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Spreaker: Broadcast Your Own Online Radio Show

MOin — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 03:01:49 +0000

Podcasts are a fun way to have your own online radio shows. Getting subscribers to your shows and your interesting content is what all aspiring radio broadcasters look forward to. All this and much more is offered by a web service called Spreaker.

Spreaker is a web service that lets you broadcast your radio shows online. While regular podcast services simply offer straightforward audio streaming features, Spreaker supports live broadcasting as well as multiple channel recording with controllable volumes to better emulate the radio experience. In addition to your own voice you can create a playlist of songs and sound effects to be played.

Your radio shows can have multiple episodes and can be shared through their direct URLs; visitors to your channel can subscribe to it and play a list of aired episodes. In case you have a personal blog running you can use the embedded code generated for your radio shows.

As others can tune into your radio shows, you too can browse the site for others’ radio programs.

Spreaker offers a free package that allows 30-minutes long individual recordings and an hour of total recordings. You can increase these figures by opting for the site’s premium packages.

Features:

A user-friendly web service.
Lets you broadcast online radio.
Offers multiple audio channels for broadcasting songs and sound effects.
Lets people subscribe to your stations.
Stations are embeddable.
Also read related article: How To Start Your Own Internet Radio Station With Shoutcast.

Check out Spreaker @ www.spreaker.com (by MOin from Urban Savior)

GabCast: Broadcast Your Own Channel & View The Channels Of Others

MOin — Fri, 20 May 2011 23:01:10 +0000

People who want to create a web channel of their webcam feeds have a variety of services to choose from. But if you are looking for a website that lets you broadcast your webcam feeds as programs and let you view others’ feeds as well, the list of websites narrows down. One of the best sites on this list is GabCast.

GabCast lets you name your channels and create programs as part of a series. You can also enter the site’s various sections – dating fun, auditions, pet, celebrations, etc. – to leave a message for your friends such as wishing a friend a happy birthday. By visiting these sections you can also view other users’ messages and their webcam channels.

GabCast adds its most interesting broadcasters to its featured list that can be found at the bottom of the site.

A list of online users and the newest ones are also displayed by the site.

In addition to all these features, the site holds different contests with shopping coupons as prizes.

Features:

A user-friendly web service.
Lets you broadcast your webcam feeds as online programs.
Lets you view the online channels of other site users.
Lets you view videos and leave messages in different sections of the site.
Holds different contests to keep the site’s experience fresh.
Similar tools: Bambuser, Faceflow, Bambuser and FlixWagon.
Also read related articles:

Check out GabCast @ www.gabcast.tv (by MOin from ThumbPress)

Join.Me: Easily Broadcast Your Computer Screen Online

MOin — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 17:01:52 +0000

Broadcasting your computer’s screen is particularly helpful while troubleshooting or carrying out presentations remotely. Normally you need to follow a number of complicated steps in order to properly set up a screen broadcast; however, with Join Me, you can broadcast computer screen within seconds.

Join Me, a freeware application for Windows, helps broadcast everything visually happening on your computer. You download Join Me’s 1.3 MB executable file and run it ““ no installation is required. A window will appear at the top-middle of your screen, providing you with a public URL that you can share with others. Visitors to this URL can see on their web browser whatever is happening on your computer’s screen.

Through the desktop app you will see how many people are viewing your screen. You can change your nickname through the app, which is “Presenter” by default; instant messages can also be sent to everybody viewing the broadcast.

At any time you can pause or disable the broadcasting through the desktop app. In addition to superbly executing screen sharing, Join Me provides you with a conference call number that all people can call on and conduct a joint conversation.

Features:

A user friendly freeware application to broadcast your computer screen online (Windows).
Lets others use their web browsers to see what is actively happening on your screen.
Does not require any registrations or installations.
Provides a conference call number all parties can call on and voice conference on.
Lets you send instant messages to all screen viewers.
Similar tools: GoView, FreeScreenCast, Mikogo, Screencast-O-Matic, Screen2 and CrossLoop.
Also read related articles:

Check out Join.Me @ www.join.me (by MOin from ThumbPress)

Twitcam: Stream Live Video on Twitter

abhijeet — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:09:49 +0000

Twitcam is an incredible and super easy web based live video tool which, as the name suggests, lets you stream video on Twitter. It’s a three step no hassle process – 1. Connect your webcam, 2. Login to twitter and 3. Click the broadcast button. And you are ready to stream live to upto 100,000 viewers. While broadcasting you can chat with your followers too. It also archives your video once you are done with the streaming.

