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==Features==
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Revision as of 20:31, 6 November 2011

Stickam Worldwide,
Type of businessPrivately held company
Available in3 languages
Founded2005
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California, USA
OwnerAdvanced Video Communications, Inc.
Key peopleWataru Takahashi, Owner
Hideki Kishioka, Co-founder
Pamela Day, Chairman.[1]
LaunchedFebruary 2005
Current statusActive

Stickam is a website devoted to live-streaming video, featuring both professional and user-generated content. The site launched in 2005. Stickam features user-submitted pictures, audio, video, and most prominently, live streaming video chat. The site quickly expanded to include live shows and produced content from MTV, G4 TV, CBS Radio, NATPE, CES, and many others, as well as live performances and shows with numerous musicians and celebrities. In addition to streaming their live video on Stickam, the service allows users to embed their streaming webcam feeds into other web sites via a Flash player.[2] The name "Stickam" refers to this ability to "stick" a webcam feed onto another site.[2][3][4] Stickam was launched in 2005 and is owned by internet tech investor Wataru Takahashi.

Features

PayPerLive

Stickam launched a pay-per-view service called PayPerLive in 2008, making the ability to create and host live pay-per-view shows available to everyone.[5]

For its 2580 market conference in Las Vegas, NATPE (National Association of Television Program Executives) used PayPerLive to make live streaming coverage of the entire conference available to paying customers online for the first time.[6]

Stream API

The company also released a white label service called StreamAPI (formerly Stickam API) in 2008. StreamAPI is a completely customizable, white label service that allows customers to add live streaming capability to their website or application easily with no development experience required.[7] StreamAPI customers include MTV, NATPE, and Travel Channel.[8]

Stickam iPhone SDK

In 2009, Stickam launched the first [citation needed] white label live video streaming solution for iPhone App Developers.[9]

Professional Content

Stickam has partnered with and features live shows from G4 TV, MTV, Travel Channel, Roseanne Barr, KROQ FM, KLOS’s Mark and Brian, KISS TV, and many others. Stickam has also been a live streaming partner to numerous major conventions, including CES,[10] NATPE, ITV Fest, Mashable, and Tubefilter.

Bands and Musicians

Stickam and Levi's partnered to stream MusicfestNW, the third largest indoor music festival in the United States.[11] Christian hard rock band Underoath used Stickam to stream live from their recording studio for two months while they recorded their album Lost In The Sound Of Separation, racking up over 1.8 million live views.[12] They returned to Stickam for a live listening party right before the album’s release.[12] Other musicians to go live on Stickam include Jimmy Urine, Chantal Claret, Wynonna Judd, Cobra Starship, Metro Station, Ashley Purdy, and American Idol contestants Bo Bice, Katherine McPhee, Michael Johns, Danny Noriega, Engel, and Lakesha Jones.

Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan went live on Stickam to host Gothageddon, which was a live Doll fight. There were very few survivors. Billy and friends voiced the dolls, which included dolls representing the members of Smashing Pumpkins, Robert Smith from The Cure, Amanda Palmer from Dresden Dolls, and many others.[13]

Charity Events

Stickam heavily features and promotes the annual fundraising marathon to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Memphis Charities each year in partnership with Memphis radio station Rock 103.[14]

A 12-hour webathon to benefit the Bob Hope Hollywood USO was hosted by and featured on Stickam. Popular Los Angeles DJ Gary Bryan emceed the event which featured live interactive chatting with US soldiers based in Iraq. The event was organized by several CBS radio stations in Southern California, including KRTH-FM (K-Earth 101), KTWV-FM (94.7 The WAVE), KLSX-FM (91.7 Free FM), KFWB-AM (News 980) and KNX-AM (News 1070). Stickam featured the event on Stickam.com and provided players that were embedded on many additional sites, including MilitaryConnection.com, Newsblaze.com, TalkingWithHeroes.com and RealMilitaryFlix.com.[15]

In July 2010 the company held another webathon to help raise money for 1-800-Suicide. The webathon featured live streaming and helped the charity win $100,000 from the Chase Challenge.[16]

Social Features

"Social users" refers to people who use Stickam primarily for its social features, including hosting their own videochats or participating in one of the site's group chat rooms.

