Entrepreneur Becomes a Filmmaker With ‘Google Me’ Film
Did you ever wonder about people who have the same name as you?
TheStreet:
For Jim Killeen, pondering the question wasn’t enough. With a little help from Google (GOOG – Cramer’s Take – Stockpickr) and inspiration from his entrepreneurial roots, he set out to discover more about his name — and six other men who share it with him — and became a filmmaker in the process.
Killeen, 38, is a former professional poker player who started Casino Massage by himself in 2000. The company is now the official tableside chair massage provider of the famous Commerce Casino in California, with 45 employees and double-digit sales growth over the past few years.
The film follows Killeen as he uses Google to track down six other men named Jim Killeen and arranges to meet with each of them on film, traveling all over the U.S. as well as Ireland, Scotland and Australia.
Once the film was made, Killeen says, his entrepreneurial skills became all the more valuable. The film’s YouTube release seems to be a sign of things to come.
“It’s part of the marketing to broaden the base of the fans,” he says. “The whole idea is to reach directly to the public. My first effort was to not pursue traditional Hollywood distribution and use technology to control the means of distribution. We’re going to see more and more of it, so I’m happy to be the guinea pig.”
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Angela on June 6th, 2008 12:53 pm
That’s an interesting approach to take. I recently found a woman with the same name as me online. Although I didn’t travel anywhere to meet her.
cassy on June 28th, 2008 2:01 am
Having with the same name is not good, know why? heres my story…My uncle had to process some important papers and he went [NBI] to accomplished it, but they dont give the data my uncle needed because the policeman said my uncle had a case. My uncle was shocked coz he havn’t committed any crime in his whole life, then later on they found out that my uncle has the same name. Thanks that they dont have the same midden name.
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