Turner's Perspective

Jeff - Pretty cool! Wish I had A microphone.

I have a microphone and tried to see if I could go on at the same time as you and Ardell....but didn't happen.  Ardell had major echo

Jeff, always great to see you using cool technology. Check your email...I just sent you a video email.

doesn't it feel like "BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU?"

It does feel like big brother is watching me.

 

Ines... i figured only one at a time. 

If you're watching and have a video cam on your computer, hit push to talk.

Marc... thanks.

Jeff, this is too cool. I wish I had a mic or headset so I could particpate. Have fun with it.

Ciao!

Jeff,

Very cool! -- Is there anyway to have the actual conversations automatically posted to a blog? (With edit features obviously!)

I have a mic, but no camero but I'm listening.....................weird.

Jennifer... thanks!

Paul... you can get embed code from their site if you record a video email, but not these live things.

Missy... yes, weird is the right word.

 

I heard a major echo as well.  Cool though.  What will you show us next?

For some unknown reason, my screen capture program did NOT pick up the sound when Ardel and Ines were online with me. Too bad, Ardell's comments were great. Not that Ines wasn't. :)

Steve... i'm not going to show you anything next. I'm about to turn this thing off.

You got a mic? Hit "push to talk." 

Jeff- thats really cool I need to get a mic. Sorry I can't talk to you but I can see you.

I never saw a Push to Talk button.  Maybe it doesn't show if someone else is already talking to you.  I need to log off now anyway.

Robert, the last few people to try and connect with just a mic have not had much luck... so you're not missing anything.

I think it is interesting

and probably more interactive than Meebo or something else like that

I can see it could be a little controversial on myspace for those that aren't as... innocent

The audio is still cutting in and out.  I'll try it on a different computer.

People may just be hitting the buttons who don't have Mike's.  Big, big echo on Ron talking now.  That's probably what Ines was talking about.  You obviously are not picking up the echo, but we are.  We can't understand what Ron is saying because of the echo.

I can hear you loud and clear, but Ron has about 4 layers of echo going on.  So much that you can't tell what he is saying.

I can't understand anything he is saying either.  Jeff, you seem to be the only one I can hear without an echo. 

Jeff- Good thing this is beta there is so much echoing going on. Once they work out the bugs I really think this is going to be a great idea.

In the videos I'm going to post, you will all be able to hear what I'm hearing. If you're using this outside of a sidebar embed, it won't matter, since it will just be the two of you speaking. 

Hey Ardell. The audio has been cutting in and out for me as well.

I am still watching on & off too - I can't hear you as well anymore - audio has been cutting in & out.  I just saw the guy with the note, and I can't hear anything right now either. 

That was the funniest thing...seeing Jeff interact with David with "live chat" via Post-it Notes...  :)

If you want the digital age now instead of the future....check out http://gotvideo.tv 

Sorry Jeff...didn't mean to advertise on your post...but it is very related and on target.  Great talking to you earlier via TokBox.

Jeff, how cool was that! Post it notes was too funny! Don't think that was intended LOL!

Marc... write a post about gotvideo.tv and put the link here, if you don't mind!

 

that is why this needs a chat window!!

I'm out of post its... TokBox send me some post its!!

 

JT - might help if you ran a messenger chat with whoever is on while you're on video since sound kept cutting out

also... video was very pixelated from your end.

 

"Marc... write a post about gotvideo.tv and put the link here, if you don't mind!"

Thanks, Jeff.  I recently wrote about it last week here on Active Rain.

weird interaction to note...

since I installed my webcam and did get on video with you... Yahoo Messenger keeps jumping up in my window!

VERY BIG PAIN IN THE BUTT

It is like they are related programs or something

 

 

David... I'm hoping Ron from TokBox will come back, or someone from TokBox and comment here on the issues we saw.

Marc...sorry I missed that post. I put it in the body of this post. 

>Jeff, how cool was that! Post it notes was too funny! Don't think that was intended LOL!

Lisa, not that was not intended, but it was hilarious. :) 

Thanks for the entertainment Jeff. The post it note video was hilarious!

Thanks for the info too. I have a website to keep our friends and family updated on how we're doing since we emigrated to Canada (from The Netherlands). It would be great to have this on the website.

