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November 2019

A Lot to Be Thankful For 

 Real-Time Transcription AND a New Online Voice Recorder Tool?!

Rev.ai (the best-in-class speech-to-text speech engine) (which we don't say lightly with its lowest Word Error Rate of ALL of our competition) (including the "Goliaths") (by which we erm... lovingly mean Google, Amazon & Microsoft) has dropped a bomb: Real-Time Transcription and Captioning!

November 2019

A Lot to Be Thankful For 

 Real-Time Transcription AND a New Online Voice Recorder Tool?!

Rev.ai (the best-in-class speech-to-text speech engine) (which we don't say lightly with its lowest Word Error Rate of ALL of our competition) (including the "Goliaths") (by which we erm... lovingly mean Google, Amazon & Microsoft) has dropped a bomb: Real-Time Transcription and Captioning!

Bust a (Bulk) Move

Thanks to YOU ALL, Folders Are Now 5x Better

Since unveiling Folders last month (to overwhelming acclaim), we've got a ton of feedback from dedicated Rev customers just like you about what would make the (already-neat) ability to sort and store files even better.

We pored over the info. We had meetings. We put our best people on it.

The overwhelming consensus? Bulk select and move.

Which, we're proud to say, is now available!

Check out how it works below.

Now the next big question...

Want to add to our Folders features wishlist?

We want to hear from you! Just reply to this email and we'll add your thoughts! Clearly, we take them very seriously. Stay tuned for more updates next month!

Please, Get Them Anything But Us

We appreciate the love, but Rev isn't for everybody...

This holiday season, there are going to be a lot of companies emailing you to try to sell you on the idea that their product makes for an ideal gift. Just today, a "cure for baldness"  (that we refuse to name) cold-emailed us with the subject line "We Wish You a Hairy Christmas."

Enough is enough. 

We're not here to do that. 

We're a transcript-slash-caption company, people. We're just not a great gift.

As you probably know, your kids will not be waiting up all night for Santa to leave them a perfectly accurate SRT file. Your in-laws? Get them a day at a hot-mud spa. Or an inflatable kayak. Maybe some sort of themed popcorn. They just won't appreciate our time-stamped transcript editor or the fact that we offer a rush option.

Even though we know you love Rev, please understand that we really aren't a holiday-gift-type company. We're absolutely amazing at captions and transcripts — true. We provide value somewhere in the 15x to 20x range. But the people want other stuff. They just do.

As for you? Well, of course we got you a few little somethings.

Happy Holidays,
Your Friends at Rev

April 2020

We Were Out!

So yeah, what''s up? Anything important happen while we were gone?

You may have noticed we''ve been remarkably silent here in the Rev Email Dept. Well, as it turns out, we had a little Email-let! She joined the Marketing Department a touch early at 6 pounds, 13 ounces. She''s healthy and happy. We''re staying inside. It''s been pretty amazing. And terrifying. But mostly amazing. 

Now that we''re back, we have to say first that we missed you. All 500,000+ of you. That''s right, you Marilyn K. from Virginia Beach, and you Marcus L. from Quebec City! And yes even you, You! 

So look. We''re not doctors. We''re not scientists. I failed high school biology. We have no experience whatsoever in the medical field. Well, actually one of the guys in marketing, Tommy, is dating a nurse, but that''s about it. And even then, he says he''s not "sure" how "seriously" he''s ready to "commit" to "something long-term." 

Anyway, as the COVID-19 crisis continues into its 978th week, we here at Rev recognize there''s not a lot we can do to help... on the medical front. But where we can help as a speech-to-text company - no, as The World''s Best Transcription-Slash-Caption Company?

For one, we''ve been diverting resources to transcribing coronavirus-related news conferences and more. We have an ever-growing database, totally free right HERE. (Surprising aside: this has been used by nearly every major news outlet on the planet now, like this WaPo reporter, just to show you how helpful transcripts can be). No more paywalls for important info!

For two, we''re working hard with major video-conferencing software companies to quickly set up live captioning services to those who need it for all these "virtual meetings" we hear are now happening. If you know of anybody who could use live captioning -  and they wouldn''t mind being a part of our beta for free - let us know by replying to this email.

And finally, three, we''re encouraging Tommy to realize what he''s got before it''s gone. Frankly, Cynthia is the best person he''s ever dated. She''s the complete package!

But seriously everybody, please stay safe out there. While we aim to do our (very small) part, we also want to be particularly vocal in our thanks for all those on the front lines.  So to all the first responders, emergency personnel, essential workforce, and more: Words truly can''t express our appreciation. But for now, words are... well, they''re sorta our thing.

