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Facebook Live Updates from Streaming Media East 2018 (Update Ep64)

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Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Wednesday, May 9th, 2018.

Facebook revealed three new features at Streaming Media East in New York City yesterday that will benefit Facebook Live users:

The one that stands out for audience growth is live cross-posting. That means your live video can appear on multiple pages at the same time while aggregating the views. This is different from sharing videos. Cross-posted videos are treated as posts published by all the pages where they appear.

Another new Facebook Live feature is called Persistent Stream Keys. Only one permanent stream key is needed to use the Facebook Live API, speeding the process for individuals and teams to go live.

And Facebook is testing a live rewind feature that should popular when released. Viewers joining a live video in progress will have the option of going back and watching what they missed or catching a highlight and then jumping back to the live content.

On the viewing schedule:

AT 12pm ET, it’s the Business of Video Podcast with Owen Video and Nick Nimmin. Guest Salma Jafri shares branding secrets. That’s on the Owen Video X Facebook page.

At 2pm ET today, Mitch Jackson and Joey Vitale host LegalHour Live on the Legal Hour Live Facebook page. They will talk about GDPR and what online business owners need to know about privacy issues.

At 5pm ET, it’s Camera Confidence Live with Molly Mahoney on the BeLive TV Facebook page. Molly will be discussing 7 Mistakes Most Business Owners make with Video Marketing.

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Live Video for Business: Increase Sales without Selling (Update Ep63)

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Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Tuesday, May 8th, 2018.

Streaming Media East is underway in New York City at the Hilton Midtown. This year’s expanded conference contains 6 tracks today and tomorrow, including the Live Streaming Summit. Streaming Media East is also debuting a brand new 1-day event tomorrow: It’s The Video Marketing Power Summit exclusively targeting video marketers and advertisers. More info at StreamingMedia.com/East.

Is it possible to increase sales through live streaming without actively selling on your live video broadcasts? Chocolate Johnny has been successful with that approach. John shares his experiences with Professor Nez on the #NEZNATION LIVE podcast. That’s at ProfessorNez.com/podcast.

On today’s viewing schedule:

At 2pm ET, it’s Black Belt Bots with RJ Redden on the Black Belt Bots Facebook page. She’ll be addressing how many time should you broadcast in your Bot.

At 3pm ET, Eddie Garrison hosts EG Live on his personal Facebook profile. He’ll be discussing the growth of Facebook Live.

At 4pm ET, it’s Magnet Marketers with Jessika Phillips and Mike Gingerich on the Magnet Marketers Facebook page. They look back at F8 and what it means for your brand. F8 is Facebook’s annual developer conference.

And at 8pm ET, it’s Best of BeLive with Ross and Rachel on the BeLive TV Facebook page. Rachel Moore and I welcome Gina K and her sister Rina, who livestream about paper crafts and scrapbooking.

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Content Creation vs Content Promotion: Which is More Important? (Update Ep62)

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Monday, May 7th, 2018.

Content Creators are often hear that they are putting too much time and effort into creation and not enough into promotion and advertising. On LIvestreamDeals, Express Writers CEO Julia McCoy said her company is achieving great results by following a different path.

Julia is the author “Practical Content Strategy & Marketing.” She says when it comes to written and audio content, quality wins.

You can catch the entire LivestreamDeals interview with Julia McCoy on the Livestream Universe Facebook page.

On Today’s viewing schedule:

At 12:30pm ET, Coach Jennie talks about why and how entrepreneurs sabotage their success and what to do about it. You can catch Coach Jennie Live Mondays to Fridays on the Coach Jennie YouTube channel.

At 3pm ET, Owen Video hosts BeLive Weekly on the BeLive TV Facebook page.

At 9pm ET, it’s “Ask Mike Murphy.” Mike takes your tech and podcasting questions at the Mike Murphy LLC Facebook page.

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How to Promote Your Livestreams (Update Ep61)

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Friday, May 4th, 2018.

Eddie Garrison helps live streamers create high-quality content through his live videos and courses. On last night’s #LivestreamDeals show, Eddie shared tips for improving your livestreams without spending a lot of money.

Eddie says making mistakes is part of live streaming. It’s how you handle those mistakes that matters.

