Move over Qik and Ustream! Knocking Live is at the social media door and wants in. This morning I discovered a new social media app that could have some interesting results, depending on how the technology is adopted by current Apple and Android mobile phone users. (Not to worry Blackberry and others – your app is on the way too!).

Knocking Live is brand new, and may be the only, peer-to-peer video sharing app on the market at the moment. What it allows you to do is share live video from your phone, directly with someone else, anywhere in the world. All you need is a good 3G signal or wifi.

Knocking Live is outpacing Twitter and Foursquare in amount of initial sign ups. More than 1.6 million mobile users have downloaded the free app since December.

Here is how it works:  After downloading the app from Apple of Android, setup an account and add a list of friends from your contacts. (They of course will need the app too, and you can invite them). Once installed you simply launch the app – choose the friend to knock – they answer and you send live stream video from your mobile phone. Also works on Ipad, of course. Knocking Live has put together a cool demonstration video.

So what are the uses? How about live video from the field to an Ipad on the anchor desk, show the assignment desk or producers specifically what a news scene looks like, traffic reports, severe weather – where a live shot isn’t possible.   Anywhere there is 3G you can send back live streaming video.

Check it out, and if you want to reach me on Knocking Live just search for kenelmore or kelmore@ar-d. Have a great holiday weekend!

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