We''ll do our best to help, in every way we can.

Sincerely,
The Email Team at Rev (Now with Baby Mae)

FRIENDLY REMINDER

Transcripts Do Real Work

Content is having a renaissance. Publishers can''t crank out blogs fast enough. The landscape has changed. Not forever, but for at least the near-future. Right now, readers are consuming written content at never-before-seen levels. Why? Because - like you - they''re home. Perhaps they''re at home - say, holding a sweet baby who wakes up when you play videos at even the lightest volume.  Just spitballing here. 

Of course, you want to know how to stay relevant in the midst of all this. Our recommendation? Put your video and audio content into written word from. 

Usually, you''re competing with your competitors. Now, you''re competing with them AND a global crisis. Now''s the time to squeeze the most value from your content, get the inside track on folks who don''t know about Rev (yet), and white-knuckle through this whole thing with aplomb, with grace and beauty.

We can help you do just that, quickly, accurately, and affordably. So let''s go.

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Get the Rev App (for Free)

Record & Share Unlimited Audio (And It''s Free)

You''re busy, right? You don't always have time to get to a desktop, download audio files, upload them, and then send them to us. Come to think of it, who really has that kind of time?

We're exhausted just having written that.

So, we made the Rev Voice Recorder, which allows both iPhone and Android users to record audio with the touch of a button. Then, if you want, you can send your file to us to have it transcribed. 

Oh and did we mention it''s free?

April 2020

We Were Out!

So yeah, what''s up? Anything important happen while we were gone?

You may have noticed we''ve been remarkably silent here in the Rev Email Dept. Well, as it turns out, we had a little Email-let! She joined the Marketing Department a touch early at 6 pounds, 13 ounces. She''s healthy and happy. We''re staying inside. It''s been pretty amazing. And terrifying. But mostly amazing. 

Now that we''re back, we have to say first that we missed you. All 500,000+ of you. That''s right, you Marilyn K. from Virginia Beach, and you Marcus L. from Quebec City! And yes even you, You! 

So look. We''re not doctors. We''re not scientists. I failed high school biology. We have no experience whatsoever in the medical field. Well, actually one of the guys in marketing, Tommy, is dating a nurse, but that''s about it. And even then, he says he''s not "sure" how "seriously" he''s ready to "commit" to "something long-term." 

Anyway, as the COVID-19 crisis continues into its 978th week, we here at Rev recognize there''s not a lot we can do to help... on the medical front. But where we can help as a speech-to-text company - no, as The World''s Best Transcription-Slash-Caption Company?

For one, we''ve been diverting resources to transcribing coronavirus-related news conferences and more. We have an ever-growing database, totally free right HERE. (Surprising aside: this has been used by nearly every major news outlet on the planet now, like this WaPo reporter, just to show you how helpful transcripts can be). No more paywalls for important info!

For two, we''re working with video-conferencing giant Zoom to provide free live captioning services for all K-12 students who have now been thrust into learning from home. As a parent now, I can tell you how distracting it can be for a kid to try to learn at home, even if they''re 6 weeks old! If you know a teacher who could use free live captioning, (and they wouldn''t mind being a part of our beta) let us know by replying to this email.

And finally, three, we''re encouraging Tommy to realize what he''s got before it''s gone. Frankly, Cynthia is the best person he''s ever dated. She''s the complete package!

But seriously everybody, please stay safe out there. While we aim to do our (very small) part, we also want to be particularly vocal in our thanks for all those on the front lines.  So to all the first responders, emergency personnel, essential workforce, and more: Words truly can''t express our appreciation. But for now, words are... well, they''re sorta our thing.

We''ll do our best to help, in every way we can.

Sincerely,
The Email Team at Rev (Now with Baby Mae)

FRIENDLY REMINDER

Transcripts Do Real Work

Content is having a renaissance. Publishers can''t crank out blogs fast enough. The landscape has changed. Not forever, but for at least the near-future. Right now, readers are consuming written content at never-before-seen levels. Why? Because - like you - they''re home. Perhaps they''re at home - say, holding a sweet baby who wakes up when you play videos at even the lightest volume.  Just spitballing here. 

Of course, you want to know how to stay relevant in the midst of all this. Our recommendation? Put your video and audio content into written word from. 

Usually, you''re competing with your competitors. Now, you''re competing with them AND a global crisis. Now''s the time to squeeze the most value from your content, get the inside track on folks who don''t know about Rev (yet), and white-knuckle through this whole thing with aplomb, with grace and beauty.

