Technically Speaking

Justin.tv raised some investment money, an undisclosed amount. I just went over to take a look at Justin.tv again, and I will say I like the new navigation interface. Seems like they have gained a lot of traction these days.

Now I for one use Ustream.tv, and have for quite some time. I rarely turn on my channel, as it’s me sitting here working, typing, listening to music on my iPod, etc. Boring stuff. I turned it on this morning. Come chat with me for a limited time. I don’t know how long I will like this blue light glaring at me from my webcam.

I have actually met the CEO of Ustream.tv, and I told him that his brand was a brand that could go further. As in everything, time is crucial, and timing is of the utmost priority. I am wondering now if Justin.tv has passed Ustream.tv by? I hope not, as I am one of those that hate to have to sign up for new services over and over again.

Technically Speaking, you can also view my Ustream.tv on my site. I think I even put it on my MySpace page.

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Well it’s another beautiful day in the STL for the moment. I need to get moving on now. The Link Blog was updated, and it’s time for a really quick round up. I have quite a busy day ahead of me, and yes, I’m having the time of my life right now. With that being said, here are a few items that are interesting and I would have expanded on further if I had the time this morning.

FIOS in Ft. Wayne, IN - There is hope if Ft. Wayne, IN is having FIOS. I figured that it would never get out here to the middle of nowhere, but there is now hope! FIOS may not be for just NYC/Long Island much longer.

Brilliance - Yes, I agree. Taking something that is there already and just utilizing it is a great way to make a new startup. Just a word of warning in this. Make sure Amazon doesn’t own the main company as Alexaholic or Statsaholic found out!

Tribler sounds cool - At least they kept the “e” in their name. I was really wanting to investigate more about this place. Sounds very interesting as it’s a mashup of big media proportions. Well big media as in a way to help you find more media by suggestion.

Google Invests - In the wife of Sergey Brin the co-founder of Google. Interesting things could come about this. I think they probably went ahead and made sure all was good, but usually these sort of things are kind of dangerous. I feel there will be many posts around the internet written today around this one. Opinions will be flying.

Leaving the blogs - I am thinking that Technorati is changing things to fit a certain market or investment criteria. I think that Technorati should stay tracking the blogosphere. It’s what it did best. Now things are changing up. They are “diversifying“.

Justin.tv goes wild - Well if you are invited as a key person or are in Justin’s group of sleeping friends. That was the funniest thing I read online about this yesterday. Justin was apparently sleeping when this all was launched yesterday. Nice. I still use UStream as I know I just won’t be invited. Watch it there, or on my page located at what I call “rex.tv“. I don’t have the gear to broadcast 24/7 like Justin. I’m also quite boring.

Joost and Hollywood - What can stop the Joost juggernaut? I really can’t see a bad move yet by this company. If you haven’t jumped on the Joost train, I suggest you do so.

Technically Speaking, all will become apparent in short order. Have a great day, and check back to the Link Blog, don’t forget to play your Jambaz game. I did the other day as a matter of fact, so hopefully I can still be competitive.

Please check the Link Blog as that will be updated. Currently, there are certain things that can’t be revealed yet.

With that being said, let’s play a couple of games. First, you need to play Jambaz located to the right. I’m in 1st place globally as of this morning. There are still a few days to get in and unseat my top ranking. Play all the sites, as that is how you really score points.

Next, with my lack of posting right now, if you see something online today, leave a comment below as in “What would Rex say about this!”

Technically Speaking, I may be back here very late today, until then I will try to update the Link Blog as I can fit it in. If you want to see me, just tune in to rex.tv - live as long as my stream stays up, now with audio.

Yes they are Chris. I noticed the change yesterday morning also. Probably about the same time you dropped the article to the blog. It is a much improved change, and I have given feedback to another Chris in fact, that the window needs to be resized correctly. Other then that, my hope is that they get that auto restart feature done.

Eventually I will move my current rex.tv cam to a new location. I currently am running it off my Xubuntu file server, but I guess I’m just an “uptime” freak. It’s been up like 40 days now. hehehe.. I need to move things around a bit. Now I’d love to talk to you about how you are feeding the URL’s into your stream! That sounds like a great idea. Advertising would be cool also.

Technically Speaking, for those of you that haven’t tried it, you should give it a go. UStream.tv - puts simplicity into lifecasting.

It is something that always kicks off with someone that nobody knows. Justin.tv took what was already available technology wise and ran with a wild and crazy idea. Now Hollywood wants a piece of the action, and looks like Natalie Portman is about to step up to the plate.

Is she ready to be live and world wide 24/7? Or will she only do this until a better offer comes along? I am thinking the later. Justin had nothing to lose, and everything to gain. Natalie has everything to lose and nothing to gain by going lifecasting. Lifecasting should be left to the amateur pro’s. The professional actor’s and actresses need not step into a realm they may not be prepared to handle.

It is one thing to be live and world wide at the movies. It’s quite the other extreme to be not beautiful every waking moment of the day. This is lifecasting, and will Natalie crumble under the pressure? Sure, many are saying I’m not giving her half a chance, but to be honest, I’d rather watch someone like Justin rise to the top.

