Video sites race to win Twitter users
Have you created an account on a video sharing site yet? Don’t bother. Popular sites including twitvid.io and 12seconds.tv are dropping their signup requirements. Instead, they’ll let you login with a Twitter username and password.
12seconds founder Sol Lipman explained in a video posted this… Continue Reading
Twhirl goes into a user feedback cocoon and is reborn as Seesmic Desktop
I’m here at headquarters of San Francisco video blogging company Seesmic for the launch of Seesmic Desktop, the next step in the company’s product offering.
The product is a revaming of the popular Twhirl, which was one of the first third-party Twitter clients, and which… Continue Reading
Desktop status updates: Facebook’s latest move against Twitter
Facebook has been redesigning its entire product around getting people to tell their friends what they’re up to — just as microblogging service Twitter does. Facebook’s latest step in that direction came today with the addition of status updates that appear on third-party desktop applications…. Continue Reading
Aka-aki, Wubud and other startups will demo at Mobile 2.0
Mobile 2.0, a conference for mobile web developers, has announced the lineup of companies that will present at its Nov. 3 event. The one-day conference in San Francisco will focus on strategies to make mobile apps and services thrive during the economic downturn.
We’ve covered… Continue Reading
Roundup: European leaders agree on rescue plan, Microsoft to release Silverlight 2 and more
Here’s the latest action:
European leaders agree on financial rescue plan — The move will involve the injection of billions of Euros into banks in Germany, France and other countries. It was spurred by a similar British plan announced last week.
Memeorandum Colors visualizes political… Continue Reading
12seconds wants everyone to talk like a pirate; more invites for all
In case you forgot, it’s International Talk Like a Pirate Day today — a day when a lot of websites and online networks get into the pirate spirit (check out Google Pirate). Recently launched 12seconds, a video website that limits all video posts to 12… Continue Reading
12seconds extends its 15 minutes of fame with an API
12seconds has a goal: It wants to be the go-to platform for video status updates. In order to make a good platform, you need a good application programming interface (API). Today, 12seconds is launching that API and announcing its first three partners.
TweetDeck, an Adobe… Continue Reading
12seconds aims to be the true Twitter of video
When online video messaging service Seesmic first emerged last year it was dubbed by many (including us) as the “Twitter of video.” It’s an easy comparison to make, both are micro-messaging services of sorts. However it’s obvious that Seesmic is much more time-consuming than Twitter…. Continue Reading
Seesmic raises another $6M for video comments
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Seesmic, a startup that lets users post short video comments and snippets, has raised $6 million in a second round of funding. The new round was led by Omidyar Network, the firm created by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, and Wellington Partners. The San Francisco… Continue Reading
How to mainstream a web app in a hurry: Get Spielberg, Lucas and Ford aboard
I still believe Twitter is on the slow road to mainstream adoption, but today another micro-messaging service, Seesmic, took what should be a big leap in that direction. The service, which uses video rather than text to convey messages, has had perhaps even more questions… Continue Reading
Because you asked for it (right?): Disqus and Seesmic team up for video comments
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There’s another company jumping on the video comments bandwagon. Disqus, the startup whose system powers comments for more than 13,000 blogs (including VentureBeat), is adding video through a partnership with Seesmic.
You can see the system at work on Fred Wilson’s blog. There aren’t… Continue Reading
Seesmic jilts the browser to take a twirl with Twhirl
Seesmic, the messaging service that’s often called the Twitter of video, has reinforced that comparison by acquiring the Twitter application Twhirl, which lets people read and post to Twitter directly from their desktop. Twhirl, which is made with Adobe AIR, has the look and feel… Continue Reading
Seesmic, the Twitter of video, gradually opening for public use — unveils investors
Seesmic, yet another video-sharing site that encourages quick, conversational clips that can be recorded and replied to, is opening up for public use, with the waiting period for membership requests down to less than a day. It has also unveiled the names of some high-profile… Continue Reading
14 ways to broadcast yourself…live
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Thanks to the meteoric rise of YouTube, anyone with a video camera and an internet connection can be a star. More recently, they can live stream themselves to you 24/7, even from a mobile phone. Here we take a look at 14 companies competing… Continue Reading