I've never used this site or UStream because I don't understand what I'm looking at.
I just clicked on a video on Justin.tv's front page. I was shown a 3-second intro, and then a woman appeared, introduced herself and started talking.
Internal monologue: "Is this live? pre-recorded? I have no clue. The site seems to be about live video, but if so, how did I manage to tune in right as she was introducing herself?"
I refresh the page. See the intro again, and the video starts from the same point as before.
So it's not live. It's pre-recorded video...
Why wouldn't I just watch this on Youtube?
What am I missing here? The user experience on both of these sites seems really bizarre. They tell me I'm going to watch some live video...and link me to a bunch of pre-recorded stuff. It's bewildering.
We do feature live video on the front page, but we can only show one live stream at a time and still be comprehensible. So we have to have things like our directory page:
Everything featured on the top half of the front page on http://ustream.tv/ is live. Below that there are highlights, and upcoming events, both clearly marked. When watching a live stream, the watermark in the top right corner says Live, if it's a recorded video it says Pre-Recorded. The thing is, you are not going to find this content on youtube, as it was all captured live on either service.
I just clicked on a video on Justin.tv's front page. I was shown a 3-second intro, and then a woman appeared, introduced herself and started talking.
Internal monologue: "Is this live? pre-recorded? I have no clue. The site seems to be about live video, but if so, how did I manage to tune in right as she was introducing herself?"
I refresh the page. See the intro again, and the video starts from the same point as before.
So it's not live. It's pre-recorded video...
Why wouldn't I just watch this on Youtube?
What am I missing here? The user experience on both of these sites seems really bizarre. They tell me I'm going to watch some live video...and link me to a bunch of pre-recorded stuff. It's bewildering.