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.
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Ustream looks cool in principle, but how do you use it?
Can you say more about how you use Ustream or how unions could use it? What are five things a union could do with Ustream? I checked it out, but need more of a sense of what I could be using it for.
I listed four
See original post:
# Negotiations to membership
# Question and answer periods with officers
# Meetings
# Conventions
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Yes, you did mention four things union could use ustream for. What I was wondering is how it works when you use it, and how you see it being used in more practical terms. When I visited Prometheus, I just saw cryptic leftover messages. But, I suppose I really should just try it out and see what it's like...
Well, visit me during the
Well, visit me during the day. I'll be there most likely and you can see it in action. http://prometheuslabor.com/chatrooms/chat/2