Category Archives: Ustream

Two sides of a stream: SaaS vs. Advertising

Two sides of a stream: SaaS vs. Advertising We’re intrigued by today’s news from Google’s I/O conference about how YouTube is making their beta live video service more available to certain select parters (those with more than 1000 followers and … Continue reading

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New Media vs. Old Media: Which Side Did You Partake In Yesterday’s Play-By-Play in Boston?

Yesterday, we at Ustream — along with millions across the globe — were taken in by the events that quickly unfolded as the second suspect of the Boston Marathon was captured.  Last night, we saw heightened engagement from a scanner … Continue reading

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In case you missed the NAB Show…

This year’s annual NAB Show, appropriately themed around the metamorphosis of broadcast media, centered heavily on social media and consumer engagement.  This year, I had the pleasure of hosting an NAB Info Session about the “Reinvention of Live Media,” where I got a … Continue reading

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New to Ustream: School of Pop

Ustream is a hub for musical talent and recently, we’ve been seeing a lot of new how-to broadcasters popping up. What happens when you mix the two of them? An entertaining and educational live series called School of Pop. The … Continue reading

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Mixed Martial Arts for a cause

If you’ve spent any time on Ustream, you can probably tell that we’re big MMA fans. In fact if it were up to our CEO and co-founder Brad Hunstable, we’d probably just stream old UFC fights 24/7. You may not … Continue reading

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The Rescue Bowl — where every dog wins!

This Sunday just keeps looking better and better for animal lovers — one of our favorite Ustream animal broadcasters, Bill Foundation has just announced that’s the day they’ll be kicking off (get it?) the first-ever Rescue Bowl. Team Shelter Dogs … Continue reading

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Being Dan Patrick

Cards on the table. I’m a 49ers fan. A big one. A don’t-even-think-about-talking-to-me during a play type fan. Needless to say, I’m pretty pumped for this weekend. While my couch has served as a pretty good viewing station this season, … Continue reading

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Another groundbreaking world’s first — LIVE on Ustream

Late last night (early morning, local time) thousands of fascinated Ustream viewers looked on as Nina, a pregnant chimpanzee, gave birth to a healthy baby boy.  The first-ever live streaming of a chimpanzee birth went off without a hitch and … Continue reading

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Inauguration Central on Ustream

If you can’t be in Washington on Monday (or just want to stay warm), Ustream is your online home for live coverage of the 57th Presidential Inauguration. It’ll be deep. It’ll be dynamic. It’ll be historic. Here’s what our news partners and citizen … Continue reading

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Not scheduling events? You’re missing out.

If you’re broadcasting, you probably want people to watch. And if you want people to watch, you have to tell them when you’re going to go live. Creating an event is a great way to do this. It lets you … Continue reading

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