BRC here I come.
BTW, does anybody know the name of the crew who does the cupcake carts? I’d like to build my own…
BRC here I come.
BTW, does anybody know the name of the crew who does the cupcake carts? I’d like to build my own…
Wednesday I had lunch with Justin of justin.tv where I asked him a load of questions. The audio is not that good, and my camera died early on, but in case anyone’s interested, here’s a short movie:
Since he was going to spend some time with the Reddit guys on Friday, I invited him to stop by Jumpcut (we’re in the same building) where he randomly bumped into some justintv fans.
Though the company is in its early stages, he said that the plan was to find high profile people interested in wearing the camera. If they’re looking to market to celebrities, though, they really need to start getting attention from the Hollywood types more than the geek types. There is also a lot of financial potential in product placement.
Instead of giving cameras to select people I’d like to see these babies mass-produced from the get-go and let the viewers decide who they want to watch. I imagine justintv as a service where camera-owners can have their own ‘producer page’ and viewers can add them and create lists of preferred shows. It would be amusing to see multiple streams at the same time, especially if the camera-wearers are in the same location. A jumpcut tie-in would allow users to edit the videos of the people they watch. I have no authority to speculate on what their business plan is (or Jumpcut’s) — I just think that this would be cool. Watching a politian or an actor would be fascinating, but I like the idea of giving the technology to everybody at the same time.
Advertising is potentially a large source of income. They already have a product placement deal with Bawls. I have no interest in energy drinks, and yet I remember the company’s name, product, and bottle design (cobalt glass with dots all over it). Advertising: it helps me decide.
Justin updates his blog daily with video links to the highlights. Here’s the entry for Wednesday:
When Justin stopped by the Jumpcut office, I had stepped out for a second. When I returned, I didn’t see him. Instead of calling or texting him, I headed straight to my computer. Watching the stream, I realized that he was inside our breakroom. As I walked back in that direction, a few people from a conference room ran up to him, exclaiming, “You’re Justin!”. It turns out some yahoo types were watching the site when they realized he was in the office. Justin is quickly becoming an internet celebrity — they all wanted to take pictures with him. It was pretty much the cutest thing ever.
Even though Justin says that the camera does not change his behavior, when I mentioned the story of the two models making out in our building, he asked about their gender because ‘the viewers would want to know that’. Of course this brings me back to one of my favorite topics to think about — the definition of self and how online presence shapes that.
Some of us celebrate Roland’s birthday in strange ways…
Justin.tv, which a far as I can tell does live mobile webcam streaming, officially launched yesterday. I met Justin at Macworld where he briefly described the technology. I like the idea, though I’m not particularly compelled to watch him go shopping and eat lunch. Ashot argues that what makes it interesting is the ‘realness’ of it. I have a sufficiently hard time dealing with the reality of my own life. It would be cool if he did short movie summaries of his day so that those who want to follow him, while attempting to maintain some semblance of a real life, could get the ‘digest’ version.
I didn’t know this when I met Justin, but the site is funded by Y Combinator. Despite the grumpy mutterings of ‘exploitation’, Y combinator gives youths an opportunity to try their hand at entreprenuership. Whether or not the product suceeds, I’m sure the developers have gained a lot of vaulable experience. I <3 Paul Graham(and he’s a Lisp guy!).
Justin.tv, which a far as I can tell does live mobile webcam streaming, officially launched yesterday. I met Justin at Macworld where he briefly described the technology. I like the idea, though I’m not particularly compelled to watch him go shopping and eat lunch. Ashot argues that what makes it interesting is the ‘realness’ of it. I have a sufficiently hard time dealing with the reality of my own life. It would be cool if he did short movie summaries of his day so that those who want to follow him, while attempting to maintain some semblance of a real life, could get the ‘digest’ version.
I didn’t know this when I met Justin, but the site is funded by Y Combinator. Despite the grumpy mutterings of ‘exploitation’, Y combinator gives youths an opportunity to try their hand at entreprenuership. Whether or not the product suceeds, I’m sure the developers have gained a lot of vaulable experience. I <3 Paul Graham(and he’s a Lisp guy!).
A few weeks ago I went down to visit my friend Andrea, and it happened to be the same weekend Justine went to visit Groovr This is a snipet of what it’s like to be around me and justine.
At work we have just finished moving from our old, cramped space into the new building. I met a really nice game developer named Rez who works on the same floor. There is also a modeling agency around the corner and wired magazine is two floors down.
Vanessa and I submitted a film to network2. We had to answer the question: “How do you watch internet tv?” We don’t exactly answer the question, but here’s the result:
Last week Justine came to visit, and, as usual, we had a fantastic time. Here is a movie about her date with Jumpcut
I had every intention of attending Massive but I took a nap at 8pm to prepare for the late night. Unfortunately, I didn’t wake up until the following morning. It sounded like a lot of fun. Sorry I missed you guys. On Sunday Dennis and I went to Golden Gate Park to have a picnic. We strolled through the Japanese tea garden, which was somewhat crowded that day. It was apparently too beautiful for people to remain indoors.
Tonight I’m off to a Zivity gathering. Hopefully I’ll see some of you guys there.
For my sister’s birthday, Dennis and I took her and her fiance out for dinner at Aqua. This is one of those popular fancy restaurants that my sister has been talking about for years.
dishes I discuss:
raw hamachi with basil
pea soup
sturgeon with chickpea
skate with portabello
pot roast with prawns
creme brulee
chocolate tart
lemon souffle
poached pears
crappy cameraphone photos from topleft, clockwise: scallops, white sturgeon, beef with prawns, poached pears, soufle, tart
Work has been pretty crazy for a while, but we finally pushed our latest release, playa (that’s burningman playa, not someone who sleeps around). I am very excited about it, as we added a bunch of cool features and improved things all around. Of course, immediately after releasing, we started talking about improvements.
For those of you who use jumpcut (*silence, owl hoots*), here’s a rundown of new features.
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