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Video Stream Yourself To The World Non-Stop: Justin.TV

Written by on Tuesday, March 27th, 2007 in video publishing, Wi-Fi, streaming, Video - Internet Television, Video Production, ContentDeliveryAnd Distribution, Video-Internet Television, Independent Publishing.

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The video blog has evolved significantly in the last year, propelling a new wave of web celebrities into the limelight - with such names as Amanda Congdon, Ze Frank and Loren Feldman carving out their own niches in the world of web 2.0 video. Photo credit: Scott Beale / Laughing Squid But a new startup takes the whole concept to the next level, by making use of the latest technology to create a fully mobile 24 / 7 streaming video of one man\’s life. While live blogging isn\’t a totally new concept, earlier offerings such as JenniCam were bound to a single location, and the use of constantly updated still images rather than live video. The wireless web has changed …

WiFi Hotspots: WiFi Locators And WiFi Sharing Communities Mini-Guide

Written by on Sunday, March 4th, 2007 in Wi-Fi, Technical Support, Online Collaboration, Social Networking.

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Finding broadband Internet access while away from home has become a vital need for many people. The number of Internet access points around the world keeps on growing and so does the number of WiFi hotspots, physical locations specifically enabled to provide open (and sometimes free) wireless access to the Internet. Photo credit: Wi-Fi Alliance WiFi hotspots are identifiable through tools (either web- or software-based) called WiFi hotspot locators, which help users find the exact geographic location of all existing WiFi hotspots. WiFi hotspot locators index WiFi hotspots that can be either commercial or free to use: Commercial hotspots require users to authenticate themselves and purchase an Internet pass via credit card or other payment systems such as PayPal; these …

Publish And View Online Video Using Free Software: A Present To Richard Stallman

Written by on Thursday, March 1st, 2007 in Privacyand Security, Technical Support, alternative news, news, free software, Wi-Fi, anonymity, email, RSS, Video Production, Video-Internet Television, ContentDeliveryAnd Distribution, Social Networking, Online Collaboration, video publishing, Video - Internet Television, Information Access.

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Publishing and viewing online video is an incredibly simple prospect these days, and the hardest part of it is choosing which of the many video sharing services to use. However, if you are hoping to use free software - free as in freedom, in the GNU, Richard Stallman sense of the word - it isn\’t always quite so simple. A great many of the online video sharing websites use proprietary formats, with Adobe\’s Flash video being the most popular. So what can you do if you want to publish and watch online video without betraying your commitment to the free software cause? Photo credit: Aurelio A. Heckert and Tina Rencelj If you\’re willing to dig around there are a surprising …