Episode Summary: Live broadcasting tools for podcasters — Periscope and Blab.im compared, plus the tripod, mounting, and audio gear that actually makes a difference for live streaming.
What You'll Learn
- Live broadcasting tools for podcasters: Periscope and Blab.im compared
- A recommended iPhone tripod and mounting setup for video
- Audio gear that makes a real difference for live streaming
- What Blab.im requires technically, including browser limitations
Ask Mike Anything: An iPhone Tripod for Video
Guest: Dr. Vivian Carrasco. Podcast: Turning Inward. Website: VivianCarrasco.com.
Question: What tripod is recommended for making videos with an iPhone?
Answer: the JOBY GorillaPod and the JOBY GripTight iPhone holder.
To see a true master of the GorillaPod at work, check out Casey Neistat and other daily vloggers — nobody uses one better. Warning: watching Casey Neistat videos can be highly addictive.
Periscope
- Owned by Twitter
- Launched in 2015
- Main competitor: Meerkat
- Broadcasts are called "Scopes"
- Replays expire after 24 hours
- Follow people and get notified when they go live
- Private Scopes are supported
What's needed to start a Scope? Just an iOS or Android device — iPhone or iPad.
Audio tip: the Rode SmartLav+ Lavalier Microphone paired with the Rode SC6 TRRS Input & Headphone Output splitter.
Blab.im
- Similar to Google Hangouts on Air (GHOA)
- One host plus up to 3 guests
- Live chat stream built in
- Live Twitter integration
- Open to the public
- Audio and camera preferences get changed in browser settings
- Doesn't work in Safari — Chrome, Firefox, and Windows only
- Good audio and lighting genuinely matter
- Tip: delegate someone to help manage the live chat
Music: "Life of Riley" & "Wallpaper" (incompetech.com).
Show Notes & Links
Turning Inward (Dr. Vivian Carrasco) VivianCarrasco.com JOBY GorillaPod JOBY GripTight Casey Neistat: GorillaPod in Action (YouTube) Casey Neistat Videos (YouTube) Rode SmartLav+ Lavalier Microphone Rode SC6 TRRS Input & Headphone Output
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