Wow! I can’t believe we made it through alive. What is that old saying? “Eveything that can go wrong, will go wrong.” Well I think that sums up the first 20 minutes of round two last night perfectly. But alas, after switching to uStream and then back (again) to tinychat we got the ball rolling. And while I still think it was a poor start, once we got underway I feel that we really improved over last time. From the quality of the questions to the flow of the conversation, and everyone on the panel seemed to be more comfortable and in tune with each other.
Thank You’s
None of this would be possible without you, the creative community. So a huge thanks to all of you out there supporting us on twitter, facebook and blogs. We are here to serve you and help bridge the gaps for those who are new and unexperienced to those who have been around the block (a few times).
And of course our panelists. Big props to Aaron Irizarry, Chad Engle, Chris Spooner, Kyle Steed and Niki Brown for taking time to give back and share their working experience and valuable knowledge. They are really leading the way for future designers to learn and grow and understand the importance of sharing freely what you know to help others.
What’s Next
If you tuned in early, and hung around, you probably saw the technical obstacles we ran in to. First off we couldn’t get the video to work on tinychat, which is the main crux of this event, so we were scrambling for a solution. So we tried to switch to uStream but couldn’t get everyone’s audio to work simultaneously, however the video did work. But finally, somehow, the video was working again on tinychat. And even though it wasn’t in the official “Chat Creative” room we just wanted to get the ball rolling. So again, we’re sorry for those of you who had to endure those embarrassing moments, but we’re glad this happened.
Why you ask? Well this experience helped solidify why tinychat is not the right platform for us to use. Not to say that it’s not a good service, it has it’s place, but for our event we need something more stable and have the video hosted server-side. So we’re looking at a few options right now, but one in particular that seems to be promising is Procaster by livestream. With this, along with other updates, we will be able to bring you a more integrated experience not just once a month, but everyday. So keep your eyes peeled for new updates that we have planned over the next month.
Feedback
Thanks to those that have already been giving us feedback. We want to know what you think. We love to hear your comments, and yes even your criticism makes us stronger. If you aren’t following us on twitter, we’re @chatcreative and while you’re at it join Chat Creative on facebook. So keep the love flowing and we look forward to seeing you all next time. Thanks.
