Diggnation
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| Diggnation | |
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| Hosting | Alex Albrecht Kevin Rose |
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| Language | English |
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| Updates | Friday 6PM EST |
| Video format | QuickTime, Flash, WMV, Xvid |
| Audio format | MP3 |
| Debut | July 1, 2005 |
| Genre | Video podcast (audio version available) |
| Provider | Revision3 |
| Website | revision3.com/diggnation |
Diggnation is a weekly video podcast produced by Revision3. It is hosted by Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht, who had previously hosted TechTV's The Screen Savers together. Its main purpose is to discuss the top stories from Digg, the social bookmarking website developed by Rose and others. The format of the show usually involves Rose and Albrecht reviewing one or more brands of beer at the opening of the show, of which they will consume throughout the show, (steadily getting more and more drunk until they are almost incoherent) followed by them discussing various Digg stories from the previous week. Both audio and video versions of the podcast are available from Revision3.
The intro sequence was made by Eden Soto in collaboration with David Prager. It was in development for more than three months, according to Eden Soto's website.
A spin-off show, The Digg Reel was launched in January, 2008 which was hosted by Jessica Corbin, now being hosted by Andrew Bancroft - it showcases the week's top user submitted videos in comparison to Diggnation's primary focus on news articles.
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[edit] Format
The show begins immediately with a short listing of the podcast's current sponsors, and is usually followed by a humorous fake advertisement. After the title video, the hosts introduce themselves, tell the viewers where they are filming from, make any relevant announcements, and discuss the drinks (usually beer) they will have during the episode. The beer-tasting aspect of Diggnation is one of the show's trademarks. The majority of the episode is dedicated to the discussion of news items as well as personal commentary, anecdotes, and unrelated banter. The show's humor is generally somewhat vulgar. At the end of the show, Rose and Albrecht mention their sponsors once again in a longer advertisement spot, read e-mail from fans, then conclude the show with a seemingly ad libbed phrase or saying.
[edit] Distribution
Diggnation episodes are usually filmed every Thursday,[citation needed] then posted for everyone on Friday night at 7pm (EST) (Until January 18, 2008, the show was released to paid members on Friday at 7, then released to everyone else on Sunday at 12:01.)[1] The video and audio versions of the podcast can be obtained through the iTunes music store, the Diggnation Homepage, or any podcast index. BitGravity handles iTunes and TiVo subscribers, downloads from the website, and RSS feeds.
Diggnation occasionally does live shows. These shows have been hosted at CES, Cre824, Reno, Macworld, San Francisco, E3, San Diego, Hollywood, London, St. Louis, Amsterdam, San Francisco, and New York City.
[edit] Name origin
Originally, David Prager, a friend and colleague of Kevin Rose, wished to call the website Diggnation. However, Kevin decided on the simpler Digg instead. This is spelled with two g's because dig.com is registered to the Walt Disney Internet Group. Kevin subsequently chose Diggnation as the podcast's name, replacing the simple name used in the first episode—The Digg Podcast.
[edit] Episodes
[edit] Awards
On the 16th of August, 2006, it was announced that Diggnation won the 2006 Podcast Award for best technology podcast. The winner of 2005 was TWiT, of which Kevin Rose is also a part.[2]
[edit] Dolby Laboratories collaboration
Episode #14 of Diggnation marked a new milestone for podcasting. The Diggnation team collaborated with Dolby Laboratories to test true surround sound. The show was the first podcast ever to be (partly) recorded with this technology,[citation needed] which creates the illusion of surround sound by actually recreating what would happen to the waveforms from different directions (delay, tone, and volume differences between the ears) and playing it through headphones. Thus totally accurate recreations of soundspace can be created. The technology mentioned here was only used in Episode 14, though Rose and Albrecht have expressed interest in using it again.
[edit] Sponsorships
Instead of displaying advertisement spots in the show, the two hosts read a short segment given to them by the sponsors for each episode. They often give their own praise for a sponsor, similar to a personal recommendation.
Current Sponsors:
Past Sponsors:
- PlayStation Network (PSN)
- BarterBee
- CacheFly
- TradePub
- Pursuit Force
- Adagio Teas
- HD DVD
- WebEx
- IBM
- Adobe Systems
- Intel
- HP Blackbird 002
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia [6]
- Southern Comfort [7]
[edit] References
- ^ http://revision3.com/blog/2008/01/18/revision3s-stunning-new-website-unveiled
- ^ http://www.geeknewscentral.com/archives/006365.html
- ^ http://revision3.com/diggnation/2007-05-10 Diggnation Episode #97, also note: http://forum.tubesnow.com/blogs/2blog/archive/2007/05/15/489.aspx
- ^ http://revision3.com/diggnation/2007-05-10 On Diggnation Episode #97, Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV made a guest appearance.
- ^ http://revision3.com/diggnation/2007-09-06extra8 Diggnation Episode 114.
- ^ http://revision3.com/diggnation/2007-09-06extra8 Diggnation Episode 114.
- ^ http://revision3.com/diggnation/2007-08-16stone Diggnation Episode 111. Also note that Southern Comfort is the first ever alcohol sponsor for Diggnation.
- Diggnation Episode 114. notes that Diggnation is now available in HD and the new release times.
- Diggnation All Episodes. shows all the past diggnation episodes.
[edit] External links
- Diggnation Homepage
- Official Diggnation forums
- Diggnation Fansite
- Diggnation Beer Site
- Revision3
- BitGravity
- Diggnation's own beer of the month club
- Kevin's Digg profile
- Alex's Digg profile
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