Spotlight Post: 12 Seconds to Vegas!
It’s been a while since I’ve done a spotlight post and this one has me excited. Just in time for my road trip to Vegas, 12seconds (12seconds.tv) has released their video slideshow iPhone app! (Those without iPhones, keep reading – you won’t be left out in the cold.)
The app (currently available at the App Store for $ .99) lets you take three photos (or choose three photos from your iPhone library) and then record 12 seconds of audio. The photos and audio make a slideshow which outputs as a 12 second video to your 12seconds account. Since the iPhone does not yet include any video capture functionality, this has the potential of serving as a bit of a work-around.
Why 12 seconds?
According to the site, “because anything longer is boring”!
12seconds launched in August, and till now they’ve been in invite-only Alpha.
As of today, 12seconds has opened up the site in a public Beta to allow anyone to register.
You don’t have to have an iPhone to be able to join the fun. The 12second site features a video interface for users to record videos; or you can upload a previously recorded video. The videos need to be – of course – 12 seconds or less. The site is pretty nifty, every video has its own page (sort of like Flickr) and any video can be emailed, downloaded or embedded. Provided widgets make it easy to share your videos elsewhere.
And since Twitter integration seems to be a “must” these days, profiles can be linked to Twitter accounts to (optionally) send tweets linking to your most recent videos.
One thing I like about the site in particular is that the site features daily challenges for members to upload video responses to. Recent challenges have included topics such as “What Celebrity Do You Look Like?” and “Tell us your birth story in 12seconds”. This is especially handy for the creatively challenged, who might need some inspiration for their videos!
Here’s a short video the folks at 12seconds have provided on how to use the iphone app:
iphone app for 12seconds.tv from Sol Lipman on Vimeo
Viva Las Vegas!
I’ll be trying the iPhone app as I make my way from San Diego to Las Vegas which should start showing up in the widget below. You can also view updates in my snazzy new sidebar widget, visiting my 12second profile page or following my twitter updates to see how my road trip is coming along!
Stay tuned for a follow up post on my thoughts on the app as well as the newly launched site.
And while I’m road-tripping, head over to the 12seconds site to create your own profile and start sharing your own videos.
(Keep in mind that this is their first day in Beta – so some bumps and glitches are to be expected. The team is gathering feedback at get satisfaction and has been extremely responsive thus far.)
Be sure to post links to your profiles in the comments so I can check your videos out!
Special thanks to:
@joyofzen for turning me onto 12seconds
David Speiser of stage two consulting for connecting me with 12seconds
Jacob Knobel, founder/lead developer of 12seconds for getting me set up so quickly
Disclosure: At my request, I received a preview version of the iphone app so I could use it prior to writing the review
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I signed up with 12seconds recently, but haven't found much time to use it. 12 seconds is enough time for me to come up with something to say!
Oh…your comment box doesn't have a scrollbar. I'm typing, but can't see what I'm typing. Might want to fix that
I had a hard time too! I'm not exactly what you'd call "succinct"!
Thanks for letting me know about the scrolling – I need to check with Intense Debate & find out what's up with that! (what browser did you use?)
Did you ever get to try out 12 second?
latest Firefox build. Commentluv wasn't able to find my feed last time either. It had no problem this time.
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Nice writing style. Looking forward to reading more from you
This post is really a must bookmarked for me! Thank you so much.
Just asking, do you use Aweber? If so, can you provide more information on this? I am subscribed to your rss to check if you are going to post something on Aweber.