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Stickam
Type of businessPrivately held company
Type of site
Social networking, streaming video broadcasting
Available in3 languages
Founded2005
Headquarters
United States Los Angeles, California, USA
OwnerAdvanced Video Communications, Inc.
Key peoplePamela Day, Chairman.[1]
Employees25
LaunchedFebruary 2005
Current statusActive

Stickam is an online community devoted to live-streaming video, featuring both professional and user-generated content. The site launched in 2005, making it the pioneer among the live streaming sites. Stickam community users broadcast themselves through the Stickam livestreaming platform and can follow and watch other users and celebrities who are live streaming as well. Individuals as well as groups can join together to live streaming video chat and group 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]

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 2010 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]

In July 2010, Stickam provided Pay-Per-View Live Streaming for the Writers Guild Foundation.[7]

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. [8]. StreamAPI customers include MTV, NATPE, and Travel Channel. [9]

Stickam iPhone SDK

In 2009, Stickam launched the first white label live video streaming solution for iPhone App Developers.[10]

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[11], NATPE, ITV Fest, Mashable, and Tubefilter.

Bands and Musicians

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.[13] Other musicians to go live on Stickam include Jimmy Urine, Chantal Claret, Wynonna Judd, Cobra Starship, Metro Station, and American Idol contestants Bo Bice, Katherine McPhee, Michael Johns, Danny Noriega, and Lakesha Jones.

Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan went live on Stickam to host Gothageddon, which was a live Doll fight. 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.[14]

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.[15]

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

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.[17]

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. Unlike Chatroulette, Stickam Shuffle is closely monitored and users are encouraged to flag any inappropriate content. Stickam's policy promises violators of its terms of service will be permanently banned.[18]

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". Crew Tags such as the EMP's also known as The Empire are MOD's of many of the chat rooms on Stickam. For more information, visit empgroup.org.

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 you have to be at least 14 years of age. Stickam allows you to create your own privacy settings.

In the aftermath of the Jessi Slaughter cyberbullying case, Stickam Worldwide Chairwoman Pamela Day recorded a video addressing the problem of online bullies and predators, discussing the safety measures Stickam took in Slaughter's case, and noting that Stickam ultimately banned Slaughter from their service due to her underage status.[19] 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."[20]

Ownership

Stickam was launched in February 2005.[21] 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.[22][23] Advanced Video Communications is a privately held company[21][24] The Chairman of the company is Pamela Day.[25]

News

Stickam user Johnathon Richard Hock was charged with rape, which he broadcasted live on the site. On February 26, 2009, Hock allegedly 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 was then brought to the attention of the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Hock was arrested June 1 in reference to the assault.[26]

References

  1. ^ [1],Former 'Apprentice' Star Pamela Day Joins Stickam Board of Directors
  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. ^ PR Newswire. (2006-09-13). "Stickam Joins With TEKDBZ to Host 'Stickam(TM) Dance Off' Online Dance Competition". Article archived at RedOrbit.com, retrieved 2009-08-07.
  5. ^ http://mashable.com/2008/07/16/stickam-payperlive/
  6. ^ http://blog.stickam.com/index.php/2010/01/20/stickamcom-to-provide-live-ticketed-streaming-for-natpe’s-tenth-annual-market-conference/
  7. ^ Stickam Now Offering Pay-Per-View Live Streaming for Writers Guild Foundation
  8. ^ http://mashable.com/2009/05/06/stickam-streamapi/
  9. ^ http://streamapi.com
  10. ^ http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Stickamcom-Launches-First-White-Label-Live-Video-Streaming-Solution-iPhone-App-Developers-1077739.htm
  11. ^ Stickam.com Partners With CEA to Bring Live Streaming to CES -- Providing Exclusive Video Streaming for the Largest Consumer Technology Show in the World
  12. ^ http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=66&csid2=844&fid1=30759
  13. ^ http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=66&csid2=844&fid1=30759
  14. ^ http://pitchfork.com/news/36903-billy-corgans-latest-round-of-wtf-doll-wrestling/
  15. ^ http://www.rmhmemphis.org/PressRoom/Article.aspx?ArticleId=86
  16. ^ 1-800-SUICIDE Holding LIVE Web Telethon Today from 4-7:30pm EDT at Stickam.com
  17. ^ http://militaryconnection.com/blog/?s=stickam
  18. ^ http://blog.stickam.com/index.php/2010/02/18/introducing_stickam_shuffle/
  19. ^ Stickam Board of Directors Pamela Day Re: Jessi Slaughter
  20. ^ Stickam Sets New Standard for Blocking Inappropriate Content in Live Web Video
  21. ^ a b socalTECH.com. (2007-01-08). "Interview with Hideki Kishioka and Aaron Novak, Stickam". Retrieved 2009-08-06.
  22. ^ "Advanced Video Communications: Corporate Overview". Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  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. ^ socalTECH.com. (2007-01-08). "Interview with Hideki Kishioka and Aaron Novak, Stickam". Retrieved 2009-08-06.
  26. ^ Grado, Gary. (2009-06-02). "Police: Woman raped live on Web site". East Valley Tribune. Retrieved 2009-08-06.

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