We have posted this in our website:
HI EVERYONE AND THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE US AT OUR 3RD ANNUAL FRIENDS OF FELINES RESCUE CENTER CATATHON!
WE WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT WE STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUES WE ARE HAVING WITH USTREAMS NEW ADVERTISING AND TIME DELAY BROADCASTING AND HOW IT AFFECTS A LIVE AUCTION OVER OUR WEBCAM FEED.
USTREAM HAS BEEN A GREAT RESOURCE FOR US AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE. WE LOVE THE FACT THAT NOT ONLY CAN WE SHARE OUR CAMERA FEED WITH THE WORLD AT NO COST, BUT THEY PAY US REVENUE FOR DOING SO! HOWEVER THEIR NEW AD POLICY OF INSERTING COMMERCIALS INTO THE VIDEO FEED AND THEN TIME DELAYING THE BROADCAST SO VIEWERS DON’T MISS ANYTHING DOESN’T WORK WELL WITH A LIVE AUCTION. THESE INTRUDING AND DELAYING FACTORS ARE UNCONTROLLABLE AND WILL MAKE THE CATATHON AUCTION DIFFICULT FOR VIEWERS TO KEEP UP WITH ACCURATELY LET ALONE PLACE BIDS BEFORE AN AUCTION ENDS.
SO, today, FOR 4 1/2 HOURS ONLY, WE WILL BE BROADCASTING AS NORMAL ON USTREAM, BUT WE WILL ALSO BE BROADCASTING ON LIVESTREAM. THE OFFICIAL CHAT SHALL BE THE CHAT ON USTREAM, SO IF YOU WANT TO CHAT DO IT THERE. HOWEVER LIVESTREAM ALSO HAS A CHAT WHICH WILL BE UP FOR THE DURATION OF THE CATATHON ONLY. SO IF YOU WANT TO ASK A QUESTION DURING THE CATATHON AND GET A FFRC SANCTIONED ANSWER, ASK IT IN THE USTREAM CHAT.
THIS IS AN EVENT ONLY EXCEPTION SINCE THE TIME DELAY IS A MAJOR FACTOR. AFTER THE CATATHON WE WILL RETURN TO OUR NORMAL BROADCAST ON USTREAM ONLY.
AS SUCH WE WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT TO VIEW THE CATATHON ON LIVESTREAM YOU MUST BE REGISTERED WITH LIVESTREAM AND BE SIGNED IN. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO TO LIVESTREAM AND SET UP AN ACCOUNT BEFORE THE CATATHON STARTS. THIS WAY YOU DON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT GETTING SET UP WHILE THE AUCTION IS TAKING PLACE.
ALSO, JUST FYI, IF YOU HAVE AN IPAD OR IPHONE OR ANDROID DEVICE, APPS FOR THOSE DEVICES DO NOT GET COMMERCIALS OR HAVE THE SAME TIME DELAY. THERE IS A TIME DELAY BUT ITS LESS THAN THE BROWSER APP DELAY.
On to the Catathon!!!!!!!! We're going to have some fun!
- See more at: http://www.fofrescue.org/category/catathon3/#sthash.dxSjL8Hi.dpuf
