[dba-Tech] webcasting

Hi Susan:

I have not setup a webcast site before but it should not be a big deal. The
main issues are band-width and hard drive space. Band width can grow as
access grows and the same with hard drive space so you could start out
small, with a limited outlay. If it starts to take off and if you had a
model that would pay as it goes then it should not be a big problem.

If you are seriously interested, I can make some calls, do a bit of research
and find out the details to an inexpensive startup site that can grow. 

(Have been thinking along a similar line for months.)

Jim   

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan Harkins
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 5:40 PM
To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
Subject: [dba-Tech] webcasting

A major web publisher has contacted me twice about creating several webcasts
for them on a variety of Office topics. We couldn't come to terms. 

I'm wondering if this is something I could do myself without a huge outlay
of cash? I know someone who would could act as a server for storing the
files, so that's not a problem. All I'd have to do is produce the files,
upload, and come up with some kind of store front (the store front might not
be necessary either).  

Problem is, I don't know enough about it to know whether to keep
investigating. If I'm going to need expensive equipment and software, I'm
not going to bother, at least not right now. Seems to me I should be able to
produce a simple "movie media" type file and upload it -- but if it were
that easy, everybody would be doing it wouldn't they? I'm not really talking
about webcasting like uTube. Rather, I'd like to produce downloadable files
that purchasers view in their time offline -- rather like an email book.  

Also, how many of you actually pay for webcasts or similar?  

Susan H. 

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