The Hootshare Story
Welcome to Hootshare! Thank you for visiting our campaign. We began our journey early 2011 and have come a long way. The two founders, Tom and Gary first came up with the idea of a mobile application that can stream video in real time rather than record it on the device. This idea went through several iterations and we finally settled on the Hootshare model. So what is it?
First, Hootshare is a mobile application that is tightly integrated with the website Hootshare.com. The idea is to stream live video to the website so friends and family can see what you are doing in real time. Then we archive the video for later playback for those that can not watch right now.
Second, we wanted it to be social. Social Media is a great force in today's society. People want to share what they are doing. Hootshare lets you do that without delay, in real time. You can post links to your Facebook and Twitter accounts right from the app, without interrupting the stream. Once the stream ends, those links remain active and will point to the archived version of the stream.
Additionally, we wanted to make it secure. Some people will share with everyone, and we love that! It drives interest in your activities and builds the Hootshare brand. But, we know there are times when you need a little privacy too. So we have built a follow system that lets you decide who can see your streams!
Hootshare is built to be fun and easy to use, as intuitive as possible and did we mention fun?
The Future of Hootshare
So far we have the website and the initial (iOS) mobile application completed. We are almost ready to start beta testing, and begin working on the Android version. We also need to grow our infrastructure by adding more servers to handle the load when we go live. We dont want any server crashes! We are continuing our R&D to enhance both the web site and applications with new and better functionally. That's why we need your help! With your generous support, Hootshare will be the phenomenal success we know it can be. And of course, we want to give you credit for all your support! Check out our perks to see how we plan to honor you!
The funding we receive will go towards the following:
With Your Support
We will bring Hootshare to the masses. It will be a free service for anyone to use, and will revolutionize the way we share video! We want to be the coolest and easiest social sharing program out there! Come join us on what we know will be an incredible ride!
I Love it! How can I help?
We love it too! You can help by supporting our campaign and helping us spread the word!
- Tell your friends about us, and how awesome Hootshare is!
- Share, Post and Tweet @hootshare
- Like our page and share on your social media wall
- Tell us what you think, and what you would like to see Hootshare become!
Thank you for checking us out. We look forward to seeing all your wonderful hoots!