Comments on: Skype Shutters Personal Broadcasting Service http://newteevee.com/2008/09/20/skype-shutters-personal-broadcasting-service/ NewTeeVee Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:57:43 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Michael Muchmore http://newteevee.com/2008/09/20/skype-shutters-personal-broadcasting-service/#comment-246151 Michael Muchmore Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:52:27 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=8818#comment-246151 <p>Another alternative is Stickam.com. Its PayPerLive service even lets you charge for your show.</p> Another alternative is Stickam.com. Its PayPerLive service even lets you charge for your show.

]]> By: Stuart Henshall http://newteevee.com/2008/09/20/skype-shutters-personal-broadcasting-service/#comment-245693 Stuart Henshall Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:57:13 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=8818#comment-245693 <p>Try out Phweet which enables you to talk just by sharing a URL. Create a Phweet Cafe that mimics what Skypecasts did. Use twitter updates to broadcast who you are in a call with. Come and go as you want. Treat it like a watercooler. Happy to test out with you.</p> Try out Phweet which enables you to talk just by sharing a URL. Create a Phweet Cafe that mimics what Skypecasts did. Use twitter updates to broadcast who you are in a call with. Come and go as you want. Treat it like a watercooler. Happy to test out with you.

]]> By: Skype shuts down Skypecasts - GigaOM http://newteevee.com/2008/09/20/skype-shutters-personal-broadcasting-service/#comment-245667 Skype shuts down Skypecasts - GigaOM Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:37:58 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=8818#comment-245667 <p>[...] Skype quietly closed its popular Skypecast personal broadcasting service late last month. The decision is setting off howls of protest from loyal users, who are ready to bolt to competitive services. In a brief missive on Aug. 26 entitled “Goodnight Skypecasts,” Skype announced it was closing the service as of Sept. 1. The program allowed anyone to broadcast to up 100 people, all of whom could join in and comment. Full story @ NewTeeVee [...]</p> [...] Skype quietly closed its popular Skypecast personal broadcasting service late last month. The decision is setting off howls of protest from loyal users, who are ready to bolt to competitive services. In a brief missive on Aug. 26 entitled “Goodnight Skypecasts,” Skype announced it was closing the service as of Sept. 1. The program allowed anyone to broadcast to up 100 people, all of whom could join in and comment. Full story @ NewTeeVee [...]

]]> By: Alan Levy http://newteevee.com/2008/09/20/skype-shutters-personal-broadcasting-service/#comment-245664 Alan Levy Sat, 20 Sep 2008 21:19:35 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=8818#comment-245664 <p>Paltalk is a wonderful service and highly recommended. Another alternative to Skypecast is BlogTalkRadio which can be found at www.blogtalkradio.com.</p> <p>I am the founder of BTR and we launched our service two years ago. We enable and empower anyone, an individual, corporation or organization to broadcast a live on-line call-in radio show which is archived as a podcast.</p> <p>Since our launch, we have broadcast more than 130,000 episodes and in August we had more than 3.5 million listeners. Our notable guests have included John McCain, Brad Pitt, Salman Rushdie and hundreds more. In August alone, we live broadcast 15,000 episodes.</p> <p>We also host online radio shows for many major corporations such as Harper Collins, Pentagon, Sun Microsystems, Golf.com and many more.</p> <p>Unlike Skype our service requires no download, can have unlimited live listeners and chat participants, is automatically downloaded as a podcast and more. Like Skype the service is free.</p> <p>We encourage Skypecasters to give us a shot and become part of the BlogTalkRadio community.</p> <p>Alan Levy Founder and Ceo. www.blogtalkradio.com</p> Paltalk is a wonderful service and highly recommended. Another alternative to Skypecast is BlogTalkRadio which can be found at http://www.blogtalkradio.com.

I am the founder of BTR and we launched our service two years ago. We enable and empower anyone, an individual, corporation or organization to broadcast a live on-line call-in radio show which is archived as a podcast.

Since our launch, we have broadcast more than 130,000 episodes and in August we had more than 3.5 million listeners. Our notable guests have included John McCain, Brad Pitt, Salman Rushdie and hundreds more. In August alone, we live broadcast 15,000 episodes.

We also host online radio shows for many major corporations such as Harper Collins, Pentagon, Sun Microsystems, Golf.com and many more.

Unlike Skype our service requires no download, can have unlimited live listeners and chat participants, is automatically downloaded as a podcast and more. Like Skype the service is free.

We encourage Skypecasters to give us a shot and become part of the BlogTalkRadio community.

Alan Levy
Founder and Ceo.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com

]]> By: Gary Baumgarten http://newteevee.com/2008/09/20/skype-shutters-personal-broadcasting-service/#comment-245661 Gary Baumgarten Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:48:43 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=8818#comment-245661 <p>Anyone who has been shutdown by Skype should feel comfortable coming over to Paltalk.</p> <p>Paltalk has 4 million unique users and scores of categories from which to choose to broadcast one's content.</p> <p>Best of all, it's a free download, though there is a minimal annual fee to be able to see streaming video.</p> <p>As way of disclosure, I am Paltalk's director of news and programming and I host a daily program on Paltalk called News Talk Online, at 5 PM New York time, in Paltalk Studio A in the Radio/TV Section. I'm hoping to see you on line and I and our entire online team stand ready to help you acclimate yourself to Paltalk's great features.</p> Anyone who has been shutdown by Skype should feel comfortable coming over to Paltalk.

Paltalk has 4 million unique users and scores of categories from which to choose to broadcast one’s content.

Best of all, it’s a free download, though there is a minimal annual fee to be able to see streaming video.

As way of disclosure, I am Paltalk’s director of news and programming and I host a daily program on Paltalk called News Talk Online, at 5 PM New York time, in Paltalk Studio A in the Radio/TV Section. I’m hoping to see you on line and I and our entire online team stand ready to help you acclimate yourself to Paltalk’s great features.

]]> By: chrisco http://newteevee.com/2008/09/20/skype-shutters-personal-broadcasting-service/#comment-245660 chrisco Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:07:30 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=8818#comment-245660 <p>Their reason was given in code: "Skypecasts is not quite measuring up to our high standards."</p> <p>What does THAT mean, is the question?</p> <p>My first guess is one word, starting with the letter "p" and ending with the letter "n," with and "o" and an "r" in the middle.</p> Their reason was given in code: “Skypecasts is not quite measuring up to our high standards.”

What does THAT mean, is the question?

My first guess is one word, starting with the letter “p” and ending with the letter “n,” with and “o” and an “r” in the middle.

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