Just Launched: G-SNAP! Profiles
Well, we told you something big was coming, and here it is. We are proud to announce the general availability of new G-SNAP! Profiles, bringing the G-SNAP! community a little closer together. Before we talk about the why, here’s a snapshot of the what.
G-SNAP! Profiles
The new G-SNAP! Profile system gives you the chance to share a little about yourself. You name, your gender, location, favorite URL, a quick “about me”, as well as an interests section. If there’s something you don’t feel comfortable including, well just don’t include it! See how easy that was? 
Follow Other G-SNAP! Users
“Follow” G-SNAP! users and stay in the know about their new Snapcasts! That’s right, from either a Snapcast or from their profile, it’s now super easy to learn more about users on G-SNAP! and receive alerts when they create a new Snapcast!
View Your Fans and Those You’re Following
See an entire list of your fans and people you’re following. Unfollow users, block trouble makers or go to someone else’s profile to find others your might be interested in following!
Snapcast Activity Module
This one we’re really excited about. The Snapcast Activity module is a mashup of Snapcasts you’ve created as well as those the people you’re following have created. Or, if you go to someone else’s profile, you also will see an option for Snapcasts they plan on attending giving you the chance to RSVP as well. Of course, we provide you nice filtering options if you want a specific view.
Easy G-SNAP! Profile URLs
It’s finally easy to share a G-SNAP! link with our new and friendly G-SNAP! Profile URLs. This is a great tool for announcing on Twitter or Facebook to let folks know of your upcoming Snapcast. You could say something like, “Join my LIVE Snapcast at http://gsnap.com/rich” or “RSVP for my live game coverage of Texas A&M’s next home game @ http://gsnap.com/rich”. No longer do you need to worry about the “Snapcast ID”! Yay!
Follow Users Directly From a Snapcast
Easy access to following other G-SNAP! users was a critical design requirement as we were building this new feature. Simply follow anyone as their comments come in by hovering over their avatar! You can also access their profile from there!
Blocking
This is one of those features we wish we didn’t have to build but we had to. There are always those out there, no matter how much we hate it, that enjoy ruining a Snapcast. Well, it’s now possible to block an offensive user if they’re following you. This prevents them from seeing your Snapcasts in their Snapcast Activity module lessening the chance that they will attend. With that said, use this powerful feature carefully as blocking is permanent.
Improved Notifications
When you follow a G-SNAP! user, you now receive Snapcast alerts whenever they create a new Snapcast. Or, if you RSVP for a Snapcast, you also receive an email reminder 15 minutes before it starts. In addition, by signing up on your notifications page (when you edit your profile), you can receive RSVP alerts via SMS on your mobile minutes before your Snapcast is about to start. This is a handy tool if you’re on the go! Of course, a notifications system would not be complete without the ability to unsubscribe to any of these notifications.
Now onto the why…as in, why did we build this. Maybe an example will help. Remember that great Snapcast a few weeks ago you were in? You were tuning in to a high school football game and realized the Snapcaster really did a great job of covering the game. Maybe they even really liked your witty commentary. Well, when the game was over, everyone went their own way…with no way to reconnect to talk about your common passion. I know, I know…sounds like a movie script. But with the new G-SNAP! Profile system, you can “follow” each other so that the next time a Snapcast is created, you’re in the know and you can RSVP for a reminder to join!
Bottom line, we hope this helps you guys grow your audiences, engage even more with your viewers/readers, and more importantly we hope this is something that enhances your overall experience on G-SNAP!.
Ready to Start?
Simply go to http://gsnap.com. If you’re logged in, select the My Profile link in the header and enjoy your new public profile (or log in and you’ll be taken there as well). This is your profile…customize, fan other users, RSVP for their Snapcasts, and more!
-The G-SNAP! Team
Press Release: G-SNAP! Snapcasting Technology Powers KRGV NEWSCHANNEL5 Sports Trackers
G-SNAP! announced today that KRGV NEWSCHANNEL 5, the Rio Grande Valley’s premier news channel, is using G-SNAP!’s patent pending Snapcasting technology to empower a new era of citizen journalism with the launch of KRGV’s Sports Trackers.
Livermore, CA (PRWEB) September 2, 2009 — G-SNAP! announced today that KRGV NEWSCHANNEL 5, the Rio Grande Valley’s premier news channel, is using G-SNAP!’s patent pending Snapcasting technology to empower a new era of citizen journalism with the launch of KRGV’s Sports Trackers.
