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With the launch of our 13th weekly show (popSiren), along with our two daily showlets (Tekzilla Daily and Lil’ Internet Superstar), we’re pumping out more than eight hours of quality entertainment and information each week.
For those of you out there watching it all, I love you to death, but you can stop reading now. This announcement is not for you. But for everyone else who might have one or two favorite programs, and always wanted to watch more, I’m happy to announce a cool new feature here at Revision3.
It’s called “Best of..” and it’s our very own collection of the best clips from each of our shows. Every day we’ll be selecting the choicest segments from the previous day’s releases, and putting them into a special place here at Revision3.com. Even better, you can also subscribe to our Best Of just as if it were an actual show. That way you’ll automatically get our best clips delivered to your PC, your AppleTV, your Zune, or really anywhere.
There’s always something cool and new in our Best Of.. area here on the web, so make sure you stop back every day. And if you find something you really like, then watch the whole show. And don’t forget to subscribe to the ones that really catch your fancy, then you’ll never miss a single episode.
– Jim Louderback
At Revision3, we believe that you should be able to watch our great programming on any device, anywhere, at any time. Today I’m proud to announce that we’ve finally delivered on the promise: you can now watch our shows on your mobile phone, along with iPods, Zunes, computers and TVs.
Through our landmark deal with Transpera, not only can you stream and download shows (network and device permitting), you can share them with a friend’s phone too.
While, our new mobile site works with every mobile provider, it may not work with every phone. Most smartphones and the iPhone are supported. You’ll also need some sort of high-speed data plan, because we are talking video, after all.
Head here for more details on our new mobilized Transpera site. If you want to check it out yourself, point your phone to http://m.revision3.com/.
Just a few words on Transpera: This is a very cool company. They are really breaking new ground in mobile deliver of video, and we couldn’t have found a better partner to mobilize Revision3 video. Enjoy the service, and let us know how it works for you. Remember that we’re just at the beginning of the mobile video revolution, so you might see a hiccup or two here and there.
– Jim Louderback
OK, let’s cut right to the chase: I’m pleased to announce the launch of our newest show here on Revision3, popSiren!
Sitting at the intersection of culture, science, technology and lifehacks, popSiren presents a decidedly personal view of the world we’re all living in. Inside you’ll learn how to make amazing new things, pick up tips for optimizing your daily grind, discover new technologies and websites that will make you more efficient, and be fascinated by the amazing world around us. It’s a heady, exciting, and ultimately practical immersion into the worlds of science, the web, technology and DIY projects.
But I’m even more excited about the amazing collection of experts who will be sharing their passions with you. popSiren signals the return of Sarah Lane to regular show hosting – she’ll be uncovering useful new internet sites and services, along with co-hosting the show with Revision3 fixture Jessica Corbin. But even though getting Sarah and Jessica to host popSiren is epic, I’m even more excited about the addition of Dr. Kirsten Sanford to popSiren and Revision3. I’ve been a fan of Kirsten’s audio podcast, This Week in Science, for ages, and I’ve been equally entranced with her show Food Science. So I’m overjoyed to announce that she’ll be bringing her passion, genius and engaging personality to Revision3, via a weekly segment called Rad Science.
Neha Tiwari and Heather Frank round out our star-studded lineup. Neha’s our resident geek, and will bring the show a collection of DIY projects, cool gear, and basic nerdiness. Heather Frank, who also produces the show, will be contributing a weekly segment from the fringe.
Along with our five popSirens, expect a steady stream of amazing guests, bringing you practical advice on getting more out of life, both in webspace and in meatspace. Our first guest, Jen Trolio, comes from the amazing magazine ReadyMade, and she shows us how to make stationary and envelopes out of your favorite comics.
WOW. I know you’re going to love this show! Give it a watch, and let me know what you think. The first episode debuts today, Monday March 10th. Even better, you’ll get a new episode on Thursday – and another new one every Thursday from now on.
Welcome popSirens! We couldn’t be happier to have you join our stellar Revision3 show lineup!
– Jim Louderback
Surprise, surprise, Revision3 is actually in business to make money. And it’s not all that inexpensive to produce the fine high-quality entertainment you’ve come to know and love.
Sure, we’re not producing Cavemen or Bionic Women (thankfully). But it does cost real money to pay for producers, the studio, and Martin Sargent’s private masseuse and personal makeup consultant.
That’s why we have show sponsors, and that’s why the best way to support the shows you love is to buy products and services from those sponsors. However, just as we’re blazing a new trail in internet television, we’re also working overtime to be just as innovative with advertising and show sponsorships.
So that’s why, later this week, we’re going to be among the first Internet video networks to roll out an innovative new way for marketers to support Revision3. It’s from Google, and it’s called AdSense for Video. Of course it has a catchy TLA, and AFV promises to help us to keep delivering all those great shows for free, day in and day out.
You’ll only see these new advertisements when you stream our shows using the built-in flash player on our website. Every now and then, but only once per video, you’ll see an ad from Google pop up on the bottom of the video player. Do nothing, and it’ll stay there for a minute. However, with a simple click you can make it quickly disappear.
Also, on some of our shows, you’ll see ads pop up after the video comes to an end. Feel free to click liberally on both the bottom-based and those end-of-video ads – you’ll be supporting Revision3 with every click!
Now I know some of you will be shocked, shocked to find that we’d even consider running advertising like this. There’s a certain purity of essence of Revision3 videos, and these ads do tend to impinge on those precious show moments. But understand that we do need to bring more money into Revision3, so we can keep the lights on. We’re also just testing these new ad formats. Who knows, they might not work at all, or they might be so heinous that we decide to rework them.
For those of you who hate change, and find this type of advertising morally or intellectually reprehensible, I say relax. Grab yourself a glass of rainwater and grain alcohol and give ‘em a try. You might actually find something worth clicking on.
If you really can’t stand them, I’ve got a quick alternative. Try downloading one of our shows, instead of watching in the flash player. At least for now, those downloads remain pure.
Oh, and thanks for supporting Revision3, and thanks again in advance for supporting our sponsors.
Finally, a word of caution. If this doesn’t work, we may well have to revert to Plan B: PBS-style pledge drives to raise enough money to keep your favorite shows alive. And believe me, nobody wants to see a cranky, overtired Martin Sargent begging for spare change hour after hour, like some cheap floozy on the street corner, while Gator sits in the background, alternately fondling and licking a terminally cute Hello Kitty phone, all the while jamming it up against his ear while he takes your pledge and steals your credit card number. Consider yourself warned.
– Jim Louderback, CEO
