bigjimslade Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 I need some help from some of you. So we want to make the webcasts more interactive and use skype so people can call in. Sometime this week in the evening is anyone willing to play around on the webcast with me and skype and call and talk to me? There are several methods and I want to see what works best. Let me know if you want to do it and what day. I will have the chat room open so people can watch and give input. Big Jim
TazErase Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 Skype is much better. Let me know what you need. I should be available any night with a little notice as to the time.
stationchief Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 Only vaguely familiar with Skype but am willing to give it a go. Just gimme enough notice in advance. Have ya also considered the co-host feature on uStream? Maybe one of us can join ya to help answer questions about toys or electronics (my expertize lies in the latter ).
Brad Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 Hopefully we can just set up a Skype phone number so people can just call in with their phone - no tech expertise required.
TazErase Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 I believe Skype where they can call in with a phone number costs money where the regular Skype is free. Maybe have some people with knowledge of Skype also be in forums, or post instructions in the forums of HOW to set up a Skype acct. and get into the chat.
Brad Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 I believe Skype where they can call in with a phone number costs money where the regular Skype is free. Maybe have some people with knowledge of Skype also be in forums, or post instructions in the forums of HOW to set up a Skype acct. and get into the chat.Looks like a number to have people call in would only be $18 for 3 months, which is fine. That would be easiest as everyone could just use their phone. We wouldn't use Skype for chatting or anything - it would just be a way for Dev to take calls live on our regular Ustream webcast/chat.
stationchief Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 Just looked a lil' into this myself. I think with the free Skype account ya can only make/recieve calls to and from other Skype accounts. Ya can set it up so other people using Skype can call in or starting at $18 for three months ya can get a Skype online number for land line folks to call in. That'd be just long enough to last until after Black Friday. There's some online tutorioals on how to set things up in Ustream with Skype or anythin' else BigJim wants to try out. Using Skype with Ustream
stationchief Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 I can just see it now.. The hottest talk show this season, it's 'The Big Jim Slade Show!' We're taking your calls live right now!
Brad Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Just set up an account/number and sent the info to Dev. He should be able to take calls live on the show and maybe play voicemails that people leave when he's not on the air.
bigjimslade Posted October 17, 2011 Author Posted October 17, 2011 We will do a test around 7pm Central on Monday. who wants to do a test now?
stationchief Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 We will do a test around 7pm Central on Monday.Be there or be... well, y'all know the drill.
noehlp Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 I can just see it now.. The hottest talk show this season, it's 'The Big Jim Slade Show!' We're taking your calls live right now! Lmao Yes! BigJim, you are going to need your own branded shirts soon.
stationchief Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 I still say he needs his own theme song .
TazErase Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 We will do a test around 7pm Central on Monday.I'll make sure I'm on 8pm est, my skype ID is ErnestSuter.
TazErase Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Please just make it clear where the webcast will be whether on Skype or Ustream. I just got a Ustream acct. so hopefully I'll be ready on the 22nd regardless of which you use.
Brad Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Please just make it clear where the webcast will be whether on Skype or Ustream. I just got a Ustream acct. so hopefully I'll be ready on the 22nd regardless of which you use.everything will be on ustream as usual. we'll have an actual phone number to call in to. skype is not needed at all by anyone but bigjimslade. all the skype stuff will be behind the scenes.
bigjimslade Posted October 17, 2011 Author Posted October 17, 2011 Dont forget we are testing our new call in system tonight. At 7pm I will open the chat room up and we can test it. Join us at 7pm CT at the link below. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/black-friday-live
TazErase Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Dont forget we are testing our new call in system tonight. At 7pm I will open the chat room up and we can test it. Join us at 7pm CT at the link below. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/black-friday-liveI'm there now, see you guys in 15 minutes when the rest of you join in.
stationchief Posted October 18, 2011 Posted October 18, 2011 IMHO, I think the webcast/call-in radio show was a smashing success! Nice to hear what some of y'all sound like. The only down side is the huge lag between the call and the video, but that's Ustream's fault. Just remind people that when they call in to turn their 'radio' down. This should be really fun on Saturday when there are more people in the chat room. See ya Saturday!
bigjimslade Posted October 18, 2011 Author Posted October 18, 2011 Thanks everyone for their help. I was worried it would not work so well. So this Saturday during our webcast we shall take calls and see how it goes.
TazErase Posted October 18, 2011 Posted October 18, 2011 Going to be the best webcast to date. It's 1 thing to tell what people wrote as questions but much better if they can call in and ask the questions. Going to probably have to keep repeating yourself telling them to lower the computer volume though. For those that do call though it is not much different then talking on a phone. Can't wait till Saturday night, hopefully there will be a few new ads before then but I think it's still too soon for the really good ads.
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