Entries from seikatsu tagged with 'video'
Intiimsusest, metaandmetest ja leidmisest
Käisin eile ühe suurema koolituse raames Eesti valitsusasutuste kommunikatsiooniinimestega võrgus suhtlemise teemal mõtteid vahetamas. Plaanis oli lihtsalt vestlusring, aga teemat enda jaoks struktureerides tekkisid ka mõned slaidid, mida siinkohal jagan: Suhtlus võrgusView more presentations from Sten Tamkivi. Eks ilma juurde räägitava jututa nad ilmselt segased ole, aga võib-olla võiks mõnda teemat pisut rohkem lahti kirjutada. Kui keegi annaks kommentaarina märku, kas mõni slaididest paistev mõttekäik on selleks piisavalt intrigeeriv või hoopis täiesti arusaamatu, siis oleks selleks rohkem motivatsiooni aega võtta....
Has Your Job Expired?
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On Skype and European Innovation at Stanford
I had an honor to speak at Stanford University on March 9th, as part of their European Entrepreneurship & Innovation Thought Leaders seminar series (see web site and Facebook group). I truly enjoyed the experience, meeting students, faculty and guests and joining a dinner in a smaller circle later for fascinating follow-up conversations around entrepreneurship. (Photo courtesy of Steve Jürvetson, click on it for his notes from the audience) Here are the slides I used: The Story of Skype (Stanford...
Interviewed by TigerPrises/ArcticStartup
Talked to Toivo Tänavsuu last week on what's happening at Skype, how is the labour market looking and how do we relate to the broader technology startup scene in Estonia. The video inteview was publised on TigerPrises and ArcticStartup. Interview with Sten Tamkivi from Skype from Toivo Tänavsuu on Vimeo....
Skype 4.0 Beta 3 - UPDATED
Skype launched the third beta version of the new and shiny 4.0 client for Windows in December. I missed reblogging the news here, but you can read from the source what Mike said about Beta 3 on Skype Blogs. In a nutshell, the History is back, a new Bandwidth Manager improves your audio and video call quality and the look of the whole client skin has been refreshed. If you did not get it then, then today is a great...
A little rant on values and innovation
Found a video of my five minute speech in a panel at Restart 2008 conference in November. To disrupt the overall tone of the day a bit -- focusing on tangible, measurable and often plain numeric aspects of a successful (liberal) macroeconomic environment -- I decided on spot that I will instead talk about the softer side of life, namely the role values and tolerance in particular play for creating an environment where innovation strives in Estonia (or anywhere). The...
Tihe telereede
Eelmisel reedel juhtus nii, et nädala keskel ilmunud arvamusloo järellainetuses sattusin Gonsiori tänavale ETV majja lausa kahel korral. Hommikul lindistasin intervjuu Erisaatele ja õhtul käisin Vabariigi kodanike otse-eetris. Mõlemas tuli jutuks innovatsioon, Eesti majanduse ees seisvad väljakutsed, tööjõuteemad ja mõningal määral ka kitsamalt elu Skype'is. Aga loomulikult üsna erineva nurga all. Vabariigi kodanike auväärses vestlusrühmas jäi domineerima abstraktsem mure Eesti väärtuste pärast, sest tolerantsi ja teineteise toetamiseta ei juhtu midagi ei teadmistepõhises majanduses ega kultuurisfäärides. Erisaatele omaselt võeti seal...
Skype 4.0 is smaller again
As promised in June, the second iteration of Skype 4.0 client is now available for download. If you got on to beta 1 and liked it or hated it, I highly recommend the upgrade to beta 2. The past quarter has really passed fast. I'm amazed how much the 4.0 research, design, product and project management, development and quality assurance teams got through. Especially given that you have to work under timeline pressure while at the same time being called...
Skype 4.0 beta 1 is out!
Yes, it has taken something like 2 years from first conceptual ideas being bounced around. I've been involved in Skype's Desktop clients team since March and I have to tell you, approaching the first beta launch of our 4.0 client is one of the reasons for deafening silence on this blog. June especially has been very intense and I'm truly proud of what the hundreds of people involved have pulled off. Please do read the official blog post, download...
Video Call with Her Majesty
Just finished a video call with Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. She was visiting Skype Tallinn office as part of her state visit to Estonia. I was babysitting at home. One of these physical location misses when Skype really becomes handy. Also, Etta joined the ranks of the babies worldwide who have had their first video call while less than 10 days old....
How to Present Your Story (of Stuff)
(the video above is just a teaser - to see the story in full glory, see storyofstuff.com) The Story of Stuff must be the lowest-effort way to spend 20 minutes of your life getting an introductory glimpse into the impact of our consumerist lifestyle to Mother Earth. Simplistic - yes. Slightly propagandist - maybe. US-centric - a bit, but guess where most of negative environmental impact originates from? Definitely worth your time nevertheless. What I admire the most is...
Cash Hurts
NIN's Downward Spiral was probably the favorite album of mine in 1994. So when Priidu forwarded me the Johnny Cash' version of Hurt above I had a little emotional shock wave. On one hand I can't believe I've missed something this powerful made of a song that left a mark as it was originally. And on the other hand, if you see the video for the first time only today, post the passing of Cash a few years ago,...
Blip.TV Beats YouTube on Quality
PC World has published a comparative review on video sharing sites. With the exception of Korea and France, YouTube still seems to be the #1 global option to get distribution for your flicks. However -- as I've also concluded recently for myself -- there is so much variety of (non-clone!) alternatives out there that beat the YT-behemoth hands down on quality, interesting niche approaches, revenue sharing models and more. I'm especially happy that Blip.tv (a recent ASI investment) has come...
You can now add video to Skype Moodmessages
Skype 3.5 beta update that went out yesterday features a very neat way to share video content. Add videos to your mood message that your contacts see, create multichats with embedded video to discuss it with friends, etc. This is a project that has been cooking in my team's kitchen for a while so I'm personally very interested in your feelings towards the new experience. Do you like it? Is the experience natural? Does your computer behave fine when...
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