We are excited to be working with Hall from the Discovery Channel Network on an upcoming global educational project. On July 1st (Wednesday), Qik will be participating in the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) National Conference in Washington D.C., to showcase how live mobile streaming could empower both teacher and student for more interactive learning.
At noon, live Qik videos will be picked up and mapped on Google Earth in a worldwide demonstration of Qik and the power of the cellphone. Here’s your chance to say “Hello!” to thousands of educators from around the world and show them how Qik could enhance learning in and out of the classroom!
Simply record a Qik video greeting from now till 12:00 noon on Wednesday and email hall_davidson@discovery.com with your video permalink to be included!
From the Basement features intimate performances by A-list musicians. The first ever UK set, performed live on Monday, featured The Dead Weather, the new band from the White Stripes’ Jack White. The format of From the Basement is to have no studio audience or presenter, just superstar acts playing great music live, totally uncut with its focus on the performers.
Featuring live Qik coverage of the event, From The Basement delivers live video content online, streaming the band’s performance and behind the scenes event coverage with the newly released Nokia N97.
Band members include Jack White, Alison Mosshart of The Kills, Dean Fertita of Queens of the Stone Age, and Jack Lawrence of The Raconteurs.
Performance by The Dead Weather:
Dancing to the music:
Check back for more live coverage of From the Basement on Qik!
Well, we have a very early alpha version of Qik on Android that can be downloaded from the Android Marketplace.
Minimum Device Requirement:
- Firmware 1.5
- SD Card on the device
Features in this release
- Live streaming with live chat
- Share videos to Twitter, Facebook, YouTube
- Ability to set your videos to Private / Public with a touch of a button
- Add Title / Description to the video prior
As usual we would love to hear from you. So, please send your feedback to android@qik.com.
We’re excited to announce our new partnership with Brightcove, the world’s number one online video platform. Brightcove’s on-demand platform lets its customers publish and distribute video across websites, social networks and video portals. Brightcove also provides monetization options for customers through integration with advertising servers and networks. With today’s partnership announcement, Qik’s mobile video capabilities can now be easily integrated into Brightcove’s online video publishing and distribution workflow.
What does this mean for Qik users?
This partnership opens up new distribution and monetization opportunities for Qik users who have Brightcove accounts by enabling them to publish mobile video content through Brightcove players and integrate ads into their mobile video content via Brightcove just as they would for their other video content. It also enables them to distribute their Qik-generated content across the wide distribution opportunities available through Brightcove partners.
What does this mean for Brightcove customers?
With this partnership, Brightcove customers can now integrate mobile video uploads from more than 130 mobile phones into their Brightcove platform accounts enabling them to add a new, cost-effective source of publisher-produced and user-generated video to their mix of online content.
Key features of this integration include:
- Automatically upload your videos to your Brightcove account
- Share your or any public videos to Brightcove by clicking Share under the video on Qik.com
- Add tags to automatically organize all mobile content created by each user in the Brightcove Media Module
Coming soon: Ability to stream live mobile video through Brightcove players.
Pricing and Limited Time Offer:
To celebrate the launch of our partnership, we’re offering a limited time special offer: Until July 15, Brightcove customers (existing or new) will receive three months of free Qik integration with Brightcove when signing up for an annual account. This is a savings of $450 per user, with the monthly license per user priced at $150.
[Update]: The introductory price for the integration is $49.99 per user / month.
Want to get started? Send an email to brightcove@qik.com and we’ll get you rolling with a trial of the integration.
We have been big fans at Qik HQ of the desktop Twitter app TweetDeck for many months. It’s the way we monitor Twitter to keep up with you, our users. If one of you has a problem with Qik and tweets about it, we work hard to respond directly and quickly to try to help. It’s also great for picking up your (much appreciated!) praise of our own app.
So we’re thrilled to announce that, with the major new release of TweetDeck that’s just been launched, you can now watch Qik videos within TweetDeck!
Here’s what it looks like (click the thumbnail for the full sized picture) in action:
Well done to Iain Dodsworth and the TweetDeck team on a fantastic new version of an already excellent app!
We can’t express how hard it has been to keep this a secret!
After months of rigorous testing of all mobile video applications, Nokia has selected Qik as the exclusive live mobile video application to be pre-loaded on the Nokia N97. What does this mean? Anyone who buys a Nokia N97 will find Qik already pre-installed on the device. (press release)
"We have been working with Qik since its entry to the market and have seen the way they have rapidly progressed to being recognized as the leader in the mobile video space," said Rob Taylor, Vice President of Forum Nokia. "Qik was an obvious choice when we were looking to pre-load an innovative mobile video solution on the Nokia N97 and future Symbian S60 devices."
To get started with Qik on the N97, go to the Application folder and press the Qik icon. Once the application starts, you will be prompted to upgrade. This is a mandatory upgrade so go ahead and select “Yes” when prompted and within seconds, you will be ready to share what you are doing live with your friends and family on any website, blog, or social network.
Feature highlights on the Nokia N97:
Video Quality Enhancements:
- nHD quality video in a widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio video with 642×358 resolution (sample)
- Toggle between the different resolutions, with SD 640×480 resolution, Normal in 352×288 and Low in 176×144.
Share your Qik videos with your friends and family – right from your phone:
- Share your videos via Sms and Email with one touch
- Post videos directly from your phone to YouTube, Facebook and Twitter
Share your location while you Qik:
Share your location with your friends which appears on your profile page
- Track your location live while you stream from one place to another
- Share your location from where you are at City or Street level
- Or choose not to do so at all
Manage your profile and view the videos from the mobile browser:
- Visit your profile page to view and manage the videos you’ve recently streamed
- Visit other’s profiles or videos right from the mobile browser
Enhanced Features on the device also enables you to:
- Qik with front and back camera
- Activate flash settings
Qik in 19 different languages:
Simply change your language preference in your phone settings and Qik will auto detect the default language that you have selected. The languages supported include British English, Chinese, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, and Hebrew.
We appreciate all your feedback and urge you to get in touch with us with any questions, comments, or congratulations at support@qik.com. Thanks so much to our invaluable Qikkers for helping us to develop our product to this incredible point!
I was driving down the 101 expressway on Wednesday and suddenly a car hit me from behind. To my astonishment, instead of pulling over, he sped away and tried to get out of my sight. While still in the state of shock, my 2 and a half years of police officer experience signaled to me that my only evidence is running away. I chased him down the 101, pulled out my Samsung Blackjack 2 and started to Qik to get his license plate number. Having done that, I called 911 immediately and gave the license plate number to the operator. I took the nearest exit and waited at the petrol station for the California Highway Patrol officer to take my statement.
I then told the policeman that I have video evidence being uploaded onto the Internet. Surprised, he looked at me with skeptical eyes. It seemed that he did not believe such technology existed. It was then that I had the great pleasure to share with the police officer about Qik.
If not because of Qik’s amazing technology, I would not have captured any evidence to facilitate the police in the investigation. It was indeed a memorable experience.
