CEO’s showcased their companies at the Consumer & Media Presentations over at the AlwaysOn Venture Summit in Silicon Valley this week. From streaming to advertising to building your own social media website, everybody had something interesting to offer.
Live video streaming has become a daily practice. From video chatting to broadcasting live events, streaming is now hand in hand with traditional broadcasting. Although the picture quality isn’t optimal yet, streaming offers any person with an Internet connection the opportunity to broadcast themselves to potentially millions of viewers.
Ustream has been working hard at taking online video to another level- live and interactive. John Ham, CEO of Ustream spoke at the AlwaysOn Venture Summit in Silicon Valley. Ham explained that successful live Internet video starts with, “compelling live events… live moments that are significant.”
He said these events can range from weddings, to sports, to live concerts.
Launched back in 2006, Ustream has broadcast some significant events over the Web, such as pop star Taylor Swift interacting with fans from her living room, to President Elect Barack Obama’s acceptance speech. Ham said that what makes Ustream special “is you have all these people, at the same place, at the same point in time, watching the same thing. There is an opportunity to interact. Interaction between the broadcaster, and also the audience.” Amongst Ustream’s competitors are Mogulus, Qik, Yahoo, and the newly launched YouTube Live.
Check out the video for some highlights from John Ham’s presentation at the AlwaysOn Venture Summit in Silicon Valley.
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