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01/08/2007
"Broadcast Yourself" on the internet with streaming video
I've never been much of a Google search engine user. Not that Google's bad or anything. It’s more that I started searching on the Internet before Google had increased to their current popularity. But due to their seemingly continuous gaining momentum in the race for Internet superiority, I can’t help but use their services more and more. Especially now that their diversity-wings have stretched out even wider. For example, back in October Google bought YouTube.com; a great web site that lets you “Broadcast Yourself”. It gives us insight into the lives of people from all around the world. Which is sometimes impressive, but frequently embarrassing. Shortly after this new purchase, Google bought Myspace.com which started as a way to simply show yourself off though blogs and pictures, but has since advanced to also allow sharing your music, artwork, comedy, business, and pretty much everything else that makes you “you.” Both YouTube and Myspace are free.
And the part that interested me as a videographer is that they both let you host your own videos for free. They convert your video into streaming video, and then give you the html code to stream it from other websites. That, for me, is a great way to get my work out there on the Internet and into the hands of the public. Because, lets face it, the Internet is being used more and more by the average person. And as far as advertising goes, it has ways of being far cheaper than television, radio or magazine. And if someone like the Star Wars Kid or the Numa Numa guy can become worldwide Internet celebrities overnight, so can the talented individuals like you and me who work hard to deliver products that achieve a higher quality of entertainment.
I am glad that the Internet allows those who really deserve fame to get it, like one of my favorite bands “Ok Go”. I remember them from back in the day before they danced in their backyard or played in a room full of treadmills. But now, with their witty videos and catchy tunes, they have achieved a new group of fans they would not have been able to get without their Internet popularity. And when your grandmother, who thinks rock music is the devil, sends you a link to their new Internet rock video because it made her smile… then you know they’ve achieved what all of us want. We all want our product to be recognized and enjoyed by the masses worldwide. So get on the ball. Broadcast yourself. Show everyone who you are and what you do. The world is tuning in to watch. Give ‘em something worth checking out.
Find out how to stream your video, here.
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