We have been talking about taking the Plurkcasts to video for quite some time, and today is the day. Not only are we going to video, but we are doing two shows today, one at 4:00 pm Central time and another at 8:00 pm Central time. A number of us have been testing the available streaming videocast services, and have settled on Stickam. It seems to offer the best combination of quality and features.

You can watch and listen just by going to the URLs listed below. In order to participate in the video Plurkcast, you will need to join Stickam, just like you had to join Talkshoe for the audio-only shows. You can join Stickam at Stickam.com. It only takes a few minutes and is free. To make it easier, please search for Stickam user Plurkcast and send a friend request, which I will approve. That way, at show time, you can log in, click on your friends list, and then on the Plurkcast.

Both shows will be at the same Stickham URL, but to avoid any confusion, here is today’s schedule.

4:00pm Central 8-20-08 at www.stickam.com/plurkcast

8:00pm Central 8-20-08 at www.stickam.com/plurkcast

You are also invited to the after-party following the 8:00 show. We would like you to stop by and tell us how to improve the new video-format shows. We want to do what you want us to do (within reason). The after-party will be on my personal Stickam account, details as follows:

9:30pm Central 8-20-08 at www.stickam.com/kdfrawg

We have been having a lot of fun during the testing, and will probably have as much during the show and the after-party. Please feel free to watch and listen just by going to www.stickam.com/plurkcast. If you join Stickam, you can also participate via video and audio, or audio only if you are shy. The shows will be recorded for posterity and will be available for viewing later.

I’m KDFrawg, and I hope to see you at the Plurkcasts!