• Ustream is a live video streaming website that allows you to easily broadcast from your home computer. Any user with a webcam 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 chat room capabilities.Official Site: About Us.

    UStream now offers the ability for you to have a co-host on your broadcast.

    1. Site Launched: March, 2007
    2. Founders: Brad Hunstable, Gyula Feher and John HamOfficial Site: About Us
    3. CEO: John Ham
    4. Headquarters: Mountain View, California
    5. Was originally founded to help soldiers overseas connect with their familiesOfficial Site: About Us
    6. Service is used by Chris Pirillo, Gary Vaynerchuk, Barack Obama, Republican National Convention, TechCrunch50, and Shiba Inu Puppy CamOfficial Site: About Us
    7. Ustream caught Piper Palin in its live stream during the Republican National Convention in August 2008
    8. Site launch was rushed to capitalize on press Justin TV was receiving at the time
    9. Ustream is also available as an iPhone app
    10. Twitter founder Jack Dorsey joined Ustream's board of advisers in February 2009
    11. Sponsor of This Week in Startups

  • Ustream Investors

    • DCM
    • Western Technology Investors
    • Band of Angels Fund
    • Infinity Venture Partners Incubator Fund of JapanOfficial Site: About Us

  • Ustream Competitors

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