Comments on: Operator11 is Dead to Me: Is There Anything Out There Similar to It? http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:51:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Azazel http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1891698 Azazel Tue, 01 Jan 2008 03:13:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1891698 Well It seems o11 is down again but for some people only. they have so much shit that is wrong. The site is up but you cant direct shows, you cant make a new account to direct shows, no one returns your e-mail to say hey wear sorry about are site being so fucked up. They are keeping people in the dark. so Im just not going to waste my time with a dead site. Well It seems o11 is down again but for some people only. they have so much shit that is wrong. The site is up but you cant direct shows, you cant make a new account to direct shows, no one returns your e-mail to say hey wear sorry about are site being so fucked up. They are keeping people in the dark. so Im just not going to waste my time with a dead site.

]]> By: jonny goldstein http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1838130 jonny goldstein Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:43:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1838130 Hey John, I feel your pain. I was a regular user of Operator11 for my weekly talk show, and was very happy with their functionality and interface, until they crashed, didn't keep their community updated during their multi-day crash, and then had problems getting confirmation emails from them when I tried to open new accounts (so guests could log in with them). Seems like the case of a great concept without enough staffing behind it. Too bad. The last couple of shows, I have used blogtv.com. It now archives both you and whoever you invite to be on with you. I don't find the interface quite as intuitive to use, and switching between "guests" can take a little while compared to 011. Also, at present you can't play canned video clips from blogTV like you can in 011. But the blogTV team is quite responsive, the split screen thing is kind of cool, and they are adding more and more functionality every day. Who knows? I would give it a try. They seem to have the resources they need to keep improving, and for now it sounds like they have what you need. All these services have bugs and are quite dependent on your bandwidth (and your guests if you have people on via webcams from wherever they are). I am intrigued by the quality of the live 2 way chat that woome.com uses. Very little lag. Unfortunately, they have a very specific framework (speed dating and speed introductions) that won't work for you, but if other services could copy their technology, we'd have way better multi person video conferencing. Hey John,

I feel your pain. I was a regular user of Operator11 for my weekly talk show, and was very happy with their functionality and interface, until they crashed, didn’t keep their community updated during their multi-day crash, and then had problems getting confirmation emails from them when I tried to open new accounts (so guests could log in with them). Seems like the case of a great concept without enough staffing behind it. Too bad.

The last couple of shows, I have used blogtv.com. It now archives both you and whoever you invite to be on with you.

I don’t find the interface quite as intuitive to use, and switching between “guests” can take a little while compared to 011. Also, at present you can’t play canned video clips from blogTV like you can in 011.

But the blogTV team is quite responsive, the split screen thing is kind of cool, and they are adding more and more functionality every day. Who knows? I would give it a try. They seem to have the resources they need to keep improving, and for now it sounds like they have what you need.

All these services have bugs and are quite dependent on your bandwidth (and your guests if you have people on via webcams from wherever they are).

I am intrigued by the quality of the live 2 way chat that woome.com uses. Very little lag. Unfortunately, they have a very specific framework (speed dating and speed introductions) that won’t work for you, but if other services could copy their technology, we’d have way better multi person video conferencing.

]]> By: vampirestrom http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1835413 vampirestrom Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:30:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1835413 well quess what operator11 is back up.its such a shame.you internet journalists just cant keep up.aww poor baby lol.you should probly try to stay ahead of things.i can tell you must not have been a contributing member to op11 if you didnt know it was coming back in a week they had to change servers so yeah good luck with the website reviews haha cuz u suck at it well quess what operator11 is back up.its such a shame.you internet journalists just cant keep up.aww poor baby lol.you should probly try to stay ahead of things.i can tell you must not have been a contributing member to op11 if you didnt know it was coming back in a week they had to change servers so yeah good luck with the website reviews haha cuz u suck at it

]]> By: Kara-Hannah http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1826490 Kara-Hannah Sun, 09 Dec 2007 12:04:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1826490 Definitely come to www.blogTV.com blogTv is the best of all of these sites by far and the easiest to navigate! Definitely come to http://www.blogTV.com

blogTv is the best of all of these sites by far and the easiest to navigate!

