We had a great time at the Future of Web Apps in London, and it was capped off by a tremendous live Diggnation! Kevin and Alex were in their element, as 1,700 screaming fans showed up for the fun.
The full Diggnation will be out Friday October 17th, but here are some sneak peeks behind the scenes that I shot on my flip video camera. Enjoy!
The great thing about this Diggnation is that Google bought free beer for everyone! Fans grabbed fistfuls of Becks to bring in to make sure they had enough beers for the full show.
Virgin sponsored the Diggnation. Here Revision3 VP of Sales Brad Murphy, and Alex Hunter from Virgin position the Virgin sign in just the right way. Thanks to Virgin for sponsoring!
We had 1,700 people show up for the live Diggnation, it was wild. Thanks everyone who showed up. We all had a great time at the show, and at the after party sponsored by Facebook and Digg.
So and then the next morning, we all met for tea and breakfast, and then set out to the Virgin corporate offices in London to tape the next week’s Diggnation there. Most of us took a Taxi, but Kevin and Alex had the ride of their lives… on a Virgin LimoBike! Here are a few videos of Kevin and Alex encountering the bikes for the first time, and then getting suited up and ready to go!
Checking out the Virgin Limobikes and getting suited up and ready to go. These bikes are so cool, and so much faster than taxis in London. Sign up for one today!
Off they go!
So after Kevin and Alex showed up, we toured the Virgin offices, and then the set up for a Diggnation in this really cool conference room in the offices, that sort of looks like you’re on stage at a Virgin music festival.
As I was doing a quick little video walk through, coincidentally they were talking about my new favorite phone, which unfortunately I had to give back, the Nokia E71. You won’t see this episode until October 24th, but it’s awesome too.
It’s me, Prager, yet again only writing on the Revision3 blog for shameless promotions for Diggnation. But hey, what better place to talk about Diggnation than on the Revision3 blog — plus its something I’m excited about and hope you will be to.
Diggnation has a live taping on Friday, October 10th at 7:30pm (London time) from The Future of Web Apps conference in London! Additional details here: http://london2008.futureofwebapps.com/socialize
Following the show, there will be a Digg Meetup (read: huge party) with drinks provided by friends from Facebook (Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg himself will most likely be in attendance).
I’m sure many of you may not be in and around the London area - but if there is any chance that you might be, or any reason to decide to make plans for it - we would absolutely LOVE to have you join us.
on September 26th, 2008 at 05:46 am by David Prager in Shows
Hey everyone -
I wouldn’t normally use up space on the Revision3 blog to talk about a sponsorship - but this one is particularly cool, I’m excited about it, and I feel like sharing a little bit more about why.
Since the beginning of Revision3, we’ve prided ourselves on the success of a relatively old school and grass roots business model for this high tech and rapidly growing medium of Internet television. Although we employ various methods of efficiently delivering advertising, the most genuine, high value, and high return for our sponsors has been the integration of products/services and sponsor messaging within our shows.
Diggnation has been a successful proving ground for delivering integrated sponsor messaging and I’m really excited about our new campaign with the Michelob Brewing Company. Ever since episode number one of Diggnation, we’ve kicked back and had a beer while delivering the content of the show. It is a part of the show. As a result, the most natural fit for an integrated and identified product placement within the show is a drink sponsor. We were very excited to in working with the folks at the Michelob Brewing Company for some time to put together a 6 week campaign to cover the new Michelob Craft Beer Sampler Pack.
The excitement is two-fold:
One, Michelob is a brand that has a rich history as well as a tradition in seeking excellence along with analysis and strong identity with the properties through which they carry out their extensive and successful marketing initiatives. The Diggnation viewers have proven to be the perfect place to spread the word in a fun and engaging way about the new and innovative product offerings in the Michelob Craft Beer Sampler Pack.
Two, The Michelob Craft Beers have been formulated with the same passion for brewing specialty beers that the most detail oriented micro-breweries bestow. Being beer connoisseurs ourselves, we are genuinely excited to be able to sample each of the beers in the sampler pack and allow the viewers of Diggnation to try them along with us.
Last week Diggnation flew to St. Louis MO for a behind the scenes Brewery tour at the Michelob Brewing Co. Brewmaster Florian Kuplent walked us through the beer making process from Barley to Bottle. Check out the video from the tour (note that you will have to enter your birth date to access.)
Over the next 6 weeks we will be drinking craft beers from the Michelob Sampler Pack on Diggnation. If you like beer as much as we do, pick up a Michelob Sampler Pack and drink along with us. Here is the rundown of the beers we’ll be drinking over the next 6 episodes:
Episode 168: Michelob Amber Bock
Episode 169: Michelob Marzen
Episode 170: Michelob Irish Red
Episode 171: Michelob Pale Ale
Episode 173: Michelob Porter
Episode 174: Kevin and Alex Choose their favorite beers from the Michelob Craft Beer Sampler Pack.
on September 15th, 2008 at 02:27 pm by David Prager in Announcements, Shows
Go Daddy presents the coolest Diggnation contest ever! Win Diggnation in your living room!
In this once in a lifetime opportunity, Kevin and Alex will travel to a fan’s house to shoot an episode of Diggnation this fall. From now until October 22, every time you use the code “diggcouch” when you purchase something from Go Daddy you are automatically entered to win. Go Daddy will choose one lucky winner at random. This fall, Kevin and Alex will travel to their house to shoot an episode of Diggnation in their living room.
In addition to entering the contest you also get 10% off your entire order when you use the code “diggcouch” at check out. So make sure you get over to GoDaddy.com and make some purchases and get your entry in today!
on September 8th, 2008 at 04:06 pm by David Prager in Announcements, Shows
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.
on August 21st, 2008 at 03:18 pm by Ron Richards in Live Events
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]
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.
on August 13th, 2008 at 03:15 pm by David Prager in Live Events
Come to see Kevin and Alex, hippie Glenn, and me, Prager, do a live Diggnation on Tuesday evening, the 26th of August at 6:30pm!
We’ll be a part of NVIDIA’s NVISION 2008 and the show will take place at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts. This is the biggest venue we have EVER had for a live Diggnation — 4,000 seat capacity stadium seating. If you are anywhere near the bay area - we would LOVE to have you join us and help fill the auditorium — its completely free and open to all ages.
Here are the details:
What: Live Taping of Diggnation Episode 165
Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Time: 6:00 PM Pacific
Location: San Jose Center for the Performing Arts
255 Almaden Blvd, San Jose, CA 95113
on July 10th, 2008 at 02:43 pm by Ron Richards in Polemics
The great thing about the Revision3 community is the enjoyment we all get out of our shows and sharing and experiencing some of the cool things that people have created based on our shows. The latest example comes from MrPowers and the creation of Diggnation Sound Boards. MrPowers has created two very cool sounds boards featuring Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht.
By taking audio from episodes of Diggnation and putting them into a nifty flash application, you can now have Kevin and Alex say whatever you choose. David Prager and myself have already spent way too much time playing with this and laughing at the results, so we thought everyone else would enjoy it too. Warning though, some of the content is not for minors or for the workplace, so be sure to have your headphones plugged in, or turn the sound down.
It’s one small step for YouTube, one giant leap for Revision3! Now everything we produce is available on YouTube - and our channel is absolutely one of the best looking destinations inside the giant video site.
Read all about it in our Revision3 / YouTube press release, if you want more details. But now you can enjoy our revolutionary programs anywhere YouTube is served.
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