video-help

Jaap Stronks from The Netherlands has quite an interesting mashup, but one with a purpose: Twitter and live video!

Just wanted to share that I’ve been experimenting with live webvideo myself; I was particularly interested in integrating relevant Twitter messages realtime in a live video, something you may be interested in. At the Next Web Conference in Amsterdam, I produced an interview with Robert Scoble, which I broadcasted in Ustream with added backchannel tweets as a video overlay. If you’re interested in the result, you can watch it here (I simultaneously recorded it with Quicktime), although the web page is in Dutch, the video is of course English:

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Here’s a wake-up call: the only video site on the ‘Net is YouTube – period, end of story. It’s the only video site my mom knows about, and there are more of her than there are of us (at least, those of us who love trying new things – early adopters are a rare breed). There’s a reason I’ve made such a tremendous push with my YouTube efforts, and they’ve all paid off.

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Well, there’s a new YouTube video player to embed throughout the Internets – it’s for some of us, apparently…

Doesn’t seem to be too much of a leap forward, although (as evidenced by the following screen shot) you can tweak the colors to better match your site. I find the transitions to be a bit smoother, and my guess is that this new player is going to be forward-compatible with the YouTube advertising strategy.

Read more on There’s a New YouTube Player!…

Upgrades! Get your upgrades here! We’ve got PCI, AGP, IDE, SATA, PCMCIA, PDAs, RAM, Hard Drives, and just about everything else! We’ve got software updates too! We’ll keep your operating system secure with automatic updates! Come on, get your upgrades here! We’ve even got guides on how to upgrade your system yourself!

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Have you ever wanted to stream over Ustream.tv? Maybe you would like to be able to video conference with your friends or coworkers? Perhaps you would enjoy producing your own short videos for YouTube? Well, whatever you want to do, you’ll need a good webcam, but those cost money, so why not try to win one in a weekly giveaway? That’s right, folks, we’re giving away one free webcam a week for the next ten weeks (possibly longer)!

Read more on Webcam Giveaways…

Gave some advice about starting a computer club…

Played a better game of solitaire…

Shared a few book writing tips…

Discussed wired vs wireless peripherals…

Explained the big differences between IMAP and POP3…

Read more on Watching the Shuttle Landing (and other stuff)…

I was invited to become a Branded Channel on YouTube this afternoon – largely because we’ve been producing and uploading 5 videos a day for the past couple of weeks. If you thought my live site was being done for pure fun, you’re pure wrong. It’s there to build community, support community, and extend community.

Read more on You Tube: The Movie…