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Revver

2007-04-30T20:34:35Z

69.125.176.146:

[[image:revlogo.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Revver's Logo.]]

'''Revver''' is a video sharing website that hosts user-generated content. [http://www.revver.com Revver] attaches advertising to user-submitted video clips and shares all ad revenue 50/50 with the Creators. Videos can be displayed, downloaded and shared across the web in either Apple QuickTime or FLV format.

==History==
Revver was founded by Steven Starr, Ian Clarke, and Oliver Luckett in 2004, and is currently based in Los Angeles. [http://www.revver.com The website itself], however, did not launch until November 2005. The company has received investment from [http://www.bvp.com/ Bessemer Venture Partners], Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Draper Richards, William R. Hearst, III, Comcast Interactive Capital and Turner Broadcasting.

The current version of the site, '''Revver 1.0''' was released in September 2006. This included a new design, user dashboard, a web based uploader and Flash as a video delivery method. Around the same time as the release, prominent [[YouTube]] user lonelygirl15 signed a promotional deal with Revver.

The site has grown slowly in popularity. Shorly prior to its relaunch, only around 20,000 videos were available on the site. By mid-October this number had almost quintupled to 100,000. The site's most popular user, a creator of videos mixing Mentos into Coke, had generated around $30,000.

Revver released its {{wikipedia|Application_programming_interface|API}} in September, 2006. Developers using the API can build a website with all the features on [http://www.revver.com Revver.com] and have complete access to the full Revver library of videos.

==Revenue Model==
Revver is one of the first video-sharing websites to monetize user-generated content through advertising. Revver's system is often compared to Google's Adwords, but for video rather than websites.

The key technology behind Revver is the '''RevTag''', a tracking tag that is attached to videos that users upload. The RevTag automatically displays a static, clickable advert at the end of each video. When viewers click on it, the advertiser is charged and the advertising fee is split between the video creator and Revver.

RevTags are trackable across the web so users are encouraged to share Revver videos as widely as possible. Since the RevTag is part of the video file itself (thanks to the interactivity made possible by Flash-based video players and by the QuickTime format), the technology works no matter where the video file is hosted or displayed, be it at Revver.com, at another website, or in a user's hard drive or portable video player. Therefore Revver's monetization of the video is not hampered by the downloading or sharing of the video file by users.

The only circumstance where the RevTag can fail to load an ad, or to register an ad click, is if the device playing the video is not connected to the internet, in which case a default "Brought to you by Revver" message is shown at the end. Of course, if the video file is transcoded into a different format (such as by uploading it to YouTube or Google Video, or by running it through a program that changes the format of the video file, e.g. into MPEG or RealPlayer), then the RevTag would almost certainly be lost.

The Revver website provides tools for sharing including RSS, podcasting, and embeddable FLV or QuickTime players. This minimizes any added benefits of transcoding. Revver thus makes it easy for creators and fans to embed the video anywhere while still in its original RevTagged version.

Users are further encouraged to share by Revver's affiliate program. An Affiliate is a user who helps to promote their favorite videos (or any videos they believe will become popular), be it through email, sneakernet, peer-to-peer sharing, or posting on their own website or on social-networking webpages. Revver affiliates earn 20% of ad revenue for sharing videos. The remaining revenue for each video is split 50/50 between the video creator and Revver. This is possible because the RevTag in a video file that is promoted by an affiliate contains information not only about the video being played but also about the affiliate.

Creators are able to restrict what kinds of advertisements may be placed at the end of their videos. Similarly, advertisers may choose to request that their ads be shown in videos of certain categories (such as videos that are most popular on certain websites), thus allowing them to better target their desired demographics.

To enable lawful sharing of Revver vidoes, the Revver upload license allows for redistribution under the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Creative Commons License.

==Criticism==
One of the complaints about Revver is viewer privacy − in order to download the ad, the video file must contact the Revver servers with information about the video (at least the category, possibly the video ID). In the words of CEO Steven Starr, 'everywhere it's going, it's saying "hey, I'm being watched"' (Oct 17th, 2006 at USC). This conflicts with viewers' privacy expectations when they're playing the video from a source that's not normally tracked (such as their own hard disks).

==External links==
*[http://www.revver.com Revver]
*[http://one.revver.com/collections/show/2306 Lonelygirl15 Videos at Revver.com]

[[Category:related websites]]

Revver

2007-04-30T20:32:49Z

69.125.176.146:

[[image:revlogo.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Revver's Logo.]]