We can help you do just that, quickly, accurately, and affordably. So let''s go.

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Rev Believes #BlackLivesMatter

As today is Juneteenth, Rev feels like it''s a fitting day to take a moment to address our beliefs in light of the Black Lives Matter movement. You can read our public statement below.

Get to Know Your Editor

For Us, It''s All About The Bells & Whistles

We''re not just about making the entire transcript order process seamless, we''re also 100% dedicated to making your post-order life as easy as possible, too! Check out these high-power (highly requested) features that we've built into our transcript editor. We''re sure you''ll find them useful!

Sync ??

Our embedded media player times the corresponding video or audio up with your transcript, making it easy to see everything in one place. Not gonna brag, but it''s basically the perfect way to keep a transcript in sync when extracting valuable parts from the text.

Highlight & Strikethrough ??

These two features make it possible to select (or banish) important (or unimportant) details from a transcript with the following simple actions:

1. Highlight important text > Export your transcript with highlight markups
2. Strikethrough unwanted text > Export your document, minus strikethroughs

Change Speaker Names ??

Did Nate in Finance suddenly prefer to be called Nathaniel? Is it Ricki with an i, and not Ricky? Simply hover over the speaker''s name and click on the edit icon. You can make either changes to a specific name or apply the changes to all the names in the entire transcript. You''re welcome, Nate.

Find & Replace ??

Rev makes it easy to find words in your transcript and then replace them individually or all at once.

1. Click the magnifying glass icon on the top left to display the search bar
2. In the search box, type the text that you want to find
3. Any instances of the found text will be highlighted and can be replaced easily

Take Notes ??

At some point, you''ll probably want to make notes about your transcript without making any edits to the actual text. To make this easier, we've added a notes box at the right side of every transcript where you (or your team) can do such a thing. Many customers use the notes feature to:

• Gather material: examples and quotes
• Help jog the memory: note-to-self
• Make comments about important sections of the transcript

July 2020

You''ve heard of Rev the Movie... 

But have you heard of Rev the Band?!!!

Last month, we had some fun at the expense of "The Canadian Fast & Furious" - AKA the movie with the luck of being named Rev (here''s the email for those who missed it). What we thought was good-natured ribbing from the plucky speech-to-text company you''ve come to know and love... read as PICKING ON  to some of you readers.

In fact, one reader went so far as to say: "Do you think you''re punching up, Rev? It''s not a fair fight."

Okay, so, maybe we blindsided the other Rev. T-boned them, as it were. Maybe that wasn''t fair.

But as luck would have it, somebody on our social tipped us off to another "name-stealer." This one, however, wasn''t a terrible waste of Vivica A. Fox''s talent with lackluster writing and a derivative plot. Oh no. It was a trio of Irish lasses who call themselves Rev. They''re a band. They''d posted this Hall and Oates cover. 

We listened and then... we found ourselves singing along. 

As it turns out, it''s impossible for us to resist the smooth magic of Daryl Hall and John Oates. 

So this month, we''re droppin'' a Reverse Uno Card. No more making fun. We''re doing the opposite. Instead, we''re asking y''all to join us as we flash-mob Rev the Band''s Twitter -we don''t know their names, so let''s just call them "Captions, Transcripts, and Subtitles" - and give this aspiring trio a Twitter follow or likes on their most recent "Rich Girl" jam session. 

One more thing - and this is very important - we''re asking y''all not to clue them in on this. 
 

Just do it.

Say nothing about us, Speech-to-Text Rev.

Keep this a secret.

All 400,000 of you. Please.

As of this moment, Rev (The Irish Band) has 190 followers. We''d like to just give them as much goodwill as possible. Because honestly, they might be the next Cranberries or U2 or B*witched, and we''ll ride that wave all the way to being the second-most-popular Rev on the planet.

And that... we''re totally okay with. 

REV THINKS BIG

Bias, A.I., and Our First-Ever Go At Medium.com

We''re lucky to have Miguel and Dan at Rev.  They''re a pair of genius, foremost speech recognition experts. So, recently, we had them write about one of their passions - bias in speech-to-text A.I. - and it really turned out super-well.

Because we just used this email to promote a trio of Irish girls singing yacht rock, we had to call an audible and published Miguel and Dan''s thoughts on Medium, a website that''s dedicated to thought-provoking stuff just like this. 

You can read Miguel and Dan''s "A.I.''s Word of Honor" (a 3-minute read) below.  