Features:

Quickly stream live video to twitter.
No sign up required. Just use your twitter account to log in.
It notifies your followers and gives them the link to your video stream.
Chat with your followers while broadcasting.
Videos are archived and displayed on the same page.

Check out Twitcam @ www.twitcam.com (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

Bambuser: Broadcast Live From Your Phone

azim — Mon, 18 May 2009 21:20:08 +0000

Bambuser is a mobile application that lets you do live broadcast from your phone or a webcam. It supports a wide range of cellphone models and mobile platforms including iPhone, Symbian and Windows mobile.

It can be used both by private users and organizations to broadcast live shows and events, which can be watched online. Users may also browser though the site and watch live broadcasts by geographical location, by popularity and check out the upcoming live events.

How it works:

Sign up online and get an account.
Install the app on your cellphone. Choose one of 3 ways:
a) Via SMS installation link.
b) Via your mobile browser at m.bambuser.com.
c) Download the app from website and import it to your cellphone by cable.
Sign in with your username and password and start broadcasting!

Features:

Broadcast from mobile phone or web camera live.
Browse and watch worldwide user broadcasts, live shows and events online.
Specific instructions for iPhone users.
Free, sign up to get started.
Similar mobile apps: FlixWagon.

Check out Bambuser @ www.bambuser.com

FlixWagon: Broadcast Live Video from your Mobile

Kaly — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:16:24 +0000

FlixWagon is a downloadable mobile applet that allows mobile users to broadcast and share live video recordings from mobile to web. The service is yet to open its doors to general public, however if you want it asap you can request an invite. Once registered, you will have to download and install FlixWagon applet on your handset.

Features:

Access, manage and store video broadcasts online.
Share your boadcasts with others. Videos can be shared with everyone, specific group of people or kept private.
Embed broadcasts on your blog or website.
Set-up notification alerts to send emails to friends before every live broadcast.
View, rate and comment on live and recorded broadcasts from other members.
Note: FlixWagon is a free service, however depending on your mobile contract you maybe charged for data usage.
For more details go to FlixWagon Help page here OR take a demo tour.

Check out FlixWagon @ [ www.flixwagon.com ]

Ustream.tv : Broadcast to Web. Live.

Kaly — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 23:17:34 +0000

Ustream.tv is a web-based live broadcasting platform. It allows anyone with a video camera and internet connection to live broadcast their videos and shows to anywhere on the web. It can be used to broadcast important events to remote friends, launch one-way live conference calls, or even create 24/7 live online reality show. To get some ideas and see how others use Ustream check out Ustream gallery.

Ustream.tv Features

Broadcast live video shows. Alternatively, you can record and store your broadcasts online.
Add viewer chat rooms next to your live broadcasts.
Embed your live/recorded shows on your blog or profile.
Browse shows created by others (both live and recorded ones): by most viewed, by highest rated, by alphabet, by tags, etc.

Ustream.tv review (by Netscoop)

Check out Ustream.tv @ (www.ustream.tv)

SpringDoo: (Updated)

Aibek Esengulov — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 14:34:00 +0000

Lets you (1) Send/Receive video messages by email, (2) Embed recorded videos elsewhere on the web, and (3) Create and broadcast your own web channel. SpringDoo consists of four different services: SpringMail, SpringBlog, SpringCast, and SpringMob. Read more below …

Basic Overview

SpringMail: Send video/audio voice messages via email.
SpringBlog: Record and embed videos on your blog, website or web profile (MySpace, Facebook, Friendster, etc.)
SpringCast: Create and Broadcast your own web channel. Comes with an embeddable widget that lets viewers follow-up on videos, subscribe to them, reply, etc. from anywhere on the web.
SpringMob: Post video/audio messages to your SpingCast channel directly from your mobile

This site is no longer functional, use OutShouts, EyeJot and VoxLite instead.

Check out SpringDoo (http://www.springdoo.com/)

Magnify: Create & Broadcast Your Own Branded Web Channel

Aibek Esengulov — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 22:50:15 +0000

Magnify lets you create and broadcast your own branded web channel. Combine favorite videos from all over the web along with your own and turn them into topic-based video channel (series of videos). For instance, you can create a web channel featuring ‘extreme sport’ videos and integrate it to your website.

Magnify Features:

Powerful channel creation tools (Read more here )
Magnify can automatically discover similar videos and add them to your channel
Visitors can view, comment and even contribute by uploading new videos
Embed the channel on your own blog or website
Search or browse through lots of other channels created by other users (by latest additions, by popularity, and by category)

Visit: Magnify