What can you use the application for?
Flixwagon is application that aims to merge the video recording potential of mobile phone technology with that of internet’s, to ‘broadcast life…live’. By ‘flixwagoning’, one can post the footage that was recorded by their handheld devices at the same time of being captured in the phone. In addition to instantly relaying their own videos, one can view the videos others have posted, both from the video-bank and those running live. Postings can be done for any and every category, be it sports, news, life etc, till it does not flout the Intellectual Property laws. To join the ‘broadcaster clan’, one needs to go through the free registration process and download the software to start with it. Since the service has been elucidated recently, it is yet to exploit the utility to the fullest. Further it does necessitate a mention that it currently works with limited number of handsets like the Nokia Series 60 and the recently added iPhone 2.0.1 and 3G. In some time from now, access to other phones is widely expected. The partnership program run makes possible for the users to display and share live clippings from mobile phones to portals like web, TV etc. Besides this, one can also build own application around the APIs.
What is the history and popularity of the application?
This ‘physical distance dilutor’ which has Sarig Reichert as its co-founder has been presented by Boston based Myframe Inc. The product development team is Aviv, Israel based and is backed by more than three decades of experience in product development, marketing and sales, to keep the show running.
What are the differences to other applications?
The application differs from its competitors in being really active and involved in exploiting the idea behind its origination, in the best possible manner. To prove it, MTV’s Jonas brothers tour was the first ever concert to be caught live on mobiles for transmission and has been a huge success. Such passionate acts make it outperform the other players in race.
How does the application look and feel to use?
The logo of the website, which resembles an alarm clock with red, yellow and black colors has ‘Your Life…Live’ as the tag line and is an attractive creation. The name ‘Flixwagon’ is also in line with the principle underlying this web and mobile application. It conveys that it is a place to pool in the flicks, rather ‘flix’. The home page though lacks a clean feel, owing to the neglected task of organizing the matter. Navigation is smooth and one can jump from one page to another in a fraction of second. The font size of categories appears too small in relation to the rest of the space. Lots of pictures of videos have been pasted on the home page, that too in a standard manner. These do not make one explore it further.
How does the registration process work?
One can sign-up, download the program and become a broadcaster, all without shelling out a penny. The usual enquiries made include username, e-mail, password, country and the verification. One can opt for newsletter updates by clicking on the box provided. No credit card details are to be given for this optional process. A confirmatory e-mail is sent to the address provided in the previous step. This has in it a link, clicking on which confirms the e-mail address. However, this took more than the ordinary time as the errors are displayed only after the ‘next’ button is clicked when one fills in the information. For instance, username and password have to be 6-10 characters in length. However, this is revealed when one expects to move further.
What does it cost to use the application?
One can sign-up or be a broadcaster for free. The revenue generation is possible with the selling of wearables like tees and bags the team of this website uses as a way of advertising. Another way to earn is in exchange of the services given to the clients, say MTV in the above mentioned case.
Who would you recommend the application to?
With the facility to enable the live broadcasting of happenings, it is of use to anybody who is into such stuff. For instance if you wish to follow your college soccer team or dance troupe trough a competition then this is a great platform to showcase the happenings.