That makes more compelling programming. Well it’s not programming, it’s lifecasting. It’s watching Justin go from someone with an idea, to making his dream come true. Watching him go through the moments of 15 seconds of fame. Natalie has already reached that pinnacle. She has already reached the top of her game.

Is this really a sad way for Hollywood to revive the mystique it once held over all of us? I think that may be closer to the truth. I hope she can hang with the big dogs, because once she enters the lifecasting dome, it’s survive or be eaten alive.

So I get a bit dramatic there. How about a Rex Dixon lifecast? That would be boring as it stands.

How about sending Rex on a trip across America? Rex Dixon lifecasting live from the Chicago Sears tower. Rex Dixon live in Allen Stern’s living room, from NYC. Rex Dixon checking out Mount Rushmore. On the road across America with Rex Dixon, coming live and world wide this summer to a more interesting life cast near you!

Technically Speaking, that would be way cool.

*** UPDATE *** Everything has a feed, right? Here is my - twitter feed - in case you have something against following me on twitter, or you don’t use twitter.

Currently, this web site is unstable. My web host is having issues, and hopefully they have all been resolved. Unfortunately, I do not feel very comfortable blogging today.

If you have not followed me on twitter yet, now is a good time to do so. I will be on twitter, and possibly blogging here later this evening or tomorrow. There is plenty to read here below this post, but for now, twitter is an alternative that works.

Technically Speaking, more much, much later. Thanks for understanding. Also - read the Link Blog, until I’m back. Now would be a great time to sign up/join the GMAFB, or watch the moose!

It is Friday, and the feeds show it! Nothing major is going that hasn’t already been talked about earlier this week. If you missed something, just scroll to the bottom and hit the “previous” link.

NLL on YouTube - Sorry YouTube, but this is not the NHL. If you think that hockey hasn’t gained a foothold as a spectator sport, I highly doubt that the NLL is the answer. No offense to the fans of the NLL, just being realistic.

AOL India - I’d like to hear some responses from India on this one. Is it a good thing?

FoxTorrent - The BitTorrent client that Akamai has created.

$450 million - That is the price that Viacom is still reportedly paying for Last.fm. This just hit as I was rounding up the articles for this round up.

ScratchYourself - Sound like a very cool flash thing. I wonder if it catches on?

Technically Speaking, that was it. Really. Things can change in a few hours though. I think the Chinese are going ga-ga still over having MySpace.cn actually launched now.

I’m sure once the hype dies, it will be like that guy pictured with his head down on his laptop (the screenshot at the bottom of the MySpace.cn post!).

Yes, scratch yourself, just don’t do it on Rex TV right? Link Blog is up to date! More possibly later… Go watch the chair (until the UStream.tv intermission mode kicks in - stream dies!).

With the dawning of the watch me now era, there are going to be servers built to handle the load. Sun and IBM both intend to get in on this game of voyeur me, look at you. The below specs seems like there could be millions of streams of the justin.tv sex tape all being done at one time. Ok, bad example, but how about kyle.tv? Or Blinkx?

rex.tv doesn’t need one of those, UStream.tv does. UStream intermission mode is a common thing these days with the service. That shows that people are watching and streaming. I hope, as stated in a post a few days ago, UStream.tv incorporates an auto restart feature in the release.

The Sun Fire X4950 Streaming Switch is capable of output up to 320 billion bits of data per second.

UStream.tv intermission mode is a common sign of server overload. I can understand a slight hiccup by my DSL, but pretty much DSL is on. Period. My upstream is uncontested by traffic 95% of the time. There is only one answer, a new hot streaming server. The above server is what Rex Dixon orders.

Technically Speaking, well if I had a sponsor I would have one, but just as I was sitting browsing this evening’s feeds, someone hit me up on the chat. Everyone is a voyeur, and the era of watching lifecasts is about to become that much better.

It’s time for a few self promotion cool stuff items. Are they really cool? Do you think there will be a free rating for rex tv? Currently the UStream.tv intermission thing has not come on. That means the stream is live and world wide. Go watch the chair. Let’s hit the obvious self promotion items first.

Sponsors. I cleaned up the sidebar, and rid the place of some of the affiliate ads that were not working. I also ditched one of those supposed tools that generate web traffic to your site. It kept hanging on the loading, so it is now gone.

Here are the real ones that are big time supporters of this site are waiting for your visit: Collarity, Planypus, AskItOnline, yourminis, and DigitalRon.

You are saying, what about “HTPBG“? I’m glad you asked that question. The reason I didn’t mention them was the fact that I wanted to promote the very new book sale price. You may now be interested in buying the book. The thing is, it’s a limited promotion - so act now! It is not some baptism gifts you will be buying, but a very good book that outlines some of the basic mistakes people make when attempting business golf.

Serious self promotion was my post from yesterday that may have been buried. Yes, looking to see if the “Make A Donation” button - under the “Pages” on the far right side bar, is even worth it. So far, I have exactly ONE donation. Thanks Jimmy!

One last interesting note. I just noticed via one of my tracking methods, that my Agloco link has a bunch of outbound links today. I hope that you signed up! No clue on if and when that browser bar will be made public.

Technically Speaking, that should cover it for now. More regular posts upcoming.