Promotion and consistency are keys to success.

You can hear the entire interview with Eddie Garrison on the LIvestream Universe Facebook page. He goes live Tuesday and Fridays at 3pm ET on his personal Facebook profile.

There’s a new Twitter chat for live streamers hosted by Ileane Smith. It’s Saturdays at 2pm ET on Twitter, where of course all Twitter chats are held. Participate and follow along using the hashtag #StreamerChat.

Our weekend viewing includes…

On Saturday,

10:30am ET is Ask The Podcast Coach – Dave Jackson and Jim Collison take your questions at askthepodcastcoach.com/live.

At 11am ET, it’s Fork It Over Radio with Leslie Nance of go2kitchens and her husband/sidekick Robin. Improve your health through your kitchen. View on Periscope or on the Fork It Over Radio Facebook page.

And Sunday at 2pm ET, it’s the Live Stream Insiders. Krishna De and Peter Stewart discuss developments in live streaming on the Live Stream Insiders Facebook page.

Show & event links at our website. For http://LivestreamUniverse.com, I’m Ross Brand. Have a great weekend!

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Wirecast 9 is Available: New Facebook Live Features (Update Ep60)

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Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Thursday, May 3rd, 2018.

The latest version of Telestream’s award-winning live video production and encoding software is available. Wirecast 9 has several new features. A few of the standouts are a brand new custom controller from X-keys, a faster and more convenient way to stream to Facebook pages, and Facebook Live comments. The pro version also includes remote control of PTZ Optics cameras.

More information on Wirecast 9 at LivestreamUniverse.com/Resources.

On today’s viewing schedule:

At 1pm ET, RJ Redden of Black Belt Bots will discuss Day 2 of the F8 Facebook Developer Conference, focusing on topics related Messenger Bots. View on the Black Belt Bots Facebook page.

At 3pm ET, it’s Live Positive with Jeff Adams on the BeLive TV Facebook page.

At 7pm ET, it’s time to Shop the Show! Join us for Livestream Deals. Guests include Tiffany Yarde, who will talk wine and your career, Julia McCoy will discuss Content Strategy, Eddie Garrison shares some Facebook Live tips and RJ Redden has a special offer to help you get started building messenger bots. That’s 7pm ET on the Livestream Universe Facebook page.

At 9pm ET, Jim Collison hosts Home Gadget Geeks. View at theaverageguy.tv/live.

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Oculus Venues: Watch Live Events in VR (Facebook F8 Keynote) (Update Ep59)

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Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018.

Facebook revealed plans for live streaming sports, comedy shows and concerts in virtual reality at yesterday’s F8 keynote. Oculus Venues is the name of the app and it will feature content from NextVR, which already has streaming partnerships with professional sports Leagues and Live Nation for concerts. Live social engagement will be a big part of the experience as you can watch events in VR with friends and lots of other people. The app will be available at the end of May on Oculus Go and Gear VR.

Wondering why you should go live and why live streaming is important? Chris Strub addresses these questions and more as a guest on The Marketing Buzzword Podcast hosted by Ben Roberts. Listen at MarketingBuzzword.com

On the viewing schedule:

At 12pm ET, Chris Michaels of Wowza Media Systems is the guest on The Business of Video Podcast with Owen Video and Nick Nimmin. Chris will share live streaming tactics and tools on the Owen Videox Facebook page.

At 2pm ET today, Mitch Jackson and Joey Vitale host LegalHour Live on the Legal Hour Live Facebook page. They will discuss the importance of copyright protection for your blog.

At 3pm ET, it’s Camera Confidence Live with Molly Mahoney. Her guest is Kim Garst, who will talk about the balance between building a business and raising a family. That’s on the BeLive.tv Facebook page.

And Facebook will be live streaming Day 2 of the F8 Facebook Development Conference today. You can watch it at f8.com/watch.

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Coach Jennie Live Moves to YouTube Live Exclusively (Update Ep58)

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Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Tuesday, May 1st, 2018.

A couple of livestream shows are on the move…

Coach Jennie LIVE is heading over to YouTube exclusively. In case you don’t know her yet, Coach Jennie is the coach solopreneurs turn to when they can’t seem to get out of their own way. She’s the author of “Hilda: Tackle Your Inner Naysayer, Get Out of Your Own Way, and Unleash Your Badassery.”

