provided an unparalleled view of the American dream at its most noble and most greedy. Message in a Bubble follows the New Economy pioneers in their own environment, creating a time capsule of an outrageous moment in American history. The style of the film is exciting and accessible, so that all audiences will get caught up in the experience and the emotion of Dot-Com Land. Folkestone Productions traveled from Silicon Valley to San Diego, from Boulder to Miami, from New York to Toledo to survey the experiences of the players and the wannabes who made us believe that anyone could start a successful business. The story begins with mind-boggling tales of an industry at hyperspeed. We get an intimate portrait of Jared Polis, who started six companies that changed the world and made him a billion dollars by the age of 24. We follow the venture capitalists looking for the Next New Thing and the entrepreneurs who promise that they have it. We find a 50-year-old woman from Toledo, OH who has bucked all the Internet entrepreneur stereotypes to found her children's news service. That was before the fall. In one incredibly turbulent year, the situation changed drastically. Some of our characters are still prospering. Others are scraping to get by. Four of the businesses we followed no longer exist, including UBUBU and Bigstar Entertainment. Our 24-year-old billionaire has gone into politics. Some of our characters are unemployed and shocked at how fast the New Economy turned to vapor. At the end of the film, we discover a group of jettisoned dot-commers who are fashioning the $100 Billion Quilt, a patchwork made up of Internet company t-shirts that will hang over Wall Street. During the Internet bubble, the world changed before our eyes and then changed back again. During that window, people had the chance as never before to become entrepreneurs. Message in a Bubble takes an unprecedented look at what happens to people when their dreams suddenly come true - and when those dreams are just as suddenly dashed. In hindsight, it is easy to view the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s as an obvious aberration and one clearly doomed from the start. This documentary jumps back before the fall, seeing the pioneers at their most elated and optimistic, remembering the story of (some would say misplaced) hope for the so-called 'new economy'. It follows those pioneers right through the highs and to the devastating lows. As commentators argue we are approaching a new 'Web 2.0' bubble, it asks what lessons can be learnt, and what parts are best forgotten. Author: mercurymediaJTD Keywords: Dot Com Bubble Burst Bust Internet Boob 90's Documentary Economy Web dotcom Crash Mercury Electronic Added: May 12, 2008
