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Some fun news today from Flixwagon, so let's jump right in:

1. New Mobile Client: We've just released our new Symbian mobile client, which offers substantially improved video and audio quality. Also, depending on what version you're currently running, you may discover these new features we added over the past few months: auto-check for future updates, manually posting on twitter and YouTube, 2-way chat and more. Get the latest version via your mobile browser from m.flixwagon.com/nokia. Also, iPhone users, make sure you're running the most current version by refreshing your sources on Cydia or Installer.

2. Sharing and Notifications: We’ve changed the privacy settings on flixwagon.com so that now you can send an encoded direct link to private flix without requiring your viewers to log in (please note though: this also means that whoever you share your flix with can forward those links to others!) Additional changes include adding the video thumbnail in email notifications. To add your contacts, create groups, and set sharing alerts: log in to flixwagon.com, go to Contacts → My Contacts. Also, check out this video tutorial on how to manage your sharing settings.

3. More  Tutorials: and speaking of tutorials, check out our additional demos on how to change the user details generated via Express Registration, and how to share flix on YouTube and Twitter. And speaking of Twitter, check out the new customizable default twitter message via Settings → Twitter.

4. Folio Mag: Following Conde Nast's Brides.com recent fashion show coverage using Flixwagon, here's what Folio Mag had to say about us (third part of the story): http://www.foliomag.com/2008/technologies-look-2009

Check out the following blog post from NewTeeVee with comments by Facebook and MySpace execs from GigaOM's Mobilize Conference. Both sound bullish on mobile video, with Facebook VP of Growth for Mobile and International Chamath Palihapitiya mentioning services like Flixwagon as the "next logical place to go" and adding: "that’s really cool stuff. To the extent that we can enable people to upload directly and then share that with their friends, I think that’s very powerful."

http://newteevee.com/2008/09/18/mobile-video-is-next-for-myspace-facebook/

Flixwagon was founded on the premise that capturing and sharing video should be fast and easy. We realized that existing ways to share video were too cumbersome and that there was a better way. This is why we started Flixwagon.

 

Our friends at Boxee are also trying to change the world, but with a very different focus. Boxee is building the ultimate media center which we believe can change the way people consume and share digital content at home. Boxee allows users to easily consume and share video, photos, and music from various sources on their computers and TVs, interact with their friends around this content, and more.  We think this is a huge leap from anything that's out there today.

 

Boxee just came out with their alpha for mac. We encourage you to sign up for their alpha program, download, and get ready for an entirely new and exciting media center experience.

 

http://boxee.tv

We're happy to announce that flixwagon was nominated for MobileBeat 2008: VentureBeat's top mobile applications competition. The competition looks at the most innovative and promising technologies in the mobile space. 

Help us win the competition! Venturebeat is a well known technology blog, and winning the competition can help flixwagon gain more visibility, grow faster, and achieve certain goals ahead of schedule like rolling out new exciting features and supporting additional phones. 

The competition is set up in a way that each registered voter can cast up to 5 votes -- one vote in every 24 hours (we know... took us a few minutes to to figure it out too). So if you'd like to give us your 5 votes, feel free to login once a day and submit your votes. All of us at Flixwagon would very much appreciate it!

So here's what you'll need to do to vote for Flixwagon:

1. sign-up for a voting login ID here:

http://venturebeat.com/wp-login.php?action=register

2. After you sign-up, access the voting page here and vote for flixwagon:

http://venturebeat.com/mobilebeat-2008/companies/

(Flixwagon is in the 'Applications Companies' category).

3. you can return to the voting page every 24 hours up to five times to submit additional votes. Voting ends on June 24, 2008, so make sure you cast all five votes by then.

Thanks and we'll keep you posted on how it goes.

Flixwagon

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! :)

Hi all,

This week, Flixwagon is participating in the Carnival of the Mobilists!

For those of you who haven't visited the Carnival of Mobilists, the Carnival brings you to the very best posts of the

previous week, all written about mobile and gathered together in a central place. Each week, it is hosted at a different site, so you can visit the Carnival and experience both new writers about mobile, as well as all your old favourites.

This week's Carnival is set up at Andrew Grill's blog, bringing you the best of the week, so go a head!

Enjoy :) 

 

Rory Cellan-Jones of BBC News published a video interview featuring Eran Hess, Flixwagon's Co-Founder and CEO. The interview was taken at the BBC's Television Centre, right in front of the live News 24 studio.

Apart from the great interview with Eran, Rory raises an important question:

"What would happen if everyone, anywhere, could have their own live television station from a mobile phone? So I could broadcast something as banal as my walk with the dog, or citizens could go live in conflict zones?"

Let me rephrase the question a little to make my point:

What would happen if everyone, anywhere, could have their own blog/online news site on the internet? So I could cover something as banal as my walk with the dog, or citizens could go live in conflict zones?

This probably sounds familiar to those of you who have been long enough around the blogosphere. So my answer to "what would happen?" is that change would happen. It means that we will probably witness the proliferation of the new technology, bringing alongside huge amounts of video contents with it. At first, we might be swamped, just like before everyone learned how to use Technorati and Google Blog Search to sort through all the blogs out there. Later, we will probably find our way (using new recommendation tools, directories and so on) and find new talents and new forms that couldn't have managed to get under the spotlight any other way.

 As for a 'walking with my dog' video, every new technology enables content generators the freedom of creation while the consumers need to sort and find what they like. This rule has been applied to books, music, TV shows, blogs, why not live video content? Also, even a 'walking with my dog' video will probably be relevant to someone, it may be my immediate circle of friends, dog lovers and people who want to get closer to me (potential dates etc'). 

 

Most bloggers have already covered all the Mobile World Congress news, new gadgets, who attended which event and how the hell didn't they had enough bandwidth for 60,000 mobile phones and laptops?! How can we communicate with no means?! Also many have already blogged about who had goodies, who had nice giveaways, and most important who offered free coffee and water... (the lines for a bad coffee were impressive!). 

Here are my off-topic observations:

1) 99.9% of the attendees wore dark grey or black suits. The only variations were the color of the thin stripes.

2) Mobile techies don't push and they stand in a nice long line with no complaints.

 

3) Most mobile techies are men. Try to spot a woman here:

4) Business cards - you never take enough with you :)

5) After so many hours on feet, we will drink whatever coffee we can find. Any. (and accidentally spell it on my N95 and improve its performance. Try it on your own risk).

6) High heels are bad for you. Bad. Very bad.

But Barcelona is more than a huge amount of black and grey suits. This is the city of best parties and good food! The big question is - do mobile techies know how to party? I was reluctant but decided to put it to the test. In order to examine it thoroughly, I went out each night with different people, and each night I found myself in at least 2 parties,

My answer is YES.

From a lot of beers at the BelChica with the MobileSunday gang (no 3G network there, sory), through Swedish Beers, some private parties with bloggers and demo and marketing delegations, yes, mobile techies know how to have a good time! :)

And here's a treat for those of you who couldn't join - some flix from the Blackberry party

 

 

Hi friends,

We are attending the Mobile World Congress Barcelona (February 11-14 2008).
We'd love to meet so If you're interested - you are very welcome to drop me a line: xen [at] flixwagon [dot] com

Hope to catch up there,
Xen