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YouTube Begins Live Streaming Trials

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the nbc-is-running-scared dept.

An anonymous reader writes "YouTube is running a (very) brief trial of their new live streaming platform: 'This new platform integrates live streaming directly into YouTube channels; all broadcasters need is a webcam or external USB/FireWire camera. Included in the test is a "Live Comments" module which lets you engage with the broadcaster and the broader YouTube community. For the purpose of the trial, this offering will only be available today and tomorrow. Based on the results of this initial test, we'll evaluate rolling out the platform more broadly to our partners worldwide.'"

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  1. dayum by Pojut · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Places like Stickam, Livestream, USTREAM, etc are likely not happy about this...I'm actually a bit suprised it took Youtube/Google this long to wade into the live streaming waters.

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    1. Re:dayum by MRe_nl · · Score: 3, Funny

      "wade into the live streaming waters".

      So like Chatroulette on Youtube?

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    2. Re:dayum by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Cue the first live sex, suicide & killing on YouTube.

    3. Re:dayum by Inda · · Score: 2, Interesting

      I don't know about that. uStream suffers from 'illegal' broadcasts of sporting events and are forever playing whack-a-streamer. A streamer can go through 10 accounts during one event.

      Maybe uStream would welcome Google as they are likely to take the full force of the 'illegal' streaming community?

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    4. Re:dayum by MoriT · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Given how much of their ad revenue probably comes from those illegal streams, I don't know if "suffers" is the right word. They may respond promptly to take down requests, but it doesn't mean they don't benefit in the meantime.

  2. As I was telling a policeman I know last week by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Get used to the idea that every interaction you have with the public will be on the internet. One day, YouTube will support live streaming from telephones.

    1. Re:As I was telling a policeman I know last week by alen · · Score: 2, Insightful

      that way Rodney King can stream his next beat down

    2. Re:As I was telling a policeman I know last week by Dr.+Spork · · Score: 4, Funny

      Wow, live streaming from telephones? You know what would be really awesome? If you could arrange it somehow with another person to be streaming their voice over telephone while you stream yours, and then you could both "tune in" to each others' streams. Then you could basically have a voice conversation with each other, using nothing but phones! Technology moves so fast!

  3. Streaming trials. by Hatta · · Score: 4, Funny

    Whose trial do we get to see first?

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    Service guarantees citizenship! Would you like to know more?

  5. YouTube vs Ustream by helix2301 · · Score: 2

    YouTube realizes the importance of live streaming I think they are trying to do this to compete with Ustream because they have been dominating the live streaming market. A lot of big live events are done on Ustream and YouTube wants to start competing with that market.

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  7. Re:Read Another Way by Haedrian · · Score: 2, Funny

    Then you could have users vote on who they think is the best-dressed Juror.

  8. Re:This is a Good Thing! by takowl · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Of course, there's absolutely nothing whatsoever on the web that you can use to find interesting content among huge amounts of dross. No sir. The only way to look for content is by random trial and error.

    Seriously, no-one's forcing you to watch Youtube videos. At least, I assume not. If they are it's probably cruel and unusual punishment.

    Oh, sorry, is this your lawn I'm standing on?

  9. Re:Read Another Way by Haedrian · · Score: 2, Funny

    Think of the social networking!

    ${PersonName} has just sentenced someone to death lol

  10. Re:how much upload do you need? by commodore64_love · · Score: 2, Informative

    I've streamed video as low as Dialup speeds (50k). The sound is bad (20 kbit/s) and the video is only 6 frames per second, but it does work. No idea what youtube requires, but I'm betting there's no minimum just like now there's no minimum standard for uploaded vids.

    Aside - cwtv.com streams video as low as 128k (ISDN speeds) - if only all TV sites offered that same flexibility instead of requiring 1 Mbit/s minimum.

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  11. Re:This is a Good Thing! by Mongoose+Disciple · · Score: 4, Interesting

    How would nuking Facebook and Twitter be a bad thing?

    Members of my family would go back to forwarding me spam e-mails about how we need to build a giant wall between Texas and Mexico instead of posting on Facebook on the topic.

    As things stand today, they're almost only sending me e-mail about things that are actually important. Don't send me back to those dark ages.