Guide Note:Ustream is a video streaming website that allows you to easily broadcast from your home computer. Any user with a web cam and internet connection can create their own free web broadcast. Show topics tend to vary but include shows about technology, music, and lifestyles. Broadcasting live events has also been a very popular use of the service. In addition to the live video Ustream also provides a chat room for each show. Viewers can participate in the chat room to ask questions to the host and engage other viewers.

Fast Facts:

Site Launched: March, 2007
Founders: Brad Hunstable, Gyula Feher and John Ham
CEO: Chuck Wallace
Headquaters: Los Altos
Service is used by Robert Scoble and Chris Pirillo
Site launch was rushed to capitlize on press Justin TV was receiving at the time

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Technology | Internet | Web 2.0 | Web Entertainment | Social Networking | Video-Sharing

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Official Site: USTREAM.TV
Official Blog: The Ustream.TV Blog
CrunchBase: Ustream Company Profile
Twitter: UstreamTV
MySpace.com: Ustream
Facebook: Brad Hunstable
Zazzle: Ustream Gear

Ustream Blogs

Google Blog Search: Ustream
Valleywag: Ustream.tv and Justin.tv Respond to Youtube's Live Streaming Gauntlet (Feb 29, 2008)
VentureBeat: UStream.TV looking to raise round, may be getting acquisition offers (February 8th, 2008)
Mashable: Podcast: A Conversation with UStream’s Chuck Wallace (March 4, 2008)

Ustream News and Articles

Google News: Ustream
TechCrunch: Microsoft To Acquire Ustream.tv For $50 Million? (February 8, 2008)
TechCrunch: Build Your Own Justin.tv With Ustream (March 16, 2007)

Ustream Photo and Video

Google Image Search: Ustream
Flickr: Ustream Photos
Google Video: Ustream

Mahalo Live Ustream Channel

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