Revver was an American video sharing website that hosted user-generated content.
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11 Facts About Revver
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Until its shutdown in 2011, Revver attached advertising to user-submitted video clips and originally offered to share ad revenue with the video creators.
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Revver allowed developers to create a complete white label of the Revver platform.
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Revver was founded by Steven Starr, Ian Clarke, and Oliver Luckett in 2004, and was based in Los Angeles.
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On V CAST, Revver videos do not contain advertisements at the end, but Revver shares half of the revenue from the venture with content creators.
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Revver was acquired by LiveUniverse for US$5 million in February 2008.
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Revver was the first video-sharing website to monetize user-generated content through advertising and to share ad revenue with the creator.
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In 2006, Revver was awarded the Most Influential Independent Website by Television Week, nominated for an Advanced Technology Emmy Award, and honored as one of the 100 most promising startups by Red Herring.
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In 2007, Revver announced it had paid out its first million dollars to online creators and syndicators.
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On December 9,2008, Revver sent a message to all its users saying that earnings from June were transferred, and the other earnings would be transferred 'as soon as possible'.
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Many public complaints appeared in the Revver forums indicating that LiveUniverse would not respond to inquiries.
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