Video Lifestreaming: Social Networking Meets Video Streaming

Video lifestreaming is a generic term for services that allow users to upload or stream live video of themselves to a remotely hosted service, to be viewed by friends or the general public. The services are intended to take the concept of an Internet conversation, made popular by the rise of social networking tools such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, and add video. This report provides an introduction to the concept of video lifestreaming, introduces some of the leading players in the space: Seesmic, Qik, Yahoo Live and LiveVideo.com, and explores some of the implications of live video streaming for network operators and regulators.