Tag: JUSTIN.TV

One of the Web's largest social networks dedicated to live streaming video, Justin.tv, finally has an iPhone app to compliment its Android streaming tool. The free app is available now in the iTunes store and will let iPhone 4 and 3GS owners stream their daily lives over 3G or Wi-Fi. ...

When Barack Obama speaks, he gets the attention of every media outlet known to man. When Joe Biden speaks, he gets Justin.tv. Biden, who's currently touring the Middle East, is scheduled to give a speech later in the week at Tel Aviv University in Israel. Because he's not with Obama, though, the official White House camera crew didn't make the trip with him. Without the crew, live-streaming ...

Last week, we brought news of the sad story of Abraham K. Biggs, who streamed his own suicide online using Justin.tv while a number of members from a bodybuilding forum watched and, in some cases, egged him on. Now, police in Biggs' home town are investigating what role, if any, the members and moderators of that forum played in his death. Law enforcement officials are also investigating the site ...

We've covered no shortage of Internet-related suicides, particularly the epidemic of student deaths in Wales, but we haven't seen anything like this before. On Wednesday, 19-year-old Abraham K. Biggs chose to end his life with an overdose of pills, and also chose to stream his death live on Justin.tv -- apparently while being encouraged by members of the bodybuilding.com forum. Viewers of the ...

The 2008 Olympic Games are getting underway right this very moment. Yes, right now, even though your television listings say that all the action kicks off late tonight. You see, Beijing is a full 12-hours ahead of the eastern coast of the U.S., so while you're still sipping your morning cuppa here, thousands of folks are screaming in Bird Nest Stadium for their nation (or nations) of choice. ...