Most of us love ourselves, want exposure and think we are worthy of others’ admiration. Thus the supply side of User Generated Content services (”UGC”) is clear. What is remarkable is that we (me included) actually enjoy watching amateur videos of others. And we do, as evident from YouTube’s millions of downloads a day, and its recent acquisition by Google.
But can UGC go mobile? Will people be willing to both create and consume UGC videos on the go? In my opinion, the clearest advantage Mobile UGC offers is the fact that most new phones can capture video. Thus we can all join in the UGC fun and create our content spontaneously, or capture something interesting we see happening on the street.
However, several key issues must be addressed if UGC is to go mobile. Creating a video on the handset is relatively simply, yet posting it to a YouTube-like site is complex and costly in terms of data-charges. Cost issues are addressed below, but transferring “mobile-phone video” to a website requires Bluetoothing it to a PC, then uploading it to the UGC website, a process few of us will bother with. A dedicated UGC client on the phone can resolve this and allow users to capture the video, then upload it to the UGC website virtually with a single click.
As to receiving and viewing videos on the handset, there are several ways to accomplish this. A WAP Pull model involves the UGC mobile service provider posting many videos on a WAP Portal for users to browse and pull. This model will fail, as have most WAP services, given the cumbersome click & wait, menu intense experience of mobile internet. The subscription-push model is a viable alternative, where users subscribe to a specific UGC topic (say Entertainment), then have the “Top Entertainment clip of the Day” delivered to them automatically. Push allows for the automatic delivery of large files (say, overnight), eliminating the need of users to browse-pull, then wait for the download of a large file in real-time. Customizing the service to the user’s specific area of interest is easily accomplished using a simple web-based (preferable to WAP) registration page, which allows the user to subscribe to a precise channel of interest.
Should the Mobile UGC service provider (say Vodafone) build its own community, or partner with a YouTube-like service? The latter is the clear answer. A few years ago I was responsible for designing and selling an advanced client/server mobile Instant Messaging solution. Effort spent trying to persuade U.S. operators to buy an IM solution then build new mobile-IM communities rather than wait until AOL, AIM, ICQ and Yahoo agree to interoperate were futile. Operators had no desire to build new communities, and also realized that users would not duplicate communities – one mobile and one PC-based. Verizon Wireless finally bought our platform, brought the enemy IM communities together, and created a killer service. Thus service providers interested in offering Mobile UGC must partner with existing communities, not build their own.
Cost to the user is a critical factor in determining who will operate the Mobile UGC and how the user will be charged. Unless Mobile operators are intricately involved in the UGC service, the service will fail, primary due to cost issues. The sending and receiving of video content is data intense, and extremely costly to the user, unless a clear monthly fee is established for the service. Mobile operators control the cost of data traffic on their network. Thus, unless the Mobile operator adopts the USG service and creates clear and reasonable fee-structures for it, no one will use it.
Do Operators want to launch such services? You bet. From a revenue perspective, most operators subsidize the expensive handsets we use, only to see us load them with MP3 files from the PC, for which the operator seeing no revenue at all. Operators must find ways to get users to fill their phone with Operator-based content. From a “Branding” perspective, it would be Verizon and Vodafone’s wet dream to launch a YouTube branded service.
To summarize, UGC services appear headed for mass-market adoption. Such a service can easily port to the mobile environment. A smart, appealing client and simple registration process can offer great functionality that is easy to use. Operator involvement is crucial. Given the brand-value of a YouTube Mobile service, I assume that we will see such a service in the near future.
http://mobilemonte.wordpress.com/
reprinted with Monte’s permission !
JoomlaJabber.com - The first podcast devoted to the Joomla user community.
Tuesday, 07 November 2006
Joomljabber.com is proud to present a new podcast show for the Joomla Community!
Joomlajabber is a the first podcast show devoted to the Joomla user community. Hosts Kathy Strickland (aka PixelBunIp) from www.raptorservices.com.au and Tom Canavan - author of the forthcoming book “Dodging the bullets” - A disaster preparation guide for Joomla based websites bring you weekly, guests, insights news and more.
