Comments on: Make Your Own Internet Radio Station: ubroadcast http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:19:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: pisces http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1460392 pisces Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:47:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1460392 I would love to have a radio show, but with all the stuff going on today I'm not comfortable giving out my credit card information for no reason but to verify ones age. They need to find another way. I would love to have a radio show, but with all the stuff going on today I’m not comfortable giving out my credit card information for no reason but to verify ones age. They need to find another way.

]]> By: mark http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1453699 mark Sat, 23 Jun 2007 13:35:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1453699 you can also listen thru winamp or media player mms://radio.awenet.org/Radio Awenet/ for windows media player http://radio.awenet.org:8000/listen.pls for winamp you can also listen thru winamp or media player mms://radio.awenet.org/Radio Awenet/ for windows media player
http://radio.awenet.org:8000/listen.pls for winamp

]]> By: mark http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1453690 mark Sat, 23 Jun 2007 13:27:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1453690 look i found this 1 www.radio.awenet.info look i found this 1 http://www.radio.awenet.info

]]> By: fqcnsxqlqj http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1443981 fqcnsxqlqj Tue, 19 Jun 2007 16:51:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1443981 Hello! Good Site! Thanks you! vyvjuuxoqdyw Hello! Good Site! Thanks you! vyvjuuxoqdyw

]]> By: ubroadcast Support Team http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1428201 ubroadcast Support Team Fri, 15 Jun 2007 02:22:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1428201 A few quick answers to some common questions here: “why another player” or “why not just use flash on the web, it does audio.” 1- Flash, and other web technologies, do have audio streaming abilities but they are based on streaming mp3 files. Mp3 sounds good but ubroadcast sounds better! The ubroadcast player is a “next generation” audio system that supports multiple audio codecs with a wide range of quality and ability levels designed to fit a wide range of broadcast types. Our “High Def” is far better than standard Flash streaming, using less bandwidth. 2- ubroadcast is different. It’s never been done this way before so it’s hard to image the interactive features that will make it unique. Many of these features are just not possible within the confines of a web-based player. Try answering a LIVE music or sports survey in real time on Microsoft Media Player :) 3- Our developers have a long history in the terrestrial radio industry as well as internet broadcast industry. While there is a small obstacle to installing the player for the average user, the overall listen hours is much higher. In fact, the average web based player listens only about 20% of the total amount of time as a stand-alone player. Thanks for all of your great comments and for supporting ubroadcast!!!!!! ubroadcast Support Team PS - Look for some really great new features, updates, and fixes to be out very soon. A few quick answers to some common questions here: “why another player” or “why not just use flash on the web, it does audio.”

1- Flash, and other web technologies, do have audio streaming abilities but they are based on streaming mp3 files. Mp3 sounds good but ubroadcast sounds better! The ubroadcast player is a “next generation” audio system that supports multiple audio codecs with a wide range of quality and ability levels designed to fit a wide range of broadcast types. Our “High Def” is far better than standard Flash streaming, using less bandwidth.

2- ubroadcast is different. It’s never been done this way before so it’s hard to image the interactive features that will make it unique. Many of these features are just not possible within the confines of a web-based player. Try answering a LIVE music or sports survey in real time on Microsoft Media Player :)

3- Our developers have a long history in the terrestrial radio industry as well as internet broadcast industry. While there is a small obstacle to installing the player for the average user, the overall listen hours is much higher. In fact, the average web based player listens only about 20% of the total amount of time as a stand-alone player.

Thanks for all of your great comments and for supporting ubroadcast!!!!!!

ubroadcast Support Team

PS - Look for some really great new features, updates, and fixes to be out very soon.

]]> By: terrainnova.org http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1423823 terrainnova.org Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:37:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1423823 <strong>Idea: Multi-broadcasting...</strong> Lately I’ve been listening to quite a bit of online-only radio stations and I noticed that they include in their program lots of hours with ‘canned’ material - shows which have been already played, enough queued up tracks to last the ... Idea: Multi-broadcasting…

Lately I’ve been listening to quite a bit of online-only radio stations and I noticed that they include in their program lots of hours with ‘canned’ material - shows which have been already played, enough queued up tracks to last the …

]]> By: Patrick J. http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1423760 Patrick J. Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:30:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1423760 I've tried it for a couple of days, both the manager and the player. The manager isn't too bad, though it could be more intuitive. But the real weakling is the radio player. If you manage to listen more than 5 minutes music without a crash, you're lucky. And no way to change channels, it freezes when sync on a channel and no button are responding. U just have to kill it off and start all over again. It is simply not usable (in my humble opinion) the way it is right now. It's a neat idea anyway, I'll check it out in a couple of month to see how the bug fixing is going on... I’ve tried it for a couple of days, both the manager and the player. The manager isn’t too bad, though it could be more intuitive. But the real weakling is the radio player. If you manage to listen more than 5 minutes music without a crash, you’re lucky. And no way to change channels, it freezes when sync on a channel and no button are responding. U just have to kill it off and start all over again. It is simply not usable (in my humble opinion) the way it is right now.

