How would you like to broadcast your own LIVE ON AIR video show to a global audience of unlimited size, with just a camera and an internet connection? Now you can with a variety of live interactive broadcast services like Mogulus.com, Stickam.com, Operator11.com, Justin.tv, and Ustream.tv.

The latter service, Ustream.tv, empowers us to engage with our audience and further build our brand with their ease-of-use, no-cost and stable broadcast platform.

They offer broadcast-to-viewer and viewer-to-viewer interaction, empowering a much more engaging experience for everyone involved. Viewers can also personally interact directly with whoever is broadcasting.  Recently, Ustream launched their co-host feature, which allows broadcasters to invite guests onto their broadcast show.

Unlike other pre-recorded static video services that's predominated the Internet to date, Ustream offers LIVE streaming for major political events, debates, speeches, rallies, talk shows, premieres, 'red carpet events', music showcases, band performances, live jam sessions, conference sessions, school and business events and training, sporting events at college and high school level, personal milestones such as holiday gatherings, weddings, grade school events, parties, and even births.

On April 30, 2008 arond 2pm, I organized an impromptu Ustream broadcast with 20 viewers. On the broadcast, I/we revealed home studio video setups, audio podcast mics, cables, software, other gear and much more. We experimented with the co-host feature too. Also had lots of chuckles with jokes about 'equipment'. Listen in and I welcome your feedback. (Note: I've included the text chat discussion below the video to give you a fuller experience of this recorded broadcast)