Guests on the show include Joomla developers, Joomla website users and occasionally a surprise special guest or two!
The show is free to subscribe (rss) at http://www.joomlajabber.com.
The blog that accompanies the show can be found at http://joomlajabber.wordpress.com.
JoomlaJabber is looking for guests for upcoming podcasts! Are you a Joomla extension developer, Joomla Website developer? Does your business use Joomla for their website? Give us a shout at joomlajabber@gmail.com and let us know!
Visit us today at www.joomlajabber.com and subscribe to our podcast feed.
Happy Listening!
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Podcast User Magazine Issue #11
Posted: 30 Nov 2006 06:01 PM CST
http://www.podcastusermagazine.com/2006/12/podcast-user-magazine-issue-11.html
Eleven months old, 100,000 downloads, received in over 103 countries and still free. This months features include :
Podcasting a la francaise Behringer podcastudio kit Belkin TuneTalk Inside the podcasters’ studio with Dr Floyd Friends In Tech Monster in the podcast Sweepers, ramps and stingers explained Podcasting the past Video podcasting The quirky podcast list Aural pleasureand much more
Be sure to subscribe to the feed to receive each issue as it is released or download now, by clicking on the download link above.
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So What Now, How Do I Subscribe?
Posted: 31 Jan 2006 11:13 PM CST
http://www.podcastusermagazine.com/2006/02/so-what-now-how-do-i-subscribe.html
So it’s all very well describing the magazine, but how do I subscribe to it? The easiest way is to look for the subscribe link on the relevant podcast. This most popular graphic to look for is this one . When you click on it, you may very well end up with a text full of what looks like techy gobbledygook. This is in fact the subscription information your aggregator software needs. There are many different podcast listening solutions and some enable you to have one click subscription, i.e. you just click on the correct link and your podcast aggregator will automatically add the link to your subscribe list. This is all very well, but what happens when you want to remove it? For this reason I prefer the manual method as that way I know I can subscribe to any podcast, no matter what links it offers.
I’ll assume you are using Juice as your podcast aggregator as this is the one I use. Although there are lots of different software solutions, they all essentially handle things the same way, so once you know one, you can pretty much find your way around any one.
You’ll notice on the top right of the page is the familiar icon. Right click on this and select either “Copy Link Location” if using Firefox, or “Copy Shortcut” if using Internet Explorer, from the menu that appears. This makes a copy of the information we need for our aggregator software. We now need to open our podcast aggregator, which for this example is Juice.
Once Juice is run you will be presented with the opening screen. Click on the Subscriptions tab and then click on the “Add New Feed” button. You will see a screen like this.
Our final step is to paste the feed information into the blank box. We can do this by pressing the [CRTL] key and while holding this key down press the [V] key. Our feed information will now appear in the text box and should read something like this http://feeds.feedburner.com/podcastusermag. Now we just click on the [Save] button and we are now subscribed. Now whenever you click on the “Check for New Podcasts” menu option or button, The Podcast User Magazine will be checked to see if any new magazines are available.
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✓ October 27, 2006 4:22 AM
Fanning the fire ! How to Compete in the Music Business!
Number of Discs: 4
After many years of collecting music, I listened with great interest when Don Imus MSNBC discussed this 4-cd set by Vince Gill and other great artists ! I looked it up on Amazon and found it is priced at $23.00 ! The list of talent that has joined him is a who’s who’‘ of artist’s that promote good taste in Music !
Product Description
In an unmatched outpouring of virtuosity and energy, Vince Gill has created a 4-CD set of 43 new and original songs that MCA Records will release Oct. 17 under the title These Days. The collection is an artistic tour de force that displays Gill’s mastery of lyrics and musical styles, ranging from traditional country and bluegrass to jazz and rock.
