Facebook Live! cracking the door to Ustream
Written on 24th June 2009
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Keith, Network Consultant, Social Media Fanatic
Facebook has entered the realm of online streaming video with an announcement that they are offering Facebook Pages the ability to broadcast live video via Ustream. Facebook first demonstrated this “Live Stream” technology during some recent Jonas Brothers concerts but today’s announcement represents a real step forward for both Facebook and Ustream.
Unfortunately, Livestream isn’t available to everyone yet. Artist and content producers can apply to have the feature enabled by visiting Ustream.tv/facebooklive/apply. The free version of this player is ad supported but you can obtain the “white label” version for a mere $15,0000.
Perhaps the biggest winner in this venture is Ustream. While it is safe to say
Written on 8th September 2008




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