Stickam Shuffle

In February 2010, Stickam also launched Stickam Shuffle, where users can connect instantly to random people from all over the world. Stickam's policy promises violators of its terms of service will be permanently banned.[17]

Group Chat

Live chat allows the user to display their webcam live feed over the internet. The user has the ability to choose who can view their live stream. In the actual stream room, there are 7 camera spots. The largest one is for the owner of the chat. The other six spots are for six other people to stream their live webcam feed. The live chat also allows users to chat through a chat box similar to what you would see on any regular chat site. The main user can "kick" or ban people who are disruptive or threatening. The main user also has the power to make people moderators which are trusted people who can kick people if the main user is unable to do so.

Chat Rooms

Chat rooms are for many users to chat in, instead of a live with only 7 camera spots. It allows everyone the ability to stream live at once, but only 12 people to be seen at a given time. Chat rooms have many of the same properties that live chats do. If you encounter a group of chatters with similar characters preceding a user name it is considered a "crew tag".

Debate Rooms

Debate rooms are set up like chat rooms but they are made for people to debate a certain topic. Unlike chat rooms, these rooms are not open at all times.

Security

Stickam has a team of administrators who monitor site activity and deal with reports of abuse. To join Stickam one has to be at least 14 years of age. Stickam users create their own privacy settings.

In July 2010 Stickam Worldwide Chairwoman Pamela Day recorded a video addressing the problem of online bullies and predators, discussing the safety measures Stickam took after an incident involving an 11 year old who received death threats after making controversial postings laden with profanity and talk of violence, and noting that Stickam ultimately banned the minor from their service due to her underage status.[18] Stickam subsequently adopted a "zero tolerance" policy that bans for life "any member who attempts to share nudity, cyber bully and harass other users, or is identified as an online predator."[19]

Ownership

Stickam is a division of Advanced Video Communications (AVC), a company founded in 2004 and specializing in internet video streaming technologies.[20][21] Stickam was launched by AVC in February 2005.[22] In addition to Stickam, AVC's products and services include a video conferencing service and LiveLine, a low-cost home surveillance system based on IP camera technology.[21][23] Advanced Video Communications is a privately held company[22][24] owned and managed by Japanese entrepreneur Wataru Takahashi.[25] The co-founder and original CEO of the company was Hideki Kishioka.[22] Steven Fruchter has served as CEO since 2008.[citation needed]

In 2007 and 2008, the New York Times reported that in addition to AVC, Takahashi was also owner of DTI Services, an amalgam of adult websites aimed at the Japanese market.[25][26][27] DTI adult websites include DXLive, EXshot, and JGirl Paradise and contain content ranging from adult manga to sexually-explicit webcam shows to uncensored Japanese adult video.[25][26] The 2007 article also reports that the sites were based in the US due to Japanese laws restricting certain types of nudity.[25]

According to Alex Becker, who was a vice-president at Stickam for four months in 2007 before leaving the company, Stickam shares office space, employees, and computer systems with the DTI adult websites. Becker was critical of the practice of sharing employees between Stickam and the adult sites and states that he left because he thought the company was not doing enough to protect teenage users of the site from sexual predators and other dangers. A spokesman for Stickam denied Becker's allegations that Stickam was negligent about protecting its users, and also stated that Becker's claims were "retaliatory", motivated by a disagreement over a contract with the company, and the stating that after leaving AVC, Becker was working on a site that would be in competition with Stickam.[25]

News

On February 26, 2009, Stickam user Johnathon Richard Hock setup his laptop webcam and had sex with an unconscious female that he had begun dating two weeks prior. The footage was uploaded to another website, and then brought to the attention of the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Hock was arrested June 1, in reference to the assault, and charged with rape.[28] On September 2, 2010, he pled guilty [29] and subsequently in October 2010 sentenced to a 2-and-a-half year prison term in a plea deal. [30]

