May 2008 Archives

By 5 p.m. newspapers are given away on every street corner in New York City. Why? Because it was published earlier that morning- it's OLD NEWS.
The Internet gives us minute-by-minute updates, texters send us alerts, and bloggers post all day long.

People want the news and they want it now. They can't wait for experienced journalists to show up on the scene, go through hair and makeup, and edit the footage into a nice polite package. We want the real deal; the raw, unadulterated news of what's really going on. That's where YouTube's new brain child Citizen News comes in. 

The idea is this: with cheaper, more accessible video equipment, people from around the world can report on what's going in their neighborhood. These people need to make a video, upload it to the computer, and post it online. Well, I like the idea of all different types of people broadcasting from across the world on YouTube's Citizen News. But what about getting my news NOW? That's where Flixwagon comes in.

Give these people affordable Flixwagon capable cell phones that can broadcast LIVE real-time video and then I'll be happy. Arm someone in Sudan with a Flixwagon so I can tune in on the latest news from Sudan in real-time on the Internet. Or maybe give it to someone broadcasting live from their college, or at a concert, or a basketball game, or a demonstration...

You can't get more recent than that.

I had the honor today of being a part of a life casting panel as part of the streaming media east conference in NYC.  great questions came in from the crowd about what life casting is all about and where are we headed. Sarah Meyers was also on the panel and was kind enough to broadcast the panel through flixwagon on her live page. if you are up to watching the full 45 minutes of the panel, there it is :

Totlol is a niche new video sharing which is community-moderated to fit those between the ages of 6 months and 6 years. Or in other words, YouTube for the youngest crowd and their parents.

So cute!

Europe, Asia and the Pacific people - you're WANTED!

Please email me at Xen at flixwagon dot com to continue the dialog.

Thanks! :)