Today's Evil Beet Gossip

Celebrating 100 Million Video Downloads with RealPlayer SP!

For those of you who don’t know, this little gossip blog is largely funded by the fantastic folks over at RealNetworks. Scoff all you want, but Wendie and Molly and Kelly and I — as well as the women of Zelda Lily and Lilly Likes — wouldn’t be here for you to scoff at daily if it weren’t for their unwavering support of our website and of my personal sanity, day in and day out. This company has been nothing but amazing to me, and they have supported every bizarre and non-traditional creative decision I’ve insisted on making. I have no problem selling out to the man if it means I get to run a gossip blog for a living and employ other phenomenally talented women who deserve to be paid to write.

This was a really exciting week at RealNetworks, as users of our flagship product, RealPlayer SP, used it for 100 million video downloads in less than six months. That’s a huge number; it took YouTube 17 months to get 100 million video views. We’ve been really excited (and there have been a lot of free cookies), and Lacy Kemp and Oona Rokyta, two of our amazing PR girls (and my friends) made a video to celebrate. I make a fun little cameo around the 0:37 mark, and at 0:29 you might recognize another coworker and friend of mine: the beautiful and uber-gangsta Chelsia Hart from Big Brother. Enjoy!

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  • Congrats Beet!!! And thanks for sharing, but i guess once again i’m gonna have to go watch this on your youtube thingy, because now that you have explained this to us, i understand that’s the reason why i cannot watch videos in here anymore (unless it’s from youtube) What is it that i need to get in order to watch videos in here?… Thanks again!

    • Great.. I just went to youtube and it’s not there.. Would you post it in there so people like me can watch it Beet? please? Thanks!

  • That’s an impressive achievement, I’m sure everyone was doing the happy dance with that milestone so congratulations! You’re indeed fortunate to have an investor who doesn’t interfere with your content, a very rare occurrence in this day and age where numbers and demographics are worshiped to the point of ruination.

    • What an ass sucking enabler you are Jinxy. You’d be the type that would be hanging out at Beets desk every day just waiting for her to say something to you, which she never would. You’re invisible to Beet, even if you decide to continue puckering your lips and planting them on her butt cheeks.

  • the head whipping routine must have had your last bed partner thinking you had turned into fucking linda blair! wow. scary.