But with other uses too…
Ustream.tv is an interesting service. Using Flash it lets you broadcast (stream) live from your DV camera or web cam. So, you can have your own live “TV show”.
One of the bonuses of setting up your own channel is you get your own IRC room with an embed-able Flash client. Very useful for people to ask quick questions about your applications or services without giving out your personal information.
Here is what the client side of the service looks like.
This service does have potentially many uses (aside from any narcissistic tendencies):
- Free meeting broadcasting
- Teaching / Online classes
- Interviews
- Get yourself used to being monitored all the time
It’s a free service, and I think it has the potential to be a a “youtube killer” (you can record the streams as well for later broadcast).