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The Power of Social Media (Update Ep114)

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Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update for Thursday, September 6th, 2018.

A couple of must-see replays to start us off:

Chris Strub was a guest on BradsLive with Brad Friedman yesterday. He talked about live streaming for nonprofits, his drive for 10k followers on Instagram and the power of social media. View on The Friedman Group Facebook page.

Also, check out Kim Doyal’s recent livestream with James Rose full of great productivity tips. That’s on The Kim Doyal Facebook page.

On today’s viewing schedule…

At 9pm ET — It’s Home Gadget Geeks with Jim Collison. View at TheAverageGuy.tv/live.

At 10pm ET, Christian Karasiewicz and Mike Gingerich host Social Chatter. They’ll be joined by Lindsey Margolis. Watch on the Social Chefs Facebook page.

For LivestreamUniverse.com, I’m Ross Brand. Have a great day!

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Easy Content Creation for Smart Speakers with Trebble.fm (Update Ep101)

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

Snack-able audio content is growing in popularity on smart devices, but the setup and distribution process can seem daunting for creators. trebble.fm has a solution to make it easy to record or upload 90 second audio clips that are then available on smart speakers from Amazon and Google Home. The startup is invite only at this point. Learn more about trebble.fm at 7pm ET tonight as founder Armel Beaudry Kembe joins us for #LivestreamDeals.

Also on our Facebook Live show tonight:

Chris Curran from Podcast Engineering School who has a new program starting in September. It’s the only school in existence that teaches the professional audio engineering aspects of podcast production at the highest level. Chris produces podcasts for large companies.

Michelle Levitt from Heil Sound, makers of the Heil PR40 microphones popular among podcasters such as Leo Laporte and Pat Flynn. You can spot PR40s on livestreams by Todd.Live, Kim Doyal, Brad Friedman, Madalyn Sklar and many others. Thanks to Heil for providing the mics and headphone for our live podcasts from Podcast Movement.

And Laura Petersen, best-selling author and podcaster. Her newest book is “Permission to Write a Brand Building Book for Podcasters.” Her advice is equally applicable for live streamers and content creators of all stripes, solopreneurs, speakers — you get the picture.

Join us at 7pm ET for LivestreamDeals at RossBrand.Live.
BeLive.tv has added four brand ambassadors. Congrats to Jennifer Quinn, Tiffany Lee Bymaster, Kary Oberbrunner and Fallon Zoe on their new roles with BeLive.

On the viewing schedule today:

2pm ET – RJ Redden hosts The Bot Signal on The Black Belt Bots Facebook Page.

3pm ET – it’s Live Positive with Jeff Adams on the BeLive.tv Facebook page. Kaye A Peters joins Jeff to talk about overcoming excuses keeping you from pursuing your dreams.

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

And a reminder to join us for Livestream Deals at 7pm ET on the Livestream Universe Facebook page. RossBrand.Live takes you there!

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

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Visual & Video Marketing Tips for Livestreaming Shows with Jeff Sieh of Social Media Examiner (Update Ep98)

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

Mashable held the first Social Media Day event in New York City in 2010. On Friday, BeLive TV celebrated World Social Media Day 2018 with a global live show. 16 show hosts representing seven countries talked about live streaming trends in their industries and shared insights on the future of live streaming in their countries. Thanks to Jeff Adams for producing this ambitious undertaking and to all the guests who joined us, including BeLive host Molly Mahoney.

One of the highlights of the show was having the honor of speaking with Facebook expert and influencer Mari Smith. Known as the Queen of Facebook and a prolific live streamer herself, Mari offered advice for those new to live video.

Mari said there are tools that simplify the technical side of going live.

You can catch the replay on the BeLive TV Facebook page at Facebook.com/BeLiveTvApp. Learn more about Mari Smith on her Facebook page or at her website, MariSmith.com.

On today’s viewing schedule:

At 3pm ET, Owen Video hosts BeLive Weekly. eVision Publishing will talk about overcoming obstacles to deliver a high-quality live video show. That’s 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.

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

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Livestreaming for Business: The Mom Show with LA Radio Personality Kristin Cruz (Update Ep96)

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Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Thursday, June 28th, 2018.

Instagram has introduced video chat for up to four people. This enables private, real-time conversations in Instagram Direct. You don’t need a phone number to participate. Will we eventually see four people on-screen for public Instagram Live videos? I’ll be discussing this Instagram update and much more tonight at 10pm ET with Christian Karasiewicz and Phil Gerbyshak on #SocialChatter on the Social Chefs Facebook page.

