A Summer Test Drive
This is just a test....
Facebook Option 2:
embedded Facebook widget pointing direct to our live stream page
Advantages: Links to the generic livestream, so will point to whatever is the most recent video. This link could be used time and again, regardless of week. Likewise, could pick-up if there was ever a broadcasting blip that had us restart with a new streaming session.
Disadvantages:
....aesthetics are weak. This is as streamlined (and as large!) as it can be made inside our website editor. Users could be told in text to click on the blue facebook F to get to a larger window, but it's not necessarily intuitive to do so.
The widget is also a bit slow to load.
Facebook Option 3:
Button or link pointing to facebook stream - scroll below to see screenshots of what a facebook user vs non-user would see for both during and after live-streaming
Advantages: Links to the generic livestream, so will point to whatever is the most recent video. This link could be used time and again, regardless of week. Likewise, could pick-up if there was ever a broadcasting blip that had us restart with a new streaming session. Note that the button can be visually manipulated - e.g. the text can be bigger!
Disadvantages:
user has to exit our page - the experience is possible for both FB members and non-FB members, but the user experience is a bit harder to predict. There will be a slightly different experience for each browser type.
Live - what a FB member would see:
Live - what a non FB member would see: (sorry for the content! It's just what happened to be a random live video that was playing!)
After live has ended: what a non-FB member would see. Note the problematic "Login" or "Create New Account" buttons at the bottom; though neither is necessary to click on and play the video, that is not necessarily transparent.
After Live has ended, what a FB member would see.
YouTube Playlist link:
