Streaming FAQ: What is the Potential of Streaming Video?

Imagine owning your own broadcast network. Sure, Rupert Murdoch and Ted Turner own them, but for the most part broadcasting information to a mass audience has been left up to rich men with deep pockets. That is about to change, thanks to video streaming. Now anybody with a couple thousand dollars can get their live broadcast out to the whole Internet, a mass medium for the masses.

This will be a big step for media advocate groups that feel the corporately owned television networks do not provide fair or adequate reporting of the news. Soon there will be thousands of six o’ clock newscasts to choose from, not five or six, each with its own unique point of view on the news.

The new technology will also provide a medium for anybody who has an idea to share. Soon there will be Webcasts of shows for every possible interest. Anything from home cooking shows, to fly tying, to video editing will have its own dedicated aficionados sharing their knowledge through vi…

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