YouTube Begins Live Streaming Trials

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.'"

dayum

[Pojut]

Places like Stickam, Livestream, USTREAM, etc are likely not happy about this...I'm actually a bit suprised it took Youtube/Google this long to wade into the live streaming waters.

Re:dayum

[Inda]

I don't know about that. uStream suffers from 'illegal' broadcasts of sporting events and are forever playing whack-a-streamer. A streamer can go through 10 accounts during one event.

Maybe uStream would welcome Google as they are likely to take the full force of the 'illegal' streaming community?

Re:This is a Good Thing!

[Mongoose Disciple]

How would nuking Facebook and Twitter be a bad thing?

Members of my family would go back to forwarding me spam e-mails about how we need to build a giant wall between Texas and Mexico instead of posting on Facebook on the topic.

As things stand today, they're almost only sending me e-mail about things that are actually important. Don't send me back to those dark ages.