Say you want a Revoluminary

It’s been a few weeks since we announced that we’d entered Alpha testing. Since that time we have been in the lab mixing chemicals, exploding monitors, and otherwise testing the alchemy behind the Revoluminary site.

While we’ve been working, we’ve received several questions about how the site will work, and I thought I’d go ahead and share some answers.

Q: Who can use Revoluminary?
A: Revoluminary is intended for everyone. For the launch we have invited a limited number of people to participate in the private beta (you can request an invitation here). Shortly after launch we will be extending those invitations.

Q: What subjects can I teach on Revoluminary?
A: At Revoluminary we encourage people to share their knowledge with the world. We already have instructors in over 14 languages, math, science, as well as in a lot of really fun things like high alpine mountaineering, marathon training, and cooking! However, in the interest of protecting our users, we do not allow obscene, racist, sexually explicit or otherwise offensive topics.

Q: Do I need Skype to use Revoluminary?
A: No. Revoluminary uses a proprietary browser based classroom that combines streaming video and voice, whiteboarding, instant messaging and powerpoint and word file exchange in one convenient place. The Revoluminary classroom works on Safari, Internet Explorer, and Mozilla Firefox platforms.

Q: So how does Revoluminary work?
A: Revoluminary provides a convenient and easy interface for people from around the world to meet and teach each other. As a member of the Revoluminary community, you can create a personal profile, list classes you are available to teach, manage your schedule, send messages to other members, and of course, teach or learn from anyone in the world through the Revoluminary classroom.

Q: How much does it cost?
A: You decide! Every instructor sets their own rate, and joining Revoluminary is free.

Q: When will you launch?
A: We plan on launching in a few weeks!

Q: Do you still need to learn Italian to impress a certain girl?
A: You have no idea! I think she’s starting to figure out that the only thing I really know how to say is “diami un bacio”...but she still occasionally says ‘si’

Hope these answered a few of the questions you all have sent our way. And watch this space, we’ll be posting a lot more information over the next couple weeks!