Oh and have a great July! We''ll see you again in August, maybe with Rev the Rock Opera? (We hope so).

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ANNOUNCEMENT!

Boom! We Just Improved Zoom

Introducing Rev Live Captions!

To Zoom It May Concern:

Know those online meetings everybody''s (begrudgingly) gotten so used to? 

Yeah, well, they just got better.

Way better.

Today, Rev has integrated our world's-best AI and created automatic live captions available in the Zoom app. It''s aptly named Rev Live Captions and it''s the only solution that displays captions in real-time inside Zoom.

Now, you can...

• Actually understand what''s being said (and be understood).
• Make meetings more effective (and less repetitive) (what did you say) (I SAID LESS REPETITIVE) (I''m sorry I couldn''t get...) (I SAID LESS...) .
• Help everybody in your organization feel included (especially those who are deaf or hard of hearing).
• GET EXCITED, GENERALLY - THIS IS BIG! 

So if you''re looking for less moments of "huh?" (and, subsequently, more moments of "huh!"), you''re going to love Rev Live Captions for your meetings, lectures, readings, and however else you use Zoom. It''s amazing stuff! Check it out with your own 7-day free trial now!

Introducing...

CONTENT QUEST 2020!

A Choose Your Own Rev-enture!

Think you can survive the workday as a journalist, video editor, distribution manager, or podcaster... All while meeting your deadlines, avoiding baddies, and maybe eating a delicious snack or two? We'd love to see you try! 

So yeah, we made a game. And it's. well, you'll see.

(True story: we were taking a quiz on which Disney princess we are - Ariel here - and this idea dawned on us) (It's only. 2 to 3 minutes long) (Video games are really hard to make ok). 

We're so excited for you to play that we're actually giving out prizes! (Winners will be announced September 14th.) 

Prizes include: 

100 - $10 Amazon gift cards 

30 - $50 Amazon gift cards 

1 - $500 Amazon gift card 

Share it with your friends, colleagues, or even family if they're into this sort of thing.

Oh and good luck.

You're gonna need it!

Contest terms and conditions available here. Have fun!

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It's Time to Level Up

Getting the Most From Your Content Starts Now

We transcribe, caption, and even subtitle - all with the goal of making brilliant content just like yours more accessible, more searchable, and ultimately more valuable.

You're Good at Content - We're Good at This

We Follow The Laws of Leveling Up

These ancient rules, passed down from generation after generation of Revvers before us, are considered sacred in our culture.

Curious how Rev works? Wondering just how fast, accurate, and affordable we really are? Think we might be a little too confident, a little too sure of ourselves? We welcome your suspicions and look forward to impressing you beyond your wildest dreams.

Hold Your Applause!

Yes, We''re Amazing, But So Is Our Company!

Here at the Rev Email Department, we've been getting a lot of . let's just say. positive feedback, lately.  

Everything from "I love you, Rev Email Department!" to (seriously, somebody wrote this) "Whoever writes your emails deserves a Pulitzer Prize!" And then a bunch of y''all suggesting we deserve a pay raise (which, I mean, thanks for that).

This onslaught of goodness has ironically become something of a threat to our job security...

Take what our boss just said to us, for instance: "Our emails are so good, people are going to think we're just this fantastically amazing email company!"
 

Ok so she didn't tell us this. She''s actually kinda cool. (Don''t tell her we said that). But we're paranoid types. We can totally imagine her saying that. In some, like, nightmare scenario.

Let's just get it out of the way. Yes, our emails are amazing. We might even deserve a Pulitzer Prize (or whatever the email equivalent of that is).

But please, don't let our amazing talents for word choice, our charming tone, and our slightly irreverent but still good-natured humor overshadow the fact that Rev has literally the best Artificial Intelligence in the world (beating Google, Microsoft, Amazon, etc. in Word Error Rate tests all the dang time), along with the biggest community of freelancers, all working in tandem in one of the best displays of A.I.+Human symbiosis in not just all of speech-to-text, but all of tech.

And especially don''t let it get in the way of our big news below!

Ya see, Rev''s a whole thing. And it deserves to be front-and-center.

Not us.

Even though yeah we do make really great emails, right? Like, fantastic? (We seriously love feedback so yeah keep it comin'').

We''ve Got Tons Upon Tons Of New Stuff!

In the last month, Rev has made new tools, released new features, and had a little fun along the way. So much so that we couldn''t find a way to jam it all in an email without just like... listing it handily. Also, just to warn you, we have even more stuff rolling out in the next few weeks.

