Phreadz and Seesmic competitor 12seconds.tv, which we’ve billed as the true “video Twitter” because it restricts clips to twelve seconds in length, has opened its private beta doors for one day only in celebration of Talk Like A Pirate Day.

While registration isn’t usually open to the public, today’s visitors to 12seconds.tv will get a chance to record their best impressions of a pirate and get a permanent account in return. They will also be awarded a special pirate badge that will show up on their profile pages.

Think you’re ready to unleash your inner Jack Sparrow or Blackbeard? Visit 12seconds’ homepage to record, or just watch other landlubbers making scurvy fools of themselves below:

http://embed.12seconds.tv/players/pirateWidgetFull.swf