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''The Next Internet Millionaire'' was an online reality show hosted by Joel Comm and written and directed by Eric Holmlund. The world's first Internet reality show and based on the NBC show ''The Apprentice'', the program was released entirely on the Internet in 2007. There was a $25,000 prize and the opportunity to work together with Comm on a project with the goal of earning $1 million. == History == Joel Comm of Loveland, Colorado, and Eric Holmlund of Fort Collins, Colorado, conceived of the show in 2007. After 300 hundred potential entrants sent audition videos to producers, the first round of voting eliminate the contestants down to 50. On July 17, 2007, 12 people were selected from Canada, Costa Rica, England, and the United States.〔 The reality show producers funded all of the contestants' trips to the (location )]. People on the Internet were allowed to help select the contestants, though the final decision was made by Comm.〔 The contestants were not allowed to include their Internet business endeavors so that viewers could vote for them based only on their charisma.〔 Six women and six women were chosen. The winner would receive a $25,000 prize and the opportunity to work together with Comm on a project with the goal of earning $1 million.〔 They flew the contestants out to Loveland and began the two-week filming on July 22, 2007. Based on ''The Apprentice'', the show was viewable only on the Internet.〔 According to Canwest and the ''Lincoln Journal Star'', ''The Next Internet Millionaire'' is the first Internet reality show.〔 Author Michael A. Banks said it was the "first competitive Web reality show". The show had 12 episodes, which were released every Wednesday on the show's website.〔 The show's producers said the show was the "online version" of ''The Apprentice'',〔 called "The Apprentice Meets YouTube".〔 The contestants were expected to finish 12 assignments including making a website, copywriting, and Internet marketing.〔 They were coached by roughly a dozen "Internet marketing experts" who write books about how they make money.〔 Executive Producer Joel Comm refused to put an exact figure on the costs but indicated that the series cost more than the independent ''Napoleon Dynamite'' which cost $400,000 to make. Joel Comm has stated that part of the goal of The Next Internet Millionaire was to prove that it was possible to produce a real television-style show and distribute it online, bypassing the television studio system. He told the Denver Post: "Reality TV is huge, and online video is gaining momentum. My goal is to prove that Internet (video) is ready for prime time."〔 In November 2007, the show's final pitted Jaime Luchuck, a Canadian, against American YouTube celebrity Charles Trippy. In the final contest, Luchuck wrote the book ''Cubicle Slave to the Next Internet Millionaire'' and Trippy created a video series. Luchuck won ''The Next Internet Millionaire'' through her $70,000 sales of her book, while Trippy had only $39,000 sales of his video series. As her prize, Luchuck won $25,000 placed in a briefcase and one-third of her book proceeds. She said in a November 2007 interview with Canwest that although several United States employers had asked her to join them, she intended to stay in Toronto to manage the company she owns.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Next Internet Millionaire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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