uStream.tv - YouTube, only live
in the wake of lifecasting phenomenon Justin.tv launches uStream.tv, an amazingly simple, free broadcasting solution. think YouTube, only uStream is broadcasting live-footage. a flash widget is used to record audio & video from any webcam or firewire/USB camcorder. the stream can be watched either directly on uStream’s portal, or embedded into any other website (very much like an embedded YouTube-clip). furthermore, live-shows are recorded & archived for replay.
uStream virtually removes the barriere for live-casting audio- & video-content, a tedious task usually involving streaming-servers, encoding-formats and bandwidth-cost. not any more, it seems…
Michael,
I think you have summarized Ustream perfectly. It’s all about taking away all the barriers that have prevented people from broadcasting. May a thousands streams bloom.
–Chris (Ustream investor)