]]> By: kara-Hannah http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1825658 kara-Hannah Sun, 09 Dec 2007 07:30:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1825658 Hey John, Definitely come to blogTV.com, it sounds like a perfect match for you. The site is easy to navigate, not to mention the community is unique and inviting so you will have plenty of people to co-host your show and chat to! Come on over and if you have any questions, you can write to me at community@blogtv.com Thanks, Kara-Hannah Community Manager blogTV.com Hey John,

Definitely come to blogTV.com, it sounds like a perfect match for you. The site is easy to navigate, not to mention the community is unique and inviting so you will have plenty of people to co-host your show and chat to!

Come on over and if you have any questions, you can write to me at community@blogtv.com

Thanks,
Kara-Hannah
Community Manager
blogTV.com

]]> By: Steven http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1818386 Steven Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:16:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1818386 Hi John, I work at Stickam. I'm sure we can help ya out. We are a product for the people and what the people want...the people get. Email me so we can find out more specifics of what you would like. Thanks, Steven Hi John,

I work at Stickam. I’m sure we can help ya out. We are a product for the people and what the people want…the people get. Email me so we can find out more specifics of what you would like.

Thanks,
Steven

]]> By: Don http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1816629 Don Fri, 07 Dec 2007 05:25:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1816629 Try http://www.blogTV.com. It had co host feature that enables you to invite someone to stream with you and you can record both streams and the chat. They have frank Gruber, Jeff Pulver, Jonny Goldstein and more using it now Try http://www.blogTV.com. It had co host feature that enables you to invite someone to stream with you and you can record both streams and the chat. They have frank Gruber, Jeff Pulver, Jonny Goldstein and more using it now

]]> By: Ed http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1816588 Ed Fri, 07 Dec 2007 05:04:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1816588 @#40 - It's not really all smoke and mirrors. It's merely become a community centered around it's most active users, much like a lot of websites out there. @#40 - It’s not really all smoke and mirrors. It’s merely become a community centered around it’s most active users, much like a lot of websites out there.

]]> By: Bill Richardson, Jr. http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1816406 Bill Richardson, Jr. Fri, 07 Dec 2007 03:24:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1816406 operator who? I've never heard of this site - I just checked it out and it's all smoke and mirrors...sorry guys, but your site stinks i've been reading up on this space recently and there are only 3 sites worthy of mentioning: Ustream, Mogulis, and Heycosmos.com Honestly,...if I had to pick one....it'd be Ustream...just being honest operator who? I’ve never heard of this site - I just checked it out and it’s all smoke and mirrors…sorry guys, but your site stinks

i’ve been reading up on this space recently and there are only 3 sites worthy of mentioning: Ustream, Mogulis, and Heycosmos.com

Honestly,…if I had to pick one….it’d be Ustream…just being honest

]]> By: Tim http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1815921 Tim Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:43:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1815921 I am using blogTV.com, it is very reliable and has the co-host option which no other site has. I am using blogTV.com, it is very reliable and has the co-host option which no other site has.

]]> By: Seth J http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1815697 Seth J Thu, 06 Dec 2007 22:44:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1815697 Try http://www.camfrog.com. It is not flash. Try http://www.camfrog.com. It is not flash.

]]> By: WinAndFun http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1815689 WinAndFun Thu, 06 Dec 2007 22:39:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1815689 The site looks ok... Perhaps a server problem? The site looks ok…

Perhaps a server problem?

