NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Kevin Rose

Robert Kevin Rose (born February 21, 1977 in California USA [2]) is best known for founding the social-bookmarking site Digg and as former co-host of the TechTV show The Screen Savers (later Attack of the Show! on G4) until his departure from the network in May 2005. He attended UNLV for Computer Science, but dropped out to pursue the 90's tech boom. After dropping out, he worked for the Department of Energy, at the Nevada Test Site, where he was a technology advisor. He later moved to San Francisco, California, and worked for several dot-com startups through CMGI. is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 kmÂ²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ... Digg is a community-based popularity website with an emphasis on technology and science articles, recently expanding to a broader range of categories such as politics and entertainment. ... TechTV is also the name of a closed-circuit television network based in Ruston, Louisiana TechTV (May 11, 1998 â€“ May 28, 2004) was a 24-hour cable and satellite channel based in San Francisco, California featuring news and shows about computers, technology, and the Internet. ... Television series redirects here. ... The Screen Savers (broadcast May 11, 1998 - March 18, 2005) was a live American TV show on TechTV. The show launched concurrently with the channel ZDTV (later known as TechTV) on May 11, 1998. ... Attack of the Show! logo as of May 2006. ... G4 is an American cable and satellite television channel originally geared toward male viewers aged 12â€“34, devoted to the world of video games and the video game lifestyle. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is a public, coeducational university located in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government responsible for energy policy and nuclear safety. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... CMGI inc. ...

Television

After the dot-com bubble burst, Rose was hired as a technical production assistant for The Screen Savers. He eventually began appearing on the show, most notably in "Dark Tip" segments, also on Unscrewed with Martin Sargent known as the "Dark Tipper," where he provided information on little-known or developing computing activities to the show's wide range audience. He sometimes filled in for the regular show hosts, and stepped in as host after Leo Laporte left TechTV. The dot-com bubble was a speculative bubble covering roughly 1995â€“2001 during which stock markets in Western nations saw their value increase rapidly from growth in the new Internet sector and related fields. ... Production assistant is a movie term for a person responsible for various odd jobs, such as stopping traffic, acting as couriers, getting items from craft service, etc. ... Leo Gordon Laporte (born November 29, 1956 in New York City, New York)[1] is an American technology broadcaster and author. ...

On March 25, 2004, G4 announced a merger with TechTV, to create a new entity called G4techTV. Rose was one of only a handful of TechTV personalities, including Adam Sessler, Morgan Webb, Sarah Lane, Chi-Lan Lieu, and Brendan Moran to survive the massive layoffs resulting from the merger. is the 84th day of the year (85th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The phrase mergers and acquisitions or M&A refers to the aspect of corporate finance strategy and management dealing with the merging and acquiring of different companies as well as assets. ... G4techTV (May 28, 2004 â€“ February 15, 2005) was a cable and satellite channel resulting from a merger between Comcast-owned G4 and TechTV. The headquarters were based in Los Angeles. ... Adam Donovan Sessler (born August 29, 1973 in Berkeley, California [1]) is co-host and senior segment producer of the G4 (formerly TechTV) television program X-Play (formerly Gamespot TV and Extended Play) with Morgan Webb. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Sarah Lane (born October 12, 1976 in Santa Cruz, California) is an American television personality. ... Chi-Lan Lieu previously worked on the TechTV show Fresh Gear as a correspondent until it was cancelled following the merger of TechTV and G4. ... Attack of the Shows Brendan Moran Brendan Moran (born July 16, 1976 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American television personality best known for his work as a co-host and field reporter on the G4 television program Attack of the Show! (formerly The Screen Savers). ... Downsizing refers to layoffs initiated by a company in order to cut labor costs by reducing the size of the company. ...

On May 22, 2005, Rose announced on his blog that he had been released from his contract with G4. He left the network to create Revision3 Corporation and focus full-time on producing podcasts and videocasts. May 27 marked his last day of work at G4 and final appearance on Attack of the Show!. May 22 is the 142nd day of the year (143rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Revision3 logo September 2006-present. ... An orange square with waves indicates that an RSS feed is present on a web page. ... is the 147th day of the year (148th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

On Feb 4, 2007, Rose appeared in the Super Bowl commercial for Go Daddy Inc. February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The winning Super Bowl team receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy. ... Go Daddy is an Internet domain registrar and web hosting company, which also sells e-business related software and services. ...

Internet

Rose has become a well known Internet celebrity. On November 1, 2004, Rose formed Digg, a technology news website that combines social bookmarking, blogging, RSS, and non-hierarchical editorial control. Digg is now ranked among the top 100 websites worldwide (according to alexa.com, ranked #80 on average in hits per day). In October 2005, Digg.com received $2.8 million in venture capital from major investors, including Omidyar Network, the outfit led by eBay co-founder Pierre Omidyar, Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen, and Greylock partners. In the 95th Diggnation episode, Rose stated that he was beginning a second website. On May 9, 2007, blogger Om Malik claimed he had information from those who were familiar with Digg, that Kevin, along with first time entrepreneur Leah Culver, and fellow Digg employee Daniel Burka were starting a new company based on a product that was dubbed as "an IM competitor". On June 28th 2007 they launched their IM competitor named Pownce. ^[1] An Internet celebrity is a person, who has achieved fame on the Internet. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... Digg is a community-based popularity website with an emphasis on technology and science articles, recently expanding to a broader range of categories such as politics and entertainment. ... A website (alternatively, Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on a Web server, usually accessible via the Internet or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML, that is almost always accessible via HTTP, a... Social bookmarking is a way for internet users to store, classify, share and search Internet bookmarks. ... GOOD BLOGS: For and Against Bizarre Things Games Casino Sudoku Challenge Star Wars REDIRECT Blog ... For RSS feeds from Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Syndication. ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- â†’ Deaths in October 28: Richard Smalley 26: Emil Kyulev 24: JosÃ© Azcona del Hoyo 24: Rosa Parks 23: Stella Obasanjo 22: Liam Lawlor 22: Shirley Horn 20: Endon Mahmood 17: Ba Jin 10: Milton Obote 7: Charles... Pierre M. Omidyar (born 21 June 1967) is an Iranian French American entrepreneur and philanthropist/economist, and the founder/chairman of the eBay auction site. ... Plaque commemorating the creation of Mosaic web browser by Bina and Andreessen, new NCSA building, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. ... Om Malik (born 1966 in New Delhi, India) is an Indian-American technology writer. ... Pownce is one of the latest entries in the world of online social networks. ...

