{"id":181330,"date":"2012-08-31T12:30:03","date_gmt":"2012-08-31T16:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/fluentu-public-beta-launch-2\/"},"modified":"2024-10-02T03:10:56","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T07:10:56","slug":"fluentu-public-beta-launch-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/chinese\/fluentu-public-beta-launch-2\/","title":{"rendered":"FluentU Launching Public Beta in 3 Days!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since announcing our planned beta launch less than two short weeks ago, we have welcomed <strong>hundreds of new users<\/strong>, <strong>uploaded dozens of new videos<\/strong>,<strong> and been featured on some of our favorite Chinese learning blogs<\/strong> (all the while <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FluentU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeting<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/chinese\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blogging<\/a>\u00a0as usual of course).<\/p>\n<p>If you have been living under a rock (one without wifi that is), FluentU is a new way to learn Chinese.<\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\"><p><strong>FluentU<\/strong> takes authentic videos\u2014like music videos, movie trailers, news and inspiring talks\u2014and turns them into personalized language learning lessons.<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p>You can try FluentU for free for 2 weeks. Check out the website or download <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/fluentu-learn-language-videos\/id917892175\">the iOS app<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.fluentflix.fluentu&amp;hl=en&amp;gl=US\">Android app.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><i><a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">P.S. Click here to take advantage of our current sale! (Expires at the end of this month.)<\/a><\/i>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/NativeAd-Chinese.jpg\" alt=\"FluentU Ad\" \/>\r\n  <p style=\"text-align: center\">\r\n    <button class=\"btn-blue\" style=\"border: none;font-size: 18px;text-align: center;padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem;cursor: pointer\">\r\n      Try FluentU for FREE!\r\n    <\/button>\r\n  <\/p>\r\n<\/a>\r\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>While textbooks continue to be necessary for some learners, <strong>we believe immersive experiences with authentic video content showcasing the vibrancy of modern Chinese culture, supported by the right learning tools, simply can&#8217;t be matched<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We are building the world&#8217;s first &#8220;video textbook&#8221;, and couldn&#8217;t be more excited to introduce it to the world.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>After polishing the site over the past few months with a select number of invited users (private beta), we will now be opening the site to the public (public beta).<\/strong> Starting Monday, anybody with an email address can visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/\">home page<\/a>, and register for<strong> free and immediate access to our entire video content library and vocab review features<\/strong>. We are still however in beta, meaning we will continue testing new features, sticking with the ones you like, ditching the ones you don&#8217;t (so cut us a wee bit &#8216;o slack going forward).<\/p>\n<p><strong>As it turns out, bloggers and writers with early access share our enthusiasm and excitement. Below are excerpts of some of the blogs and publications which have featured us thus far:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/enjoyshanghai.com\/blog\/general\/language-learning-tips-part-1-fluent-flix_406.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Enjoy Shanghai<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8220;The aim of the site is to teach you the language via short online videos that feature native speakers interacting in a natural environment: TV! Simple concept, right? And it\u2019s an effective one. I\u2019ve only used it for a few days, but I am already addicted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In addition, we have had tons of emails, tweets, Facebook comments, and the like pouring in from our hundreds of engaged users offering their feedback and suggestions.<\/p>\n<p>Starting almost exactly one year ago (to the day)\u00a0as a humble blog, we have covered a lot of ground in the 12 months since. <strong>September 3rd<\/strong> marks a new beginning for us, and as we continue welcoming new users, uploading new videos, and improving the player and vocab review, <strong>we will always want to hear what you think<\/strong>. Feel free to comment on any of our posts, find us on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FluentU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FluentU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, or leave feedback directly on our site.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for reading.<\/p>\n<p>Ben<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since announcing our planned beta launch less than two short weeks ago, we have welcomed hundreds of new users, uploaded dozens of new videos, and been featured on some of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":807,"featured_media":222364,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"FluentU Launching Public Beta in 3 Days!","description":"After polishing the site over the past few months with a select number of invited users (private beta), we will now be opening the site to the public (public beta). 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