It’s a neat idea anyway, I’ll check it out in a couple of month to see how the bug fixing is going on…

]]> By: Tech Moz http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1423416 Tech Moz Tue, 12 Jun 2007 04:26:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1423416 <strong>Ubroadcast.com, you be the dj!...</strong> ... Ubroadcast.com, you be the dj!…

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]]> By: Jack H. http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1422632 Jack H. Mon, 11 Jun 2007 14:51:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1422632 i can do that in operator11 with live video and without the need to download anything..!!!! they should have done the client in apollo!! i can do that in operator11 with live video and without the need to download anything..!!!! they should have done the client in apollo!!

]]> By: Amy Domestico http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1419419 Amy Domestico Sat, 09 Jun 2007 13:05:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1419419 Those of you that would like to host an online talkshow without the need of a download should look at BlogTalkRadio.com. Since our launch on Techcrunch in August 2006, BlogTalkRadio has broadcast close to 14,000 episodes. With over 5000 hosts signed up since our launch, the ease of use with the platform allows the host to sign up, and stream live within minutes. No downloads are required to host, listen or call into a live broadcast. We air more than 125 live shows a day which become archived podcasts Those of you that would like to host an online talkshow without the need of a download should look at BlogTalkRadio.com. Since our launch on Techcrunch in August 2006, BlogTalkRadio has broadcast close to 14,000 episodes. With over 5000 hosts signed up since our launch, the ease of use with the platform allows the host to sign up, and stream live within minutes. No downloads are required to host, listen or call into a live broadcast. We air more than 125 live shows a day which become archived podcasts

]]> By: Robin http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1418761 Robin Sat, 09 Jun 2007 04:44:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1418761 Hang on a minute, haven't we forgotten a little thing called the United States Copyright Royalty Board ?? Haven't they decreed crippling royalty rates payable by anyone daring to broadcast music on the web? http://www.savenetradio.org/ Hang on a minute, haven’t we forgotten a little thing called the United States Copyright Royalty Board ??

Haven’t they decreed crippling royalty rates payable by anyone daring to broadcast music on the web?

http://www.savenetradio.org/

]]> By: Rob @ podcast411 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1418040 Rob @ podcast411 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 20:32:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1418040 Without OS X support - they have cut themselves off from 50% of the Audio Podcasting Community. Shame - look good otherwise. Oh Well. Without OS X support - they have cut themselves off from 50% of the Audio Podcasting Community. Shame - look good otherwise.

Oh Well.

]]> By: mike http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1418039 mike Fri, 08 Jun 2007 20:32:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1418039 why a credit card needed This is java based so is Http://www.pirateradio.com you buy the program 5 mins you on air sort out your own copyright check it out. why a credit card needed This is java based so is Http://www.pirateradio.com you buy the program 5 mins you on air sort out your own copyright check it out.

]]> By: rob http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1417903 rob Fri, 08 Jun 2007 18:57:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1417903 You forgot to mention the most important thing- the broadcast software does not currently support OSX. You forgot to mention the most important thing- the broadcast software does not currently support OSX.

]]> By: TechCrunch Japanese http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1417844 TechCrunch Japanese Fri, 08 Jun 2007 18:05:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1417844 <strong>自分専用のインターネットラジオ局を作ろう―ubroadcast...</strong> ubroadcastは、ユーザーが自分専用のインターネットラジオ局を作って放送するためのプラットホームを提供している。 ユーザーはubroadcastのStation Managerというソフトを使ってインターネッ... 自分専用のインターネットラジオ局を作ろう―ubroadcast…

ubroadcastは、ユーザーが自分専用のインターネットラジオ局を作って放送するためのプラットホームを提供している。
ユーザーはubroadcastのStation Managerというソフトを使ってインターネッ…

]]> By: Suman Namburi http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1417647 Suman Namburi Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:06:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1417647 No,Thanks I don't want to give my credit card information for a free account. No,Thanks

I don’t want to give my credit card information for a free account.

