Online Video Streaming
You can stream live video online much like a television broadcast. There are various sites that do it. I like to use uStream.tv, stickam.com and justin.tv. uStream is very popular with pretty good quality and awesome features. The broadcaster includes a co-host feature, a Twitter feature, ability to record your live shows directly to their server and much more! I normally use uStream for casual streaming. Stickam is a lot like uStream with most of the features. The quality is pretty much like uStream’s and I use it a good amount of the time. Justin.tv is different. It has the Twitter feature and some other nice features, but the quality is AMAZING!!!!! When you start the broadcast, it gives you a choice. You can use the “Good” broadcaster or the “Best” broadcaster. “Best” only works on Windows computers, but “Good” is still great! You can set incredible connection settings. The cool thing is that if you are on a Mac, you can actually DOWNLOAD a standalone broadcaster! You can have a free program on your computer that will broadcast directly to justin.tv!!! I use justin.tv for special “high quality” webcasts. I recommend you try all of these services and let me know how you think of them.
*All of these services have chat rooms. uStream has an IRC room and if you want, you can ask the people at uStream to change the IRC room on your show page to one of your choice. You can even switch IRC servers. Justin.tv and Stickam have non-IRC chatrooms.
