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.
really like it. still don't like the chat signin process though. it'd be great if the login form was integrated right in the chat, so you could log in the same way you type messages.
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.