YouTube Begins Live Streaming Trials 90
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.'"
As I was telling a policeman I know last week (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.
Re:dayum (Score:2, Insightful)
Cue the first live sex, suicide & killing on YouTube.
Re:As I was telling a policeman I know last week (Score:3, Insightful)
that way Rodney King can stream his next beat down
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Re:This is a Good Thing! (Score:4, 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?
When Will Streaming Hit The Wall? (Score:1, Insightful)
I've got nothing against this particular service. It's fine and there should be some means of amateur broadcast. But, this is one more streaming mechanism in what seems to be a growing torrent of streaming media (pun may have been intended). Whether it's YouTube, or CNN or NetFlix, Apple TV, Boxxee, TVs with built in streaming widgets, etc. all the buzz is about streaming.
But, the reality is that unicast (or even multicast) streaming over the internet is extremely inefficient. In fact, there simply is not enough bandwidth to support what seems to the the ultimate end, where everything is streamed on the internet. Even if today's bandwidth is increase 100 fold, there still isn't enough bandwidth to support what is broadcast over the air and over cable today. Yet, the buzz continues and the pundits continue to evangelize streaming as the only future.
Sooner or later, we will hit the wall. Sooner or later, it will occur to the masses that streaming is not just inefficient, it's untenable in the long term. When will we reach this realization?
Re:dayum (Score:2, Insightful)