1. For those who hate putting captions on videos themselves, we released Burned-In Captions! (Insider tip: Stay tuned for another amazing update on this soon!)
2. We''re chatting with an award-winning writer and director in the upcoming webinar, "The Hack to Working Smarter in Media & Entertainment." Spoiler alert: speech-to-text has been a major game-changer in his career.
3. For those who sync up our world's-best AI to add live captions to their Zoom Webinars, we found a way to do just that and it's now included in your Rev Live Captions subscription.
4. We made this free audio trimmer tool, too (And special bonus, we learned accidentally it works for mp4 video files too!) (Briefly making us the Marie Curie of free internet tools yet again).
5. On the marketing side: we made this amazingly ridiculous choose-your-own adventure game. You can still play to get entered to win an Amazon Gift Card (and please share it!).

So that's it for now!
 

We hope to see you next month, provided we didn't get fired for being too good at our jobs.
 

Oh, and we love you too. ??

-The Rev Email Department

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Double or Nothin''

Here''s a $10 Coupon Toward Any Rev Service

We usually offer $5 for folks to try us (you may have seen that offer a couple of days ago). The feedback? "Most of our files over over 5 minutes. Can we have just a little more.?  So, we''re upping that Lincoln to a Hamilton. 

Here''s $10 free for any Rev service.

To claim yours, simply click below (or above), then upload your file as you would normally (or even provide us a link to the appropriate content). Your $10 will come off at checkout.  

You''ll be glad you did.

June 2020

So yeah... but Rev is our thing...

A Modest Proposal To the Folks Who Made the New ''Rev'' Movie

So last month was a HUGEEEE one for us here. Among all the other great news, as it turns out, a new major motion picture was released, called Rev.

And it was 100% about us! Or so we thought.

As it turns out, Rev (staring Francesco Filice, opposite Hannah Gordon) is not about speech-to-text. Not at all. Rather disappointingly, it''s about cars. And VROOM. And HEY MY CAR IS FASTER THAN YOURS. and NUH-UH! IT IS NOT! And so forth.

We sat through a good 45 minutes waiting for Detective Reid (Vivica A. Fox) to say something about our best-in-class speech recognition engine or our Word Error Rate that beats all the Giants of Industry (see below) and  - nothing.

We then turned our attention to the Internet, where we wanted to warn others that Rev had nothing to do with us, the real Rev (especially before ya''ll spent your hard-earned cash hoping to see that much-anticipated Rev Email Program cameo).

Well, when we got on IMDB to give it 4/10 stars (because the cars are still kinda cool), we saw that it was WIDELY and WILDLY PANNED.

Once the ego-boost of thinking it was named after us faded, we realized it''s actually a terrible movie. In fact, they were dubbed "The Canadian Fast & Furious."  Even then, there''s definitely not enough poutine, maple syrup, or good-natured apologizing! What a ripoff!

So we got to thinking. Can we let our namesake devalue us? Can we let this movie besmirch the good name of Rev in an attempt to play, as one critic not-so-nicely put it, the "almost impressive trick of not containing even one single original idea in its played-out premise"? 

Um, heck no we can''t!

So here''s what we''re offering.

Rev movie people, if you ever see this:  We''d like to offer our captioning and subtitling services for this movie, free of charge. You may not have made Citizen Kane, but we can help make at least that part of it shine. It''s our duty, as Rev-mates.

Also, if you''d hear us out for a second, we''d like to write the sequel for you. Next time, we''ll make it about us. Please drop us a line at yourteam@rev.com, and we''ll have our people get with your people. 

And for those of you not involved with this movie, we do have an ask. Please click the button below, go to Twitter, use hashtag #revmovie and tell us what actor or actress you''d like to see play us in Rev 2: The Transcription Strikes Back. 

Because we can''t decide between the guy who plays Superman or the guy who plays Thor better encapsulates all that we are.

We''ll pick our favorite answer and send you the above Rev movie DVD box as your trophy. 

So what do you think? We''d love to hear it.

ANOTHER TEST, ANOTHER VICTORY

We Mentioned It Above, But We Still the Best

From time to time, we invite prospective customers to put us to a test. The metric we all use is WER or "Word Error Rate." This essentially shows how often the A.I. gets speech wrong in its pursuit of text. The lower the number, the better.

Personally, we do this because 1) we''re pretty confident we''re the best and 2) we like to be sure we''re still beating the pants off of the speech recognition software of Google, Amazon, and Microsoft.

