الجمعة، 13 أغسطس 2010

Facebook has launched a live-streaming video channel. It's called Facebook live and has the sub heading "Official live streaming channel from the Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto".

The service is provided by Livestream.com.

CNET.com writes about it:
"Content will be available on Facebook Live all day, every day. When shows are live, Facebook users can comment and potentially have their questions answered by the hosts. After a show airs, users will be able to go back to the Facebook Live page and watch a rerun of it at their convenience. Facebook Live can be embedded into other Web sites, or users can add a Facebook Live page to their profile pages to have quick access to the service."

Is Facebook trying to compete with the the big guys, like CNN, Fox, MSNBC, ABC and CBS?
Continue reading on the next page.



While the channel is supposed to deliver updates on what is happening at the company's headquarters, it might turn out that Facebook uses the channel to step into the news and content delivery business. So far the big guys, like CNN, Fox, MSNBC, ABC and CBS have not realized it, but with Facebooks vast audience all over the world, the days of some news outlets might be counted. At the very least there might be some stiff competition at the horizon.

Here is the live streaming feed from Facebook's headquarters:


Watch live streaming video from facebookhq at livestream.com

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