This was Cyber Monday Special with David Vaughan and Steven Healey
We talked about Live Video Chat and enjoyed the questions and comments from everyone watching here and on Smiletime .
We were joined on stage by Alex Kruglov , CEO of Smiletime who answered questions and gave explanations of both the technology behind video chat and Smiletime’s plans . Thank you Alex 🙂
Thank you to everyone who watched us live , we will be back at 11:00 AM ET next Monday
Enjoy the replay and thank you for watching 🙂
#onSmiletime
Donald Brant
Smiletime wins my vote
Steven Healey
It is a great show platform
Maxima Dela Paz
Hello po! Sir Steven Healey
Gail Turner Brown
Yes, this is fine time to me.
Gail Turner Brown
Yeah, i’ve done that. They are responsive.
Gail Turner Brown
It was right on time for me.
Steven Healey
Brilliant , see you next week Gail
Mike Briercliffe
It’s like being a Radio Ham
Gail Turner Brown
Thanks Alex. Really appreciate you and your candor.
Jon Upton
and we were lonely on Firetalk 😉
Gail Turner Brown
That’s true David.
Gail Turner Brown
I’m planning to do a Holiday Party Alex on December 17th. I’m looking talent and non-talent to come a sing, do poetry, tell jokes, etc for Christmas, Hannukkah and Kwanzaa celebrations. Want to use Smile time community!
Mike Briercliffe
And …. Facebook will acquire the winner
Steven Healey
Maybe
Bill Chagnon
Have to leave. Thank you for answering my questions. Will look for you guys in future live streams. Thank You.
Delia Slucutt
You can do a quick screenshare
Steven Healey
Hello Delia , thank you for watching . How would you do the screenshare ?
Delia Slucutt
I talk about sites then quickly show people what I’m saying so they get a feel for the site. I don’t spend hours on it as I don’t think that is what livestream is really for. I’m just looking at ManyCa, which you mentioned in the comments – have you tried it? Is it good?
Delia Slucutt
not true!
Gail Turner Brown
Does FB get ticked that we are not really on FB. Would that be an issue later once FB integrates their multi person platform
Steven Healey
Apparently not 🙂 , which is good news
Delia Slucutt
Can you screenshare on smiletime?
Steven Healey
No .. but you could using OBS , VMix or Manycam
Delia Slucutt
Cheers Steven Healey I use OBS at the moment and it seems to do a lot of what I need. I like the guest part of Smiletime though and the way FB comments are blown up. It’s nice but without screenshare I don’t think it’s for me at this stage.
Steven Healey
I like the FB integration too 🙂 I use Manycam when I need screenshare. Both OBS and manycam work well. I like the fact on the recordingthe screenshare is virtually full size
Chris Ripka
That integration has done a lot for my engagement…
Steven Healey
True , it makes a broadcast into a show
Gail Turner Brown
Ok yeah I do that. I always test. One day it worked, the next day of interview, it didn’t
Gail Turner Brown
I have backup platforms, of course, but they don’t have the features ST has, and I’d rather stick to one specific platform if I can.
Gail Turner Brown
So Alex, what would you suggest going moving forward. Since my business model is interviews to build my business.
Mike Briercliffe
I’m gonna watch you Guru … I’ll wait awhile
Steven Healey
OK ,, see you tomorrow
Gail Turner Brown
I need to her this and it makes sense
Gail Turner Brown
It’s not boring to me.
Steven Healey
Nor me 🙂
Gail Turner Brown
Yeah Jenn, I want to do a Holiday Party with singing, poetry,, live jokes, but I don’t know if it would work.
Mike Briercliffe
When do you think any of these channels will be viable for non-technical audiences – for commercial webinars? are we weeks away, a few months away, or more than these?
Steven Healey
They are becoming more reliable. The quality is improving. If you have a back up plan – go for it
Bill Chagnon
Many liked Blab. Why has that been so hard to duplicate?
Steven Healey
Things have moved on since Blab . The features in Smiletime give better quality video and sound and then there is the FB integration
Gail Turner Brown
But I really prefer SMILETIME I just can’t get it to consistently know for sure that it will work.
Gail Turner Brown
Yeah. I switched over to BeLive from last Saturday.
Gail Turner Brown
Oooh Alex I need you!!
Gail Turner Brown
I tried it on Small Business Saturday
Gail Turner Brown
I can’t get ppl on the stage consistently
Gail Turner Brown
Bye Ileane.
Jenn Nelson
Gail Turner Brown, I have heard that as well! I want to bring an “after party” from Wine Antics LIVE to Smiletime, but I’ve heard so many issues. :/
Ileane Smith
Gotta run everyone. Have a great day!!
Steven Healey
Bye for now Ileane
Ileane Smith
Hi Gail Turner Brown ((miss you))
Gail Turner Brown
I don’t know what it is but I keep having challenges with Smiletime.
Gail Turner Brown
Hey fellas
Steven Healey
Hello Gail
Ileane Smith
Is Huzza the same way?
Steven Healey
As David said Huzza is Tokbox .
Ileane Smith
Steven Healey yes that is what I meant, only I didn’t know how to spell “Tokbox” But I do now. 🙂
Ileane Smith
I think it should be spelled #toxbox instead …
Jon Upton
The only person on Firetalks front page these days is Steven 😉
Ileane Smith
If your guest is on iPhone you should use Belive – is that correct?
Steven Healey
Yes at the moment
Bill Chagnon
Will I have to post a new url every time I go live?
Steven Healey
No . Smiletime is fixed url
Mike Briercliffe
So – your opinion on BeLive vs Smiletime is what?
Ileane Smith
Bill Chagnon I think David Vaughan has a workaround for that.
Bill Chagnon
Can I stream to my website?
Steven Healey
Yes, check with David for details
Ileane Smith
Mike Briercliffe yes you can broadcast to your Facebook page from Smiletime
Ileane Smith
btw – Steven sorry we didn’t connect over the weekend. My daughter did the BeLive.tv demo from her iPhone. I posted the video on YouTube.
Steven Healey
I will check out the video . I was away in Oxford too . I will message you
Mike Briercliffe
so – I can stream this through a biz page, yes?
Steven Healey
Yes .. business page streaming is straight forward
Ileane Smith
We can post links on Facebook because they are not afraid of them like the Smiletime folks are 🙂
Ileane Smith
Hi again 🙂
Steven Healey
Hello Ileane .
Mike Briercliffe
Now I’m Facebook only
Steven Healey
Yes one live stream at a time is safer 🙂
Mike Briercliffe
could be my bandwidth
Bill Chagnon
Watching on FB, no problem here.
Jon Upton
It’s OK here
Steven Healey
Thank you Jon – this stopped the panic when i saw Mike’s comment
Mike Briercliffe
the FB window has frozen
Steven Healey
It happens occasionally as we know
Mike Briercliffe
I have both channels open
Steven Healey
Multi tasking – I am impressed 🙂