[Chapter-delegates] Ad-free webcasting

[Joly MacFie]

On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 4:02 PM, Khaled KOUBAA <khaled.koubaa at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi Joly,
> I totally agree with the importance of what you are saying.
> But I am feeling that is a luxe for people who don't even a web site until
> now !
> Some ISOC chapters is in need of basic help like having a hosting or domain
> name.
> ISOC is offering a name.chapters.isoc.org but I am not that this has
> success with chapters.
> I can add that we need also pictures and video sharing platform to be used
> by chapters.
> Many many online services ( especially 2.0 tools ) that we should begin
> thinking about to reinforce local chapters.
> Many thanks,
>
> Khaled
>
> Le 15/12/2010 14:18, Anne Lord a écrit :
>
>  Hi Joly,
>>
>> Thanks for the suggestion.  We'd be happy to look further into this to
>> explore what might be possible to help Chapters. I'll contact you off-list.
>>
>> regards,
>> Anne
>> --
>>
>> On 15/12/2010, at 5:24 PM, Joly MacFie wrote:
>>
>>  As any of you who have viewed recent ISOC-NY live webcasts are aware,
>>> our provider Livestream has taken to inserting LOUD AND OBNOXIOUS
>>> commercials every 15 minutes.
>>>
>>> We don't pay for the service. To go ad-free costs a whopping $3500/yr
>>> - beyond our means. We've already paid out $500 of our events money to
>>> get the wirecast software that allows live camera switching/mixing.
>>> We've looked around for alternative free or cheaper streaming services
>>> without success. We otherwise are quite happy with Livestream, and it
>>> has nice features like an online studio that permits live mixing of
>>> guest streams. We have noticed that our viewership is affected by the
>>> ads. Our only workaround is that we can edit & post our source files
>>> on our own site, for later viewing/ downloading.
>>>
>>> I don't think we are the only chapter interested in live webcasting,
>>> and ISOC itself should be making an effort to webcast the INETS.. We
>>> are wondering if
>>>
>>> 1) ISOC could pay and manage one Livestream account that all Chapters can
>>> use.
>>> or
>>> 2) Some other chapters would like to go shares with us on a Livestream
>>> account
>>> or
>>> 3) ISOC-NY should submit a grant application for managing a Livestream
>>> account for all Chapters as a community project.
>>>
>>> Is there any interest?
>>>
>>> We've tried approaching both Livestream and uStream for sponsorship
>>> without response.
>>>
>>> j
>>>
>>>
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