Livestream
One of the most fascinating things about the Internet at the moment is the way it has democratised the creation of media – through blogs, wikis and podcasts, it’s as though everyone now owns their own newspapers and radio stations. Pretty awesome, really.
But it doesn’t stop there. Using sophisticated tools like Livestream, UStream, Stickam or even Qik, it’s now possible to run the Internet equivalent of your own TV studio. I’m just experimenting with this stuff at the moment, but it has some amazing potential. Right now, I’m just collecting and creating content for broadcast based on stuff I already have on YouTube, but as that all grows I can imagine it being possible to run a worthwhile 24/7 video feed, as well as occasional live feeds when things are happening live. What a world we live in…
Live Mobile Streaming with Qik
Qik is a service that can send live video directly to the web from a mobile phone. I’ll occasionally send out one of these streams, (which usually also sends a Twitter notification that there is a live feed happening) and the video is mebedded below. When I’m not livestreaming, which is most of the time obviously, the last broadcast stream will be in the video window below.
Subscribe to my updates on Twitter for advance notice…
Visit my live streaming page on Qik.
Audio Boo
The other interesting live stream (well, actually it’s not quite live, but it’s “near-live”) is AudioBoo. AudioBoo allows you to record an audio podcast directly to your iPhone, which it then immediately uploads to the web. You can also tag, geotag and add photos for each live stream. The quality, I must say, is quite astounding.
You can access my AudioBoo feed here at http://audioboo.fm/profile/betchaboy
August 2nd, 2008 at 2:44 pm
This Qik is a nifty tool.
I liked watching Steve Dembo doing his cycle podcast too.
You could only find out about these real time, real life activities through Twitter.
Elaine
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