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Justin.tv is the easiest way to create live video and show anyone in the world what's happening right now. Using only a laptop, you can share your event, class, party or thoughts, live, to anyone in over 250 countries while they chat in real-time with you and with other viewers. Justin.tv makes it fun, easy and fast to gather and engage with a live audience.


Live video can help you motivate a crowd to tell their friends what's happening, follow you on Twitter, buy a product, donate to a cause or get up out of their chairs and take action. Justin.tv is built from the ground up to support any audience, whether it's 5 people or 50,000. One new live video starts each second, and users watch more than 300 million videos every month. Headquartered in San Francisco, Justin.tv is funded by Alsop Louie Partners, Tim Draper and Y Combinator.


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Press Coverage

Idolator: Kimberly Caldwell Makes A Pretty “Mess” On ‘Ellen’
Robbie Daw | March 11, 2010
In addition to lording over the creation of her own Justin TV channel (where she’ll be appearing live tomorrow at 11 a.m., and promises, “I’ll answer anything!”), the blonde AI Season 2 bombshell tweeted that today alone she’s planning stops at the Los Angeles Times office, MTV and VH1 while on the promo trail.
Switched: Joe Biden to Use Justin.tv to Stream to the White House From Abroad
Amar Toor | March 10, 2010
Since its inception, though, Justin.tv has expanded beyond lifecasting, and has now become a bona fide hosting platform, with millions of daily viewers and users. It just so happens that the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv.
Techdirt: White House Can't Stream Biden's Speech; So Uses Justin.tv Instead
Mike Masnick | March 9, 2010
However, without the official White House television crew, they didn't think they'd be able to stream the speech live on the web -- until they decided to just use Justin.tv, one of a few excellent online services that make it drop dead simple to stream live video online.
NewTeeVee: Vice-President Biden to Use Justin.TV for Israel Speech
Liz Shannon Miller | March 9, 2010
When the former senator visits Tel Aviv University to address the Israeli public about American commitment to the security of Israel, he won’t be doing so on the official White House site — he’ll be talking live on Justin.tv.
The Hill: White House relies on Justin.tv to stream Biden's speech
Christina Wilkie | March 8, 2010
The White House told ITK that it can be difficult to stream video onto the whitehouse.gov website from a non-White House camera feed, especially from the Middle East, so Justin.tv is filling in. The speech will be posted on the White House website.
Washington Post: Start Your Own Internet Radio Station for Free
Patrick Miller | March 4, 2010
Justin.tv even supports Youtube playlists, so your listeners can stay on after you sign off.
MediaPost: Audi Leverages Brand By Driving Webisodes
David Goetzl | February 15, 2010
Audi is running a series of Webisodes during the Olympics looking to continue leveraging its sponsorship of the U.S. Ski Team. The social media-oriented push involves distributing the shorts via Facebook and Justin.tv.
Universal Sports: Go, Team USA!
Resi Stiegler | February 14, 2010
It's great just get on everyday and check us out at www.justin.tv/audiski. I hope you like it and let us know what you think!
NewTeeVee: Where to Watch the 2010 Winter Olympics Online
Janko Roettgers | February 12, 2010
Justin.tv is having a daily live broadcast with TJ Lanning and Resi Stiegler, two members of the US Ski team that aren’t able to compete due to injuries. The duo will broadcast live for 15 minutes from Whistler Mountain, where all the alpine skiing events are going to be held.
Mashable: Man to Be Locked in Box and Live Streamed to World
Brenna Ehrlich | February 10, 2010
This is undoubtedly a cool way to raise money and generate buzz for a live stream, but you do have to wonder how Shaw is going to hack it.
CNET: Man locks self in box for Justin.tv fame
Chris Matyszczyk | February 10, 2010
His Man in a Box escapade is, quite naturally, being screened live on Justin.tv. So you can watch in real time as Shaw attempts to live with himself, a camera, and one light, which is turned off for 12 hours a day.
VentureBeat: Justin.tv makes it easier to create and share live video
Cody Barbierri | January 26, 2010
The simplified UI has boosted the number of users who are not only clicking the ”broadcast” button, but actually continuing on to create live video. In a two-week period, Justin.tv has seen a 700 percent increase.
CNET: Justin.tv makes it easier to start streaming
Josh Lowensohn | January 26, 2010
Now, when a user clicks the large, red broadcast button on the front door of Justin.tv, the site takes them to a page that requires just a few settings to get going--many of which can now be skipped. That quick transition means more streams, and a bigger potential to turn first-time Justin.tv users into frequent live streamers.
Beet.tv: Justin.tv Has New UI and We Have Demo
Andy Plesser | January 26, 2010
Justin.tv has changed its user interface which it hopes will be easier for users to users. We have a little video demo created by Justin's Evan Solomon.
Building 43: Videos Inside live video service Justin.tv [video]
Robert Scoble | January 12, 2010
Really easy and really flexible are firm development guides at Justin.tv.
IT World: 10 Sites and Services That Will Matter in 2010
Mark Sullivan | January 4, 2010
