Vote or die 2009

In its core we view bambuser as democratizing tool were everyone should be able to speak and show their mind. To enforce this democratizing thought we want to push for this initiative. www.voteordie2009.eu

New version for Windows Mobile

Here at Bambuser we do not discriminate against anyone. Not even against people using Microsoft-based products. To prove this, we are now launching a new version of Bambuser for Windows Mobile!

First and foremost, this version adds the feature to upload complement data. This has been a very popular feature on Symbian-based phones, and we hope you will enjoy it on Windows Mobile too! It's possibly the best thing to be invented in Finland since rye bread.

Second, the new version supports high quality audio on a broader range of devices. This especially applies to phones manufactured by HTC.

Additionally, there are many small tweaks and fixes under the hood, which should give that little bit of extra performance we constantly try to squeeze out of mobile devices.

If you are new to complement uploading, let us explain: If your connection to the internet is weak when you broadcast live, pieces of the broadcast which can't be sent immediately are stored on your phone, keeping your latency low. When uploading this data afterwards, our servers get to business and start putting together all the pieces to improve your archived broadcast, giving on-demand viewers a smoother experience regardless of how slow and choppy your data connection was.

I can reveal that there is more coming for the Windows Mobile client in the future. Lots of top secret stuff that we (programmers at Bambuser) spend day and night working on, surviving only on the hope that we may one day venture outside the office again.

We are thankful for all feedback we get about existing or wanted features and have everything stored. We consider all suggestions when we decide what to work on.

Get going with Wirecast or FME

Hi just wanted to drop two quick tutorials on how you can use desktop applications such the amazing Wirecast or Flash Media Encoder to broadcast over Bambuser. This is two simple "how to get going" tutorials but with each desktop app you can do a lot more magic so try them out.

Bambuser and IRLconnect launched a great synergy yesterday, bringing you live videos to a map. IRLconnect have built a beautiful integration on their map for bambuser live videos. We also enjoy seeing that more and more of those integrations coming up based on our API. So sign up for an IRLconnect account and keep geographical track of your social media content, and do not forget to connect your bambuser streams to IRLconnect in your settings under 3:rd party services. Read more about it on techcrunch here

Private mode has arrived!

Ohyes!

It has been the most requested feature... And finally it's here!
Now you can keep your cozy family gatherings for yourself or capture that private moment in life without sharing it with the whole world. Private mode is here! We will of course keep developing this function to add even more sophisticated privacy options.

From today - Friday 17th of April, the private function is available for all platforms (Symbian, Windows Mobile, iPhone) as well as for broadcasting via your browser. You will need to download a new version of the application to your phone.

To celebrate this we will launch a competition where we will give away a Nokia N85 to the producer of the craziest, funniest, most ridiculous or most creative broadcast that is NOT private :-) So giddy up and make your move and send us the link(s) at notprivate@bambuser.com. Don't forget to attach your preferred contact details. The competition will close May 4th. And hey! You may send us as many broadcasts as you wish...

Have a great weekend!

//BambuserCrew