Ustream.tv

Infobox Website
name = Ustream.tv



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launch date = March 2007
current status = Active
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Ustream.tv, established March 2007,BusinessWire, " [http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20071218005356&newsLang=en Ustream.TV Continues Rapdi Growth] , December 18, 2007] is a website which consists of network of diverse channels providing a platform for lifecasting and live video streaming of events online. [Broida, Rick [http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,2167967,00.asp?kc=PCRSS02129TX1K0000530 Ustream.tv At A Glance] " PC Magazine, August 7, 2007] The website has over 320,000 registered users who generate 350,000+ hours of live streamed content per month with over ten million unique hits per month. It received $11.1 million in Series A funding for new product development from DCM and investors Labrador Ventures and Band of Angels. [ [http://www.cynopsis.com/content/view/3405/53/ Cynopsis: Digital. April 14, 2008.] ]

During the 2008 United States presidential election, the website was used by nearly all the main candidates to help their campaign, by allowing a larger amount of voters to ask political questions. Former Senator and 2008 Presidential Candidate Mike Gravel became the first candidate ever to stream an alternate debate on Ustream.tv that allowed Sen. Gravel to respond to all of the questions being asked, as well as comment on the responses from the other candidates throughout a nationally televised debate.Mike Gravel, " [http://www.gravel2008.us/content/mikes-alternative-debate-live-tonight-january-31 Mike's Alternative Debate] , January 31, 2008]

History

Co-founders John Ham and Brad Hunstable met each other while attending the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. While enlisted in the military, Brad and John teamed-up on a web-based digital photo enterprise developed and built by Dr. Gyula Feher, another Ustream founder. In 2003, the two were separated, forcing the photo venture to cease operations. John was deployed to Korea and Brad was assigned to work directly for the Department of Defense. After completing their terms of duty, Brad and John re-connected with Gyula and began a new business venture: Ustream.TV.WebWare, " [http://www.webware.com/8301-1_109-9833887-2.html Merry Christmas, Mom: Ustream links soldiers with home] , December 14, 2007]

Past Ustream.tv broadcasters

Politicians

* Fmr. Sen. Mike Gravel, Libertarian and former Democratic presidential candidate
* Sen. Hillary Clinton, Former Democratic presidential candidateFact|date=April 2008
* Sen. Barack Obama, Democratic presidential candidateFact|date=April 2008
* Sen. Chris Dodd, former Democratic presidential candidate
* Rudolph Giuliani, former Republican presidential candidate
* Gov. Bill Richardson, former Democratic presidential candidate
* Sen. John McCain, Republican presidential candidateFact|date=April 2008
* Gov. Mitt Romney, Republican presidential candidateFact|date=April 2008
* Gov. Mike Huckabee, Republican presidential candidateFact|date=April 2008
* Congressman Dennis Kucinich, former Democratic presidential candidate
* Ned Lamont, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate
* Gov. Howard Dean, former Democratic presidential candidate
* Cate Edwards (John Edwards Daughter) with Kate Michelman
* Lynne Cheney, wife of Vice President Dick CheneyFact|date=April 2008
* Sen. Tom Harkin, Steak Fry 2007
* Senate Majority Leader Harry ReidFact|date=April 2008
* Darcy Burner, Democrat for Congress
* Sen. Tim Johnson, comeback speech
* Mayor Martin Chavez, Albuquerque, New Mexico Mayor
* The Georgia Democrats
* The Young Republicans
* Josh Wolfe, Mayoral candidate, San Francisco
* General Wesley Clark
* Michelle Malkin, syndicated political columnist
* Former President of Ireland Mary Robinson, UNIS Human Rights Conference
* Sam Sether from Air America

Entertainers

* Mike Busey
* The White Stripes
* Tori Amos Fact|date=April 2008
* Plain White T's
* Madge Weinstein (cult icon and Internet sensation, performs her controversial show live at 11am CT on weekdays)
* Marie Digby (YouTube phenomenon)
* Soulja Boy (current "Billboard" Top 100 artist)
* Jody Marie Gnant (singer/songwriter)
* Mason Reed http://thisismason.com (part-time sociologist)
* The Hawk http://thehawkshow.tv (Former bodyguard)
* The Tuesday Night Tech Show http://www.tuesdaynighttech.com (Alcohol-fueled comedy show about technology)
* Matthew Ebel (musician/songwriter)
* Steven Curtis Chapman (Christian recording artist)
* Freekey Zekey (Warner Music Group rapper)
* Gregory Itzin (actor in Fox's "24")
* Courtney CoxFact|date=April 2008
* Jennifer AnistonFact|date=April 2008
* Lisa KudrowFact|date=April 2008
* 50 cent
* 40 Glocc (rapper)
* Village Boo (rapper)
* Catpak http://catpak.webs.com/ (Online Broadcaster)
* Matthew Lesko (author/infomercials on government money for people)
* Cast of ABC's "Dirty, Sexy, Money" at red carpet event, series premiere
* Cast of FX's "Nip/Tuck" at red carpet event, series premiere
* Cast of Warner Bros. "Fred Claus" at red carpet event, movie premiere
* Gary Vaynerchuk (http://www.garyvaynerchuk.com and http://www.winelibrary.tv)

Business and technology

* Guy Kawasaki (founder, Garage Technology Ventures; former Apple Fellow)Fact|date=April 2008
* Steve Jobs (co-founder, Apple Inc. and Pixar)Fact|date=April 2008
* Gordon Moore (founder of Intel/Moore's Law)Fact|date=April 2008
* Chris Pirillo (founder and maintainer, Lockergnome and http://live.pirillo.com/)
* Kevin Rose (Founder of Digg)
* Leo Laporte (Founder of TWiT (This Week in Tech))

Conferences streamed live

* United Nations Climate Summit, Bali
* Web 2.0 EXPO, San Francisco, 2007
* Digital Hollywood, Hollywood, 2007
* Supernova, San Francisco, 2007
* Under the Radar, Mountain View, CA, 2007
* Gnomedex, Seattle, 2007
* YearlyKos Political Convention, Chicago, 2007
* United Nations Stand Up, Speak Out Against Poverty event
* Irish Labor Party Annual Convention
* DrupalCamp Wisconsin
* Corflu 2008

ee also

*Lifecasting
*YouTube
*Justin.tv

References

External links

* [http://www.ustream.tv Ustream.tv official site]