Qik: Streaming Video from Your Phone

I’m currently interviewing candidates for a social networking position and during an interview today, I learned about Qik. For those of you who are bloggers, it’s certainly something you should check out. Qik is a software application that lets you stream videos directly from your mobile phone to the Web. You can stream events in real-time and hold live chat sessions during the event. You can also use it to stream your own video blog. Moreover, you can do it anytime, anywhere by simply using a mobile phone. It is really cool.

All of the videos are automatically recorded so you can embed them in your blog for playback at a later time. You can set streams as public or private. You can even stream to Twitter.

Currently, Qik supports video streaming on Nokia S60 phones: N71, N73, N75, N76, N77, N80, N82, N91, N92, N93i, N95, E50, E51, E61i, E65, E70m E90 Communicator, 3250, 5500, 5700 Xpress Music, 6110 Navigator, 6120 Classic, 6121 Classic, and 6290.

I’ve been playing around with it at home tonight, and I love it! I can’t wait to stream a live event. If I’m not too busy, I may try to stream some of the happenings at the Pirates of Patmos rehearsal tomorrow night at 7:30. If you’re around, you can check out my Qik page and catch some of the fun. The page is empty now, but once I start streaming, you will see the live video.

I feel like a kid in a candy store. I can’t wait to try out my new blogging toy. Hmm…I could even stream our church services live just using my phone. There are just so many neat ways to use it — conferences, events, family moments, One Life — you name it. Streaming rocks!