“I started looking at all these songs I had,” the amiable superstar explains, “and going, ‘Shoot, I want to record that song, and I want to record that song.’ I just kept checking with the other musicians to see if they were available. I had no deadlines, no rules or anything like that. So I just kept trying songs.”
To accompany him on this ambitious undertaking, Gill turned both to artists he knew and had worked with before and to those whose music he admired at a distance. “I never try to fill up my records with famous people,” Gill says. “I try to fill them up with the most talented people I can find on the face of the earth.” By the time the project was completed, that group included Sheryl Crow, Bonnie Raitt, Diana Krall, Rodney Crowell, Phil Everly, the Del McCoury Band, Emmylou Harris, John Anderson, Lee Ann Womack, Jenny Gill, Amy Grant, LeAnn Rimes, Gretchen Wilson, Guy Clark, Trisha Yearwood, Bekka Bramlett, Michael McDonald, steel-guitar master Buddy Emmons and many other musical standouts.
Initially, Gill planned to pare down the songs he’d recorded to a single album. Then, in one of the studios he used, he spotted some Beatles memorabilia and recalled that the Fab Four had routinely released multiple albums within the same year.
Gill took the idea to Luke Lewis, Universal Music Group Nashville Co-Chairman, who totally supported his notion of multiple releases. In fact, Lewis came up with an even more radical strategy: he told Vince to go and record more songs that explore his passion for acoustic sounds and release a 4-CD set. And that’s exactly what happened.
Gill co-produced These Days with famed keyboardist John Hobbs and sound engineering whiz Justin Niebank.
Reviewer: C. Gehret “bestamaw” (TX) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
A true treasure! The first single, “The Reason Why” from Vince Gill’s new 4-CD boxed set is a taste of what is to follow for future singles of his work. Absolutely great!! There’s only one word to describe Vince’s 4-CD collection - “UNBELIEVABLE”. After the many years of Number One recordings, numerous awards year after year, and the joy Vince’s music has brought, it’s hard to believe he had enough talent in him to write 43 NEW songs to release in a set! WOW - the lyrics and music and talent all in one place from one artist - not just ANY artist - but the best artist - Vince Gill is such a treat for anyone! This is a must have for everyone! In the set, there’s something for all music lovers!
Vince Gill These Days
Occasionally I post about real charities ! I just received this email from a retired Nurse ! Below is her e mail and also a letter I wrote to the producer of the Imus In The Morning Show ! I hope someone will forward this mail to: Mr and Mrs Imus !
This is an enquiry e-mail via http://www.all-podcast-secrets.com from: joannemcrgrathx1@netzero.net
joanne mcgrath joannemcgrathx1@netzero.net
Dear Imus and Mrs. Imus,
I’ve been a big fan of your TV/radio show for the last couple of years now. I have Parkinson’s disease and I don’t sleep well at night, so your show has been a godsend. I live in Whitefish Montana, so I’m up by 4am to catch the whole show.
I’m very interested in your ranch in New Mexico and would love to join the staff if you have any openings. I have my own horse and I still enjoy galloping him, so the Parkinson’s hasn’t slowed me down to much. If I take a short nap in the middle of the day, then I can do most anything. I was a nurse (LVN) for almost 30 yrs, so I can be of some help in that department too. I want to be a part of something good and positive with the kids that come to the ranch. I think it’s wonderful what you are doing and I feel that working with these kids would be probably the most rewarding thing I can do in my life. I hope you’ll consider me, I love children, all animals and I feel I’d be an asset to your staff. I have many references if you need to check my history and I’m sure you do that with everyone. Thank you for your time and I will
anxiously wait for your reply. Thank you,
sincerely, Joanne Mcgrath
Imus Ranch
Naomi & Marshal Sandler
606 S Williams Apt 607
Royal Oak Mi 48067
Msandler1@comcast.net
Attention: Mr Bernard Mc Guirk
Producer “ Imus in the Morning!’
