I don't see the cool thing about UStream. I hate seeing people sit in front of their computer with a web cam. Justin actually goes outside and does things.
I think Justin.tv's problem is the scaling. The cutting out isn't too bad, but once they hit 400 viewers it starts to becoming a pain to watch.
Good points, however I think once the novelty of justin.tv wears of, viewers will stray. That already seems to be happening.
But that's OK for justin - because their business model is to sell this solution to others, and they've already proved it works.
On the other hand, Upstream is more of a social network type site that takes facebook stalking to a new level. I envision people using it to keep tabs on what their friends are up to. Who knows if it'll work, though.
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I don't see the cool thing about UStream. I hate seeing people sit in front of their computer with a web cam. Justin actually goes outside and does things.
I think Justin.tv's problem is the scaling. The cutting out isn't too bad, but once they hit 400 viewers it starts to becoming a pain to watch.
Good points, however I think once the novelty of justin.tv wears of, viewers will stray. That already seems to be happening.
But that's OK for justin - because their business model is to sell this solution to others, and they've already proved it works.
On the other hand, Upstream is more of a social network type site that takes facebook stalking to a new level. I envision people using it to keep tabs on what their friends are up to. Who knows if it'll work, though.
There's no doubt in my mind that Justin.tv has benefitted Ustream tremendously.