]]> By: John Davis http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1815655 John Davis Thu, 06 Dec 2007 22:28:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1815655 Well, the one that looks like Op11 the most is Mogulus, but ..... I'm looking at MIT if they can teach me how to use it, it's impossible to understand, too many screens, too many questions, I just want to *USE* the site. Max Haot said: > You can easily invite... Now, now, *easily?* Who? Other than you and the designers/developers behind mogulus.... who else thinks mogulus is easy to use? Yeah, You give a lot of functionality that Op11 doesn't, and productions look much more professional. It's nice for companies who can afford to train someone, but it's NOT for the average Joe. And that's the niche Operator11 fills in nicely. Blog.tv only lets you have at the most 2 people on camera, and only one of them gets recorded, so it's a no-no when you want to record the entire conversation. And does tokbox record conversations? Last time I checked it didn't... Ustream... come on, it doesn't come close to Op11. I mean yeah, it has more traffic and a better alexa ranking. But it doesn't do multicasting, so again, doesn't work if that's what you're looking for. Anyway, Op11 is unstable, but works more often than not. And now it's working, so stop complaining and go netcast :D Well, the one that looks like Op11 the most is Mogulus, but ….. I’m looking at MIT if they can teach me how to use it, it’s impossible to understand, too many screens, too many questions, I just want to *USE* the site.

Max Haot said:
> You can easily invite…

Now, now, *easily?* Who? Other than you and the designers/developers behind mogulus…. who else thinks mogulus is easy to use? Yeah, You give a lot of functionality that Op11 doesn’t, and productions look much more professional. It’s nice for companies who can afford to train someone, but it’s NOT for the average Joe. And that’s the niche Operator11 fills in nicely.

Blog.tv only lets you have at the most 2 people on camera, and only one of them gets recorded, so it’s a no-no when you want to record the entire conversation.

And does tokbox record conversations? Last time I checked it didn’t…

Ustream… come on, it doesn’t come close to Op11. I mean yeah, it has more traffic and a better alexa ranking. But it doesn’t do multicasting, so again, doesn’t work if that’s what you’re looking for.

Anyway, Op11 is unstable, but works more often than not. And now it’s working, so stop complaining and go netcast :D

]]> By: hombrelobo http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1815559 hombrelobo Thu, 06 Dec 2007 21:43:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1815559 Try http://nowlive.com. They present themselves as a radio with video. The main focus is on audio, but you can have several webcams conected together at the same time (at least 4 for what I know). The site is not pretty, but the funtionality is exceptional Try http://nowlive.com.

They present themselves as a radio with video. The main focus is on audio, but you can have several webcams conected together at the same time (at least 4 for what I know).

The site is not pretty, but the funtionality is exceptional

]]> By: Adam Teece http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1815442 Adam Teece Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:54:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1815442 Not sure if this is the same thing, but this looks promising. http://www.dimdim.com/ Not sure if this is the same thing, but this looks promising.

http://www.dimdim.com/

]]> By: David http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1815400 David Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:35:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1815400 SeeToo.com does a great job for the pre-recorded videos. SeeToo.com does a great job for the pre-recorded videos.

]]> By: Brian Phillips http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1815386 Brian Phillips Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:29:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1815386 Hi, Brian from TokBox here. We just made available basic video chat with up six people at www.tokbox.com. It all happens in your browser; no download required. For existing TokBox users, login and click on the "Conference" tab to start a call. You can then invite up to five friends to join....and they don't have to be TokBox users. For example, here's a call I just started: www.tokbox.com/g/ihxmvl87100a Let us know what you think! We're listening. Thanks! -Brian Hi,

Brian from TokBox here. We just made available basic video chat with up six people at http://www.tokbox.com. It all happens in your browser; no download required.

For existing TokBox users, login and click on the “Conference” tab to start a call. You can then invite up to five friends to join….and they don’t have to be TokBox users.

For example, here’s a call I just started: http://www.tokbox.com/g/ihxmvl87100a

Let us know what you think! We’re listening.

