Universal Record Database
Encyclopedia
RecordSetter, formerly known as the Universal Record Database (URDB), is a social media website containing a collection of world records created by the public and evaluated by staff and visitors to the site. The site and associated record attempts have been featured on various radio and television shows including NBC
s comedy talk show Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
, The Tyra Banks Show
, MTV
s It's On with Alexa Chung
and appearances on Good Morning America
, CNN
, CBS Sunday Morning and the NSFW Show on TWiT.tv.
festival north of Reno, NV. The official website was first registered in February 2008, and launched in November 2008 founded by co-founders Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson. The company holds regular live events under the name RecordSetter LIVE! and have a web video series The RecordSetter World Record Show.
Co-Founder Dan Rollman was inspired by various aspects of the Guinness Book of Records, combined with Wikipedia
and YouTube
where users can invent and upload their own records and describes the site as "an open platform for world records, built on a belief that everyone on earth can be the world's best at something". Their yellow suit jacket uniform is inspired by those worn on television's Wide World of Sports
.
In 2011, RecordSetter receives over 1,000 world record submissions each month. The site notes, "RecordSetter is built on a philosophy that everyone on earth can be the world's best at something. Our goal is to build a site where all such achievements can live." Guidelines specify that "Every submission must be a: quantifiable, b: breakable, and c: include indisputable media evidence."
celebrities and other television and radio personalities usually performed as part of the television show Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
or as part of the World Record Appreciation Society. These have included record entries by:
released "The RecordSetter Book of World Records: More Than 300 Extraordinary Feats by Ordinary People" by Corey Henderson and Dan Rollman. In addition to Food & Drink Records, Sports & Games Records, Records set by (not-so) average Joes, and Records set by Celebrities, the volume includes tips and wisdom on how to set a world record of your own.
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
s comedy talk show Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jimmy Fallon on NBC. The show premiered on March 2, 2009, as the third incarnation of the Late Night franchise originated by David Letterman....
, The Tyra Banks Show
The Tyra Banks Show
The Tyra Banks Show, also known as and shortened to Tyra or The Tyra Show, is an American talk show hosted by Tyra Banks. The last new episode aired on Friday, May 28, 2010.-2005-2009: Syndication:...
, MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
s It's On with Alexa Chung
It's On with Alexa Chung
It's On with Alexa Chung was an American live interactive talk and variety program that aired weekdays on MTV from June 15 to December 17, 2009...
and appearances on Good Morning America
Good Morning America
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
, CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
, CBS Sunday Morning and the NSFW Show on TWiT.tv.
History
The community formed in 2004 as a theme camp named Playa Book of Records (PBR) at the Burning ManBurning Man
Burning Man is a week-long annual event held in the Black Rock Desert in northern Nevada, in the United States. The event starts on the Monday before the American Labor Day holiday, and ends on the holiday itself. It takes its name from the ritual burning of a large wooden effigy on Saturday evening...
festival north of Reno, NV. The official website was first registered in February 2008, and launched in November 2008 founded by co-founders Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson. The company holds regular live events under the name RecordSetter LIVE! and have a web video series The RecordSetter World Record Show.
Co-Founder Dan Rollman was inspired by various aspects of the Guinness Book of Records, combined with Wikipedia
Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a free, web-based, collaborative, multilingual encyclopedia project supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Its 20 million articles have been written collaboratively by volunteers around the world. Almost all of its articles can be edited by anyone with access to the site,...
and YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
where users can invent and upload their own records and describes the site as "an open platform for world records, built on a belief that everyone on earth can be the world's best at something". Their yellow suit jacket uniform is inspired by those worn on television's Wide World of Sports
Wide World of Sports
Wide World of Sports can refer to:*Wide World of Sports , screened on the Nine Network*Wide World of Sports , screened on the American Broadcasting Company...
.
In 2011, RecordSetter receives over 1,000 world record submissions each month. The site notes, "RecordSetter is built on a philosophy that everyone on earth can be the world's best at something. Our goal is to build a site where all such achievements can live." Guidelines specify that "Every submission must be a: quantifiable, b: breakable, and c: include indisputable media evidence."
Notable record holders
Some record submissions have included those from A-listA-list
A-list is a term that alludes to major movie stars, or the most bankable in the Hollywood film industry.The A-list is part of a larger guide called The Hot List that has become an industry-standard guide in Hollywood...
celebrities and other television and radio personalities usually performed as part of the television show Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jimmy Fallon on NBC. The show premiered on March 2, 2009, as the third incarnation of the Late Night franchise originated by David Letterman....
or as part of the World Record Appreciation Society. These have included record entries by:
- Cameron DiazCameron DiazCameron Michelle Diaz is an American actress and former model. She became famous during the 1990s with roles in the movies The Mask, My Best Friend's Wedding, and There's Something About Mary. Other high-profile credits include the two Charlie's Angels films, voicing the character Princess Fiona...
- Drew BarrymoreDrew BarrymoreDrew Blyth Barrymore is an American actress, film director, screenwriter, producer and model. She is a member of the Barrymore family of American actors and granddaughter of John Barrymore. She first appeared in an advertisement when she was 11 months old. Barrymore made her film debut in Altered...
- Jimmy FallonJimmy FallonJames Thomas "Jimmy" Fallon, Jr. is an American actor, comedian, singer, musician and television host. He currently hosts Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, a late-night talk show that airs Monday through Friday on NBC...
- Jack BlackJack BlackJack Black , is an American actor and musician, notably of Tenacious D.Jack Black may also refer to:* Jack Black , late 19th - early 20th Century author and hobo* Jack Black , drummer for 1970s UK punk band The Boys...
- Questlove
- Justin BieberJustin BieberJustin Drew Bieber is a Canadian pop/R&B singer, songwriter and actor. Bieber was discovered in 2008 by Scooter Braun, who came across Bieber's videos on YouTube and later became his manager...
- Various cast and staff from CollegeHumorCollegeHumorCollegeHumor is a comedy website owned by InterActiveCorp and based in New York City. The site features daily original comedy videos and articles created by its in-house writing and production team, in addition to user-submitted videos, pictures, articles and links. In early 2009, CollegeHumor's...
(e.g., Jeff Rubin)
Book
In November, 2011, the Workman Publishing CompanyWorkman Publishing Company
Workman Publishing Company is a publisher of primarily non-fiction print and audio books along with calendars with annual sales of over US$25 million. Located in New York City, New York, USA, the publisher works under several imprints with offices located throughout the United States. Peter...
released "The RecordSetter Book of World Records: More Than 300 Extraordinary Feats by Ordinary People" by Corey Henderson and Dan Rollman. In addition to Food & Drink Records, Sports & Games Records, Records set by (not-so) average Joes, and Records set by Celebrities, the volume includes tips and wisdom on how to set a world record of your own.
See also
- Late Night with Jimmy FallonLate Night with Jimmy FallonLate Night with Jimmy Fallon is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jimmy Fallon on NBC. The show premiered on March 2, 2009, as the third incarnation of the Late Night franchise originated by David Letterman....
- Limca Book of RecordsLimca Book of RecordsLimca Book of Records is a record book of Indian origin. First published in 1990, when the Limca Brand was owned by Parle Group. The book continued to be published by Coca-Cola, when they bought the Limca Brand. The 20th edition of this book was released by Amitabh Bachchan in March 2009...
- List of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon episodes