Jeff - this is a great post, you are a fantastic pioneer to get these things out there and working to boot!  I had difficulty as you know with your audio coming through, and there was an echo slapping back from my voice on your speakers.  Little kinks will be refined, and I see this as a great tool, but it will still have to compete with the others like you pointed out.  I video chat with my son in college but we use AIM and Yahoo messenger which works for the most part. I'll have to look into this one and see if it's better for us both. He uses a Mac on his end, so we'll give it a shot and I'll let you know. Thanks Jeff, great job and you're very much appreciated!  B-)

Brad... well it was great to hear your voice reagardless. I use iChat for most of my video conferences, since most of us here at Real Estate Shows use Macs. This won't surprise you, but it rocks hard. Full screen play, etc. Skype works very well however. I've done a couple of video chats with Teresa Boardman and they have had great quality as well. 

Very interesting I get the impression from hearing Ron that anyone can use this no software needed But is a download required by the user. and I liked his comment about google alerts I am going to have to look into that one.

Kathy, there is now software to download. It is running on Flash Media Server. Flash is the most ubiquitous plugin in the world, 98% of users already have it installed. 

FYI... this post is already on the first page of Google for a search on TokBox.

Jeff, That was really really cool. Man you find the neatest toys.....Oops I mean tools:)  

{SVW Hubba}...

I agree with the Blog Boy up there. He's in the other room going Oooo. Ahhh. Cooool :)

My next thought...Two steps forward...One step back :)

TLW...ROAR!

It is really nice to have you to keep us all on top of the latest things Jeff.  Thanks I do enjoy your post.

Jeff, this is so ultra cool!

I shared this with a friend of mine and she wanted to know if you're using a webcam.  I assumed you were, is that correct?

I think I have to get this.  Definitely cool to set up for a weekly live Q&A session. 

Hmmm... first I have to get the webcam...  Got any tips on this??  Or any other pieces we might need to best utilize this.  I can definitely see how it can be used; perhaps not daily, but in other ways for sure.

Oh and if you have any tips for the webcam, I'm pc, not mac, if it makes a difference.

Nickie... we can talk about it next week. Are you joining us?

Nickie... on second thought, here is my suggestion for a webcam for your PC. Buy a Mac laptop or iMac. Then sell your PC to someone you don't like and use the cam built into the Mac. You'll thank me for that later. :)

that was absolutely hilarious with David!  PS Can't wait till I buy my new Mac laptop and have the built in camera!

Jeff-

Wish I had a camera.....um then again at this hour, maybe not (yes, I am vain). -Still think its great!  Can't wait for all internet video quality to improve I know its just a matter of time.  Pretty soon they will have voice to text along with the video.... they probably already have that?

Jeff,

I had a good laughing fit this morning watching you and David.  My husband was giving me the quizzical look.  LOL  Does this mean I have to fix myself up before blogging? 

Input:  There was prominent echo when Marc Vittorio was talking, your audio was good with small noticeable echo. 

BTW thanks for the comedy minutes.

Jeff

Very interesting, I am going to try to set this up, this will be great to see others that we have been writing to for so long.

Well Jeff, since I've just about filled up both drives of this baby, maybe you're right; time to move on and why not a Mac?

The only thing is, I've got the keyboard custom fitted to my fingertips now.  No one else can figure out how to type on it since the ink is gone whereas my fingers just fit right in to place...

Hope to see you next week.  Got a project on that day and my daughter's due date is the same day!  It is going to be an action packed week!

Thanks for all the cool tips, you keep us on our toes! 

And we love the smiles too...

lol post it's...oh god I laughed till I hurt.

THANKS!

This was in interesting experiment. I think I would not put this live on a blog, however. I would link to it and announce time when I was available to chat via video. That seems more appropriate to me.

Hi Jeff! I think this is great! I'm going to tell my daughter about this because she has friends out side of the country and is always trying to find new and free ways to talk to them outside of email and instant messaging. :)

Pamela... now there's a great way to use this.

Jeff - the future is definitely here...how fun. Now what you need to do is have your office staged for your TokBox so you don't have that funny little pointy thing on your head...I actually clicked on your sample to see what has happened to your hair. :0  How about a nice organic painting of Laguna Beach behind you there...

Jeff - Thanks again for this post. Yesterday I put TokBox on our website. We keep in touch with family back in Holland through the internet. Not everyone has MSN or Skype and not everyone knows how to use them. You can't get easier than TokBox for those who can only check e-mail and look at the web! I couldn't believe how easy it was to set up too! I had my first chat yesterday evening with a friend of mine in California. Worked great! Love it! Thanks again!

I just video chatted on it.  There are probably a lot of features I don't know about it and will wait for you to explore and tell me what I need to do with them :)

Hubba...

No response needed. I don't feel like playing in the rain but I do need my quota for the day.

Expect to see me on your blog 10 times :)

TLW...ROAR!