Thanks! -Brian

]]> By: smojo http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1815364 smojo Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:22:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1815364 There are many sites now that let you have multiple people using their cameras in the same room. I would suggest BlogTV and Mogulus. My favorite site for live video is Justin.tv but this is not something it can do yet. Same thing with ustream. You need additional software to do it on those 2 sites. I would check out mogulus.com though. It is a resource hog but the broadcasting studio they have is wonderful for what you are looking for. There are many sites now that let you have multiple people using their cameras in the same room. I would suggest BlogTV and Mogulus.
My favorite site for live video is Justin.tv but this is not something it can do yet. Same thing with ustream. You need additional software to do it on those 2 sites.

I would check out mogulus.com though. It is a resource hog but the broadcasting studio they have is wonderful for what you are looking for.

]]> By: Tony http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1815299 Tony Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:51:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1815299 www.mogulus.com http://www.mogulus.com

]]> By: bizbuzz http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1815281 bizbuzz Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:38:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1815281 try http://www.oovoo.com/ try http://www.oovoo.com/

]]> By: David http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1815242 David Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:26:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1815242 I'd love to hear your feedback if you give Vawkr a try (http://vawkr.com). You can create ad-hoc rooms and invite all your friends to them. Vawkr doesn't even require anyone to signup -- just show up and start talking. I’d love to hear your feedback if you give Vawkr a try (http://vawkr.com). You can create ad-hoc rooms and invite all your friends to them. Vawkr doesn’t even require anyone to signup — just show up and start talking.

]]> By: Max Haot http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1815207 Max Haot Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:15:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1815207 John - this is Max Haot CEO at Mogulus. I would love to talk about your requirements for your coverage to see if since our launch we have the features you need. You can easily invite contributors to login the mogulus studio and mix their cameras live with video clips and broadcast graphics. Drop me a line at info@mogulus.com or at my direct email if you can see it and I will be in touch. John - this is Max Haot CEO at Mogulus. I would love to talk about your requirements for your coverage to see if since our launch we have the features you need. You can easily invite contributors to login the mogulus studio and mix their cameras live with video clips and broadcast graphics. Drop me a line at info@mogulus.com or at my direct email if you can see it and I will be in touch.

]]> By: sean percival http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1815173 sean percival Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:01:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1815173 Works fine here, and i've used it a few time without problems. User error? :P Works fine here, and i’ve used it a few time without problems. User error? :P

]]> By: April Sanders http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1815169 April Sanders Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:00:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1815169 5,000 was the highest point of simultaneous people (not sure what the total views are for the live feed) Also, they recorded it, so I'm sure they will get 100x that over the next few weeks.. I assure you, that at any one moment, you don't have 5,000 people on your blog. That IS alot... 5,000 was the highest point of simultaneous people (not sure what the total views are for the live feed)

Also, they recorded it, so I’m sure they will get 100x that over the next few weeks..

I assure you, that at any one moment, you don’t have 5,000 people on your blog.

That IS alot…

]]> By: Thunk Different. http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1815124 Thunk Different. Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:37:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/06/operator11-is-dead-to-me-is-there-anything-out-there-similar-to-it/#comment-1815124 Hey April, iThink many of us know about ustream, but 5,000 isn't too many. iGet that many people visiting my blog every few days. iThink Marred with Children re-runs get at least 100x that, so the web has some way to go. LinkedIn, ohhh not sure, it could clutter up the site, but at the same time it shoudl move b/c facebook is somewhat vulnerable this week (for a time) it will be be interesting to see what happens. www.ThunkDifferent.com Hey April,

iThink many of us know about ustream, but 5,000 isn’t too many. iGet that many people visiting my blog every few days. iThink Marred with Children re-runs get at least 100x that, so the web has some way to go.

LinkedIn, ohhh not sure, it could clutter up the site, but at the same time it shoudl move b/c facebook is somewhat vulnerable this week (for a time) it will be be interesting to see what happens.

http://www.ThunkDifferent.com

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