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As the hordes of people descend on Austin, Texas this weekend for all the great events and happenings at one of our favorite conferences, SXSW, we’re excited to return to Austin for another LIVE Diggnation! If you were there last year, or saw the episode from last years show (check it out below), you know that this is one of the biggest and fun times for a live Diggnation.

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:

We are super excited to announce that Revision3 has been nominated for FOUR Streamy Awards! The Streamy Awards, as you may know, are the first and most prestigious awards ceremony focusing on original web TV programming. And of course, what makes it truly special is that the nominees are selected from public submissions.

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!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Revision3’s Talent and Shows Receive Nominations for Second Year in a Row

Revision3, the leading Internet Television network with more than 1.5 billion minutes of video served, is proud to announce their nomination in three categories for four of their shows for the 2010 Streamy Awards, the first and most prestigious awards ceremony honoring excellence in original web television programming and those who create it. This is the second year that the Revision3 talent and shows have been nominated for the Streamys.

More than 150,000 public submissions, covering 2,000 original shows, were narrowed down to a field of just over 100 nominees. The winners will be announced on April 7th and April 11th at two separate ceremonies in Hollywood.

“As a member of the Streamys voting committee – who was recused from voting for our own shows – I can tell you that the competition was intense,” said Jim Louderback, CEO of Revision3. “It’s an amazing testament to our industry that so many great internet video shows are being produced, and enjoyed, by more and more viewers. With that said, it’s also great that as the industry grows, Revision3 continues to grow with it, by continuing to deliver our existing shows at a high level, and introducing new and innovative shows, like INST MSGS, that can be recognized, and rewarded, by voters and the viewing public.”
Revision3’s nominations in the 2010 Streamy Awards include:

Diggnation for Best Hosted Web Series
The Totally Rad Show for Best Hosted Web Series
Diggnation for Best Web Series Host – Alex Albrecht
INST MSGS for Best Experimental Series

Diggnation is a weekly technology and web culture show based on the top digg.com social bookmarking news stories hosted by Alex Albrecht and Kevin Rose. Diggnation can be viewed here: Revision3.com/Diggnation

The Totally Rad Show is the summer blockbuster of geek news shows. Every week, hosts Alex Albrecht, Dan Trachtenberg, and Jeff Cannata rip into the world of movies, video games, tv, comics, and more and pull out what’s rad. The Totally Rad Show can be viewed here: Revision3.com/TRS

INST MSGS is a web anthology series that dramatizes social media. Based on everything from submitted instant message conversations to found Craigslists ads, INST MSGS shines a satirical light on modern (mis) communication. INST MSGS can be viewed here: Revision3.com/INSTMSGS

About Revision3

Revision3 is the first media company that gets it. Born from the Internet, Revision3 is the home of Internet Television, creating and producing shows for a new audience: passionate, committed fans who want to watch shows about technology, modern culture, video games, entertainment, music and comedy that entertain, educate and help to expand their life experiences. 

The company was founded in 2005 by technology visionaries Kevin Rose, Jay Adelson and David Prager because they couldn’t find anything they wanted to watch on traditional television. The company is now led by Internet TV pioneer Jim Louderback. Revision3’s programs can be found everywhere from Revision3.com to a wide range of platforms, including iTunes, YouTube, Dailymotion, Metacafe, TIVO, Roku, Blip.TV and many others. Shows can be watched on any device, from a cell phone to an Apple iPod to a computer or a TV.

Contact:
Susan Yin / Debby Chen
Rogers & Cowan
(310) 854-8100

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