“We were a little too far ahead of the curve, they (the investors) couldn’t see how it would work or who would use it, said Gingles.
But Gingles didn’t give up and kept looking for ways to make his idea come to life.
“I saw a need that it would be really cool if we could stream using a mobile device.”
Since he was unable to get investments for his app, he decided to partner with different non-profit organizations. His dream was to have journalists from many different places in the world share live videos to other countries online, he said.
“The idea was to try to open up the world to the world.”
Last year, he decided to try it in Moncton by using the website buzzlocal.tv.
“Let’s create our own content and tell our own story in the community,” he thought.
He worked with a student in the summer and was pleased with the amount of success he had, so he decided to continue with the site in the fall.
Since June, the site has produced more than 700 video segments, adding an additional three or four segment a day.
Now, Gingles is planning to expand buzzlocal.tv to Charlottetown, Fredericton, Halifax and other provinces.
Buzzlocal.tv is an online video news magazine. Gingles is the president of i communications, a marketing and advertising company based in Moncton.
Gingles started advertising his need for journalists in Charlottetown last month when he sent out job offers for journalists looking for summer work. He plans to launch the expansion of the site in the summer, on a trial basis. If the business is successful and his expectations are met, Gingles hopes to continue the business in the fall.
Buzzlocal.tv is beneficial to young people in the province, who don’t necessarily read the newspaper each day, said Gingles.
“You need a way to be able to communicate and tell them what’s happening and that’s what we want to do.”
