Broadcast now with Ustream!

Earthquake in Chile — it woke me up. Not the Earthquake but the loud beep of my iPhone showing an AP text message of the 8.8 magnitude quake. I turn on LiveCNN and — as is the ubiquitous reality of the big news stations — it is rich with social media resources feeding into the station. From live tweets, chats, reporters from Chile skyping live to capturing live broadcast from Ustream. What is Ustream? I had no idea it existed so of course I checked it out and wikied it. LiveCNN is a great example of how integrated crowdsourced feeds and social media are with their more traditional broadcast format.

So back to Ustream.

Ustream is the live interactive video broadcast platform that enables anyone with a camera and an Internet connection to quickly and easily broadcast to a global audience of unlimited size. In less than two minutes, anyone can become a broadcaster by creating their own channel on Ustream or by broadcasting through their own site, empowering them to engage with their audience and further build their brand. Click here to start a broadcast now or learn more about broadcasting.

Ustream's one-to-many live interactive video encourages broadcast-to-viewer and viewer-to-viewer interaction, empowering a much more engaging experience for everyone involved.

With Ustream's interactive broadcast functionality, viewers can personally interact directly with whoever is broadcasting — including personalities like their favorite musician or politician. Ustream viewers can watch specific broadcasts, explore the Ustream networks ranging from music, talk shows, sports and politics to discover a world of interesting new broadcasts, or review past broadcasts.