The GSA (General Services Administration) has signed agreements with YouTube, Vimeo, Blip.tv, and Flickr, that make it possible for federal agencies to use new-media tools while meeting their legal requirements.
Under the agreement, agencies will use video tool that let people post, share, and comment on videos and photos on the Web.
"We need to get official information out to sites where people are already visiting and encourage them to interact with their government. The new agreements make it easier for the government to provide official information to citizens via their method of choice,” said GSA.
GSA said it started with YouTube, Vimeo, blip.tv, and Flickr because those providers are innovative and have large audiences. However, tha agency would like to negotiate agreements with many additional providers.
Agencies are already free to use Twitter because GSA found its standard terms of service compatible with federal use.
Flash Media server competitors doubles its user base
Adobe competitor Wowza streaming server has doubled its user base in six months, surpassing 20,000 licenses, due to the recent launch of its subscription model, with prices starting at $65 per month and without the upfront cost of buying perpetual licenses. Subscription include free software upgrades, configuration, and monitoring tools, and can be scaled up or down as needed.
Wowza streaming server delivers Flash video at a fraction of the cost of Adobe’s Flash Media Server. In addition, some experts and vendors, like SimpleCDN, say that Wowza’s performance and scaleability are superior.
SimpleCDN has gotten up to 4,000 to 5,000 streams on a single Wowza streaming server, as opposed to FMS server, which can start to have problems delivering 1,000 or 1,500 streams.
An online TV channel about the world of streetside food vendors
Check out this new online tv channel: Vendr.tv. It is an original, fresh, and well executed idea. VendrTV, launched last month on Blip.tv, is a food show about the world of mobile eating in New York, specifically food served from carts and trucks.
His host/creator Dan Delaney produce a very interesting show of one of the few remaining sectors not touched by food critics.
Jaman goes into B2B market while laying off most of its people
Independent movie web distributor Jaman.com continues its restructuring after the laid off of most of its engineers, marketing and development team. The company has made a strategic decision to emphasize a business-to-business oriented professional video platform and services.
Jaman said it plans to continue offering its movie and community service amid the restructuring.
