{"id":181339,"date":"2012-10-25T15:01:46","date_gmt":"2012-10-25T19:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/introducing-fluentu\/"},"modified":"2025-01-18T23:53:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T04:53:31","slug":"introducing-fluentu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/chinese\/introducing-fluentu\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing FluentU!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/chinese\/fluentu-public-beta-launch-2\/\">public beta launch<\/a>\u00a0last month, we are excited and humbled to have welcomed thousands of new users to FluentFlix. <strong>It has been thrilling watching the feedback and support continue to roll in, and we encourage you to continue connecting with us through all of our channels<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/chinese\/blog\/\">blog<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FluentU\">twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FluentU\">facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/\">site feedback<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>One common thread in lots of user feedback has been that although video is the ideal medium to study Chinese, people are looking for more personalized learning experiences.\u00a0<strong>We agree<\/strong>. In considering how to address these concerns, we came to decide it begins with our name.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning today, we will be <strong>rebranding as FluentU<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FluentU is all about personalized language learning<\/strong>. Continuing to use the web&#8217;s best Chinese language videos as source content, we will begin incorporating new tools to offer even more personalized learning paths; it goes beyond just movies (hence no more &#8220;flix\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>We continue to believe online video is the ideal medium to study a language, and by delivering memorable, engaging experiences for users, we can offer the best online resource for studying Chinese.<\/p>\n<p>While there are no immediate changes to our free public beta service, <strong>we will begin offering new tools to suggest level-appropriate videos which will interest you, better vocabulary management and review functionality, and easier social sharing capabilities.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Special thanks to our readers and users for your support over the months, and we couldn\u2019t be more proud and excited to introduce FluentU. <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><strong>We have lots of updates planned in the weeks and months (and years) to come, so stay tuned!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since our public beta launch\u00a0last month, we are excited and humbled to have welcomed thousands of new users to FluentFlix. 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