MSNBC Studios
MSNBC Plaza
Secaucus NJ 04941
Subject: Imus Ranch
Enclosed is an e mail sent from one of my web sites www.all-podcast-secrets.com
From Joanne McGrath, requesting work at the Imus Ranch! From time to time I post about the show and the Ranch on my site. It seems a legitimate E Mail you might want to forward it to Mr. And Mrs. Imus!
Respectfully
Marshal Sandler The 70-year-old Blogger
✓ Podcast Adoption through Mobilecasting [podcast] [john c haven] [mobile podcasting]
From John C. Havens,
Your Guide to Podcasting.
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MobiPod encourages Podcast Adoption
I interviewed Monte Silver about his MobiPod mobilecasting service and was intrigued to learn he can offer 30-45 minute audio and video clips to people’s phones. This has special impact, in my opinion, to the idea of adoption of pod/videocasting technology. The easier it is for people to get content they want, the faster they’ll adopt.
Mobil Podcasting Review by John C. Havens
As a professional actor and writer for over twenty years, John understands the nature of quality content and top-notch delivery. He’s also an accomplished blues musician (guitar and harmonica) and understands the nuances of editing and mixing podcasts for maximum effectiveness. Podcasting blends his skills and talents in one exciting medium and he’s thrilled to be one voice in a Cast of thousands.
Posted with Permission 2006
On the family side, John is the father of two young children and lives with his wife in suburban New Jersey. He founded and chairs a father’s group called, “Pop Culture” that meets monthly to discuss issues pertinent to dads.
Review By John C Havens http://podcasting.about.com/od/mobilecasting/a/mobipod.htm
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Posted by Marshal Sandler ✓ October 16, 2006 7:17 PM
1. MobiPod - The Ultimate Mobile Podcasting Service
2. Mobile User Generated Content on the Go.
3. Mobile Podcasting - The Road Ahead. By Monte Silver aka
Mobile Monte
In the last few months, Bamboo has launched Mobile
Podcasting and Mobile User-Generated content services. These services
seek to “mobilize” highly popular Internet services, utilizing Bamboo’s
advanced Push-Store-Play content delivery platform. We sought an
effective way to update you, share experiences, and hear your thoughts.
Thus, the idea of a newsletter was born. Despite being live for only a
short time, the services have generated much user feedback and interest
from media and content partners, which will be the subject of future
newsletters. I hope you enjoy the newsletter, and would be happy to
hear from you. Guy Morag, CEO
1. MobiPod
Bamboo has partnered with Britcaster, the leading portal of UK
podcasters, to deliver MobiPod. With MobiPod, subscribers receive Tops
of the Pods, Comedy365, TPN Rock, Podcast Paul and other leading UK
podcasts automatically to their handsets. The latest show is always on
the handset, ready to be enjoyed immediately, without the user ever
having to actively access the network to download anything. Background
download provides the optimal user experience: one click immediate
access to the freshest and most recent podcast shows. No WAP Pull click
and wait. No daily browsing. Users actually find the MobiPod
experience superior to that of iPod & ITunes, which requires active
content transfer from the PC. Users win, as they simply subscribe once,
then receive full-track 30-40 minute podcast updates automatically.
Mobile operators benefit from the MobiPod model, as scheduled off-peak
delivery makes large-file delivery feasible. Finally, podcasters
benefit by seeing their potential market grow significantly.
To learn more about MobiPod, visit www.mobipod.britcaster.com
To subscribe to MobiPod, visit
http://mobipod.bamboomc.com/RegistrationSite/MobiPod/
2. Mobile Metacafe
Bamboo has partnered with Metacafe - a leading internet-based User
Generated Content site - to mobilize Metacafe’s on-line community.