Broadcast Text Chat Discussion

02:10 manc-alpha : why is there no sound
02:18 shermanlive-1 : sorry chatting with client - private right now
02:36 shermanlive-1 : ok audio should be open now
02:40 didyou : hey Sherman wave with your left hand if this is live
02:42 didyou : saw your jaiku post via facebook
02:43 didyou : 50 minutes ago
02:43 didyou : yup grabbed camtwist
02:44 didyou : mac
02:44 didyou : can you do video showing the tech in your office?
02:44 didyou : the mic
02:44 didyou : the arm
02:45 didyou : the black screen
02:45 TonyBlake : Yo, Yo, Yo… Whazzup!!!!
02:46 shermanlive-1 : www.dvestore.com
02:46 shermanlive-1 : RODE NT1-A
02:46 shermanlive-1 : Guy Cochrane
02:47 TonyBlake : I use the Rode VideoMic2 - it's killer
02:49 TonyBlake : Must have is the new dvCast
02:49 TonyBlake : http://dvcreatorslabs.com/dvccast
02:51 TonyBlake : you can get softboxes inexpensively on ebay
02:51 TonyBlake : where I got mine
02:52 TonyBlake : CG6 is killer
02:52 TonyBlake : my favorite cam outside of my Sony HDR-SR1 HiDef 1080i cam
02:53 TonyBlake : LOL!
02:53 Kit-S : Hi, your sounds is really good. What's the model of that mic again?
02:54 TonyBlake : Flip is nice but it's for what I call "snapshot" video
02:54 TonyBlake : $199 at Fry's
02:55 TonyBlake : Cg6
02:56 TonyBlake : www.frys.com
02:57 TomJones : Hi Sherman
02:58 TonyBlake : yup… very cool software… have been using camtwist for a long time
02:58 TonyBlake : taught Joel Comm about camtwist
02:59 DRcheesedog3000 : SHERMAN CAN I HAVE A CURRY PLEASE
03:00 TonyBlake : sherman can you raise your audio a little please, you're kinda low
03:00 TonyBlake : perfect
03:00 shermanlive-1 : http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=30672372512
03:01 jeffmadison : yeah it's pretty cool
03:01 TonyBlake : I want one of those too
03:01 TonyBlake : soon as I saw it I was in love
03:02 TonyBlake : we'll have to start our own bike gang
03:02 akalli : boys and their toys <ahem>..
03:02 TonyBlake : Hell's Marketers
03:03 akalli : hey dude!
03:04 TonyBlake : Hells Marketers MC - I see a marketing roadtrip ahead!
03:04 jeffmadison : come on she really said dream on buddy
03:05 TonyBlake : with EVDO you could live stream
03:05 TonyBlake : mini-laptop ASUS EEE pc
03:06 bcfilmmaker : i'm done work and catching up on my marketing
03:06 bcfilmmaker : still working on it
03:07 TonyBlake : it's linux right now but will soon be out in windows
03:07 TonyBlake : HP has one similar
03:08 TonyBlake : or better yet, use the N95 on Qik
03:08 TonyBlake : Rogers sucks no matter what'
03:10 akalli : ever get to Denver?
03:10 Kit-S : hey I'm in Denver, too!
03:10 akalli : woohoo!
03:11 akalli : sorry about DIA
03:11 akalli : sounds good, actually I'm pretty close to the airport
03:11 Kit-S : Denver/Boulder…lots going on out here
03:11 akalli : Denver International Airport
03:11 RickWilson : Hope you get your baggage ok at Denver?
03:12 akalli : gotta love those Boulder tree huggers
03:12 RickWilson : Best way to go IF you can
03:13 Kit-S : another mic question…do you use a lav ever, what do you use for interviewing?
03:14 MichelleChance : Whos trained who
03:14 akalli : will do!
03:15 TonyBlake : Sennheiser ECW
03:16 TonyBlake : the wireless is the Sennheiser Evolution G2
03:16 TonyBlake : http://dvcreators.net/sennheiser-mics
03:16 Kit-S : it's clear and at the same time warm
03:16 TonyBlake : for remote I used a wired lav or the Rode shotgun
03:16 TonyBlake : or the E-G2's
03:17 TonyBlake : for stick mic I use the E-G2 remote attachment transmitter
03:17 TonyBlake : on a Sony stick mic
03:17 Kit-S : thanks - that's good info all
03:17 MichelleChance : Just Kidding with you - you said you trained your wife
03:18 TonyBlake : countryman headset
03:19 jeffmadison : dude, good stuff gotta go daughter #3 needs help learnign to ride her bike
03:19 TonyBlake : oh, here's a tip for you sherman on the CG6
03:20 TonyBlake : buy a mic windscreen, cut it up and stick a piece over the mic's on the CG6… helps with noise/wind reduction
03:22 TonyBlake : reverse that
03:22 TonyBlake : the speaker is next to the lens
03:22 TonyBlake : the mic's are on the viewfinder
03:22 TonyBlake : sure
03:22 Kit-S : yay! do it!
03:22 akalli : cool!
03:22 TonyBlake : tonyblakelive
03:23 TonyBlake : one sec
