Glenn’s creativity is a force to be reckoned with. Here are just two examples that have come out of his work on Diggnation: a day editing Diggnation told in 2 minutes and Diggnation at SXSW 2010.

But that’s not the sole reason the camera so often gets turned on him. The camera always turns on Glenn because he has always got a Toasted Donut. When Kevin and Alex (the hosts of Diggnation) ever have a peculiar quandary or topic, Glenn is the first to interject with a unique and entertaining take. Got a stale donut? Just slice it in half, toast it, and it’s fresh as new.

As the regularly scheduled Diggnation series comes to a close, that contribution of Glenn’s to an old episode of Diggnation was the inspiration for the name the new weekly series featuring Glenn McElhose that we’re proud to launch today. The show will feature creative skits, weird stories, food, nutrition, health, travel, and interviews. All of them told through the unique lens of Hippie Glenn.

We’re thrilled about Glenn’s enthusiasm in allowing us to provide an outlet to express his stories, insights, philosophies, and overall creativity and hope you’ll come along for the ride.

The good news is that during the past year The Young Turks has continued to grow dramatically on YouTube and continued to expand on what was already a strong and robust viewer base. However, Cenk and his team, along with Revision3, have decided that it just doesn’t make sense to continue distributing on Revision3.com – thus the last episode will be published there on Sept. 15th.

For Youtube viewers of The Young Turks, nothing will change. Cenk and crew will continue to deliver their unique blend of informative and opinionated news and analysis each and every day. For those fans that have enjoyed watching across the Revision3.com network, fear not – you can continue to watch all that and more on their YouTube channel at: http://youtube.com/theyoungturks

We remain huge fans of Cenk and the Young Turks team and we look forward to finding new ways to collaborate with them in the future.

-Jim

As always, we’ve got a jam packed night planned for you. In addition to our headliners, Kevin and Alex, we’ll also have Revision3′s Brian Brushwood hosting a live episode of Scam School, a performance by Indie rock duo Bad Veins and the amazing Audio and Video DJ stylings of Mike Relm.

If you’re in Austin, TX, come on by! All ages are welcome and you don’t need a SXSW badge to attend! And best of all, it’s FREE!

We advise you to get there early if you want to make sure you get in and get a good spot for the show.

Here are the details:

WHEN: Saturday, March 12th, 7pm to Midnight

WHERE: Stubb’s – 801 Red River, Austin, TX

RSVP – Let us know you’re coming. Hope to see you there!

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Hey guys! Kevin and Alex want to hear about YOUR craziest story suggestion and share it on the next episode of Diggnation. They’re hosting a couple of exclusive meetings using the very slick GoToMeeting and here’s your chance to try it, too! Here’s how to get in on the action:

1) Sign up for a free trial at GoTomeeting.com with the promo code ‘DIG‘
2) Forward your GoToMeeting “welcome” email to Kevin and Alex at this email address: gotomeeting@revision3.com
3) Watch your email to receive a personal invite to the Diggnation Round Table Session with Kevin and Alex on GoToMeeting that we’ll host on March 1st and feature on Diggnation episode 297!

Good luck and look forward to chatting with you guys at the round table session!

David Prager

This is a huge week for us here at Revision3! To kick things off, I hope you all saw Kevin and Alex on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on Friday. The guys did an amazing job on the show and Jimmy kept them out there for an extra segment. Backstage, it was awesome to see that Tracy Morgan is essentially just like Tracy Jordan: prowling the halls of 30 Rock entertaining everyone non-stop with impromptu comedy routines. Today, we released the Diggnation episode we shot with Jimmy, so make sure and check it out. Jimmy truly is the nicest guy in show business, a real class act. His show staff, led by Mike Shoemaker and Gavin Purcell are fantastic to work with as well, and we can’t thank them enough for hosting us at 30 Rock.

So what else is going on, you ask? Well we’ve got a couple of huge releases coming tomorrow. First, a brand new show is launching called Food Mob! This is a truly interactive cooking show hosted by professional chef Niall Harbison. He’s going to be featuring a new recipe every week. These are simple recipes, aimed at the novice chef, giving you the skills you need to impress your date or your friends. The interactivity comes in once you try out the recipes. We want to get your pictures and videos (via flickr, youtube, twitter) of your wins and epic fails and we’ll feature them on the show the following week. We want to make this show a two-way dialog between you and Niall. The first recipe is for white chocolate blueberry pancakes….I tried making them and they’re amazing…just don’t plan to move for an hour or so after you eat them. You’ll be able to watch the show every week and try the recipes yourself starting April 22! And as an added bonus on April 22, Rob, the producer of Food Mob, will be answering your questions live on Twitter- @FoodMobTV at 6 PM Eastern/3 Pacific.