Social Communities
Snapcasts are a new outlet for community coverage offering an engaging destination to viewers wanting real time event updates as well as event photos, videos, Microsoft Office files, PDFs, etc – all via a simple yet intuitive user interface. Snapcasts are archived, searchable, embeddable into any website, and accessible from any desktop computer or mobile device.
“With the launch of our Sports Trackers program, we’re enabling our viewers to follow live local coverage of high school football on their computers and mobile devices,” says John Kittleman, General Manager of KRGV NEWSCHANNEL 5. “G-SNAP!’s Snapcasting technology is going to allow us to create a new way to reach football fans around the Valley – all on KRGV.com. With G-SNAP!’s help, anyone can catch the action live even if you can’t be at the game.”
“KRGV NEWSCHANNEL 5 is a thought leader in their category,” says Ramsey Ksar, Senior Director of G-SNAP!. “We’re proud to be working with KRGV as they move them into a new era of journalism by providing live coverage of local sports. With G-SNAP!, whether you are hosting a live sporting event, a concert, a corporate meeting, or something similar, Snapcasting is the best solution today for creating on demand social communities for your live event.”
To signup to be a part of KRGV’s Sports Tracker team, email joel(at)krgv(dot)com.
About G-SNAP!
Founded in 2007, G-SNAP!’s mission is to transform how the world broadcasts and attends live events. From concerts to sporting events to new tools for traditional media, G-SNAP! can be used anytime, anywhere and from any device to create on demand social communities to relay real-time event information. For more information, visit www.gsnap.com.
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New Features! Twitter, Themeing, and more!
Hey folks, we have a couple of new features to tell you about! It has been a busy few months working on our new beta but while taking care of that, we’ve slipped a few new goodies in there for ya. Here they are:
1. Twitter integration: It’s easy now for a Snapcaster to add up to 5 Twitter accounts to your Snapcast! That means anytime any of those accounts tweet, the tweets are auto-inserted into your Snapcast! You can also search Twitter and add an individual tweet (this is great for hashtags!).
2. Upgraded Themes: you can now have a saved theme to apply whenever you’d like or set it up so that when you create a new Snapcast, voila, it has your saved them auto-applied! We’ve also made it easy to create a one-off theme for a specific Snapcast (accessible via Snapcast settings page). These are your Snapcasts and we want to give you all the flexibility that you need.
3. Easier sharing: Look at the bottom of any Snapcast and you’ll now see Facebook, Twitter, Digg, Delicious, and Yahoo! Buzz buttons. Simply select one and it’ll take you to that service to post the URL of the Snapcast! Go ahead, share away!
4. For you tech heads out there, we also recently switched our hosting provider. This was a massive undertaking but we’re glad we did. It’ll give us a lot more flexibility as our product grows. By the way, if you have a Snapcast coming up and you’re expecting a large audience – let us know!
That’s it for now…we hope you like what we’ve been up to. More changes coming VERY soon.
Happy Snapcasting!
-The G-SNAP! Team
On G-SNAP!: NASCAR Fantasy Crash League Rules
Check out the creativity of the fans of NASCAR who chat weekly on G-SNAP!. Way to go guys…this is great to see. Way to take it to the next level. 
G-SNAP! and Drum Corps International
Check out the great blog post about G-SNAP! and Drum Corps International. This is a great example of an “on demand community” coming together around a live event! Nice job guys.
http://thetranscodeblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/g-snap-gaining-in-popularity-reach.html
Snapcasting the Sun Stockholder’s Meeting
Here’s a great writeup by one of our users who Snapcasted (live blogged) Sun’s stockholder meeting this morning. Nice job George!
http://blogs.sun.com/drapeau/entry/snapcasting_the_sun_stockholders_meeting
A couple of great writeups by our fans…
Thanks guys for the great blog posts. Keep ‘em coming!
http://www.cottonrohrscheib.com/blog/2009/05/12/g-snap-beta-launched/
http://nascarbycooter.com/
Btw, Cooter has a great NASCAR Snapcast coming up this Sunday (1:30 p.m. ET): http://gsnap.com/638
Enjoy folks and be sure to tell everyone about G-SNAP!
-The G-SNAP! Team
The New G-SNAP! Beta has Arrived!
Hello everyone! We’re proud to announce the new G-SNAP! beta has arrived. Check it out, let us know your thoughts, and maybe you’ll be the lucky recipient of some cool G-SNAP! schwag!
Here are some of the very cool new features!
- A brand new web and mobile interface
- New and improved game clock and scoreboard for sporting events
- Improved Snapshot for both the Snapcaster and viewers to more easily communicate important event updates
- Upload photos, video, or Powerpoint directly from your Snapcast!