03:23 TonyBlake : logging in
03:23 Kit-S : ok we will have side chat
03:24 Kit-S : @akalli how do I get rid of these grackles?
03:24 Kit-S :
03:24 akalli : ??
03:24 Kit-S : they are annoying birds in Colorado
03:24 Kit-S : never mind, just waiting for them to get set up
03:24 akalli : sick your dog on them…just kidding ( kinda)
03:24 akalli : black birds with blue head?
03:25 Kit-S : I am @zsazsa on twitter
03:25 TonyBlake : it's tonyblake
03:25 akalli : sorry…my bad
03:25 TonyBlake : okay, let me give you my URK
03:25 TonyBlake : URL
03:25 Kit-S : yeah the ones that are so noisy and scare away the finches
03:26 TonyBlake : http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tony-blake-live
03:26 TonyBlake : they do it
03:27 akalli : I know EXACTLY what those birds are. Very annoying!
03:28 akalli : not me
03:28 RickWilson : y
03:28 TonyBlake : L!
03:28 Kit-S : LOL nice!
03:28 akalli : i hear him now
03:29 Kit-S : cannot see him yet
03:29 akalli : no, just Sherman
03:29 Kit-S : it should open another window
03:29 Kit-S : kinda like Brady Bunch
03:29 Kit-S : no tony
03:29 RickWilson : n
03:29 akalli : not yet
03:29 Kit-S : Erin Vest did it yesterday and it worked, I wonder what the trick is
03:29 Kit-S : Yay!!!
03:29 akalli : I see him now
03:29 RickWilson : ahhhh
03:30 Kit-S : ok so Sherman, he displays in the upper left quadrant
03:30 Kit-S : chirping sounds like the grackles
03:30 Kit-S : got an echo
03:30 MichelleChance : echoo
03:30 RickWilson : sound lag
03:30 MichelleChance : YES
03:30 akalli : yes
03:30 RickWilson : y
03:31 Kit-S : dang! i wanna play!
03:31 Kit-S : Sherman, do you have the volume turned up on your laptop?
03:32 Kit-S : that may be causing the lag
03:32 shermanlive-1 : do i need to?
03:32 MichelleChance : we get double audio
03:32 Kit-S : no, I'm thinking that if it's on, that may be the lag….Rick, what do you think?
03:33 Kit-S : we're only getting lag from Tony, not from Sherman
03:33 RickWilson : not sure. not that good at this stuff yet
03:33 Kit-S : yeah…let's group trouble shoot this
03:33 MichelleChance : Not lag … double
03:33 Kit-S : double, you're right
03:33 MichelleChance : Tony say something
03:34 MichelleChance : Go to the right sherman
03:35 Kit-S : I'll see if I can get ahold of Erin, (Queenofspain) and see if she'll jump on with any ideas how to get rid of double.
03:35 shermanlive-1 : cool! invite erin
03:35 MichelleChance : I think it is Tony's Voice coming out of Shermans PC, and then back into the stage mic
03:35 TomJones : What about a dead moose?
03:35 MichelleChance : Sherman can you turn down your external pc mike?
03:36 MichelleChance : OOPS I meant your speaker
03:37 Kit-S : Tony…are you using the mic on your laptop? (sorry if you already mentioned)
03:38 Kit-S : hmmm…
03:38 MichelleChance : the double sound reminds me of when we first used Voice chat over the internet the the other person output speakers feeding back into their mic
03:38 RickWilson : trying to play with buffertime in menu.
03:38 akalli : gotta go! have fun playing
03:39 mpowered : maybe a cat
03:39 Kit-S : ok, Erin Vest is going to log in
03:39 RickWilson : Was that the guy that wanted Red Lobster, Tony?
03:39 mpowered : no david mckinney
03:39 Kit-S : she says to turn off the webpage, and keep the player on and see what happens - if it eliminates the double
03:40 Kit-S : just twittered your link so maybe we'll get some more folks
03:40 Kit-S : hey this is how we all learn!
03:41 ErinKoteckiVest : I"m here guys
03:42 shermanlive-1 : hey Queen Of Spain is here!!
03:42 ErinKoteckiVest : Does someone have the url of this site open? that's prob. where your feedback is comign from
03:42 Kit-S : rockin
03:43 ErinKoteckiVest : love the tagline of the show!
03:43 ErinKoteckiVest : your guest
03:43 ErinKoteckiVest : I believe
03:43 Kit-S : I missed the first part of that…hey my startup is http://www.bumpertunes.net music for podcasts
03:43 ErinKoteckiVest : hearing double audio
03:44 ErinKoteckiVest : Tony, seems to be coming from you
03:44 Kit-S : no other feeds, just the two of them
03:44 ErinKoteckiVest : no headset?
03:44 Kit-S : and no double from Sherman only started when Tony cam on
03:44 ErinKoteckiVest : hmmmm
03:45 ErinKoteckiVest : only on tony's end