Podcasting

July 24, 2003 marked Rose's entry into podcasting, with the release of the first episode of thebroken. The show, co-hosted by Dan Huard (also from The Screen Savers) features questionable activities, such as password cracking and social engineering. To date, there are four full episodes available on the Revision3 website, the most recent was released on September 27, 2006 one day after the re-launch of the Revision3 network, and over two years after the previous episode of thebroken. is the 205th day of the year (206th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Podcasting is the method of distributing multimedia files, such as audio or video programs, over the Internet using syndication feeds, for playback on mobile devices and personal computers. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Dan Huard (AKA double_D, Foo) is a computer enthusiast and American television personality who resides in San Francisco, California. ... Password cracking is the process of recovering secret passwords from data that has been stored in or transmitted by a computer system. ... Social engineering is the practice of obtaining confidential information by manipulation of legitimate users. ... is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... #REDIRECT Revision3 Corporation This sandbox uses a very effective approach to familiarize users and editors with Wiki functions. ...

Rose's second videocast venture, called Systm, was released the same week of his departure from G4. Also co-hosted by Huard, the show closely resembles older technology-oriented formats of The Screen Savers, but gives Rose all the time he needs to fully explain how to complete complex projects. In the first episode, Kevin Rose demonstrated how to build a war-spying box. Kevin and Dan searched for open web cams and managed to demonstrate the dangers of leaving cameras unencrypted. VODcast is an emerging term used for the online delivery of video on demand content via RSS enclosures. ... Kevin Rose Robert Kevin Rose (born February 21, 1977; better known as Kevin Rose) is best known as having been co-host of the G4 (formerly G4techTV) television program Attack of the Show (formerly The Screen Savers) until his departure from the network on May 27, 2005. ...

Since July 1, 2005, he and former The Screen Savers co-host Alex Albrecht are now releasing a weekly podcast, Diggnation, summarizing the top stories submitted by Digg users. Through his show he has also become known as a beer lover, as he and Albrecht almost always open the show describing which beer they're currently drinking. They have been known to become very drunk. During the Reno episode, Alex Albrecht became so drunk that he immediately had to throw up after the taping. Kevin, although not as drunk, was still out of it. is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Alex Albrecht, circa 2006 Alexander J. Albrecht (born August 14, 1976 in Vienna, Virginia) is an American television personality who resides in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. ... Diggnation is a weekly podcast hosted by Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht. ...

Rose frequently appeared on the weekly podcast This Week in Tech during its first dozen episodes with several other former contributors to TechTV's The Screen Savers. . The initial letter is shown capitalized due to technical restrictions. ...

BusinessWeek

Rose was featured on the cover of BusinessWeek for the August 14, 2006 issue. The cover text was "How This Kid Made $60 Million In 18 Months". The story mainly covered his success as a young entrepreneur and explained how he risked it all to make Digg.com a reality. It also says he lost his girlfriend during the launch and that money meant for a house deposit payment was instead used to fund his idea.^[2] Image File history File links BusinessWeek_cover_14_Aug_2006. ... Image File history File links BusinessWeek_cover_14_Aug_2006. ... BusinessWeek is a business magazine published by McGraw-Hill. ... August 14 is the 226th day of the year (227th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

On the August 7, 2006 edition of This Week in Tech, Rose stated that he was not told that his picture would definitely be on the cover, and had asked that they not use the two-thumbs-up pose. John C. Dvorak stated that the cover and the article were insulting because of the unprofessional way they portrayed Kevin. Dvorak also noted that BusinessWeek characterized Kevin as "Tom Cruise's doughier little brother" and compared Diggnation to Wayne's World. Kevin explained that Digg is still not a profitable website as of now (saying that "I still have to save up for a couch"), though Rose stated that it will be in the future, once Digg's ad campaign is run by Federated Media. In fact, Digg is at a loss as of 2006. The '$60 million' stated by BusinessWeek was obtained by assessing the value of Digg.com and taking Kevin's 30-40% ownership. August 7 is the 219th day of the year (220th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... . The initial letter is shown capitalized due to technical restrictions. ... For the Czech composer of Romantic music, see AntonÃn DvoÅ™Ã¡k. ... Wayne (left) and Garth (right) displaying a list of the Top Ten Babes of All Time. Waynes World was one of the most popular recurring sketches to come from the NBC television series, Saturday Night Live. ...

Kevin Pereira, host of G4's Attack of the Show!, mentioned the former co-host's recent magazine appearance during the segment "Olivia's Rack". He congratulated Rose for being on the cover of BW on the episode that aired on August 9, 2006. Kevin of Attack of the Show Kevin Pereira (born December 28, 1982[1]) is co-host of G4s Attack of the Show! (formerly The Screen Savers) with Olivia Munn. ... is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

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