- Private Snapcasts for your private events!
- A new media experience with the G-SNAP! Media Gallery (view uploaded photos, videos, slides and other media files from your desktop or mobile without having to search through the Snapcast).
- Add YouTube URLs to the Snapcast and voila, the YouTube viewer shows up!
- Snapcast Standby mode: this is great for multi day Snapcasts. Put it in Standby so people can’t write while your off the air!
- Real-time search across all Snapcasts!
- Real time Snapcaster stats to keep you informed as to how you’re doing
- Avatars!
- Customized event URLs – just ask and we can set it up for you. For example, http://gsnap.com/myliveevent
Go ahead, check it out! Create a Snapcast NOW!
New Snapcast Design Coming Soon!
Hey folks, just a quick note to let you know where we’ve been for the past few months. And yes, we’ve been under a rock…building a new G-SNAP! just for you! So stay tuned and very soon you’ll see some big changes. If you’re interested in a sneak peak, let us know by email us at contact [at] gsnap.com.
- The G-SNAP! Team
SAVANNAH MUSIC GROUP PRESENTS SMG FRONT ROOM LIVE, AN ONLINE INTERACTIVE CONCERT AND HD MEDIA EXPERIENCE FOR A WORLDWIDE AUDIENCE – POWERED BY G-SNAP! AND BIT IPTV.
NASHVILLE, TN, March 25, 2009 – On March 25th, Savannah Music Group will be broadcasting SMG Front Room Live – a live concert for fans who can view live video, fan discussion, and other interactive features on desktops and mobile devices. Music lovers around the globe can tune in to SMGTV at www.SavannahMusicGroup.com/smgtv at 6PM CST for the Front Room Live Celebrity Spotlight with Curb Recording Artist, Hal Ketchum, and again at 8PM CST for an incredible night of music by Nashville’s finest hit songwriters and artists.
Savannah Music Group and a team of close technology partners have partnered together to create an immersive, multiplatform experience that will include live HD video from Bit IPTV along with a live play by play interactive “Snapcast” provided by G-SNAP! allowing viewers to read the concert set list, chat among themselves, send in song requests, and view event photos. Using the latest in Internet, video, and mobile technologies, music fans can now connect with the commentators and friends online, on a global basis via a compelling broadcasting platform. Dubbed a “global music concert,” SMG Front Room Live will be the first of many streamed live online concerts. This blend of technology and music will be the beginning of an exciting new product experience to be announced at a later date.
Savannah Music Group, Inc. is a grass roots independent record label and publishing company located in the heart of Nashville’s new Music Row. Led by veteran hit songwriter, Dave Gibson and Silicon Valley Entrepreneur, Jeff Cohen, Savannah Music Group is on the cutting edge of the entertainment industry in the digital age; trailblazing the path for new and innovative ways to combine music and technology. Dave Gibson, President and Chief Creative Officer of Savannah Music Group, says, “It’s exciting to live in an age where the playing field has been leveled for independent artists and record labels to market and distribute their music using cutting edge Internet technologies. Fans can now step into the living room of their favorite artists and songwriters and even chat with them.” See www.SavannahMusicGroup.com.
Jeff Cohen, President & CEO of G-SNAP! says, “It is wonderful to see music fans able to follow and interact with the concert via a G-SNAP! Snapcast. People are so passionate about music and now they have the ability to join a virtual concert to interact with each other around the globe by attending on their desktops or mobile phones. This event is a prime example of what we hope will be repeated for any and all live events – especially concerts.” See www.gsnap.com.
Sean Wrought, CTO of BIT IPTV says, “I have long dreamed of this day, when artists, singers, authors and professional people could reach their audience directly in a truly interactive way with the most advanced technology available. Partnering with Savannah Music Group and G-SNAP! affords an unparalleled viewing and networking experience on a global scale. We are honored to be part of this groundbreaking effort.” Featuring BIT’s proprietary video compression technology, true HD streaming is now possible for both live and recorded events, not just on small screens but larger 40+ inch screens which takes the viewing experience to a whole new level. BIT IPTV can be accessed on www.bitiptv.com.
SMG Front Room Live features the Voyage-air Guitar; the award-winning guitar that folds in half and fits in a backpack. See www.VoyageAirGuitar.com.
Instructions for Participating in the Concert
There is no fee or registration required to view the live video stream or Snapcast discussion. To participate, go to www.SavannahMusicGroup.com/smgtv.
Contact:
Daisy Dern
Savannah Music Group
(615) 504-7732
daisydern@savannahmusicgroup.com
www.SavannahMusicGroup.com