Speaking of two-way dialogs, we are releasing one of the most high profile Digg Dialoggs to date tomorrow: a special Earth Day Digg Dialogg with President Bill Clinton. We shot this Dialogg on Monday in New York and it was a fantastic experience. Clinton could not have been better to work with, and it’s amazing to see him in person talking about the issues he’s so passionate about. He also made a point to meet and chat with everyone in the room. What they say about his unending charisma is true, he’s got tons of it. The host of this episode is Boback Firoozbakht, a student at the Clinton Global Initiative University and grad student at the Rhode Island School of Design, and he did a great job. Check out this episode tomorrow to see President Clinton talking about the electric car and addressing global warming skeptics. You don’t want to miss this.

So yeah, it’s a huge week on Revision3, but as always, we have tons more on deck in the coming months. Stay tuned for more BIG announcements and BIG names!

This year is even better than last year too! We’ve got Brian Brushwood, the host of Scam School performing his bizarre magic for the crowd, Diggnation, AND we’ve booked an amazing band, The Walkmen to perform live! We’re back at our favorite BBQ spot in Austin, Stubb’s, since they have such a rad stage and outdoor area.

Here’s the details:
When: March 13th, 2010 – Doors open at 7
Where: Stubb’s – 801 Red River Street, Austin, TX (google maps)
Who: Anyone, 18 and over, no badge of any sort required
How Much?: FREE (yes, free!)

But it doesn’t stop there. We’ve teamed up with our friends at Gowalla to make this event one that you can check into, and if you’re one of the lucky people to check in on Gowalla, you may that you’ve won something, so make sure you’ve got it on your phone and you check in when you get there!

You can tell everyone that you’re going by RSVPing over on Facebook and join the thousands of people planning on attending. We look forward to seeing you there and hope everyone has a great time!

Here’s last year’s show at Austin so you can get at taste of what to expect:

This year the Streamys saw 150,000 submissions covering over 2,000 shows from all around the world, which were narrowed down to just over 100 nominees.

We have you, our fans, to thank for this honor. Thanks for submitting our shows, thanks for watching, and thanks for all of your support.

Our nominations in the 2010 Streamy Awards include:
• Diggnation for Best Hosted Web Series
• Diggnation for Best Web Series Host – Alex Albrecht
• The Totally Rad Show for Best Hosted Web Series
• INST MSGS for Best Experimental Series

Congratulations to Diggnation, The Totally Rad Show, INST MSGS and all the fantastic, creative, incredible people behind these shows. Also don’t forget to vote for our shows for the Audience Choice Awards when voting begins!

Winners will be announced on April 7th and April 11th at two separate ceremonies in Hollywood.

See you at the Streamys!

The contest is for anyone who has their own website or business. All you have to do is sign up for a .biz domain (if you don’t already have one) at www.godaddy.biz and then go to My.biz to enter to win. It takes about 2 minutes to enter….and just think about what you can do with $25k for your business.

This is the biggest prize we’ve ever given away and the contest is only running for another 2 weeks! The deadline is February 12th so hurry up and enter! We’ll see you in Austin!

Here’s Kevin and Alex on a recent Diggnation episode talking about the contest and what you can win:

The fine folks over at NATPE sent us some info to share with you:
The National Association of Television Program Executives, NATPE, is hosting their annual Market & Conference in Las Vegas this January 2010 before they pack up and ship out to Miami. Viva “Last” Vegas is the motto to live by for this year’s conference, and NATPE is seizing every opportunity to make it a great experience.

NATPE 2010 will feature an updated, bustling marketplace floor, a jam-packed three-day schedule and exciting special programs and features.

The Celebrity Chef Kitchen is back this year with culinary masters Charlie Palmer, Paul Bartolotta, Richard Blais, and Brian Malarky (just to name a few) cooking up some fun on the marketplace floor.

The confirmed speaker and session moderator list is looking pretty exciting with some major industry giants. Monday, January 25, (delete Day One out of the three,) boasts entertainment mega-players such as David Zaslav, CEO & President of Discovery Communications, the entire cast of ABC’s Modern Family, Bill Lawrence, Creator/Executive Producer, Scrubs and Cougar Town and Michael Eisner, former Chairman & CEO of Walt Disney Company and founder of Torrante company. To top it off, the 7th Annual Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Awards take place Monday evening honoring Jeff Gaspin, Irwin Gotlieb, Judge Judith Sheindlin, and David E. Kelley. And that’s just Day One!

What about Days Two & Three, you ask? Check out the schedule.

NATPE 2010 is guaranteed to be a hit with this line-up, so if you’re looking to rub elbows with some industry geniuses, talk some biz, and learn a lot, register now to ensure your spot at the conference. Here are some helpful links:

Learn More: www.natpemarket.com

Get there, stay there, SAVE there: http://natpenews.com/vegas/

Follow NATPE on Twitter: @NATPE and tweet about us! #N10

Follow NATPE on Facebook

See you at NATPE 2010—Viva “Last” Vegas!