February 23rd, 2010
We are welcoming Scott Abramowitz our newest developer to Watchitoo.
I had to grab a few screenshots of him on Watchitoo to share! hurray!


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February 22nd, 2010

Tomorrow on Tuesday February 23rd at 6pm Watchitoo’s New COO- Shai Eisen (@seisen007) will be demoing the watchitoo platform at the New York Video Meetup (@NYVM) discussing upcoming events in the coming months at Watchitoo. As we add additional features and upgrades to the platform and have some cool happenings to report in the coming months- Shai will give you a behind the scenes sneak peek overview of what’s to come! He will also overview some of the events we have on the calendar for 2010 like LIVE coverage at the red carpet Oscars with special hosts, a guest speaker joining the seattle tweethouse conference @140tc from silicon valley via Watchitoo, and some interviews and conference recaps from Austin at the upcoming SXSW!
We’ll be updating the blog shortly where to come join us for all the excitements!
Stay tuned!
Tags: 140tc, new york video meet-up, NYVM, Oscars, Shai Eisen, SXSW, Watchitoo COO, Yaron Samid
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January 19th, 2010

With the Haiti Earthquake crisis, activists around the world have been working together to raise funds and send over immediate aid and medical assistance to the thousands . Social media tools such as Twitter have been mobilizing activists of the world and enabling them to collaborate on relief efforts through fundraising text campaigns, and circulation of real-time information.Twitter has proven once again the significance of global real-time communication and distribution, even post the impact it made during the 2009 Iran Election. features like the twitter trending topics, #Haiti hashtags, and twitterlists features are allowing activists around the world, and global leaders to collaborate. Anderson Cooper has been very vocal on twitter giving consistent updates on the ground concerning new developments and breaking news. Non profits organizing various relief initaitives like the Clinton Foundation which immediately responded with a Haiti Earthquake Relief Efforts, Wyclef’s Yele Haiti organization, the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, and the american red cross, all maximized efforts using twitter. The clinton foundation was one of the first two use twitter to spread their texting campaign for Haiti Relief fundraising: Text the word “QUAKE” to 20222 to donate $10 to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, charged to your cell phone bill.

As online conversations raplidy exploded concerning these TEXT fundraising initiatives the American Red Cross also created the Red Cross’s 90999 text campaign (”Text HAITI to 90999 to donate $10 to @RedCross relief”) efforts grew, the Red Cross tweeted Friday morning that donations exceeded $8 million. A recent update today revealed just how powerful these new media campaigns are proving to be as biztimes.com revealed today that $22 million in text pledges has been reported by Red Cross for Haitian earthquake relief as of Jan. 19.
A very relevant CNET article: “Twitter grows up in the aftermath of Haiti” provides analysis of twitters involvement in engaging people and raising awareness around the world concerning HAITI relief. Yet the article also raises the issue of social media’s ability to disseminate misinformation. With the expansion of these rapidly developing social media tools, there also comes more liability, responsibility and a new air of caution. People have to be be mindful when consuming information on twitter, and passing it along.
What also has incredible potential to be a game changer in this new online media space of leveraging technology to aid social activism efforts is the world of Online Video streaming. Video platforms like ours, can be used for on the ground coverage, and reporting, and allow journalists, activists, and locals to collaborate and update other concerned citizens around the world. People can be alerted and invited through email, twitter, & facebook, and can add new content in real-time as it’s coming in.
Our Help Haiti Relief Show-exemplifies how a web based video application like Watchitoo could be used to invite activists, users and others for live stream coverage or collaboration. Please add content to the show, and feel free to use it for real-time video streaming & Haiti updates as the relief efforts continue, and more ground breaking news coverage unfolds.

Tags: anderson cooper 360, clinton foundation, coverage, Haiti, Haiti Relief, real time updates, real-time, video conferencing, video streams, wyclef, yelehaiti
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January 12th, 2010
Watchitoo Today Demo-ed the coming soon updated platform at the PluggedIn NYC conference (#PluggedIn) streaming live at the event and showcasing some of the dynamic interface capabilities during the real-time demo.
While showcasing the platform, Todd Kelly, our VP of business development highlighted a livestream of the audience from the PluggedIn event and the Watchitoo Team that joined from the New York Offices. (see below)

Todd Kelly VP of Business Development demoing Watchitoo to #pluggedIn crowd
Rony Zarom Founder of Watchitoo ( follow him on twitter @RonyWatchitoo) responded to some of the questions that came from the audience at the conference on twitter. He posted a tweet about Watchitoo differentiators that set it apart from other competitors in the content-sharing, streaming, & collaboration arena.
Those key differentiators include:
- No Client Download Necessary
- Embeddable platform
- Scalable Live Events
- Multiple live stream participants (not just Peer-to-Peer)
- Cloud Support for thousands of users
- Customization: Flexible show creation interface
Below you see the experience of the Plugged In Watcitoo Livestream from a show participants laptop- capturing the Watchitoo show interface on the conference projector. Pretty Cool!

