Startups unite to drive nail into the coffin of Internet Explorer 6
If you’re still using Internet Explorer 6 — the frequently criticized web browser that was first released in 2001 — the Internet is becoming an increasingly hostile place.
Popular sites like YouTube are telling visitors who are using IE6 that they need to switch to a… Continue Reading
Justin.tv integrates with Twitter, Facebook, MySpace
Justin.tv, a live video streaming site, has announced a new feature that integrates its chat interface with Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace. Site founder Justin Kan says the integration is aimed at leveraging users’ status updates on social networking sites to encourage a social viewing experience.
The… Continue Reading
Roundup: A tragedy on Justin.tv, Obama’s cell records improperly accessed and more
Here’s the latest action:
19 year old commits suicide on Justin.tv — The young man overdosed on pills while streaming live. People watching apparently weren’t sure if it was serious or not, but once they were, they alerted the police. By then it was too late. NewTeeVee… Continue Reading
Roundup: Amazon Web services go down, MySpace to join OpenID and more
Here’s the latest action:
Amazon Web services go down over the weekend — The problems crippled messaging service Twitter and many other sites.
MySpace to join OpenID? — TechCrunch’s sources say the social networking site will join the OpenID initiative, which allows one login to work across multiple sites,… Continue Reading
14 ways to broadcast yourself…live
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Thanks to the meteoric rise of YouTube, anyone with a video camera and an internet connection can be a star. More recently, they can live stream themselves to you 24/7, even from a mobile phone. Here we take a look at 14 companies competing in… Continue Reading
Justin.tv unlikely to be duplicated
Justin.tv, the non-stop TV show featuring an extremely popular webcam of a guy named Justin in San Francisco (see it in action below), is unveiling a network to allow other people to do the same thing.
The technology required to stream video of your life to… Continue Reading