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Use your webcam to make video micro-content

On the last day of SXSW2007, Texas I was hanging out with the guys from Viddler and we decided to do an SXSW video wrap up. A lot of new laptops seem to have webcams built in, including all new MacBooks. Viddler offers a great feature - you can use your webcam to record video directly to the web. This more or less means that your laptop can become a portable video camera. Once you hit stop, there is no delay in seeing your video on the site. It's just there and you can start sharing it with your friends. I think there are some fantastic implications for this:
  • recording meeting notes
  • time delayed video conferencing
  • sending someone a quick video message
  • collaborative projects (with schools?) via the web...
Oh, and it's a free service.

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