03:45 Kit-S : Erin, how did you do that yesterday? you had more than one other window. Did you have any double or echo?
03:45 ErinKoteckiVest : we did. but it was the guest had the browser open
03:45 ErinKoteckiVest : ooooooooh
03:45 Kit-S : AHHHHHHH
03:45 Kit-S : bingo!
03:46 Kit-S : grackle feed
03:46 ErinKoteckiVest : yup
03:46 ErinKoteckiVest : lol
03:46 Kit-S : wait. there's got to be something to do about it
03:46 mpowered : I'm getting used to it
03:46 ErinKoteckiVest : we did, but it was all due to browser
03:46 ErinKoteckiVest : there is a buffer for the guest
03:46 ErinKoteckiVest : let me grab doug too
03:46 ErinKoteckiVest : he'll know
03:46 ErinKoteckiVest : lol
03:46 Kit-S : maybe we should get matt or someone from ustream to jump on and tell us
03:47 RickWilson : All this technology, no fix? heh heh
03:47 ErinKoteckiVest : yup
03:47 Kit-S : I'll try
03:47 ErinKoteckiVest : twitter
03:47 Kit-S : oh god, last year I had a good friend who would l ive stream and then CALL me to test live
03:47 RickWilson : it's kool and I'm learning bits & pieces.
03:47 ErinKoteckiVest : I just twittered it
03:48 ErinKoteckiVest : hopefully we'll get a helper
03:48 TonyBlake : Just twittered about this
03:48 Kit-S : erin, to who? @ustream?
03:48 bcfilmmaker : I just emailed a friend of mine who is an Academy Award winning sound mixer in town to ask him if he would like to appear on your show to answer questions
03:48 ErinKoteckiVest : to no one. just 'hey come help and the url'
03:48 bcfilmmaker : I'll get back to you when i get an answer
03:48 Kit-S : ok, I'll DM @ustream
03:49 ErinKoteckiVest : I really want the big mic. Sherman can I hijack your studio. lol. so cool.
03:49 Kit-S : yeah isn't that mic hot?
03:49 ErinKoteckiVest : I need one
03:49 ErinKoteckiVest : no kidding tony
03:49 Kit-S : oh god. I am such an audio junkie
03:51 Kit-S : Erin, that's you and me. we're the female xlr connectors.
03:51 ErinKoteckiVest : ooooh, the techy stuff is killing me!!!!
03:51 ErinKoteckiVest : lol
03:51 ErinKoteckiVest : break it down sloooooower
03:52 RickWilson : LOL
03:52 MichelleChance : micro plug
03:52 RickWilson : miniplug
03:52 Kit-S : oh god, don't even start
03:52 MichelleChance : depends on the connection
03:52 ErinKoteckiVest : they lie
03:53 ErinKoteckiVest : oh, the usual..
03:53 ErinKoteckiVest : lol
03:53 ErinKoteckiVest : hiya
03:53 ErinKoteckiVest : awww thanks
03:53 ErinKoteckiVest : ROFL
03:53 ErinKoteckiVest : and TRUE
03:53 ErinKoteckiVest : someone offered to send me underwear
03:53 ErinKoteckiVest : I'm not kidding
03:53 ErinKoteckiVest : awwww
03:53 mpowered : thanks
03:53 TonyBlake : http://www.mxlmics.com/condenser_mic/micMate/micMate.htm
03:53 ErinKoteckiVest : maybe his old cable box or something
03:53 ErinKoteckiVest : ROFL
03:54 ErinKoteckiVest : thanks sherman. I wish I could get someone to come help with your audio
03:54 ErinKoteckiVest : trying…
03:54 ErinKoteckiVest : everyone is eating dinner
03:54 Kit-S : hey Sherman are you archiving this/
03:54 ErinKoteckiVest : lol
03:54 Kit-S : I'll got look on Get Satisfaction and see if there's a thread about the double audio
03:55 ErinKoteckiVest : me too
03:55 ErinKoteckiVest : lol but that whole other coast tends to eat now
03:55 Kit-S : I like being in the middle of the country!
03:55 ErinKoteckiVest : nokidding
03:55 Kit-S : shotgun
03:56 TonyBlake : http://www.mxlmics.com/Comp_Recording/drk.html
03:56 ErinKoteckiVest : time to play
03:56 ErinKoteckiVest : lol
03:57 Kit-S : oh hey that's affordable - good to know
03:58 ErinKoteckiVest : sweet. someone should send me one of those. lol
03:59 ErinKoteckiVest : hahaha
03:59 ErinKoteckiVest : woo hoo.
03:59 Kit-S : tmi !
04:00 ErinKoteckiVest : have fun
04:00 ErinKoteckiVest : hockey time for me
04:00 Kit-S : sounds good…I'm headed to REI
04:00 MichelleChance : Good to learn more guys and gals THANKS
04:00 ErinKoteckiVest : bye guys
04:00 RickWilson : Kool. Thanx all!
04:00 TonyBlake : http://ablakeforum.com/index.php/topic,27.0.html
04:00 Kit-S : hey sherman I'm happy to test anytime if you want
04:00 Kit-S : just dm me
04:00 Kit-S : bye all!~
04:01 Kit-S : can you paste in here?
04:01 Kit-S : oh never mind - doh.
04:02 TonyBlake : gonna go get me GTA4 now

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