Also today, at 3pm ET / 12pm Pacific, I’ll be sharing tips on live streaming for business with LA radio personality Kristin Cruz. It’s part of her 2-month series “Bosses and Babies” from The Mom Show Studios! Listen to the radio broadcast in Los Angeles and Santa Clarita on KHTS AM-1220 and FM 98.1. You can also catch it live online at HometownRadio.com or view the livestream at Facebook.com/KHTSradio.

Live Positive with Jeff Adams is moving to a new time slot. Starting today, It’ll be live on the BeLive.tv Facebook page at 1pm ET. Jeff welcomes Bob Doyle to discuss transparency and live streaming.

On the viewing schedule as always:

At 2pm ET, it’s The Bot Signal. RJ Redden talks about Repurposing Content In Your Bot. That’s on the Black Belt Bots Facebook page.

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

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

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#RoadtoSocial: Social Media Influencers Take 3-Conference, 10-day Road Trip (Update Ep92)

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Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Thursday, June 21st, 2018.

The Road to Social is underway as a group of Social Media Influencers are making a 10-day, 3 conference road trip. It began yesterday at Social Media Day Lima, Ohio. The next stop will be Wichita, Kansas and then the trip wraps up in Denver with Social Media Day Denver on June 30th. Among the participants are Chris Strub, Jessika Phillips, Demian Ross and Brian Fanzo. Look for the hashtag #RoadtoSocial on your favorite social networks for stories, livestreams and photos.

On the viewing schedule:

At 2pm ET, it’s The Bot Signal with RJ Redden. The topic: How To Show Humanity In Your Bot. That’s on the Black Belt Bots Facebook page.

At 2pm ET, it’s Lunch with Leslie, hosted by Leslie Nance. Make your body inhospitable to cancer through your kitchen as Leslie shares delicious, healthy recipes. View on Twitter Live at @go2kitchens.

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

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

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

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Instagram Takes On YouTube & Snapchat Discover with Long-Form Video (Update Ep87)

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Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Thursday, June 14th, 2018.

Tech Crunch is reporting that Instagram will announce the launch of a long-form video hub next week. This looks to be an attempt by Facebook to challenge both YouTube and Snapchat’s Discover feature. Instagram is planning to open the doors for creators to upload 4k, full-screen, vertical videos. Tech Crunch reports Instagram has been working to bring social media stars and content publishers onboard before the announcement on June 20th. Expect the long-form videos to have an external link-out option along with potential monetization.

Trying to decide if you should upgrade to Wirecast 9? Andrew Haley of Telestream is hosting a free webinar today at 2pm ET called “Why Upgrade to Wirecast 9?” There will be a link in the show notes at LivestreamUniverse.com for anyone interested in attending.

On the viewing schedule:

At 2pm ET, it’s Lunch with Leslie, hosted by Leslie Nance. Make your body inhospitable to cancer through your kitchen as Leslie shares delicious, healthy recipes. View on Twitter Live at @go2kitchens.

At 3pm ET, it’s Live Positive with Jeff Adams on the BeLive TV Facebook page. The guest is Love Talks host Andrea Hill, who helps people consciously date better.

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

And don’t forget to subscribe to the new Livestream Deals podcast on iTunes to make sure you never miss our special offers for listeners. That’s at LivestreamDeals.com/iTunes.

Show & event links at our website. For LivestreamUniverse.com, I’m Ross Brand.

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Livestream Like a Pro with LiveU, Wirecast, Switcher Studio and Madalyn Sklar (Update Ep82)

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

When building a brand for your business and yourself, how you come across on video can go along way toward creating a lasting impression. Of course there is a time and place for real and raw unpolished videos. To set yourself apart as a professional, however, you need the right production tools and broadcasting skills. Today at 7pm ET on #LivestreamDeals, we feature the leading desktop and mobile production software solutions, a hardware encoder for going live from the most bandwidth challenged environments, and a mastermind program to develop your on-camera skills and confidence. Guests include Claudia Barbiero and Dan Pisarski of LiveU, Andrew Haley of Wirecast, Marc Gawith of Switcher Studio and Madalyn Sklar of the Video Like a Rockstar Mastermind. Join us at 7pm ET on the Lifestream Universe Facebook page to shop the shop with special offers and giveaways.

On the viewing schedule:

At 2pm ET, it’s Lunch with Leslie, hosted by Leslie Nance. Make your body inhospitable to cancer through your kitchen as Leslie shares delicious, healthy recipes. View on Twitter Live at @go2kitchens.

At 3pm ET, it’s Live Positive with Jeff Adams on the BeLive TV Facebook page. Digital Journalist and Livestreamer Jeff-in-High-Def — aka Jeffrey Fitzgerald — will talk about the future of video.

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

And if you missed it yesterday, be sure to make time for a must-see replay of Brad’s Live. Brad Friedman and Bryan Kramer talk about the human side of marketing and technology. That’s on The Friedman Group Facebook page.

