Justin.tv guys launching new mobile video app Socialcam

by justin • 15 years ago

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elvirs5• 15 years ago

nice to see people getting over overhyped web2.0 'companies'

ericmsimons2• 15 years ago

Is that sarcasm? I think Justin.tv's guys have made some realy progress as far as online video goes. They're pioneers. I'm sure they have some great stuff planned for mobile!

elvirs5• 15 years ago

yeah they have developed pioneering technology but they failed to build a profitable company, which is what matters if you take funding and present yourself a company.

karanr• 15 years ago

Why not just wait and see what its all about before we knock it down? It could be a revolutionary new way of sharing experiences. I for one am optimistic.

anthony_franco• 15 years ago

Justin.tv has been revolutionary in terms of online video. It'll be pretty cool to see what they have in store for next.

kmfrk• 15 years ago

I'm no expert on video-streaming, but what sets them apart from ustream.tv and livestream.com? Were they the first people out there?

electra5262• 15 years ago

as I understand it, jtv has a more active and dedicated community and more user generated content than the other sites. ustream and livestream seem to have more corporate partnerships, more big events streamed live, but jtv has a more loyal fanbase and following of users.

jsilver608• 15 years ago

I love Justin.tv. I just discovered their live streaming section, which has everything from office episodes to television stations I don't get in my area (I've been practicing my Mandarin Chinese by watching a station in Toronto)

markessien• 15 years ago

These guys are very impressive, and that they are so innovative around video is really nice.

The Justin.tv guys really took off after they closed down Kiko. I think that this goes to show that the wrong market and the wrong concept can hold back people, but once they are in big growth markets, creative people really get to shine like these guys have been doing for the past years.

Just the sign-up referral thing is pretty innovative. I referred one person and I'm #26 on the list, so at least 25 people have referred at least one other person? That's not bad.

ABrandt• 15 years ago

Just the sign-up referral thing is pretty innovative. I referred one person and I'm #26 on the list, so at least 25 people have referred at least one other person? That's not bad.

To be fair, the waiting list with referral incentives was discussed a couple weeks back. It appears that a startup called Forkly started it, and then the infamous hipster popularized it.

Ref: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2096406

wayne111• 15 years ago

Awesome!! cant wait!

gregorym• 15 years ago

This is probably the samething as instagram but for videos...

goldmab2• 15 years ago

The word "Socialcam" looks a lot like "Socialism."

goldmab2• 15 years ago

Do people disagree? You read words by looking at the whole shape, and it has the same shape. I thought that's what it said when I first saw it.

chollida1• 15 years ago

I didn't down vote you but I'd imagine the down voting wasn't for disagreement with you, but rather, because your statement doesn't seem to add much value to the conversation.

strayer2• 15 years ago

I read "social scam" in the HN entry. I only realised it was "social cam" when I actually clicked on the link (after I read a few of the top-ranked comments).

thibaut_barrere• 15 years ago

I read social scam as well!

There's room for a parody I guess.

alexophile• 15 years ago

I'm curious as to why this necessitates a new app. Justin.tv is a pretty strong brand, why not wrap this functionality into the existing app?

Not that I would do it differently, there's dozens of reasons, but it's a blog post I would want to read.

justin• 15 years ago

New year, new brand.

In all seriousness, I promise we will explain this later.

clintboxe• 15 years ago

They should stick to products like this. I'm wondering what will happen to justin.tv after the upcoming UFC court case ? Or will the case go the way of Viacom vs. YouTube ?

JMiao• 15 years ago

i used to go to justin.tv and view the highlights of justin's day. pretty cool, but how would this work with my friends? fun to see things come full circle.

electra5262• 15 years ago

can't wait for this app =)

Justin.tv guys launching new mobile video app Socialcam

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