Archive for January, 2009

Take the Qik Super Bowl challenge and win!

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

This Sunday, February 1, is Super Bowl XLIII. Super Bowl Sunday is almost like an annual holiday in the US – and this year is no different.

So we want to see your best Super Bowl videos on Qik. Whether you’ll be at the game in Tampa Bay or playing armchair quarterback at home, we’d love to see how you’ll be observing this most sacred of days on the sports calendar.

We’ve got a great prize pack of Qik swag and a $50 Sports Authority gift card for the best Qik video. Who knows? The runners-up just might get a little something for their efforts, too.

Here are some ideas for your Qik videos (just put “Super Bowl” in the title or description).

  • * Make your own Super Bowl commercial
  • * Show us your best (or funniest, most pathetic) cheerleading routines
  • * Give us your predictions on scores, who’ll be MVP, and who’s going to nab the biggest endorsement deal after the final whistle
  • * Invite us into your own Super Bowl party and share your snack smorgasbord with the Qik community
  • * Put on your very own halftime show on Qik (no “wardrobe malfunctions,” please!)

Again, just put “Super Bowl” in the title or description of your video so we can enter you into the competition.

Happy Qikking…and may the best team (and Qikker) win!

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More ways to get your Inauguration videos on the news

Monday, January 19th, 2009

We are excited to be working with NowPublic, the world’s largest participatory news organization, to get your live video coverage of the Obama inauguration in the news.

As NowPublic’s mobile streaming partner, Qikkers are invited to work with staff and contributors to cover this historic event. If you plan to be in Washington DC for the inauguration, or are attending other inauguration events you can add your Qiks to NowPublic’s coverage by tagging your videos as “nowpublic”.

You can also participate in NowPublic’s coverage of the inauguration on January 20th, sign up by becoming a contributing member of the site or by contacting NowPublic’s editorial team. NowPublic will be including all these inauguration videos in its special coverage as they are live-streamed by you.

To learn more about NowPublic and find out how to add your Qiks to this participatory news network visit the NowPublic Video page.

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24 Hours @ Sundance Now Live!

Saturday, January 17th, 2009

The game is on at Sundance!





Keep track of the event with the Sundance widgets — grab one for your favorite contestant, or watch them all with the contest-wide widget pictured here.


Drop it on your blog and get in on the action! You can follow the game as it unfolds live at 24hoursatsundance.com

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The Obama inauguration, LIVE on Qik!

Friday, January 16th, 2009

Tickets to the inauguration in Washington, DC are like gold dust. Good luck getting one! But thanks to all of the Qikkers who will be on the ground in DC, you can catch the events of January 20 live on Qik as President-Elect Barack Obama is sworn in as president.

No matter who you voted for – or if you didn’t vote at all – everyone seems to have opinions about and wishes for the new administration. We would love to hear your thoughts about this moment in American political history…even if you’re outside the US!

Join the Obama Inauguration Event on Qik to share your videos from DC and/or your views on the inauguration.

In partnership with our media friends, you just might see your videos on the BBC, CBS and/or the Houston Chronicle!

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Qik badges for your blogs / websites

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

We have been receiving quite a few requests for Qik badges to place on blogs/websites. So, here you go.

The steps to put these on your blogs/websites is as follows:
(1) Identify the badge that you’d like to place on your blog/website from the table below.
(2) Copy the HTML code on the right column adjacent to the badge that you identified in (1) and paste it on your blog / website.
(3) Replace “username” in the HTML code with your Qik username and you are done!

