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Hey everyone,

As you may have learned in Diggnation 166, the next episode of Diggnation (episode 167) will be a delayed release. The episode will go live on Sunday, September 14th instead of the evening of Friday, September 12th.

Why? Well, we’re back in St. Louis this week to shoot the show thanks to the support from our good friends at Anheuser-Busch (most specifically, Michelob’s new Craft beers). Their sponsorship begins with episode 168, but unfortunately, we’ll shoot episode 167 out there on the 12th (the day we’d normally release). So, we want to make sure you all know ahead of time, apologize for the delay, and appreciate your patience for what we know will be a great episode.

Cheers!

David Prager

Here at Revision3, we’re excited to announce that one of our favorite tech shows is now part of Revision3.

That’s right, we’ve added Hak5 to our award-winning repertoire of shows, and even better it’ll now be weekly! Make sure you check out the first episode, which includes something called a “WiFi Pineapple”.

What’s that? Well, it’s not something you can eat, nor make a Pina Colada out of. But that’s all I’m saying. You’ll have to watch to learn more!

Again, welcome to Hak5. Appearing weekly on Revision3!

Come meet Jim Louderback at New York Television Festival 2008. Did we mention it’s FREE?!

NYTVF is almost HERE! Revision3 has two fantastic panels discussing the latest industry trends in video media. In less than two weeks away we’ll be in New York with tons of video media experts, stars, soon to be and fans will gather to discuss the trends and practices of successful video media. The New York Television Festival began a few years ago and is something Revision3 loves to be apart of. Be sure to catch our Revision3 Meetup in NYC. For more info: http://bit.ly/rev3-meetup-ny

We hope you will attend as much of Digital Day as you can. All Digital Day events are free, so please invite as many people as you like.

Come See Jim at the following panels:

What:
Sponsorship and Monetization of Digital Content

When:
Tuesday, September 16th 3:30pm

Where:
340 West 50th Street (b/w 8th and 9th Aves.) - New World Stages 5

Info:
Our panelists tackle head-on a key question of the online content revolution: what is the best way to turn digital content into dollars? Leading names in the creation, development, and distribution on online series and communities offer a broad survey of the current digital landscape and discuss the methods of monetization that have and have not worked.

What:
Wine Library TV (WLTV)

When:
Tuesday, September 16th 8:30pm

Where:
340 West 50th Street (b/w 8th and 9th Aves.) - New World Stages 5

Info:
A live taping of the popular Web-based daily talk show. Hosted by Gary Vaynerchuk, the show features a spirited discussion of Gary’s favorite wines with special guest stars like Jim Louderback and others.

The Penny Arcade Expo is becoming one of the fastest growing and exciting events for fans of video games. And there are no bigger fans of video games than Alex, Jeff and Dan of the Totally Rad Show here on Revision3. So in addition to all the great companies and video game developers and the great music lined up to appear at PAX 2008 (like Jonathan Coulton!), the Totally Rad Show will also be in attendance! If you’re attending PAX 2008, be sure to plan to attend the Totally Rad Show meetup!

When: Saturday, August 30, 2008 - 7:00 p.m.

Where: Kells Irish Restaurant and Pub - 1916 Post Alley, Pike Place Market - Seattle (between Stewart & Virginia Streets)
http://www.kellsirish.com/

So mark calendars, make your plans now and don’t miss your chance to hang out with the Totally Rad Show and talk video games, movies and whatever else!

RSVP on the Facebook Event

Of course you’re well aware of the upcoming Diggnation live in San Jose next week on August 26th at NVISION’08, right? Diggnation is going to be held at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, which has a capacity of 4,000! We want to fill those seats and get the show rocking!

If you’re like us and you live in the San Francisco Bay Area, you’re probably wondering how to get to San Jose. Well wonder no longer! Not only do we have all the information you need to get to the Diggnation show, but we have an exciting announcement!

If you’re planning on taking Caltrain down to the event, you are invited to join the OFFICIAL Revision3/Diggnation train ride down to San Jose. Revision3 employees will be boarding a specific train from San Francisco headed to San Jose and we want you to come party with us on the way down! It’s BYOB (yes you can drink on the train, responsibly and if you’re over 21 of course), but we’ll be bringing some Revision3 swag to giveaway to anyone who comes along. So grab your buddies and head to the train to go see Diggnation Live! This is a great opportunity to cause a Diggnation Flash Mob on Caltrain and ride down in style with other San Francisco Diggnation fans and help us pack the house in San Jose. Don’t forget that the show in San Jose is 100% FREE!

Here are all the details:
Meet up @ 4PM at 4th St & King St in San Francisco’s Caltrain Station. Look for people holding Revision3 signs by the track entrance for the 4:19 train.
The train leaves @ 4:19 and arrives @ 5:27, so be sure to come early!

UPDATE: From San Jose Diridon Station, you can take a free shuttle (called DASH) which will drop you off to the destination. So, no need to pay $1.75. The DASH will leave at 5.29 and 5.37pm. [Thanks to divyamistry]

From Caltrain (San Jose) Cahill St. & Crandall St. we depart by bus [$1.75] @ 5:33. We are dropped off on San Fernando St. and walk NE to Alamaden Blvd., turn right and arrive at 255 Almaden Blvd. San Jose, California 95113 where NVISION 2008 and the show will take place at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts.

Hope to see you there!

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The SXSW Interactive event in Austin Texas has become one of the best meeting places for the future of this thing we’re all caught up in called New Media. It has become the gathering place for the creators and business of Interactive and New Media and an event we wouldn’t miss for the world - great panels, great parties, great people - it’s really a cool conference, which is a tough thing to pull off.

