Next Internet Revolution: Live Streaming Video for the Masses (and Unions, Hopefully)

You've got a blog, posted a couple of podcasts and some videos on YouTube, now get ready for the next hot way to communicate: live streaming video. You heard it here first. A new company, less than 1/2 year old, called Ustream, offers live video streams to anyone who wants one, absolutely free. I've set one up and coupled it with a live chat feature for my company, Prometheus, and I absolutely love it.

There are many obvious applications of this technology by labor unions. Here's just a few that live streaming could be useful for:

• Negotiations to membership
• Question and answer periods with officers
• Meetings
• Conventions

The potential of this technology, which turns anyone with a broadband connection and an $50 webcam into a broadcaster, is mind boggling. Definitely check it out.