]]> By: Greg http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1417618 Greg Fri, 08 Jun 2007 15:42:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1417618 What are they going to do about those Sound Exchange royalty hikes? I think this sounds really neat, and it could do for internet radio what YouTube did for uploading stupid webcam clips, but I really don't know that they can make enough money to pay the obscene royalties. Still, nice to see that there are still startups in the space - maybe they haven't killed internet radio yet. What are they going to do about those Sound Exchange royalty hikes?

I think this sounds really neat, and it could do for internet radio what YouTube did for uploading stupid webcam clips, but I really don’t know that they can make enough money to pay the obscene royalties. Still, nice to see that there are still startups in the space - maybe they haven’t killed internet radio yet.

]]> By: Concrete Stain http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1417480 Concrete Stain Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:01:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1417480 11) - more likely AppleTV than reg TV -RB 11)

- more likely AppleTV than reg TV

-RB

]]> By: dave http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1417416 dave Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:18:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1417416 radio is so past, make your own live TVstation www.gaspanik.tv, sorry french only radio is so past, make your own live TVstation http://www.gaspanik.tv, sorry french only

]]> By: Eric Mill http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1417370 Eric Mill Fri, 08 Jun 2007 12:39:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1417370 Damn it. I've had an idea to do something almost exactly like this, just without the standalone player, so all web-based. But, I think this standalone client is that much of a dealbreaker, that this may not stop me from doing it anyway. Damn it. I’ve had an idea to do something almost exactly like this, just without the standalone player, so all web-based. But, I think this standalone client is that much of a dealbreaker, that this may not stop me from doing it anyway.

]]> By: Svetlana Gladkova http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1417314 Svetlana Gladkova Fri, 08 Jun 2007 11:53:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1417314 There are already a few services that allow users to create video channels and it looks like video is considered to be bigger because we definitely see a smaller number of radio broadcasting websites (this one as an example). But what I think could actually help them is let the users monetize their radio channels (via ads or paid subscriptions even). It could create a whole marketplace here and bring the young musicians to broadcast their music here. There are already a few services that allow users to create video channels and it looks like video is considered to be bigger because we definitely see a smaller number of radio broadcasting websites (this one as an example). But what I think could actually help them is let the users monetize their radio channels (via ads or paid subscriptions even). It could create a whole marketplace here and bring the young musicians to broadcast their music here.

]]> By: Stick http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1417030 Stick Fri, 08 Jun 2007 08:42:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1417030 WARNING!!!!!!!!!!! I use Avira Antivir virus protection program, when i downloaded the setuptools.exe (Station Manager). It came up with a trojan warning, the trojan horse 'TR/Dldr.Age.66267.C', is this something to be worried about WARNING!!!!!!!!!!!

I use Avira Antivir virus protection program, when i downloaded the setuptools.exe (Station Manager). It came up with a trojan warning, the trojan horse ‘TR/Dldr.Age.66267.C’, is this something to be worried about

]]> By: Keith http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1417008 Keith Fri, 08 Jun 2007 08:20:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1417008 It would be great if there is no download required. A pure web-based platform. It would be great if there is no download required. A pure web-based platform.

]]> By: myplaylist.biz http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1417005 myplaylist.biz Fri, 08 Jun 2007 08:16:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1417005 I predict that by the end of the year, the TV will be in the DEAD POOL! I predict that by the end of the year, the TV will be in the DEAD POOL!

]]> By: Ian Bell http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1416784 Ian Bell Fri, 08 Jun 2007 05:44:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/07/make-your-own-internet-radio-station-ubroadcast/#comment-1416784 I love the look and features of this site and their product. Great domain name too. I wonder if they force users to use their player to listen to the content they host so they can help control what type of content is being broadcast. Obviously you would not want random .m3u streams out there with illegal content etc? I am still trying to figure this one out. You would think that by creating general .wma or 128Kbps mp3 streams you would get a broader audience with more player compatibility? But then again how would you be able to monitor how many listeners you have on each station if they are all using different players? Definately over my head :) From a general consumer standpoint, I would think that integration with iTunes or WMP would be where the appeal is. I love the look and features of this site and their product. Great domain name too.

I wonder if they force users to use their player to listen to the content they host so they can help control what type of content is being broadcast. Obviously you would not want random .m3u streams out there with illegal content etc? I am still trying to figure this one out. You would think that by creating general .wma or 128Kbps mp3 streams you would get a broader audience with more player compatibility? But then again how would you be able to monitor how many listeners you have on each station if they are all using different players? Definately over my head :)

From a general consumer standpoint, I would think that integration with iTunes or WMP would be where the appeal is.

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