You TV?

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*bump*

I'm bumping this thread because it references justin.tv. I just read this very disturbing article about a suicide witnessed by viewers online via a web cam. The site was hosted by justin.tv.

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Amazing, Ryan!!! Most interesting to me is how comfortable you've become in front of the camera with all of these interviews, weblogs and lifecasting under your belt.

Oh, and I agree with Paula and Shawn!!!

[Linkmeister]

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I saw that, and when they did the teaser before the commercial I thought, "Dollars to donuts Ryan's in this clip." Sure enough...

Then Burt showed up too. Ryan, you've got a happier screen presence. (Sorry, Burt!)

[christa]

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YES!!! congratulations ryan!!!

[pzarquon]

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KITV's Mahealani Richardson covered lifecasting last night. She interviewed (ahem) a couple of local geeks, who gleefully took pictures of KITV taking pictures of them. And of course the whole thing was lifecasted. It was like a little media vortex.

The best part is anchor Paula Akana's comment afterward... My wife is still beaming.

[pzarquon]

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Lifecasting will be the topic on HPR's "Think Tech Hawaii" this afternoon at 5 p.m. Jay Fidell will be hosting Burt "Bytemarks" Lum and myself in a discussion about live video streaming for the masses. From the technology involved to the potential applications, we'll talk tech and take questions. If you can't pick up KIPO on your radio, you can listen online.

[pzarquon]

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Hey, Jdub! You can get the video out of my HawaiiGeek.TV archives. But it's really not pass-along material. 'Twas filmed with a tiny camera and an overwhelmed microphone strapped to my shoulder and filming mostly the lower stage and road!

Fun as it is to share live, there's nothing quite like being there in person.

And... this just in. The Justin.TV network, which has expanded its network quite a bit in the past few weeks, has apparently opened up a channel right here in Hawaii. Star 101.9 is involved, and apparently so is KSSK.

It's not quite lifecasting, insofar as its more a promotional vehicle within an entertainment model for a corporate entity... but it does demonstrate the increasing prevalence of live, streaming video.

[jdub]

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Ryan, you're the man, dude. Can I get my hand on your footage of the Rakes at the Spam Jam? I'll put it on our myspace page with mad props to you and a link to hawaiigeek.tv!

[pzarquon]

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Heh. Thanks, all! I admit, I enjoyed having my geek status affirmed in a newspaper of record! I know the reporter talked to a bunch of other people, but my head was so big there was only room for Burt (Quark) and I.

Despite what the photos and captions may have implied, my Treo 700p is not a live video streaming device. The photographer caught me taking a photo with it, and asked for its specs, but I guess I didn't clarify. I do take videos with it (see "Drowsy" or "Bon Dance" on YouTube), but can't broadcast live.

Yet.

[lavagal]

HT personalities in the News

Our favorite tech geek is featured today in The Advertiser! Love it! So, can I take the Island Life section all over the office and say "he's my friend! he's my friend?!!" Can I? Can I?

Now, if only I could figure out my Razr!!!

[LikaNui]

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Shoots, Ryan is getting so much publicity these days that I almost stuck this item in the "Celebrity" section of HT!

[1stwahine]

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Way to GO Ryan!!

Auntie Lynn

[tutusue]

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High 5, Ryan!

[LikaNui]

Ryan featured in the news!

Congratulations, Ryan, on this major story in today's Advertiser about your "lifecasting". (Good photos of ya, too!)
Too much good stuff to even quote part of it here (including a mention of HawaiiThreads), so you folks need to click on the link.
Ho`omaika`i, Ryan!

[mel]

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I don't think it's a coincidence that some of the most prolific photographers are also uncomfortable in front of the camera. I think we all figure out that the best way to not be caught in pictures is by being the one taking them! .

Exactly. The more the potential for way too many cameras to be in one place, the less I am willing to go to an event or meeting, unless through the course of work or something, I have to be there (usually taking photos myself). It is one thing trying to avoid the still photographers and still another to try and avoid the videographers including the TV news people.

Now this "livecasting" or whatever have you is more of a concern, especially as it grows in popularity. It has the potential of turning anyone into a voyeuristic street journalist with no purpose except to broadcast something live. No thanks, but I don't want to be caught in their stream.

In this urban society it is getting harder and harder to stay away from prying cameras and lenses.

I think in time the situation will get to a point where the lawyers and legislators will get "into the picture" and try to litigate or regulate some if not all of it.