As you can see... in two of three tests, we narrowly beat Google. In another we absolutely smoked ''em all. 

You''re likely already a customer, so you already know what''s up. But here''s just more assurance that you made a smart decision. Oh and if you''re a word nerd, be sure to read more about how WER werks below.

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Battle: Humans vs. Robots

How Polished Transcripts & Rough Drafts Work

In the blue corner, weighing in at roughly 180 pounds... the typist with the nicest... HUMAN TRANSCRIPTION! And in the silver corner, weighing in at 87,000 pounds... lines of code that can''t be slowed, our challenger... ROBOTIC AUTO-TRANSCRIPTION!

WHO'S GOT THE EDGE?

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In the end, this boxing match always comes down to a judge''s decision. And that judge is YOU. What kind of heavyweight you need? When do you need it? If you wanna know more about how to make your final decision, here''s a little bit more info. Or, try it out for yourself by clicking the button below.

Built for Speed

When You Need It Faster Than Fast

Faster, I say! Faster!

Need your transcript fast?

Need your transcript ASAP?

Need it FASTER THAN ASAP AGH!!!

Okay. First: deep breathing. Have yourself a nice cup of tea - uncaffeinated, probably- and remember, we''re here for you!

If there ever comes a time you need a transcript quicker than rocket-powered greased lightning, just select Rush during your order and we'll get it to you up to 10x faster. You'll pay a little more, but sacrifice nothing in terms of quality.

How does it work? We''re so glad you asked!

Here's $5 In Credit

(Good For Any of Our Services)

We''re really confident that if you try us, you''ll love us.

After all, most do.

So, the only thing now is to give you a $5 coupon that applies to any of our services. It''s how we put our theory to the test. Simply click below, then upload your audio or video file as you would normally, and your $5 will come off at checkout.

Give it a try and be pleasantly surprised!

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Today, Rev Turns 10!

It''s no 1996, but we''ll take it

Not to date ourselves (but to... uh... totally date ourselves to those of you who are good at math), 1996 was the year some of us here at Rev turned 10. And it was the best year of our lives. We started 5th grade. Nintendo''s N64 came out. I mean, it was a strong showing. Even if you weren''t into Mario Kart. But c''mon.
Mario Kart. 

Now, 2020 is. not. um... incredibly close to the best year ever. 

Probably for anybody.

Probably, suffice to say, it''s the exact opposite of that. 

But here at Rev, we had to say *something* today because we just turned 10 and, well, that only happens once in a plucky speech-to-text company''s lifetime. In the midst of all this, we felt like we absolutely have to use this occasion to gush.

We sincerely and deeply from the bottom of our hearts thank all the transcriptionists, captioners, subtitlers, translators, engineers, speech scientists, leaders, experts, writers, designers, coders, developers, photographers, partners, and ESPECIALLY customers, who have been along for the ride.

Even if you''re the type of person to screen-look and then use a spikey blue shell right as we go off a jump. We love you.

Now, because we''re 10-year-olds and are all still very much locked-down here in Austin and San Francisco, we can''t have in-person birthday bash and invite you over for cake and Twister. Instead, we''re playing a Twitter party game! 

So just head over to Twitter, tell us what you''re bringing... and we''ll tell you if you''re invited or not. ?? (And we''re giving away a chance to win $100 in Rev credit!)

The Rev Lipreading Challenge!
Go on, give it a try with the GIF below!

Is he saying?:

A) "This is where I blibber blabber the bad cadaver rapture"

B) "This is when I run the mile without a truly fast captain."
C) "This is what I mumble the words so you see you need captions."

Just kidding! None of those are right. Clearly you have no idea what Danny from our marketing team is saying! Why? Because if you''re like the overwhelming preponderance of people: You''re terrible at lipreading. And virtual meetings. But mostly lipreading.

Now that we have your attention, here''s the story: We recently released Live Captions for Zoom Meetings and people are loving it. That got us thinking, why should only Zoom Meetings have all the fun? Short answer, they shouldn''t. Long answer. they definitely shouldn''t.

So, we figured out how to add live captions to Zoom Webinars (it''s cool!), and we want to let you try it out. No more need for your webinar attendees to lipread! Because they''re definitely bad at it!

If you''re a Zoom Webinars user, you can request early access to our Live Captions for Zoom Webinars beta today!

Update from our newsletter last month: Hall and Oates - yes, THE Hall and Oates - actually reached out to Rev the band and shared the cover of their song. Sorry if you''re out of the loop on this one!

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