Friday 9 March 2012

Broadcast LIVE video directly on your favorite social platform(s)

Did you know that more than 40% of Bambuser's most viewed channels are connected to Facebook? Broadcasting tends to be more relevant and fun when you have a live audience interacting with you. By connecting Bambuser to your favourite social platform(s) you can automatically share your broadcasts on the fly, extend your reach and grow your live audience.



Connect to Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Blogger and many more services on your Bambuser Dashboard under Settings and Connect.

It is also possible to disable automatic sharing of broadcasts to Facebook and share only the broadcasts you want to. You share individual broadcasts on your mobile phone by choosing any other connected service from the Share menu while you are broadcasting. Find out more about this on our help page.

Thursday 1 March 2012

Syria - a country that can no longer communicate

If you don't have the essentials for communication, will you lose?

A few weeks ago we were told Bambuser was blocked in Syria, but the flow of videos continued on a smaller scale. Brave and skilled people used alternative approaches to reach out with the LIVE material, much needed to let the world know about the terror and violence in Syria.

Unfortunately, for a couple of days it's been getting more difficult for the people in Syria to reach out. Assad's government does its utmost to control not only the people but also the communications with the outside world. A few days ago they began to turn off the electricity for up to 15 hours a day. With no electricity one cannot charge devices or use the Internet. The lack of electricity is not all – when it returns – it starts with high voltage peaks which burn out any devices plugged in.

Activists tell us they're afraid to use generators due to the noise they make. Security forces and the military now make regular checks at homes with generators, and those suspected of being anti-Assad protesters risk being arrested, tortured and even killed.

During the last week we've seen the consequences of this lack of electricity: even fewer videos from Syria. The following broadcast was sent for us tonight to show the situation.



We know the Syrian people want the world to know, but with the little electricity they have, they need to prioritize and use it for saving lives, before it is cut off again.

UPDATE: The day after this text was posted, the broadcaster did an additional broadcast - this time from the top of a roof showing when the lights go out - leaving Daraa City in complete darkness. This happens randomly every day in cities all over Syria.