One of the things that’s super cool about SXSW is that it’s very involved and participatory. So much so that they ask for our and your help in picking the panels that will be presented at the conference. By registering at their nifty Panel Picker you can let your voice be heard by voting on the panels you think are interesting and you’d be interested in attending.

I’d be remiss in failing to mention that Revision3 has got a bunch of panels that were submitted to SXSW Interactive - you can see and vote for them all at the SXSW Panel Picker. So if you have a few minutes, please take a look and check out what we have to offer at SXSW. We’re pretty psyched about what we have to offer, with some interesting and relevant topics to share with our industry and help facilitate some good conversations. So take a look and of course, vote for us and help us get on the panels at SXSW!

Revision3 Panels at SXSW >

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It’s been a very busy summer here at Revision3 in case you haven’t noticed. In addition to creating and releasing great shows like Diggnation and Internet Superstar, we’ve added Epic Fu and Wine Library Reserve and have got even more great shows coming. But building the next generation of television isn’t just about creating shows. No, it’s also about using the technology that we’re lucky to have access to help complete our mission. And what is that mission exactly? We want our viewers to enjoy our shows anywhere, anytime and on any device.

Part of executing on that mission involved working with great partners to get our shows on their platforms or devices and we get super psyched when we do launch on a device or platform as cool as TIVO or Metacafe. So you can imagine my excitement in being able to share with you all that we’re proud to announce that you can now watch Revision3 on your TIVO or on Metacafe!

TIVO defined what the Digital Video Recorder is to many of us. Every DVR that has been released has looked to TIVO to try and emulate their awesome experience. So now, if you head over to their VIDEO DOWNLOADS section, you will see EVERY Revision3 show on there for your enjoyment. So, if you own a TIVO go ahead and sample our shows, subscribe to your favorite and enjoy our shows in their full resolution glory on your TV!

But if you like watching your video on the web and you’re a fan of the excellent site Metacafe, you can now head over to our channel on Metacafe at www.metacafe.com/revision3/. There you can check out all our great shorter form shows for quick and fun video viewing.

We’re doing our best to bring our shows to you everywhere you want them to be, and the best part is, there’s even more great things coming. Stay tuned and keep watching as much Revision3 as you can and don’t forget to tell your friends.

Thanks.

TV Week has got a great breakdown of several of the Internet Television networks out on the web including Revision3. We love what we do here at Revision3 and it’s amazing to see other networks out there helping to spread the good word about Internet Television. They say the “Revolution will be Televised” and it really is folks, except that now, the Revolution will be Downloaded (or streamed). There is also a poll on the article asking readers who they think will be the next big television studio, so be sure to vote for your favorite *cough* Revision3 *cough*.

And let’s not forget that TV Week refers to our own Martin Sargent as “the greatest comedic talent on the Web” which is a fact we’ve known for quite a long time!

Thanks.

Although we’ve been expanding the topics we cover here at Revision3, we always have a sweet spot for the hard core tech. It’s where we came from, and SYSTM and Tekzilla are still among our biggest shows. So when I met the guys from the popular online video show Hak5 at our NY Diggnation in June, naturally the conversation steered towards hooking up.

And hook up we did! I’m pleased to announce that Hak5 is coming over to Revision3, and will join our stable of oustanding online video programming. The three year old program will debut here the week of September 8th, and even more exciting for existing fans: it’s moving from monthly to weekly!

It’s been an interesting summer for Hak5. Their studios were flooded back in the spring, which resulted in a completely new set. The good news is that they built out an amazing area to shoot in, which should add even more depth and visual interest to the show.

We’re glad to have them on board. Please join me in welcoming the team from Hak5 to Revision3! I can’t wait to see the first episode (I hear it involves a pineapple, but that’s all I’ll say).

Jim Louderback

In the bad old days, if you want to get a show on TV you had to head to Hollywood, suck up to guys with more pinky rings than sense, and pimp yourself out for years before getting your dream on the air.

The alternative? Local access cable. Party on Wayne.

But the internet has changed all that. Now anyone with a dollar and a dream (and a video camera) can create entertaining, compelling and fascinating content - and then post it for all the world to see. Alas, just because you put it up doesn’t mean you’ll build an audience.

That’s where we come in. Our Revision3 shows have proven that all kinds of concepts, shows and hosts can build big audiences. But there are way more shows than even we can bring through Revision3’s destination site. But we want to help the next crop of talented show producers develop their skills and find and audience. So today we’re launching Revision3 Beta, our farm team of up and coming shows.

This is not just another user-generated video site. Not anyone can become a Revision3 Beta show. We’re going to be hand picking a small group of shows with promise, and then we’ll be launching them inside our new Revision3 beta destination site - and then helping them to develop. Who’s leading the way here? None other than the internet’s Martin Sargent, who along with being an amazingly creative show host and producer is gifted at spotting and nurturing creative talent.

Got a show you’ve been slaving over? Head over to Revision3 Beta and upload it for Martin to look at. Even if we don’t pick it up for Revision3 Beta, he’ll spend some time giving you feedback and helping you craft the next best thing.

What sort of shows will you find on Revision3 Beta? We’re not saying yet - but we’ve got a half-dozen cool new shows lined up that we’ll be launching in mid September, right on the Revision3 Beta site.

Oh, and one last shout out to the great folks at Viddler, one of our favorite online video destinations. Revision3 Beta is powered by Viddler, which will make it simple to create, upload, watch and promote our new lineup of shows.

So if you’ve got a great show, upload it to Revision3 Beta today. And look for our mid-September launch of the first crop of what we’re confident will become the next big things in Internet Television.

Jim Louderback