 It's Monday, March 18th, 2013. I'm Josh Tapolsky, also known as the Other JT, and this is 90 Seconds on the Verge, brought to you by Mercedes-Benz. Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitello is stepping down. Riccitello's departure comes as EA faces a massive backlash for the disastrous launch of SimCity. The game became virtually unplayable when EA's servers weren't able to keep up with demand. Former EA CEO Larry Probst will be taking the reins while the company looks for a replacement. Google, Evernote, could they be competitors? Maybe. According to Android police, who technically don't have jurisdiction in this area, a service called Google Keep briefly went live on Google Drive. It let users add notes, pictures, and build checklists. The name also popped up in a Google Plus post last year, which indicated that Keep might include the ability to save articles for reading later, putting it up against the likes of Instapaper and Pocket, and that drawer in your house where you put all newspapers because you think you're gonna read them later. And finally, Reddit has launched its first original video series. Explain Like I'm Five is an educational comedy series based on one of the sites a user created subreddits. It features different hosts explaining complex political and philosophical issues to children, like, you know, like they're five. The first episodes tackle issues like volatility in the stock market, the crisis in Syria, and existentialism through the lens of Friedrich Nietzsche. Funding for the show is being provided by YouTube, and Reddit is looking at other subreddits that might be good for show material. Here's my suggestion, Creepshot. Tune in tomorrow when I'll grow luxurious long hair, get an eye patch, and break into a post-apocalyptic New York to rescue Donald Pleasance. Should be kind of amazing.
 It's Monday, March 18th, 2013.
 I'm Josh Tapolsky, also known as the Other JT,
 and this is 90 Seconds on the Verge,
 brought to you by Mercedes-Benz.
 Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitello is stepping down.
 Riccitello's departure comes as EA faces a massive backlash
 for the disastrous launch of SimCity.
 The game became virtually unplayable
 when EA's servers weren't able to keep up with demand.
 Former EA CEO Larry Probst will be taking the reins
 while the company looks for a replacement.
 Google, Evernote, could they be competitors?
 Maybe.
 According to Android police, who technically
 don't have jurisdiction in this area,
 a service called Google Keep briefly
 went live on Google Drive.
 It let users add notes, pictures, and build checklists.
 The name also popped up in a Google Plus post last year,
 which indicated that Keep might include the ability
 to save articles for reading later,
 putting it up against the likes of Instapaper and Pocket,
 and that drawer in your house where you put all newspapers
 because you think you're gonna read them later.
 And finally, Reddit has launched
 its first original video series.
 Explain Like I'm Five is an educational comedy series
 based on one of the sites a user created subreddits.
 It features different hosts explaining complex political
 and philosophical issues to children,
 like, you know, like they're five.
 The first episodes tackle issues like volatility
 in the stock market, the crisis in Syria,
 and existentialism through the lens of Friedrich Nietzsche.
 Funding for the show is being provided by YouTube,
 and Reddit is looking at other subreddits
 that might be good for show material.
 Here's my suggestion, Creepshot.
 Tune in tomorrow when I'll grow luxurious long hair,
 get an eye patch, and break into a post-apocalyptic New York
 to rescue Donald Pleasance.
 Should be kind of amazing.