Bamboo’s Push, Store, & Play mobile media solution delivers Metacafe’s
“Clip of the Day” to user handsets. The automatic delivery, one click
access nature of the service means that users don’t have to be technical
experts to receive the most popular video, daily. Rather, users
subscribe to the service once then automatically receive the top-rated
clips of the day to their phone. From the user’s perspective, the
entire service functions automatically: video files are downloaded in
the background with no user involvement. After delivery, the clips is
with a single click, for instantaneous use. Playback is always of the
highest quality, independent of network conditions. The service also
manages phone storage, updating the application’s inbox as new clips are
received. The service is emblematic of the new trend towards
convergence, as users demand multiple ways to connect to their
information, entertainment, and online communities.
To register to Metacafe Mobile, visit
http://metacafe.bamboomc.com/RegistrationSite/Metacafe/Welcome.jsp
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3. Mobile Podcasting - The Road Ahead. By Monte Silver aka Mobile
Monte
The cellular industry has repeatedly attempted to port popular consumer
services to the mobile environment. Internet became Mobile Internet.
Television became Mobile TV. Despite the investment of billions of
dollars in data networks, spectrum, devices, and marketing campaigns,
very few services have ported successfully. Yet digital music and
podcasting prove that users will go to great lengths to mobilize
entertainment, including actively connecting a media device to a PC and
transferring to it content downloaded from the internet. But can
podcasting become a cellular service enjoyed on handsets? Clearly,
podcasting has certain attributes which make it suitable for the mobile
environment. First, it is an “on-the-go” experience. Second, enjoying
audio content is not effected by the handset’s small display screen. In
fact, given the prevalence of mobile phones, coupled with the ability to
deliver content directly to the handset without any user action
required, the mobile industry might be hard-pressed to explain a porting
failure. Indeed, one may argue that such failure should challenge hyped
concepts such as convergence. This article outlines a few of the
critical issues that must be addressed if podcasting is to see even
minimal mass-market penetration. First, what are some of the inherent
“mobile-environment” constraints and how will they impact and define the
service?. Second, is there a user willingness to pay for, and operator
desire to launch, such mobile podcast services?
For the complete essay, visit http://bamboomediacasting.wordpress.com
Alphabetizes, sorts, find duplicates and manages bookmarks for Safari, Camino and Firefox.
Requires Mac OS 10.3.9 or higher.
SafariSorter
Alphabetizes, sorts, find duplicates for Safari.
Requires Mac OS 10.2 up to 10.3.8 only.
Support Installation, Uninstallation, Known Issues, Support Email, etc.
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The standard license for Bookdog allows installation on two computers simultaneously. (Please read our article on licensing and installing to learn why one person probably doesn’t need Bookdog on more than two Macs.) If you would like to increase your license to allow five or ten computers, please visit our online store. For larger volume requests, please send us an email.
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Computers know their A-B-Cs and how to keep up to date. For example, you can throw files into a folder, hit “View as List” and the Macintosh Finder will display them in alphabetical order. Is there an update to the Mac OS? Apple’s Software Update can download it automatically. But someone forgot these tricks when web browsers were developed, and today most web browsers do not do any automatic sorting (alphabetizing) or other maintenance of your bookmarks.
Bookdog, the successor of the popular SafariSorter application, knows these tricks so that organized people like you will no longer have to spend time alphabetizing and maintaining your bookmarks manually. But Bookdog does this and more, with your Camino and Firefox bookmarks too.
After you install Bookdog, you spend a few minutes adjusting how you want your bookmarks sorted, click Sort and within seconds your bookmarks are all in order! Click Analyze to find duplicates and then Fix them. Open the Preferences, activate Bookwatchdog, and your bookmarks be re-sorted after you make changes. Automatically. Do you seem to have alot of bookmarks that don’t work anymore? Tell Bookdog to Verify. He’ll go to all your websites, fetch their data, present a report, give you some options on how he can automatically fix bookmarks that have been “redirected”, and finally present a handy tool which allows you to quickly review and fix the remainder. When you tell him to Migrate your bookmarks between browsers (Safari, Camino, Firefox, Opera and OmniWeb) he finds the right folder and, if you want him to, avoids creating duplicates.
Atta boy! Finally, you see the intelligence you knew your Mac was capable of!
