Archive for October, 2009

Go Live to Brightcove from your mobile phone!

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

A couple of months back we released an integration with Brightcove, the leading online video  platform, to enable Qikkers to automatically post their videos to Brightcove. Based on feedback from customers, we are now taking this a step forward where you can go live to Brightcove -  right from your mobile phone. With this, Brightcove customers can now produce exciting live content from their mobile phones and Qik media and enterprise customers can now monetize their live mobile video content through the Brightcove platform.

Already using the Qik and Brightcove integration?

Refer to this article in our Support Wiki on how to enable live broadcasting to Brightcove. This would then create a player as shown below that can be embedded on any website, blog to view videos live from mobile phones using Qik.

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New to Qik and Brightcove integration?

If you have any questions let us know at brightcove@qik.com

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Asia’s Mandarin Pop Sensation JJ Lin performs on Qik!

Sunday, October 25th, 2009
你好! Pronounced as “Ni Hao”
It is the Chinese greeting of saying hello!

Asia’s biggest Pop Sensation, Singaporean JJ Lin brings the best of his music and behind the scenes footage with Qik. Talk about JJ’s singing career, Asia’s Mandarin Popstar has one of the fastest hands. Another talent to highlight, nailing the world Guinness record with 3,052 signed CD copies in 2 hours 30 minutes! You can follow JJ Lin at http://qik.com/jj_lin.

Couple of JJ’s songs that fans love include, 主角 (feat. Machi) Centerstage (Zhǔ Jiǎo) and 只對你說 Only Told You (Zhī Duì Nǐ Shuō). Songs by JJ are set to blow you away if you are looking for an alternative ear worm to dance or sing a tune to.

Get up close and personal with your favorite superstar today. Here’s his Qiks that I particularly enjoy.

A glimpse of JJ in the studios prepping for a recording session.

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Sharing gets more personal with the latest Qik update for Nokia S60 and Samsung Omnia HD phones

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

For all the Nokia and Symbian Qikkers out there – we have an update of the Qik client for Nokia Series 60 3rd edition, Nokia Series 60 5th edition touch phones and Samsung Omnia HD i890. This Symbian client update (version 1.0.14) enables you to sign-up/sign-in using Facebook Connect and share your videos directly to your contacts on the phone with a cool, new Speed Sharing Ribbon(TM). You can download this update from http://d.qik.com on your phone.

Signup using Facebook Connect: If you are a new user or if you have signed up for Qik using Facebook Connect on qik.com, you can now connect your Facebook account right from your phone. Simply click the “Login As” field in the signup form and select Facebook Connect. This will walk you through the process of connecting your Facebook account to Qik. Then when you start Qikking just press Share and select Facebook to post the video directly to your wall.

Facebook Connect

Share with your phone contacts with the Speed Sharing Ribbon: The Qik Speed Sharing Ribbon makes it fast and easy  to share your experiences with your friends and family from the phone. You can now create shortcuts to select contacts from your phone address book and place those shortcuts on the Speed Sharing Ribbon that appears in the bottom of the screen when you press Share. Then next time you start Qikking all you need to do is press Share and double tap the contact and an SMS / email will be sent to the person with the link to the video that they can then view from their phone just by clicking the link.

speedsharing

It is now even easier to start recording and sharing: We are always looking at ways to make it easier to get you streaming and sharing your videos. With this update you can now:

  • Start / Stop recording by pressing the Camera button.
  • Zoom in / out by pressing the volume keys on the phone.
  • For those who are using our integration with Brightcove – now you can share the Qiks to your Brightcove account right from your phone.

You can download this update from http://d.qik.com on your phone or by starting Qik and following the update prompts. So, go ahead give this a spin and let us know your thoughts on twitter or by sending us an email at support@qik.com.

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CBS News weather anchor, David Price, has “No Way Home”!

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

Earlier this morning, CBS News weather anchor, David Price, was dropped off at Santa Monica, California – armed with $50, Qik, Twitter, Skype. His challenge -  to find a way to get back to New York City within seven days. In this video, David describes his challenge and the technology he is using to get help from his family, friends and his viewers to find his way home.

Do you think David can really figure out a way to get back home? We at Qik sure believe so. After all armed with all this technology and support – how could he not. You can follow Dave’s exciting journey an and his experiences from the “No Way Home” blog on CBS, his Qik page, and his Twitter feed.

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