Tags: 2010, demo, livestream, multiple livestream participants, no client download, NYC, p2p, Plugged In, Rony Zarom, scalable live events, todd kelly, Watchitoo, watchitoo differentiators
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January 10th, 2010
Sarah Austin of @pop17 Watchitoo Livestream from CES featured some exciting gadget reviews & Guests at TechZone. Sarah had a google nexus review done by @BenParr from mashable and appearances from J May CCO of Ford, Olga Kay, Hank Green, & others!
Here are some of the best moments captured during the Sarah Austin Live Stream on Watchitoo from CES:

Ben Parr from Mashable on Watchitoo at CES TechZone

J May CCO of Ford at Tech Zone with Sarah Austin & Olga Kay

Hank Green Joining Sarah Austin at CES from Montana
Tags: 2010, ben parr, CES, CES 2010, hank green, J May CCO Ford, live coverage, livestream, olga kay, Pop17, Rony Zarom, Sarah Austin, Watchitoo
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January 8th, 2010
Today’s CES LIVE watchitoo Broadcast hosted by Sarah Austin of Pop17 from 12-3pm had some interesting guests, reviews, and CES footage.
More exciting recaps to come, but in the meantime we wanted to share this great capture of Sarah interviewing Rony about his entrepreneurial endevours, favorite CES highlights, and the story of founding watchitoo.

They even had me join the show to say hi from the Watchitoo New York offices:-)

Tags: ben parr, CES, hank green, LIVE, nexus one, olga kay, Pop17, Rony Zarom, Sarah Austin, Watchitoo
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Oscars Live Red Carpet Fashion Commentary
March 7th, 2010MyShape and Watchitoo partner up
to Offer Exclusive
Oscars 2010 Fashion Coverage:
Live Streaming Commentary on Oscar Fashions
MyShape and Watchitoo, a real-time social collaboration platform, are partnering to provide live streaming online commentary of the Academy Awards®’ red carpet fashion. Coverage will start at 4 p.m. (PST) on March 7, 2010, and will be available at http://www.watchitoo.com/pro/oscars/.
Althea Harper, Project Runway’s Season 6 runner-up, and Vanessa Rae, an online host for the Today Show/MSNBC.com, will offer live critiques of the night’s fashions worn by the hottest stars. Sarah Evans, recently named by Vanity Fair as one of “America’s Tweethearts,” will join the discussion about the red carpet styles and also will discuss how new online platforms, such as Watchitoo, allow people around the world to experience live events in a new way.
“Oscar night is one of fashion’s biggest nights,” said Althea Harper, fashion designer and Project Runway Season 6 runner-up. “I am very excited to be partnering with MyShape to show women how they can translate these red carpet looks and trends into their own wardrobes. And what’s great about MyShape is that you don’t have to be a certain size or shape to find great clothes that flatter you.”
MyShape pioneered Personal Shopping as a solution for women of all shapes to select from only the clothes that fit and flatter™. MyShape lets its members build a Personal Shop™ by submitting their specific measurements and their taste and style preferences.
“We’re thrilled to have Althea, Vanessa and Sarah as hosts for our coverage of the Oscar red carpet,” said Mercedes De Luca, president of MyShape. “This is a great opportunity for women to hear from the experts about what’s hot this year, ask questions and learn more about how they can wear the trends of the red carpet in their daily lives.”
Users joining this Watchitoo Live Event will have the option to simply watch the hosts report live or to use video chat and instant messaging in order to pose questions for the hosts and engage in discussions about the evening’s fashions. During the event users will receive an exclusive promo code for a special deal on www.myshape.com.
“The Oscars has always brought people together and started discussions about fashion,” said Rony Zarom (@Ronywatchitoo), founder and CEO of Watchitoo. “With the Watchitoo Live Event platform, people will be able to connect and comment with others outside of their living rooms and with our expert hosts.”
For more information, please visit http://www.watchitoo.com/pro/oscars/. *A recording of the livestream broadcast will be available for playback* connect with us on twitter @watchitoo!
For more information on Althea Harper, visit http://www.altheaharper.com/ or follow her on Twitter at @altheaharper.
For more information on Vanessa Rae, visit http://www.vanessarae.net/content/home or follow her on Twitter @vrageous.
For more information on Sarah Evans, visit http://prsarahevans.com/ or follow her on Twitter at @prsarahevans.
Tags: 2010, althea harper, best dressed, commentary, fashion, livestream, myshape, Oscars, project runway, red carpet, sarah evans, top picks, twitter, twitter connect, vanessa rae, Watchitoo
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