Join us at 7pm ET for #LivestreamDeals on the Livestream Universe Facebook page. RossBrand dot Live takes you there!

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Turn LinkedIn Connections into Clients; GDPR Compliance (Update Ep74)

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

Melanie Dodaro is one of the world’s leading LinkedIn experts and the author of the number 1 international best-seller “LinkedIn Unlocked.” She is offering a free live masterclass at 1pm ET today entitled “LinkedIn Unlocked: How to Turn Cold Connections into Clients.” A link to register will be in the show notes at LivestreamUniverse.com.

On the viewing schedule:

At 12:30pm ET, it’s Coach Jennie Live on YouTube Live! Learn how to overcome your inner naysayer and get out of your own way. That’s at YouTube.com/CoachJennie.

At 2pm ET, it’s Lunch with Leslie, hosted by Leslie Nance. Make your body inhospitable to cancer through your kitchen as Leslie shares delicious, healthy recipes. View on Twitter Live at @go2kitchens.

At 3pm ET, it’s Live Positive with Jeff Adams on the BeLive TV Facebook page. His guest is Jon Ward of JonnyGrand Films, a Nashville, Tennessee based production company making professional music videos, short films, commercials and visual effects.

At 5pm ET, Stephanie Liu hosts Lights, Camera, Live. Mike Allton of AgoraPulse joins Stephanie to talk about GDPR as the deadline for compliance approaches. That’s on the Hey Stephanie Liu Facebook page.

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

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Dreams Launches Mobile TV App: Livestreaming the Royal Wedding (Update Ep70)

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Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Thursday, May 17th, 2018.

There’s a new app for watching TV on your mobile phone. It’s called Dreams and it launched publicly this week with 10 new mobile TV channels. VideoInk reports Dreams TV has raised 5 million in Series A financing. Content partners include Bloomberg Media Distribution, Discovery and the BBC. Those seeking live programming can check out Newsflash featuring live feeds of major world events. There is also a popup channel called Wedding Week that will live stream the Royal Wedding on Saturday.

On the viewing schedule:

At 12:30pm ET, Mondays to Fridays, it’s Coach Jennie Live! Learn how to overcome your inner naysayer and get out of your own way. Coach Jennie specializes in working with solo entrepreneurs. Check out her daily livestream at YouTube.com/CoachJennie.

At 2pm ET, Tuesdays to Thursdays, it’s Lunch with Leslie, hosted by Leslie Nance. Make your body inhospitable to cancer through you kitchen as Leslie shares delicious, healthy recipes. That’s Tuesdays to Thursdays, 2pm ET, on Twitter Live at @go2kitchens.

At 3pm ET on Thursdays, it’s Live Positive with Jeff Adams. If you didn’t catch his latest episode, Jeff talks about how to recover from storms in your life. Watch the replay on the BeLive TV Facebook page.

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

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#StreamerChat: The New Twitter Chat on Live Streaming (Update Ep66)

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Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Friday, May 11th, 2018.

If you’re looking for a Twitter chat about live streaming, check out the new #StreamerChat hosted by Ileane Smith on Saturdays at 2pm ET. You can Tweet Ileane your live streaming questions using the hashtag #streamerchat. Tomorrow’s topic is getting started with live video.

On the viewing schedule for today and the weekend…

At 1pm ET today, it’s The Yes and Brand Show with Kathy Klotz-Guest. Lately CEO Kate Bradley Chernis joins Kathy to discuss her journey from radio to software. That’s on Kathy’s personal Facebook profile.

At 3pm ET today, Eddie Garrison hosts EG Live on his personal Facebook profile. He’ll be talking about dealing with creative differences

On Saturday,

9am ET is Nimmin Live with Nick and Dee helping you grow your YouTube channel. View 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. 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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F8 Facebook Developer Conference: Behind the Scenes (Update Ep65)

Ross Brand with your Livestream Universe Update and Flash Briefing for Thursday, May 10th, 2018.

The music industry excited about the future of live streaming to social media platforms. What’s most interesting is that live video of concerts is actually increasing concert ticket sales. Musicians can monetizing live streams through premium charges for access to view entire concerts, since that won’t have a negative impact on concert attendance.

On today’s viewing schedule:

At 2pm ET, learn how to make Mother’s Day breakfast nachos on Lunch with Leslie, hosted by Leslie Nance. That’s on Twitter Live at @go2kitchens.

At 3pm ET, it’s Live Positive with Jeff Adams on the BeLive TV Facebook page. Eddie Garrison joins Jeff to talk about how not to be a lone wolf on your entrepreneurial journey.

At 5pm ET, Stephanie Liu takes you behind the scenes at the F8 Facebook Developer Conference. Catch Lights, Camera, Live on the Hey Stephanie Liu Facebook page.

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

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