Tag: Video

Ubertwitter does Twitter video!

Check this out!


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With their latest version, Ubertwitter now posts video directly to TwitVid – straight from my BlackBerry Curve 8900!

Greatness!

This video was 26 seconds long and I posted it over AT&Ts 2G (EDGE) network. It took roughly 20 minutes to upload – not too bad! I’ll have to take some more video and see what it does on a good Wi-Fi connection as well.

I’m sure this will open up some more fun on the mobile interwebs for sure.

The latest version does have ads in it (as I mention in the video) but they weren’t distracting and wouldn’t keep me from using the software.

However, as of this morning, Ubertwitter announced they would remove the ads from the application itself:

Ads Have Been Turned Off

We have been listening and have heard you loud and clear! We will not turn advertisements on again until we can offer a a paid option with no advertisements. The paid version will be less then $5 and will likely be a year long subscription model, i.e. all upgrades for a year. If you purchase during the beta period, the year won’t start until we release version 1.0. Thank you for your patience and your feedback!
-@CodeWarden

With the small ad I saw, I’d be happy to keep using it for free, but because its such a great software app (IMHO) I’ll gladly pay a couple bucks for a full version once it’s released.

The gospel and the poor according to Tim Keller

I’ve shared this on Twitter, Friendfeed and Facebook but it’s worth sharing here again as well.

It’s not the bite size 11 minutes like Rob Bell’s video from last week, but its a great extended discussion on what the gospel is — and the effect it should have on our lives.

Tim’s message goes till 44 min in and then its Q&A for the remainder.


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Justice and equality #justicefriday

From the 2006 National Prayer Breakfast:

It’s annoying but justice and equality are mates, aren’t they? Justice always wants to hang out with equality. And equality is a real pain in the ass. Seriously.

I mean you think of these Jewish sheep-herders going to meet with the Pharaoh, mud on their shoes, and the Pharaoh goes, “Equal? Equal?” And they say, “Yeah, that’s what, that’s what it says here in the Book, here. We’re all made in the image of God, sir.”

Eventually the Pharaoh says, “Look, I can accept that. I mean, I can accept the Jews — but not the blacks. I mean, not the women. Not the gays. Not the Irish. No way.”

So on we go with the journey of equality.

On we go in the pursuit of justice.

What issues of equality do you struggle with?

Watch the full speech:

The Killers and MTV unite against Human Trafficking

From MTV:

The Killers have joined forces with MTV to stamp out human trafficking.
Produced in partnership with UNICEF, USAID and MTV Exit – MTV’s campaign to raise awareness and increase prevention of human trafficking and exploitation – the band have made a powerful video for their track Goodnight, Travel Well, highlighting the dangers of trafficking and the sexual exploitation of young women.

“We are deeply shocked and appalled that women and children are forced into such exploitative situations,” said The Killers, announcing the collaboration. “We hope that through MTV’s efforts and this powerful video that millions of people across the world learn about this tragic form of modern-day slavery”.

I applaud The Killers and MTV for putting together this video to raise awareness.

Now if only they’d stop airing and promoting a lifestyle that at the same time promotes this treatment of women as well.

What do you think?