Internet at Conventions is one of my major pet peeves. It gets a FAIL and is due for a massive rethinking.
I will take this off list with you Jim. Thanks! Roxanne On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 6:41 AM, Jim Turner<jtur...@onebyonemedia.com> wrote: > > > I really appreciate the offer of help Roxanne. I am actually wanted to get > your help for www.rethinkhawaii.com very soon. I think we can get you on > the agenda there for sure if you are not already booked by the other > organizers. > > Part of the other propblem is we are under tight restrictions with the > Internet provider at the Las Vegas Convention Center. We have to have their > service and you either like it or lump it I am afraid. They can charge > anything they want and make it as good or bad an experience as they deem > fit. > > I really want to allow others that cannot make the trip to at least see a a > little of what they are missing. I have received a couple of proposals and > they are in line with what I was thinking and you are very correct when you > say people and cahs for bandwidth. I have a meeting set soon with Ustream > and with Livestream, but alas most companies want to charge me to feature > them and frankly I don't have the cash part yet. > > BTW if any of you are planning to go to Vegas in October and have not yet > signed up I have a special code for the discount I would be happy to pass > along to you. > > Jim > > On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 5:52 PM, Roxanne Darling <oke...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> Jim, >> >> Welcome to the rich and complex world of video! I would suggest >> ranking the order of priority so this doesn't feel so overwhelming, >> then finding out from Rick what sorts of resources he wants to put in >> to this. (People and cash for bandwidth.) A good internet provider can >> segregate the pipe going to a specific machine(s) so you can get some >> protection against the crowd for at least some of your dedicated >> streams. >> >> We are available for hire if you want some help as would be the other >> people mentioned here; otherwise this is a bit too big of a topic for >> the list in my opinion. There are just a lot of moving parts! >> >> Aloha, >> >> Roxanne >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 5:46 AM, Jim >> Turner<jtur...@onebyonemedia.com<jturner%40onebyonemedia.com>> >> wrote: >> > >> > >> > To answer your questions Roxanne--Yes. >> > >> > I have thought of all of these different things and my problem is of >> course >> > logistics and all that comes with those issues. >> > >> > I am talking with Rick and others to try to get this accomplished. >> > >> > Jim >> > >> > On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 11:06 AM, Roxanne Darling >> > <oke...@gmail.com<okekai%40gmail.com>> >> wrote: >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> This is a big topic Jim as there are so many options now - it would >> >> depend on the what where how and who questions as to what service I >> >> might recommend. Are you thinking of sessions? In the hallways? Long >> >> format or short format? Do you want titles on screen or "raw'? Can you >> >> get a dedicated machine for bandwidth access? If not, it's hard to >> >> have reliable stream at a conference like Blogworld with so many users >> >> (regardless of the connection - there will be I imagine, people using >> >> them all as this will be a "bring your own" crowd as much as there >> >> will be using the wifi that is conference provided. >> >> >> >> Aloha, >> >> >> >> Roxanne >> >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 10:36 AM, Rupert >> >> Howe<rup...@twittervlog.tv <rupert%40twittervlog.tv><rupert% >> 40twittervlog.tv>> >> >> >> wrote: >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > You should have a word with Phil Campbell - he has experience live >> >> > streaming events in the US, UK & Europe using a variety of services, >> >> > and is in the process of setting up a great thing called The Ammobox >> >> > Project here in the UK - a simple rentable toolkit for live streaming >> >> > all kinds of events. >> >> > http://www.ammoboxproject.com/ >> >> > So if he can't do it, he'd probably be able to point you in the right >> >> > direction. >> >> > You can find him at http://twitter.com/philcampbell and http://me.dm >> >> > >> >> > Rupert >> >> > http://twittervlog.tv >> >> > >> >> > On 27-Aug-09, at 8:55 PM, Jim Turner wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> This is one of the things that I have been championing for BlogWorld >> >> >> & New >> >> >> Media Expo - live streaming the event. I have been talking to a few >> >> >> people >> >> >> about how to do it, but now I am looking for partners to work with >> >> >> to make >> >> >> it happen. I am not sure if companies like Blip, or Livestream or >> >> >> Ustream >> >> >> or others are the place to start, but in order to make this happen I >> >> >> need >> >> >> help to organize the event from that standpoint. Do any of you have >> >> >> any >> >> >> contacts where I might be able to start? I want those that can't >> >> >> attend the >> >> >> event be able to see the keynotes and the show floor and special >> >> >> interviews >> >> >> etc. >> >> >> >> >> >> Jim Turner >> >> >> Social Media Director >> >> >> Conference Director >> >> >> BlogWorld & New Media Expo >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> Jim Turner >> >> >> One By One Media, LLC >> >> >> www.onebyonemedia.com >> >> >> www.bloggersforhire.com >> >> >> @Genuine >> >> >> this email is: [X] bloggable [ ] ask first [ ] private >> >> >> >> >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Roxanne Darling >> >> "o ke kai" means "of the sea" in hawaiian >> >> Join us at the reef! 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