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'''Kevin Rose''' (born '''Robert Kevin Rose''', February 21, 1977) is an American [[entrepreneur|Internet entrepreneur]] who was a production assistant and temporary co-host at [[TechTV]]'s ''[[The Screen Savers]]'', co-founded [[Revision3]], [[Digg]], and [[Pownce]]. |
'''Kevin Rose''' (born '''Robert Kevin Rose''', February 21, 1977) (creator of the smiley-fart) is an American [[entrepreneur|Internet entrepreneur]] who was a production assistant and temporary co-host at [[TechTV]]'s ''[[The Screen Savers]]'', co-founded [[Revision3]], [[Digg]], and [[Pownce]]. |
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Kevin Rose | |
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| Born | February 21, 1977 |
| Nationality | American |
| Website | kevinrose.com |
Kevin Rose (born Robert Kevin Rose, February 21, 1977) (creator of the smiley-fart) is an American Internet entrepreneur who was a production assistant and temporary co-host at TechTV's The Screen Savers, co-founded Revision3, Digg, and Pownce.
Early life
Rose was born in Redding, California[1] and lived in Oregon before his family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, where he spent most of his childhood. He became an Eagle Scout with the Boy Scouts of America[citation needed].
Rose transferred to Vo-Tech High School in Las Vegas in 1992. He then attended the University of Nevada Las Vegas, majoring in computer science, but dropped out in 1998.[2] He worked for several dot-com startups[citation needed] through CMGI.[1]
Career
Television
Rose was hired as a production assistant for The Screen Savers. He began appearing on-air, most notably in "Dark Tip" segments, and on Unscrewed with Martin Sargent where he provided information on developing computing activities. He became a regular co-host when Leo Laporte left TechTV on March 31, 2004.
On March 25, 2004, Comcast's G4 gaming channel announced a merger with TechTV which resulted in a round of layoffs. Rose moved to Los Angeles to stay with G4.
On May 22, 2005, Rose was laid off from G4 and went on to create Revision3 producing podcasts.
Podcasting
Rose began podcasting on July 24, 2003, with the release of the first episode of thebroken while he was still working on The Screen Savers at TechTV.
Rose founded Revision3 in Los Angeles, California with Jay Adelson and David Prager in April 2005.[citation needed]
On July 1, 2005, Rose and Alex Albrecht started the weekly podcast, Diggnation, which summarizes top stories submitted by Digg users.[3]
Digg
In 2004, Rose, Owen Byrne, Ron Gorodetzky, and Jay Adelson formed Digg, a technology news website. The website was publicly launched on December 5, 2004.[2][4]
On September 1, 2010, Rose was replaced as CEO[5] by Matt Williams, a former general manager of consumer payments at Amazon.
On March 18, 2011, Rose resigned from his position at Digg.[6][7]
Pownce
On June 27, 2007, Rose launched a micro-blogging site named Pownce[8] which was closed down in less than a year.
Investments
Rose invested in Gowalla, Twitter, Foursquare, Dailybooth, NGMOCO, SimpleGeo, 3crowd, OMGPOP, Square, Facebook, Chomp and Formspring.[9][10][11][12]
Guest appearances
Appeared on the first episode of R&D TV alongside Diggnation co-host Alex Albrecht.[13]
On November 14, 2007, he was a contestant on a game show at NewTeeVee Live.[14][15]
On March 11, 2009 and April 16, 2010, Rose was a guest on 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon along with fellow Diggnation host Alex Albrecht.
References
- ^ a b c G4's Focus On: Kevin Rose
- ^ a b "Valley Boys". BusinessWeek. 2006-08-14. Retrieved 2006-12-22.
- ^ Helft, Miguel (September 25, 2006). "Young Internet Producers, Bankrolled, Are Seeking Act II". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
- ^ MacManus, Richard (2006-02-01). "Interview with Digg founder Kevin Rose, Part 1". ZDNet. Retrieved 2006-07-15.
- ^ Nguyen, Anh. "Kevin Rose quits CEO role at Digg". ComputerWorld UK. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
- ^ "Report: Digg co-founder Kevin Rose leaving Digg".
- ^ "Kevin Rose Resigns from Digg [CONFIRMED]". Mashable. March 18, 2011.
- ^ "Kevin 'Digg' Rose goes for 3rd startup". GigaOM. 2007-05-09. Retrieved 2007-05-11.
- ^ "Kevin, did you buy form spring?". Formspring. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
- ^ "Kevin Rose". Crunchbase. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
- ^ "How To Make a Killing While Your Startup Burns". VALLEYWAG. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
- ^ "Kevin Rose". Quora. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
- ^ http://ftp.kw.bbc.co.uk/backstage/index.whtml
- ^ Web Video Celebrity Game Show — NewTeeVee Live
- ^ http://www.forbes.com/businesswire/feeds/businesswire/2007/10/31/businesswire20071031005523r1.html.
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