Guide Note

Revision3 is an Internet-based broadcast television company, located in San Francisco, California. The web site was founded by Kevin Rose, Jay Adelson and David Prager.

Fast Facts

1. Founded: 2005
2. Founders: Kevin Rose, Jay Adelson and David Prager
3. Headquarters: San Francisco, California
4. CEO: Jim Louderback
5. Industry: Technology
6. Products: Video podcasts
7. Employees: 30
8. Programming available on iTunes, BitTorrent and other Internet platforms
9. Rose founded Digg
10. "The Broken" was the first program ever to appear on Revision3

Revision3 has grown to include over a dozen programs, with the primary focus of these shows falling under the technology category. Revision3 made Internet news in April 2008 with the hiring of former Mahalo Daily host Veronica Belmont. She co-hosts one of Revision3's most recognizable programs, "Tekzilla".¹

Revision3 was part of the MediaDefender Denial of Service attack in May 2008. The attack affected their entire system, including email, after their BitTorrent server was bombarded with SYN packets.²