February 6th, 2009 at 01:16 by Ron Richards in Website
We started off 2009 with an update to the user interface of our flash player, which everyone appears to really like. But let’s be honest, that was just a much improved cosmetic change. When we rolled it out, we said that we’d have more functionality and changes to the flash player into 2009, and today we’re very excited to share with you the next step in upgrading of the Revision3 Flash player.
Today’s update to the flash player introduces two new buttons on the user interface, “Share” and “Embed”. We’ve made it much easier for you to now take your favorite Revision3 shows and share them with your friends, either by email, posting on your site, or submitting to the social network of your choice. Now all you have to do is click “Share” and you’ll see the flash player transform into a panel with options to provide you the URL to share, or one click post to Twitter, Digg, Facebook and many others.
But we didn’t stop there. Oh no, there’s more. We’re also rolling out the ability for you, the viewer, to choose the clip of your choice to share with your friends. Once you click “Share” or “Embed”, you’ll notice a timeline above the video, and markers that show the time in the video. All you need to do is click on the starting marker and drag to the point of the video you’d like your clip to start at, and then do the same for the end marker. The URL, embed codes and links to other sites automatically update, making sharing your favorite moment easier than ever! So now, when you want to show your buddy that moment when Jimmy Fallon busted on Alex in Diggnation, or show your Dad a cool product review on Tekzilla, you can just pick your clip, and share away! We’re super excited for this bit of functionality and we hope it’s something you, the audience, can find easy to use and enjoy.
Here is the latest episode of Tekzilla if you would like to play with the new functionality:
Like I said, this is the next step in our rollout of enhanced functionality for our flash player, which hopefully will make your viewing experience on Revision3 as awesome as you want it to be. Stay tuned for more updates and changes in the coming months. We’ve got some super cool stuff still in development that we can’t wait to share with you! And as always, let us know what you think. Leave a comment below or talk about it in our forums.
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Tags: blog, Diggnation, diggreel, hak5, ifanboy, pixelperfect, scamschool, systm, tekzilla, trs, XLR8Rtv
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January 26th, 2009 at 11:21 by Ron Richards in Shows
There’s nothing cooler than watching Revision3 shows on your TV. There are a lot of easy ways to do so (AppleTV, DiVX Connected Box etc.) but we know how many of you are avid gamers and have an XBox360 or a PlayStation3, so wouldn’t it be cool if you could use those devices to watch shows like Diggnation, Tekzilla or the Totally Rad Show on? Well now you can.
We’ve partnered with the fine people at GridNetworks to enable you to utilize your XBox360, PlayStation3 or any media device (that is UPnP enabled) to stream Diggnation, Tekzilla and the Totally Rad Show from your networked computer to your TV! It’s really easy, all you have to do is click over to the Revision3 on Gridcast TV page with all the information, install some software and then you’ll be all set!
We’re trying out this service to see if it’s something we want to use for all our shows, so please let us know what you think of it!
thanks.
Tags: blog, Diggnation, tekzilla, trs
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January 21st, 2009 at 10:58 by Ron Richards in Shows
Seems like everyone has checked out the most recent episode of Diggnation which featured Jimmy Fallon as a guest. The conversation over on the forums has been great and it seems as if everyone really enjoyed watching Kevin and Alex hang out with Jimmy. If you want to see some more of Jimmy and Kevin and Alex, you should check out the blog over on the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon website, where they’ve posted some video of Jimmy talking to the guys after the show was taped. Jimmy asks for advice on using technology and social media with his new show and Kevin and Alex share their thoughts about things like Twitter and interacting with the Diggnation audience.
You can watch the video below:
You can also check it out on Jimmy’s site.
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Tags: blog, Diggnation
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January 19th, 2009 at 05:25 by Ron Richards in Shows
It’s a new year, we’ve got a new President in the US starting work tomorrow, so we figured it was a good time to make some changes to our programming schedule. If you’re an avid watcher of some of our shows, you’re probably aware of these changes as we’ve been mentioning them and slowly rolling them out in January, but this week marks the last change to our programming schedule for the time being.
The affected shows that are moving release times are:
- Diggnation - releasing on Wednesday at 6 PM Eastern
- Tekzilla - releasing on Thursdays at 6 PM Eastern
You can see the full Revision3 programming schedule on the Schedule page of Revision3.com
Hope everyone enjoys these new release times!
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Tags: blog, Diggnation, tekzilla
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January 16th, 2009 at 09:54 by Ron Richards in Shows
It’s been a busy week for Diggnation! We were down in Los Angeles for the live Diggnation at the Digg Meetup at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood, and wow, what a time it was. If you missed out on the live show, you can check out the photos and see how packed the place was and all the awesome people who came out to see Kevin and Alex do their thing live in LA.
One of the highlights of the show was that LeVar Burton, star of Roots, host of Reading Rainbow and “Geordi LaForge” on Star Trek: The Next Generation, came out to watch the show and even came on stage for an impromptu performance of the Reading Rainbow theme song! This event was so epic, that even the LA Times covered it. If you missed it, you can check it out here:
Follow LeVar Burton on Twitter! twitter.com/levarburton
The live show from LA will be released next week, on Diggnation’s new release date, Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at 6 PM EST. Make sure you don’t miss it!
While down in LA, the guys shot the episode being released today, and they welcomed a special guest: Jimmy Fallon, former SNL Cast member, and the new host of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on NBC. Having Jimmy on the show was a blast and definitely make sure you check out today’s episode which is released at 6 PM EST. I’ve seen the episode and there are several laugh out loud moments, it’s definitely one to remember.
Follow Jimmy Fallon on Twitter - twitter.com/jimmyfallon
2009 is shaping up to be an awesome year already for Revision3 and Diggnation, so make sure you keep watching and tell your friends!
thanks.
Tags: blog, Diggnation
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