'''Revver''' is a video sharing website that hosts user-generated content. [[Revver]] attaches advertising to user-submitted video clips and shares all ad revenue 50/50 with the Creators. Videos can be displayed, downloaded and shared across the web in either Apple QuickTime or FLV format.

==History==
Revver was founded by Steven Starr, Ian Clarke, and Oliver Luckett in 2004, and is currently based in Los Angeles. [http://www.revver.com The website itself], however, did not launch until November 2005. The company has received investment from [http://www.bvp.com/ Bessemer Venture Partners], Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Draper Richards, William R. Hearst, III, Comcast Interactive Capital and Turner Broadcasting.

The current version of the site, '''Revver 1.0''' was released in September 2006. This included a new design, user dashboard, a web based uploader and Flash as a video delivery method. Around the same time as the release, prominent [[YouTube]] user lonelygirl15 signed a promotional deal with Revver.

The site has grown slowly in popularity. Shorly prior to its relaunch, only around 20,000 videos were available on the site. By mid-October this number had almost quintupled to 100,000. The site's most popular user, a creator of videos mixing Mentos into Coke, had generated around $30,000.

Revver released its {{wikipedia|Application_programming_interface|API}} in September, 2006. Developers using the API can build a website with all the features on [http://www.revver.com Revver.com] and have complete access to the full Revver library of videos.

==Revenue Model==
Revver is one of the first video-sharing websites to monetize user-generated content through advertising. Revver's system is often compared to Google's Adwords, but for video rather than websites.

The key technology behind Revver is the '''RevTag''', a tracking tag that is attached to videos that users upload. The RevTag automatically displays a static, clickable advert at the end of each video. When viewers click on it, the advertiser is charged and the advertising fee is split between the video creator and Revver.

RevTags are trackable across the web so users are encouraged to share Revver videos as widely as possible. Since the RevTag is part of the video file itself (thanks to the interactivity made possible by Flash-based video players and by the QuickTime format), the technology works no matter where the video file is hosted or displayed, be it at Revver.com, at another website, or in a user's hard drive or portable video player. Therefore Revver's monetization of the video is not hampered by the downloading or sharing of the video file by users.

The only circumstance where the RevTag can fail to load an ad, or to register an ad click, is if the device playing the video is not connected to the internet, in which case a default "Brought to you by Revver" message is shown at the end. Of course, if the video file is transcoded into a different format (such as by uploading it to YouTube or Google Video, or by running it through a program that changes the format of the video file, e.g. into MPEG or RealPlayer), then the RevTag would almost certainly be lost.

The Revver website provides tools for sharing including RSS, podcasting, and embeddable FLV or QuickTime players. This minimizes any added benefits of transcoding. Revver thus makes it easy for creators and fans to embed the video anywhere while still in its original RevTagged version.

Users are further encouraged to share by Revver's affiliate program. An Affiliate is a user who helps to promote their favorite videos (or any videos they believe will become popular), be it through email, sneakernet, peer-to-peer sharing, or posting on their own website or on social-networking webpages. Revver affiliates earn 20% of ad revenue for sharing videos. The remaining revenue for each video is split 50/50 between the video creator and Revver. This is possible because the RevTag in a video file that is promoted by an affiliate contains information not only about the video being played but also about the affiliate.

Creators are able to restrict what kinds of advertisements may be placed at the end of their videos. Similarly, advertisers may choose to request that their ads be shown in videos of certain categories (such as videos that are most popular on certain websites), thus allowing them to better target their desired demographics.

To enable lawful sharing of Revver vidoes, the Revver upload license allows for redistribution under the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Creative Commons License.

==Criticism==
One of the complaints about Revver is viewer privacy − in order to download the ad, the video file must contact the Revver servers with information about the video (at least the category, possibly the video ID). In the words of CEO Steven Starr, 'everywhere it's going, it's saying "hey, I'm being watched"' (Oct 17th, 2006 at USC). This conflicts with viewers' privacy expectations when they're playing the video from a source that's not normally tracked (such as their own hard disks).

