Assignment #1 Part 1

Rooster Teeth Productions 

Rooster Teeth is a video production company based in Austin Texas. On April 1st 2003 the company was founded by five nerds who realized the awesome power of the internet and how it could change the world with its ability to distribute content to anyone with a connection in any part of the world. On October 4th, 2004 the company launched their official community and social networking site Roosterteeth.com. The website served two primary functions. Firstly it was a platform for Rooster Teeth to distribute its various forms of content like its hit series Red vs. Blue as well as various live action comedy sketches. Secondly it was a place where fans could interact with both the company's staff and each other. Rooster Teeth essentially set the standard for video streaming websites as well as independent content creation and distribution through the internet. The first episode of Red vs. Blue went viral with over 100,000 downloads. From there it snowballed out of control. As of Rooster Teeth's 10 year anniversary their site has over 1.5 million active members. The company also posts all of their videos to their youtube channel that has over 7 million subscribers. The Rooster Teeth facebook page has over 664k likes and their twitter has over 523k followers. In the 11 years that Rooster Teeth has existed it has grown from a 5 man company to an impressive 85 animators, editors, cinematographers, writers, graphic designers, and gamers.