Romney's "Faith in America" Speech to Be Webcast Live on UStream.tv

Posted by Patrick Ruffini
Wed, 2007-12-05 20:03

Tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. EST, Mitt Romney's "Faith in America" speech will be webcast live using UStream.TV , a YouTube-like site for live video. The speech will play live on MittRomney.com, Romney's profile page on UStream, and just like a YouTube video, it's a Flash widget that's embeddable directly on your blog. Bloggers wanting to create a sticky experience for their users can embed the player in a post starting at 10:30 a.m. and invite readers to give their play-by-play reactions in a comment thread.

Obligatory full disclosure: I am an advisor to UStream, and am really pumped by the possibilities of live, free online video for politics. Just like online video pre-YouTube, live web streaming was "broken" pre-2007. Doing live video on the Internet was out of reach for all but the most the elite clientele. It cost thousands of dollars to stream a single event, rent the sat truck, hire the crew, etc. Now, it can be as a simple as a Webcam + EVDO card -- or any combination of a streaming-enabled camera and Internet connection.

In another innovative use of the medium by a conservative, Michelle Malkin has already used the service to hold live, interactive conversations with HotAir readers. (Each UStream video features a chat room where users can pose questions and talk with each other.) Your speech, conference, seminar or other live event can now be sent out live over the Internet -- and you don't have to be a Presidential candidate either.

Kudos to Mitt Romney's team for being the first Republican campaign to jump in.

Comments

Good stuff Patrick

I'm pumped about the possibilities of UStream for a number of reasons. This is certainly one of them.

Please embed Mitt's speech to this space if you have a chance.

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