==External links==
*[http://www.revver.com Revver]
*[http://one.revver.com/collections/show/2306 Lonelygirl15 Videos at Revver.com]

[[Category:related websites]]

Jonas

2007-04-30T20:31:31Z

69.125.176.146:

{{Person
| name = Jonas
| image = Jonas666.JPG
| age = 19
| birthday = August 1987? (Leo)
| youtube = jonastko
| revver = jonastko
| myspace = Jonastko
| actor = Jackson Davis
| first = [[My Name Is Jonas]]
| last = [[OUT OF THE BUNKER!!!]]
| color = DarkOrange
}}
'''Jonas''' a.k.a. '''jonastko''' is a [[Revver]]/[[YouTube]] user who started leaving video comments on [[Bree]]'s videos and eventually became friends with [[Bree]] and [[Daniel]]. Most of his videos take place in what he says is his father's study.

Jonas's first videos were uploaded from [[Jonas's house|his house]]. He lived there alone because his [[Jonas's parents|parents]] were [[Happy Thanksgiving|lost at sea]] when he was thirteen years old. He seems to have inherited their house, a cabin in the mountains, and a large sum of money.

==Adventures with Bree and Daniel==
Jonas offered Bree and Daniel help in the form of [[Trust Issues|shelter and financial support]]. [[Bree]] and [[Daniel]] were wary of going to live with a stranger that they met over the internet, but Jonas insisted. He gave them a [[The Anti-Cribs|virtual tour]] of his house and suggested that they test him so he could prove that he was trustworthy. Daniel took his suggestions and [[The Test|asked fans to vote]] on what they thought they should do. Fans chose to trust Jonas, but [[Your Decision|Daniel refused to go]], leaving Bree alone with Jonas. He eventually came to live with them at [[Christmas Surprise|Christmastime]].

Jonas eventually gained Bree and Daniel's trust and friendship when he came through for Daniel when [[Bree's Gone|Bree ran away]], and when he helped them escape when [[45 Seconds|Bree's father died]]. Jonas also participated in [[Valentine's Day Massacre|Daniel's rescue]] and got to meet [[Tachyon]] and [[Brother]]. However, this trust was temporarily shattered when Bree suspected him of [[How Dumb Am I?|being in the Order]] and [[Interrogation 101|held him hostage]]. Jonas managed to [[Proving Bree Wrong|prove himself innocent]] in the eyes of Bree and Daniel by showing them a document written by his father that seemed to prove [[Jonas's parents|his parents]] were against [[the Order]].

Jonas didn't forgive Bree for holding him hostage right away but stuck with her and Daniel. He brought Bree and Daniel to his [[On The Road Again|Aunt Alex's house]], who was away on business at the time. Jonas tried breaking into his Aunt's office to see if there was more info about his parents and their involvement with the Order, but ended up [[Flesh Wound|cutting his hand in the process]]. After a trip to a local veterinarian to get fixed, Jonas found a [[My Hand Hurts|folder]] containing names of people who were also against the Order.

==The Truth About His Family==
Jonas so far has four family members who have been in the series. His parents were in a [[On The Road Again|movement against the Order]]. His [[Alex|aunt]], however, [[Alex Is...|belongs to the Order]]. He also has a cousin, [[Toby]], whose alignment has not been confirmed, but since he is a friend of his aunt, he might be a member as well.

==Jonas's life==
Although an amount of money is never given, Jonas owns a large house, a cabin, at least two vehicles, and appears to have been paying all of Bree's and Daniel's bills for several months. Jonas has also mentioned that he does not work and has no intention to. Prior to turning 18, he had a full-time nanny and attended a lot of psychotherapy. To support this lifestyle indefinitely, Jonas must have inherited at least several million dollars.

Jonas says that he has been too quick to trust people in the past. He has been taken advantage of for his money and mentions that once he stopped throwing giant parties, a lot of his friends stopped calling him.

Many fans have observed that Jonas is something of a lonelyboy. While Bree turned to books and stuffed animals, Jonas has turned to pop-culture and sports. Jonas makes constant references to movies and TV shows, often very obscure ones, and also enjoys extreme sports, boxing and foosball.

Many have also speculated that Jonas is gay. This arose both from his friendship with Daniel, and his lack of interest in Bree. Although, in "[[Uncle Dan]]," Jonas is apparently interested in a girl named [[Carla]] who comes on to him very strongly. This is evidenced by his giddy reaction to the camera after she gives him a little kiss. He also [[Uncle Dan (D-Bone Remix)|rejects the advances]] of another man at the party, [[Damien]].

