"Live" Web Broadcast Resource

Live Video Broadcast Services - Streaming Video

What Is It?

The easy way to think of live Internet video broadcasting (also known as webcasts) is when you want to interact with a live audience. If you don't need audience participation then a pre-recorded video message streaming on your website or a video sharing site will work fine.

This area of Internet video technology can be fun and exciting but might be the last area that people learn to use. The reasons are live video broadcasting means you are talking to or demonstrating live to an audience. So your audience needs to be online at the same time when you broadcast. You also might want to develop your speaking and presenting skills, since your show will be live, presenting errors will look worse. Therefore you will use live broadcasting when prerecorded messages, like video mail and streaming video on a website won't work as effectively. 

Best Uses

If you have content to share with the world and can present well, this may be a dream come true. Live broadcasting has some unique advantages and some very specific applications not available through recorded video and videomail. One major feature is the ability to interact with your audience in real time. For example like a radio show host takes live listener calls, you could receive live call-ins from viewers, or read and respond to text chat questions and feedback.

Typical applications for live broadcasts, (there may be others I overlooked) are live auctions, breaking news, special limited product releases, or liquidation sales, perishable sales, live interactive group classes, group training, group counseling, collaboration meetings and letting grandma watch you open your birthday gifts.

One last thought, don't try live broadcasting unless you have a broadband connection with a fast "upload speed" check with your Internet Service Provider to get the speed of your upload and download connection. Upload speed is usually slower than download speed, you will want 500kps or better up load speed for decent results. Otherwise your viewers are going to see you choppy and with mismatched sound.

http://www.mogulus.com/

Very cool website and service. Check it out. Over the past ten years, video creation and distribution has undergone a revolution. Producing and distributing video content was once a concept only available to professionals. This was mainly due to expensive, complex cameras and editing systems, which required technical skill and years of experience to use. Today, just about anyone can create video content using inexpensive digital cameras, easy to use editing software and distribution sites like YouTube. The gap between amateurs and professionals has been bridged.

http://www.ustream.tv

 Ustream is a free service where you can start your career as a news or entertainment broadcaster. All you need is a web cam or video camera that can capture your winning smile, while you are live you can chat with viewers who want to interact with you or if you have a show moderator they can do the typing for you. You can improve the quality of your show by using two recommended programs they have on the site. With these easy to use applications, you can quickly and easily add scrolling text, logos, RSS feeds, special guests windows, picture in picture, pre-recorded video and a hosts of other powerful video effects. You can even cue up images and pre-recorded videos to produce a show just like the professionals. This is a new web site and there are over 8000 live shows being broadcast on Ustream.tv. Major Web companies are already using this service.

http://www.NowLive.com

Wow. Another free, very cool, innovative service. This site harnesses the power of social networks and citizen  broadcasting. Anyone can host their own live, interactive show in just a few minutes. Your show can integrate streaming video, live chat among viewers and the host, phone call-ins, picture sharing from the computer or a cell phone. They provide a viewer invite feature which contacts everyone you know from social network sites to email address books. All shows are then saved as podcasts to be viewed by anyone who missed your great performance. NowLive does not require any downloads and is free to registered users.

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