At Justin.tv you can find live video streams of all kinds, each being captured in real time by a Justin.tv member with a video camera.
New York Times: Watching TV Together, Miles Apart
Ashlee Vance | January 3, 2010
Viewers on the Justin site swap more than 100 million messages a month while watching video. In October alone, Justin.tv viewers watched 50 million hours of video.
TechCrunch: Justin.tv Unifies Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, And Their Own Chat
MG Siegler | December 21, 2009
Another big benefit to this is that it means you can now chat on Justin.tv without having to have a Justin.tv account.
NewTeeVee: Justin.tv Fingerprinting Goes Live This Week
Ryan Lawler | November 11, 2009
Justin.tv had already been using Vobile to filter out videos that had been saved to the site, but extending that capability to live content is likely to further appease copyright holders.
GigaOm: Announcing the NewTeeVee Video Rights Roundtable
Staff | November 2, 2009
In Round Two, Liz Gannes brought Michael Seibel, CEO of Justin.TV, and Yangbin Wang, from Vobile, up to discuss rights issues specific to real-time/live-streaming video content (subscription required). The two companies are partnering to automate unauthorized content detection and takedown.
AdWeek: Marketers Get Real
Brian Morrissey | November 2, 2009
Crispin, in fact, has just launched its own weekly show on live Web site Justin.tv. "Fearless Q+A" features Bogusky and another Crispin exec answering questions submitted via Twitter.
Read Write Web: Peerset Says Forget Demographics, Advertise By Interest
Dana Oshiro | October 13, 2009
With dating sites, users receive recommendations on potential mates; with Peerset, users receive advertisements and deals on relevant products and services. Video life-streaming network Justin.tv is just one of the groups already reaping the benefits of this system.
paidContent.org: Industry Moves Round Up: Yahoo; iVillage; Justin.tv; Bravo; Atari; TVGuide.com; TheLadders.com
Alex Ferreyra | October 9, 2009
Yahoo alum David Aufhauser is the new CBO for Justin.tv. He comes from Bebo, where he was the VP, Business Development / Social Media.
Yahoo! Tech: Justin.tv's gaming channel puts players front and center
Christopher Null | October 2, 2009
Sure, you can check out reviews, screen shots, and even vendor-provided gameplay videos on any number of video game review websites, but Gaming.Justin.tv lets viewers see real gameplay unedited and uncensored, just as the player experiences it.
Read Write Web: Justin.TV's Sub-Sites Are a Surefire Profit Generator
Dana Oshiro | October 1, 2009
Justin.TV is likely to see even more advertiser interest. Video production often requires much more time than the average wiki contribution, and viral video makers are perhaps some of the most sought after customers due to their far-reaching networks. If corporations can get to a sub-site's influencers and gain favorable reviews, then the outreach could generate huge sales growth.
Inc: 30 Under 30 - Justin.tv Profile
Mac Chafkin | September 30, 2009
That translates to a staggering 50 million hours of video shown per month. "It's a far cry from when it was just Justin," says Seibel, the company's CEO. "We have the most used live video system in existence."
The New York Times: Share the Moment and Spread the Wealth
Brad Stone | September 26, 2009
Justin.TV, a live video site that uses the Meebo sharing tools, reports that its visitors now share its links about 6,000 times a day, up from 2,600 when sharing was not as simple. Traffic to Justin.TV has jumped 68 percent since it started using the Meebo tool 10 weeks ago.
Gizmodo: Mad Scientist Chef Grant Achatz Anti-Griddlin' at Alinea
Mark Wilson | August 31, 2009
Thanks to Logitech, MonoPrice and of course Justin.tv for helping make this broadcast possible.
BBC News: Microsoft backs long life for IE6
Maggie Shiels | August 13, 2009
Justin.tv says its amazed at how the anti IE6 campaign has taken off.
Softpedia: Justin.tv deploys better anti-piracy tools
Lucian Parfeni | August 13, 2009
Justin.TV, the up-and-coming live video streaming site, is hoping to nip the problem in the bud by partnering with content filtering firm Vobile.
Web Pro News: Justin.tv Steps Up Copyright Protection Efforts
Chris Crum | August 12, 2009
The new filtering is an extension of a deal Justin.tv signed wit Fox to increase copyright protection for live video. The site already provides a takedown tool that lets copyright owners login to an admin interface and kill channels in real time.
The Inquisitr: Justin.tv gets serious on copyright, signs deal with Fox
Duncan Riley | August 12, 2009
The bigger challenge is live video, with users uploading 24.3 hours of live video per minute every day. From November, in partnership with Fox and Net Result, Justin.tv will expand the fingerprinting system to all live video.
New Tee Vee: Justin.tv Placates Copyright Holders With Anti-Piracy Tech
Chris Albrecht | August 12, 2009
By being more pro-active, Justin.tv was able to sign a deal with FOX that says, in effect, that “since Justin.tv is being so good about policing its site, we aren’t going to bust its chops over copyright.”
CNN: Web Citizens trying to kill Internet Explorer 6
John D. Sutter | August 6, 2009
Justin.tv, which lets people stream video live online, is among the sites trying to strike a balance. The company is backing an anti-IE 6 Web site, but Evan Solomon, the site's vice-president for marketing, said the best thing that will come out of this discussion is that more people will become aware that there are alternatives in Web browsers.

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