This is typical press release-type posturing. It's not like there's a published record of concurrent Flash streams somewhere to measure against. They hit a very high number for their site and then arbitrarily declared it record. A bit delusional or naive I think.
Regardless, 14,000 is an impressively high number. All the more if they're doing it with a custom Python RTMP server implementation for $100. Totally worthy of the Amazon prize.
While it's true there is no independent body that records the record number of flash streams, we checked with everyone else we know that runs large streaming flash video and it's the highest by a wide margin.
This is the right rack. I sent them a mail a few months ago to do so but didn't got any answer though.
I would now suggest to do the same for young people who had success in making their dream come true: startup, band, art, business, job, invention, science, etc.
The message should be: we are normal people, like you, we had a dream, tried it and it came true. They'll hit another gold vein because the emulation it provides is addicting.
Regardless, 14,000 is an impressively high number. All the more if they're doing it with a custom Python RTMP server implementation for $100. Totally worthy of the Amazon prize.