Qik.com does live broadcasting via mobile phones to the internet. People can even ‘respond’ via the website (webcam, etc), and it feeds back to the broadcasting phone. Plus broadcasts are archived on Qik’s website.

Now that is cool. Nokia only though :(

Data is becoming cheaper. £100/Gb 5 years ago, to £5/Gb now. In non-3G areas, the phone will cache uploaded video and upload it once you are in a 3G location. Competitors include stickam (although this is webcam only).

Major question raised, what are the legal implication of doing this? Then again, people taking photos on Flickr can also be a breach of privacy. Students using Web2.0 technologies, may have their information exported to other countries, how does that fit in with the Data Protection Act? Do you have to have Terms and Conditions for taking a course, and do you have to allow students the option to ‘opt out’ of using Web2.0 technologies, is this discriminatory? My partner in this exercise has just shown me a very legal-ese looking document, which basically says “It’s up to the user to read the T&C’s for external sites”.

Anyway, on to potential benefits, uses, and legal pitfalls…

• All the legal pitfalls and concerns above have to be taken into account
• Very useful for media courses, or journalism courses

Note to self: Don’t video myself driving down the M5.