Techcrunch is reporting that NBC is about to launch their new Olympics site. It will be a media-rich assault on the web user. HD video, Facebook and Twitter will be incorporated as well as blogs but one thing is missing from the announcement, user-generated mobile media at the events. I know copyright issues are in play but it would be incredible if NBC would trust the community and allow Ustream, Qik and other live streaming services to capture the excitement from the venue. The quality would never match that of what NBC could produce and maybe that is something they could argue in support for such media. I truly believe live user-generated streaming media is the future of mobile. Now comes the difficult task of managing copyright.
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Tag: ustreamUstream has a great mobile tool on their hands. This tool kind of makes YouTube look old. Why you ask? It allows you to setup a live stream for your audience with a bit of interaction. No longer are you watching an event that occurred in the past but rather an event that is happening live with limited interaction. Can you imagine what this will do to news reporting? Visual twitter at it’s finest! Now granted Ustream does not have the same kind of traction Twitter is enjoying but they are onto something that can really blow up. I am really thinking hard about jailbreaking my iphone…
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