==Fan Distrust==
Fans remain largely suspicious of Jonas's motives in offering such generous support to Bree and Daniel. Fans note that Jonas initially only extended support to Bree, rather than to both Bree and Daniel. Moreover, Jonas's profile initially said that he both became a member and posted his first video "one week ago." Because he only became a member and showed interest in Bree when she was on the run from [[the Order]], fans were suspicious that he may be connected with the Order. He is indeed connected to the Order through his family, which is divided into supporters and detractors of the Order. How much Jonas actually knows about the Order and its countermovements is unknown, but it seems to be very little.

==Etymology of ''Jonas''==
There are two possible derivations of the name Jonas:

*Jonas is the Latin derivation of the Greek form (Ionas) of the Hebrew name Jonah (dove). It is widely presumed that Jonas's name is a reference to the [[Bible|Biblical]] Jonah, who was swallowed by a fish, because this would tie in to the story of his lost parents. For further discussion, also see the LGPedia article, [[Water theme]]. Jonas is most widely used as a male name in German and Scandinavian cultures.

*Many fans who distrust Jonas have suggested that [[the Creators]] chose Jonas as a name because it sounds like Judas, the apostle who betrayed Jesus.

*Alternatively, Jonas is the Lithuanian variant of the English name ''John''. John is derived from the Hebrew Johanas, which means "God is great," and which is the name of Biblical characters John the Baptist, John the Apostle, and John the Evangelist.

*On YouTube and Revver, Jonas uses the name jonastko. The name is a reference to Jonas's boxing hobby. The letters T.K.O. are used in boxing as an abbreviation for "[[Technical Knock-Out]]."

* According to the video [[On The Road Again]], Jonas's last name could very well begin with a "W," due to the fact that his father used his initials to write, ''The Order in the Modern Empire''.

==Last Name==
Jonas is the first character in the series whose last name is at least partially known, thanks to the document with his dad's initials

==List of (pre-official) videos==
#[[My Name Is Jonas]]
#[[Bored At Home]]
#[[Happy Thanksgiving]]

{{CharIndex}}

[[Category:Seen characters]]
{{tag}}

Jonas

2007-04-30T20:30:03Z

69.125.176.146:

{{Person
| name = Jonas
| image = Jonas666.JPG
| age = 19
| birthday = August 1987? (Leo)
| youtube = jonastko
| revver = jonastko
| myspace = Jonastko
| actor = Jackson Davis
| first = [[My Name Is Jonas]]
| last = [[OUT OF THE BUNKER!!!]]
| color = DarkOrange
}}
'''Jonas''' a.k.a. '''jonastko''' is a [[Revver]]/[[YouTube]] user who started leaving video comments on [[Bree]]'s videos and eventually became friends with [[Bree]] and [[Daniel]]. Most of his videos take place in what he says is his father's study.

Jonas's first videos were uploaded from [[Jonas's house|his house]]. He lived there alone because his [[Jonas's parents|parents]] were [[Happy Thanksgiving|lost at sea]] when he was thirteen years old. He seems to have inherited their house, a cabin in the mountains, and a large sum of money.

==Adventures with Bree and Daniel==
Jonas offered Bree and Daniel help in the form of [[Trust Issues|shelter and financial support]]. [[Bree]] and [[Daniel]] were wary of going to live with a stranger that they met over the internet, but Jonas insisted. He gave them a [[The Anti-Cribs|virtual tour]] of his house and suggested that they test him so he could prove that he was trustworthy. Daniel took his suggestions and [[The Test|asked fans to vote]] on what they thought they should do. Fans chose to trust Jonas, but [[Your Decision|Daniel refused to go]], leaving Bree alone with Jonas. He eventually came to live with them at [[Christmas Surprise|Christmastime]].

Jonas eventually gained Bree and Daniel's trust and friendship when he came through for Daniel when [[Bree's Gone|Bree ran away]], and when he helped them escape when [[45 Seconds|Bree's father died]]. Jonas also participated in [[Valentine's Day Massacre|Daniel's rescue]] and got to meet [[Tachyon]] and [[Brother]]. However, this trust was temporarily shattered when Bree suspected him of [[How Dumb Am I?|being in the Order]] and [[Interrogation 101|held him hostage]]. Jonas managed to [[Proving Bree Wrong|prove himself innocent]] in the eyes of Bree and Daniel by showing them a document written by his father that seemed to prove [[Jonas's parents|his parents]] were against [[the Order]].

