The Vergecast - Episode 1

The first ever episode of The Vergecast.

The Verge Launches

:::: UPDATE: THE VERGE IS NOW LIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Technology fans around the World may rejoice!!!!!! The Verge has launched, well almost. Very shortly the site should go live.

Check to see if The Verge is live http://www.theverge.com

For those that do not know The Verge, think back to when the key writer team of Engadget left AOL en masse. This followed a period when AOL tried to impose "The Aol Way" on all the once independent blogs it had acquired. Well you may remember the former Engadget writers teamed up with SB Nation (an participant in Youtubes new branded channel project) and began to build a new technology web site called The Verge.


Over the intervening months The Verge team has continued with their top quality reporting of technology news on a blog and podcast (with regular hosts Joshua Topolsky, Paul Millerand Nilay Patel), called "This Is My Next". Those properties and the Youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=theverge will all become part of the new site.

::::: UPDATE 2

From a post by Josh:

"vid.io. The product that powers our video. These guys are about to change the game with their technology, and we are so happy to be early adopters".

http://www.theverge.com/2011/11/1/2528367/welcome-to-the-verge

This appears to makes the role of the YouTube channel less clear.

@joshuatopolsky
Joshua Topolsky
Guys the site will be live soon! Hang tight!
http://twitter.com/#!/joshuatopolsky/status/131288324081065984


@JoannaStern
Joanna Stern
If you're not listening to the jams in our Turntable (http://t.co/CQBKkrzR) & refreshing theverge.com like mad you're doing something wrong!
https://twitter.com/#!/JoannaStern/status/131282138447347712

Follow our "The Verge" list on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/webseriesnews/the-verge

The Engadget Revolt!!!!!

http://twitter.com/Bankoff/status/54739965640310785

Are you in? Take a look at the team that has jumped ship from AOL's former Engadget team:

Joshua Topolsky, Nilay Patel, Paul Miller, Joanna Stern, Chris Ziegler, Ross Miller, Dan Chilton, Justin Glow

....yes the best of the best are now ALL on board. What is missing? You the former Engadget reader. Are you on board?

Where have they gone? Check it out: http://www.sbnation.com

ames Bankoff is Chairman and CEO of SB Nation: http://www.crunchbase.com/person/jim-bankoff

SB Nation on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SB_Nation

Welcome to This is my next Podcast!

As you probably know, Josh, Paul and I are hard at work on a new tech site with the awesome team at SB Nation, but we wanted to keep podcasting in the meantime ....

Read the full post:
http://thisismynextpodcast.com/2011/04/04/welcome-to-this-is-my-next-podcast/

http://www.ustream.tv/thisismynextpodcast

No Longer Shackled by AOL

They saw our process and technology and decided it was an environment that they would be able to succeed in.

Read the full post:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/04/business/media/04carr.html?_r=2&ref=business

The response from Engadget:

Welcome to Engadget

Over the past few weeks Engadget has lost some incredibly talented people as well.

Read the full post:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/04/welcome-to-engadget/

AOL: Strike 3 at Engadget

A revolt is under way at technology blog Engadget, a key component of AOLs new strategy to revive the company. First it was Paul Miller. Then Joshua Topolsky. Next up we have Nilay Patel.

It’s tomorrow.

by Nilay Patel

I’ve been privileged to have a front row seat as journalism transformed from a one-way street to a multichannel discussion...

Read the full post:
http://nilaypatel.co/post/3818150718/its-tomorrow

Yes, the now infamous "AOL Way" appears to be working; but not in the way Tim Armstrong envisioned. Nilay makes the third member of the Engadget podcast team to leave in a matter of weeks. Engadget has essentially lost its heart.

Adding to the intrigue is this stunning tweet from venture startup guru Jason Calacanis to Joshua Topolsky shortly after Josh broke the news that he was leaving.



It would appear that the AOL way may just have led to AOL's worst nightmare. It is game on. Bring it!!!!

::::: UPDATE :::::

joshuatopolsky:

Despite what the press really wants to say, I'm not leaving Engadget because of the AOL Way. Clear?

http://twitter.com/joshuatopolsky/statuses/47328382295355393