<a href=”http://qik.com/username“><img src=”http://qik.com/images/badges/watchblue.png”></img></a>
<a href=”http://qik.com/username“><img src=”http://qik.com/images/badges/watchgreen.png”></img></a>
<a href=”http://qik.com/username“><img src=”http://qik.com/images/badges/watchorange.png”></img></a>
<a href=”http://qik.com/profile/follow/username“><img src=”http://qik.com/images/badges/qikfblue.png”></img></a>
<a href=”http://qik.com/profile/follow/username“><img src=”http://qik.com/images/badges/qikfgreen.png”></img></a>
<a href=”http://qik.com/profile/follow/username“><img src=”http://qik.com/images/badges/qikforange.png”></img></a>
<a href=”http://qik.com/username“><img src=”http://qik.com/images/badges/qikmb.png”></img></a>
<a href=”http://qik.com/username“><img src=”http://qik.com/images/badges/qikmg.png”></img></a>
<a href=”http://qik.com/username“><img src=”http://qik.com/images/badges/qikmo.png”></img></a>

Let us know what you think and if you have any ideas on badges you’d like us to work towards, email us at badges@qik.com

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24 Hours @ Sundance with Ashton Kutcher & Kevin Rose!

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

What happens when you combine A-list Hollywood celebrities, the ultimate icon of Web 2.0, and a host of online media mavens…and then give them a bunch of potentially embarrassing challenges? We’ll find out this weekend when Qik, in partnership with Katalyst Media, launches the first ever live mobile reality show competition from the Sundance Film Festival.

Starting on Saturday, Ashton Kutcher and Digg‘s Kevin Rose will host 24 Hours @ Sundance live on Qik from Park City, Utah. Four contestants will compete with one another to complete the challenges issued to them by Ashton and Kevin, all with the assistance and encouragement of their viewers on Qik. Using Qik’s live chat feature, each contestant will be counting on their respective online communities to help them win the contest.

Our contestants come from a diverse set of niches of the online world. They are Nonsociety tech blogger Meghan Asha, VentureBeat editor Matt Marshall, Konsole Kingz founder CJ Peters, and Geek Entertainment TV host Irina Slutsky.

As Ashton says: “It’s kind of like, you know, on ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’ you had one lifeline, and you had to call them on the phone. In our game, you have the Web at large as your lifeline.”

It all kicks off LIVE on Qik, from Sundance, starting Saturday. Check back here for more details over the coming days!

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Reuters live chat with Finbarr O’Reilly LIVE on Qik

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

We are excited to announce that tomorrow (Wednesday, Jan. 14) Reuters will be hosting a live video Q&A with renowned photographer Finbarr O’Reilly right here on Qik! Finbarr will answer questions about his experiences in the Democratic Republic of Congo and will address what drew him to the African war zone. Check out Finbarr’s introductory video about the live chat.

We want your questions for Finbarr so join us here tomorrow Wednesday, Jan. 14 at 1700GMT (1200 ET) to participate in this groundbreaking event. For more information, check out the Reuters blog post on Finbarr’s travels.

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Ashton Kutcher wants YOUR jokes!

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

Think you’re as funny as the joke writers who get paid to bring the LOLs? Here’s your chance to prove it.

Earlier today, Ashton Kutcher jumped on Qik while in his his writers’ meeting with the Blah Girls gang.

During the meeting, Ashton put out the call for submissions of jokes for the “Stewart’s Hot Minute” video feature. He’s looking for your funniest Golden Globes red carpet joke and your best Bride Wars joke to use on the site.

You can submit your red carpet one-liners here and your Bride Wars quips here. You can even Qik your best jokes and post the link to your video in the comments on those posts. Whatever you do, don’t bomb! Ashton is watching…

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Qik at CES!

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

We’re very excited to be at CES in Las Vegas this week! You can find
Qik at the Nokia booth during every day of the Consumer Electronics Show, January 8 – 11.

Qik is also the official live mobile streaming video partner for the Lunch @ Piero’s innovators and press events on January 8 and 9.

Come say hello to Bhaskar and Rishi in either or both of those places – and don’t forget to join the Qik CES Event and Qik your best CES moments!

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Vote for Qik in the Crunchies!

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

With your support, Qik has made it to the finals of the Crunchies. Thank you so much, guys!

Now we need your help to win! Please click here to vote for Qik in the Crunchies 2008 in the Best Mobile Start-Up category. You can vote once per day, up to midnight PST on Monday, January 5.

Thanks again for all your votes so far – see you at the Crunchies!

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