Monthly Archives: April 2008

Inquirer.net: Watching the Radio

Adel Gabot of Inquirer.net posts about the podcast Buzz Out Loud from CNET using Ustream to broadcast their podcasts live via webcams as they are recorded. Continue reading

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Wired: Tron Guy Brightens the Room at ROFLCon

Jenna Wortham of Wired writes about Jay Maynard, better known at Tron Guy, appearing at ROFLCon, an internet culture conference being streamed live on Ustream. Continue reading

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NewTeeVee: Penny Arcade, PVP Launch Live Shows

Chris Albrecht of NewTeeVee writes about the popular web comics Penny Arcade and PVP using Ustream. The artists behind the two comics broadcast the creation of their comics from their computer desktops, in real time. Continue reading

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Ustream Receives CNET Webware 100 Award for Second Year in a Row

Ustream.TV, the leading internet broadcasting platform, today announced it has received a 2008 Webware 100 award for the second year in a row in the Video category, by Webware, a CNET site. The Web 2.0 user community cast nearly two million votes in an online voting poll which ultimately selected the winners. Finalists for the 2008 Webware 100 Awards were selected by the editors of Webware. Continue reading

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Wired: Webcomic Artists Turn Drawing Into Performance Art

Lore Sjoberg of Underwire writes on Mike “Gabe” Krahulik of Penny Arcade and Scott Kurtz of PvP using Ustream to broadcast their desktops in real time as they draw their comics. Continue reading

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Webware: And the Webware 100 Winners are…

Ustream has received a 2008 Webware 100 award for the second year in a row in the Video category, by Webware, a CNET site. The Web 2.0 user community cast nearly two million votes in an online voting poll which ultimately selected the winners. Finalists for the 2008 Webware 100 Awards were selected by the editors of Webware. Continue reading

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Orlando Sentinel: How Chris Pirillo’s lifecast made watching Lost more fun

Etan Horowitz writes a post about how interacting with Chris Pirillo on Ustream made watching Lost more enjoyable. Continue reading

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Guardian.co.uk: Paddick embraces new technology for ‘virtual hustings’

Brian Paddick, the Liberal Democrat candidate for London mayor, reaches out to voters through cyberspace by taking part in what is being billed as the UK’s first live political video webchat. The former Metropolitan police deputy assistant commissioner, whose campaign has enthusiastically embraced new technology, fields questions through Ustream. Continue reading

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TechCrunch: Ustream.TV Takes $11.1 Million Series A

Duncan Riley of TechCrunch writes about Ustream securing Series A funding and notes how the site has grown since its original launch. Continue reading

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CNET: Live-video service Ustream.tv gets $11.1 million

CNET’s Caroline McCarthy reports on Ustream securing Series A funding and sees Ustream pulling away from the live-streaming pack. Continue reading

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