Sell Art for Free And Tell That Gallery Owner To Go Stickam!

Video marketing offers a great option to help you market and promote your artwork online and apart from one or two initial expenses is possibly the best way to sell art for free that you wil find right now. Let’s take a closer look at a video sharing site with a difference to see if it meets with it’s early promise to help you sell your art. Rounding out our top 10 video streaming sites is Stickam.

Stickam, a pioneer among live streaming sites, was launched in 2005. It is devoted to live streaming video with both professional and viewer generated content. Features include; audio, video, live streaming video chat and user submitted pictures. This service allows users to (Stick cam hence the name) stick or embed webcam feeds into other sites via Flash Player.Professionally made, live shows and programs from CBS radio, G4TV, MTV, CES and more have become part of the new Stickam landscape.

In 2008 a pay-per-view service, PayPerLive, was added to their corporate portfolio allowing for the creation and distribution of live pay-per-view shows. This feature was used at the National Association of Television Executives (NAPTE) 2010 market conference in Las Vegas. For the first time, live streaming coverage of that event was made available to PayPerLive customers.Other program partners include; Travel Channel, Roseanne Barr, Kiss TV, KROQ FM and live streaming of a number of music groups.

Underoath, a hard rock Christian music band, streamed live for two months while recording their new album, Sound of Separation. Other live music events include; Wynonna Judd, Metro Station, and Cobra Starship. Several American Idol contestants have done the same. But there is much more ÒsoulÓ to this web site than providing commercial services to a broad range of user/customers.

Stickam has a social conscience as displayed in two of its recent premier ventures. They are heavily involved in an annual fundraiser that benefits Ronald McDonald House of Memphis and in partnership with the local Rock 103 station, this event continues to support a very worthy cause.  Another promotion that was hosted by and featured on this site was the Bob Hope Hollywood USO webthon that featured live chats with U.S. soldiers stationed in Iraq. In conjunction with several CBS radio stations in Southern California, Stickam provided feeds to MilitaryConnection.com, Talking With Heros.com and Newsblaze.comSocial users to this site enjoy features that allow them to participate in one of the many chat rooms or host their own chats.

Stickum Shuffle, a new 2010 feature, allows users to connect at random to people from all over the world, instantly. This feature is closely monitored and subject matter deemed inappropriate along with the user is forever banned. Chat users have the capability to choose their audience. The stream room allows for 7 camera shots; a large one for the host and 6 for fellow chatters. The host or main user can kick or ban any of the six for objectionable behaviour and act as his or her own social censor. Stickam is easy to navigate and videos upload and play smoothly.

Producers have the ability to use their cell phones to upload pictures and video with just a few clicks. Most of all, it is a good place to meet and chat with people from all over the world and make some International friends.

We’ll be using Stickam to promote and sell art online over the coming months and will be sure to let you know just how well it delivers on it’s promise!