Her show streams live weekdays at 12:30pm ET on her YouTube channel: youtube.com/coachjennie

Eddie Garrison is moving EG Live to Tuesdays and Fridays. it was previously Mondays and Fridays. Eddie shares tips on live streaming and social media. Today he’s talking about The Power of Social Media and how a brand doesn’t have to sell anything to have success on social. That’s 3pm ET on his personal Facebook profile.

And don’t miss Eddie Thursday night on #LivestreamDeals at 7pm ET. Authors Tiffany Yarde of MotoVino and Julia McCoy of Express Writers will be on the show. So will Messenger Bot Builder RJ Redden of Black Belt Bots. That’s Thursday, 7pm ET on the Livestream Universe Facebook page.

Getting back to today’s viewing schedule…

At 4pm ET, it’s Magnet Marketers with Jessika Phillips and Mike Gingerich on the Magnet Marketers Facebook page. They’ll be sharing the best free Google tools for marketers.

And at 8pm ET, Luxury Travel Blogger Mia Voss is our guest on Best of BeLive with Ross and Rachel on the BeLive TV Facebook page. Rachel Moore and Mia will be joining the broadcast live from Collison Conference in New Orleans. Should be a fun one.

Show & event links at our website. For http://LivestreamUniverse.com, I’m Ross Brand. Have a great day!

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Stop Streaming While Driving (Update Ep57)

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Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Monday, April 30th, 2018.

In Real Life or IRL live streaming too often means streaming while driving. And this is a trend that can have horrible consequences.

A YouTuber was involved in a serious car accident recently while distracted by reading comments on his phone. He failed to see the stop sign or notice the truck approaching him. He was reported to be in moderate to serious condition after being hospitalized with blunt force trauma and airlifted from the scene, according to CBS Philly & CNN Wire Services. The YouTuber said he was streaming to make the 40-minute drive less boring.

This follows a near-incident in which a popular and controversial YouTube IRL vlogger just missed causing an accident while driving and live streaming with other IRL streamers in his car.

Streaming Attorney Mitch Jackson has been a leader in raising awareness about distracted driving.

As a Livestream Universe guest in May 2017, Mitch drew a sharp line in the sand when it comes to streaming while driving.

Mitch and his son Garrett Jackson run the Stop Distracted Driving Facebook group.

On Today’s viewing schedule:

At 3pm ET, Owen Video hosts BeLive Weekly on the BeLive TV Facebook page.

At 9pm ET, it’s “Ask Mike Murphy.” Bring your tech and podcasting questions to the Mike Murphy LLC Facebook page.

Show & event links at our website. For http://LivestreamUniverse.com, I’m Ross Brand. Have a great day!

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‘LinkedIn UNLOCKED’ Hits No 1; Amazon To Livestream NFL Again (Update Ep56)

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Friday, April 27th, 2018.

Melonie Dodaro was a popular live streamer back in the early days of Blab, but she’s better known as one of the world’s top LinkedIn experts. Her new book, “LinkedIn UNLOCKED,” dropped yesterday. In it’s first day, the book hit number one on Amazon in 7 countries, including the US, UK, Canada and Brazil and 63 categories.

Speaking of Amazon, the company will retain live streaming rights to NFL Thursday Night Football games for at least two more seasons. Amazon hopes to build on last year’s 310-thousand average viewers per minute. That accounted for 2.2 percent of total viewership.

Last year, Amazon paid more than 50 million dollars for the 11-game package. That’s 5-times more than Twitter shelled out for Thursday Night Football in 2016.

KNEKT TV will be live streaming the Daytime Emmy’s on Sunday, starting with the Red Carpet pre-show. You can watch it on the Daytime Emmys website or social media platforms. It will also be available on KNEKT’s digital network on Apple TV, Roku, iOS and Android.

On the livestream viewing schedule:

Today at 1pm ET, Kathy Klotz-Guest hosts Yes and Brand on her personal Facebook profile. Her guest is Kerry Gorgone, who will talk about her journey from lawyer to podcaster.