References

  1. ^ "Former 'Apprentice' Star Pamela Day Joins Stickam Board of Directors" (Press release). PRWEB. July 2, 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  2. ^ a b Nuttall, Chris. (2006-02-13). "Stickam gives free boost for bloggers". Financial Times. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help) Retrieved on 2009-08-07.
  3. ^ Ahrens, Frank (2006-06-25). "Look the Anime Expo In the Eyes". Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  4. ^ "Stickam Joins With TEKDBZ to Host 'Stickam(TM) Dance Off' Online Dance Competition" (Press release). PR Newswire. 2006-09-13. Article archived at RedOrbit.com, retrieved 2009-08-07.
  5. ^ "Stickam Launches PayPerLive; Will You Pay to Watch Live Web Video?". Mashable. 2008/07/16. Retrieved 11 October 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ "Stickam.com to Provide Live Ticketed Streaming for NATPE's Tenth Annual Market and Conference". Stickam. Stickam Blog. 2010/01/20. Retrieved 11 October 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ "Stickam's StreamAPI Creates Custom Live Video Players". Mashable. 2009/05/06. Retrieved 11 October 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ http://streamapi.com
  9. ^ "Stickam.com Launches the First White Label Live Video Streaming Solution for iPhone App Developers" (Press release). Marketwire. November 17, 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  10. ^ "Stickam.com Partners With CEA to Bring Live Streaming to CES -- Providing Exclusive Video Streaming for the Largest Consumer Technology Show in the World" (Press release). Marketwire. Jan 05, 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010. {{cite press release}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ "Levi's Partners with Stickam to Offer Live Online Coverage of MusicFestNW September 11 and 12" (Press release). PRWeb. September 12, 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  12. ^ a b Synyard, Dave (4/9/2008). "Underoath Stream Studio Sessions On Stickam.com". Exclaim News. Retrieved 11 October 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  13. ^ "Billy Corgan's Latest Round of WTF: Doll Wrestling!". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  14. ^ Lewis, Brandon. Ronald McDonald House Charities of Memphis http://www.rmhmemphis.org/PressRoom/Article.aspx?ArticleId=86. Retrieved 11 October 2010. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[failed verification]
  15. ^ "MILITARYCONNECTION.COM JOINS FORCES TO HOST WEBATHON WITH THE BOB HOPE USO & CBS RADIO TO SUPPORT OUR TROOPS". The MC Blog. September 27, 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  16. ^ 1-800-SUICIDE Holding LIVE Web Telethon Today from 4-7:30pm EDT at Stickam.com[dead link]
  17. ^ "Introducing Stickam Shuffle". Stickam. 2010/02/18. Retrieved 11 October 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  18. ^ Stickam Board of Directors Pamela Day Re: Jessi Slaughter
  19. ^ "Stickam Sets New Standard for Blocking Inappropriate Content in Live Web Video" (Press release). PRWeb. July 24, 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  20. ^ "Stickam: Company". Retrieved 2009-08-05. [dead link]
  21. ^ a b "Advanced Video Communications: Corporate Overview". Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  22. ^ a b c socalTECH.com. (2007-01-08). "Interview with Hideki Kishioka and Aaron Novak, Stickam". Retrieved 2009-08-06.
  23. ^ Marketwire. (2009-07-20). "Advanced Video Communications Launches LiveLine Internet Home Surveillance System". Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  24. ^ La Monica, Paul R. (2006-07-24). "The online video explosion continues". CNNMoney.com. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  25. ^ a b c d e Stone, Brad. (2007-07-11). "Accuser Says Web Site for Teenagers Has X-Rated Link". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  26. ^ a b Stone, Brad. (2009-05-18). "An E-Commerce Empire, From Porn to Puppies". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  27. ^ "JGirl Paradise (English-language page)". Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  28. ^ Grado, Gary. (2009-06-02). "Police: Woman raped live on Web site". East Valley Tribune. Retrieved 2009-08-06. [dead link]
  29. ^ "Johnathan Hock Pleads Guilty to Live-Streaming Sexual Assault of Girlfriend". CBS News.
  30. ^ "Johnathan Hock Gets Prison Time in Case of Alleged Online Sex Assault that Went Viral". CBS News.

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