Using Qik For Instant Live Shopping Assistance

Today I bought a new webcam. Rather, today I actually bought a webcam, as I didn’t have one before. However, I had a problem in that I don’t know anything about webcams, or what to look for in a cam. Nonetheless, I headed up to my local Target, and started looking at the selection. If you’ve not shopped for a mobile webcam recently, there’s several to choose from, and it’s not immediately apparent what the difference between them is, aside from price.

I quickly whipped out my Nokia N95, opened the Jaiku mobile app, and alerted my friends that I was shopping for webcams and needed help, and gave them the link to my Qik account. I was then able to activate Qik and begin streaming video of my possible selections, right there in the store. Anyone who was on my Qik profile was able to watch this live stream, and leave a comment which shows up on my cellphone screen. Through this, I was able to get a suggestion for the Logitech 9000, and the commenter let me know that Best Buy had them on special for $65.

All this, live from my cellphone. The more I thought about it, the cooler and more useful this becomes. Someone should setup a site that does exactly what I was looking for, where I can stream live video as I’m shopping, and live users can participate, helping me shop by offering personal reviews and purchasing suggestions as I shop.

Don’t you think that would be a cool service?