Jonas didn't forgive Bree for holding him hostage right away but stuck with her and Daniel. He brought Bree and Daniel to his [[On The Road Again|Aunt Alex's house]], who was away on business at the time. Jonas tried breaking into his Aunt's office to see if there was more info about his parents and their involvement with the Order, but ended up [[Flesh Wound|cutting his hand in the process]]. After a trip to a local veterinarian to get fixed, Jonas found a [[My Hand Hurts|folder]] containing names of people who were also against the Order.

==The Truth About His Family==
Jonas so far has four family members who have been in the series. His parents were in a [[On The Road Again|movement against the Order]]. His [[Alex|aunt]], however, [[Alex Is...|belongs to the Order]]. He also has a cousin, [[Toby]], whose alignment has not been confirmed, but since he is a friend of his aunt, he might be a member as well.

==Jonas's life==
Although an amount of money is never given, Jonas owns a large house, a cabin, at least two vehicles, and appears to have been paying all of Bree's and Daniel's bills for several months. Jonas has also mentioned that he does not work and has no intention to. Prior to turning 18, he had a full-time nanny and attended a lot of psychotherapy. To support this lifestyle indefinitely, Jonas must have inherited at least several million dollars.

Jonas says that he has been too quick to trust people in the past. He has been taken advantage of for his money and mentions that once he stopped throwing giant parties, a lot of his friends stopped calling him.

Many fans have observed that Jonas is something of a lonelyboy. While Bree turned to books and stuffed animals, Jonas has turned to pop-culture and sports. Jonas makes constant references to movies and TV shows, often very obscure ones, and also enjoys extreme sports, boxing and foosball.

Many have also speculated that Jonas is gay. This arose both from his friendship with Daniel, and his lack of interest in Bree. Although, in "[[Uncle Dan]]," Jonas is apparently interested in a girl named [[Carla]] who comes on to him very strongly. This is evidenced by his giddy reaction to the camera after she gives him a little kiss. He also [[Uncle Dan (D-Bone Remix)|rejects the advances]] of another man at the party, [[Damien]].

==Fan Distrust==
Fans remain largely suspicious of Jonas's motives in offering such generous support to Bree and Daniel. Fans note that Jonas initially only extended support to Bree, rather than to both Bree and Daniel. Moreover, Jonas's profile initially said that he both became a member and posted his first video "one week ago." Because he only became a member and showed interest in Bree when she was on the run from [[the Order]], fans were suspicious that he may be connected with the Order. He is indeed connected to the Order through his family, which is divided into supporters and detractors of the Order. How much Jonas actually knows about the Order and its countermovements is unknown, but it seems to be very little.

==Etymology of ''Jonas''==
There are two possible derivations of the name Jonas:

*Jonas is the Latin derivation of the Greek form (Ionas) of the Hebrew name Jonah (dove). It is widely presumed that Jonas's name is a reference to the [[Bible|Biblical]] Jonah, who was swallowed by a fish, because this would tie in to the story of his lost parents. For further discussion, also see the LGPedia article, [[Water theme]]. Jonas is most widely used as a male name in German and Scandinavian cultures.

*Many fans who distrust Jonas have suggested that [[the Creators]] chose Jonas as a name because it sounds like Judas, the apostle who betrayed Jesus.

*Alternatively, Jonas is the Lithuanian variant of the English name ''John''. John is derived from the Hebrew Johanas, which means "God is great," and which is the name of Biblical characters John the Baptist, John the Apostle, and John the Evangelist.

*On YouTube and Revver, Jonas uses the name jonastko. The name is a reference to Jonas's boxing hobby. The letters T.K.O. are used in boxing as an abbreviation for "Technical Knock-Out."

* According to the video [[On The Road Again]], Jonas's last name could very well begin with a "W," due to the fact that his father used his initials to write, ''The Order in the Modern Empire''.

==Last Name==
Jonas is the first character in the series whose last name is at least partially known, thanks to the document with his dad's initials

==List of (pre-official) videos==
#[[My Name Is Jonas]]
#[[Bored At Home]]
#[[Happy Thanksgiving]]

{{CharIndex}}

[[Category:Seen characters]]
{{tag}}