On Saturday,

9am ET – It’s Nimmin Live on YouTube with Nick and Dee helping you grow your YouTube channel — watch that at YouTube.com/NickNimmin

10:30am ET is Ask The Podcast Coach – Dave Jackson and Jim Collison take your questions at askthepodcastcoach.com/live.

At 11am ET, it’s Fork It Over Radio with Leslie Nance of go2kitchens and her husband/sidekick Robin. Get the latest news and tips on making your body inhospitable to cancer through your kitchen. View on Periscope or on the Fork It Over Radio Facebook page.

At 12pm ET, Rob Greenlee and Todd Cochrane co-host the New Media Show, You can catch it at NewMediaShow.com/Live.

And Sunday at 2pm ET, it’s the Live Stream Insiders. Krishna De and Peter Stewart discuss developments in live streaming on the Live Stream Insiders Facebook page.

Show & event links at our website. For http://LivestreamUniverse.com, I’m Ross Brand. Have a great weekend!

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Update Old Content for New Sales (Update Ep55)

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Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Thursday, April 26th, 2018.

As livestreamers, we often think the content process is over once the blog post is written and any repurposing is complete. Yet a few simple updates can often breathe new life into past material.

On yesterday’s Classroom Without Walls, Express Writers’ CEO Julia McCoy discussed the value of content maintenance.

How do you know when old posts need updating?

You can watch Julia’s entire interview with Ai Addyson-Zhang on Ai’s Facebook page.

On today’s viewing schedule:

At 3pm ET, it’s Live Positive with Jeff Adams on the BeLive TV Facebook page. His guest is Kerry Decker of Sideways Relationships, helping people improve their marriages.

At 9pm ET, Jim Collison hosts Home Gadget Geeks. View at theaverageguy.tv/live.

Show & event links at our website. For http://LivestreamUniverse.com, I’m Ross Brand. Have a great day!

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Facebook Changes Posting Access for Third-Party Apps (Update Ep54)

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Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Wednesday, April 25th, 2018.

Facebook is cutting off the ability of third-party apps to automatically post to your Facebook profile. That means many 3rd party apps won’t be able to launch a Facebook Live on your behalf. According to Business Insider, “Facebook now will only approve this functionality for a select few partners.”

On the viewing schedule:

At 3pm ET today, it’s Camera Confidence Live with Molly Mahoney on the BeLive TV Facebook page. Molly shares a strategy that will help you bring in an extra $5,000 in sales in 2 weeks time.

At 5pm ET, Express Writers CEO Julia McCoy joins Ai Addyson-Zhang to talk about Creating Content that Drives Profit and Conversion. Watch the Classroom with Walls on the Ai Addyson-Zhang Facebook page.

Show & event links at our website. For http://LivestreamUniverse.com, I’m Ross Brand. Have a great day!

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Brian Fanzo: Your Brand Needs Twitter in 2018 (Update Ep53)

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Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Tuesday, April 24th, 2018. 

If you’re a live streamer who primarily uses Facebook, Instagram or YouTube to go live, what role does Twitter play in your social media activities?

While some people are spending less time on the platform and others primarily automating their involvement, Brian Fanzo says the real-time conversations on Twitter shouldn’t be overlooked by entrepreneurs and brands.

Twitter also helps you reach people outside your network.

You can hear Brian’s entire discussion of Twitter on iTunes as Episode 71 of the #FOMOFanz podcast.

Madalyn Sklar also makes Twitter and live streaming important elements of her social media outreach. Following her #TwitterSmarter and #SocialROI chats, Madalyn continues the conversation on Facebook Live. Today, she’ll be a guest on Magnet Marketers with Jessika Phillips and Mike Gingerich at 4pm ET on the Magnet Marketers Facebook page. The topic: “Twitter tools to amp your online game.”

The Twitter theme continues tonight as Madalyn joins us for Best of BeLive with Ross and Rachel. We go LIVE on the BeLive.tv Facebook Page at 8pm ET.

Before that, Rachel Moore joins Todd.Live to talk about challenges with live video in 2018. The show is called Entrepreneur Live Video and it’s at 3pm ET. on Facebook Live on the Todd.Live Facebook page as well as on YouTube and Periscope/Twitter.

Show & event links at our website. For http://LivestreamUniverse.com, I’m Ross Brand. Have a great day!

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