Stickam
Los Angeles, California , US | |
Owner | Stickam Worldwide, Inc |
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Key people | Hideki Kishioka, James Johnson,[2] Andy Wombwell[3] |
Registration | Free |
Launched | February 2005 |
Current status | Defunct |
Stickam was a live-streaming video website that launched in 2005. Stickam featured user-submitted pictures, audio, video, and most prominently, live
In addition to streaming their live video on Stickam, the service allowed users to embed their streaming
Stickam shut down in early 2013.[1]
Features
Go Live
Anyone could "go live" and broadcast live video on Stickam from their computer,
Social media login
Stickam launched its
VIP program
Stickam had as of August 2012 a VIP user program.[8] The VIP program gave users ad-free usage as well as being featured on the "who's live" page, 25 coins from the shuffle marketplace and a VIP badge on the user's profile picture.
Stream API
The company also released a
Content
Bands and musicians
A few musicians used Stickam to stream live performances and band chats.[citation needed]
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.[10] They returned to Stickam for a live listening party right before the album's release.[10]
Live events and partnerships
On November 7, 2012, Stickam officially launched its new Stickam Studio At Meltdown at Meltdown Comics on Sunset Blvd. Stickam and Meltdown announced they had partnered to stream live shows from a new studio space in the store as well as from the store floor itself and from the NerdMelt Theatre behind the store. The studio programming launched with the premiere of IHEARTCOMIX LIVE with guests Andrew W.K. and Cherie Lily and a live video commentary show by NerdTerns.[12]
Stickam partnered with
Stickam and Levi's partnered to stream MusicfestNW, the third largest indoor music festival in the United States.[14]
Stickam teamed with Chevy Sonic for the live presentation "Sonic Live" featuring a performance and Q&A with reggae band SOJA on February 8, 2012.[15]
Charity events
Since 2007, Stickam was home to the annual UNICEF fundraiser known as Stickaid hosted by YouTube vlogger Myles Dyer. This event is regarded as the world's first webathon style fundraiser and has raised more than $100,000 over its lifespan. Since Stickam's closure, Stickaid has moved to YouTube as its live streaming partner and still retains its name.
On May 27, 2011, Stickam organized the 14-hour webathon concert event Stickam Live For Japan to raise money to help those affected by the March 11, 2011 tsunami in Japan. The event streamed live from The Roxy nightclub in Los Angeles and featured emcee Stu Stone with performers Cypress Hill, Black Veil Brides, and Alex Lambert[16] along with dozens more. Money raised benefitted the Red Cross, the Japanese Red Cross Society, and GlobalGiving.[17]
Stickam heavily featured and promoted the annual fundraising marathon to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Memphis Charities each year in partnership with Memphis radio station Rock 103.[18][failed verification]
Social features
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"Social users" refers to people who used 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 could connect instantly to random people from all over the world. Stickam's policy promised that violators of its terms of service would be permanently banned.[19]
Video chat
Live Chat allowed the user to display their webcam live feed over the internet. The user had the ability to choose who could view their live stream. In the actual stream room, there were 7 camera spots. The largest one was for the owner of the chat. The other six spots were for six other people to stream their live webcam feed. The live chat also allowed users to chat through a chat box similar to what one would see on any regular chat site. The main user could "kick" or ban people who were disruptive or threatening. The main user also had the power to make people moderators which were trusted people who could kick people if the main user was unable to do so.
Group chat rooms
Chat rooms were for many users to chat in, instead of live with only 7 camera spots. It allowed everyone the ability to stream live at once, but only 12 people could be seen at a given time. The chat rooms had many of the same properties that live chats did. If one encountered a group of chatters with similar characters preceding a user name, it was considered a "crew tag". Group chats were organized by topic (like "Video gaming" instead of by a specific host broadcaster name the way the rest of Stickam was) and group chats stayed active 24/7.
User advertising program
Starting in March 2012, Stickam launched a program that would allow users to purchase advertising space that would run during their broadcasts on-screen. Stickam's Executive Director Hideki Kishioka said in an interview about the subletting of overlay advertising space that "Among our 9.3 million registered users there are many musicians we especially want to help reach their fans in a cost-effective manner."[20]
Closure
On January 30, 2013, Stickam announced the permanent shutdown of their service effective January 31.[1]
Security
Stickam had a team of administrators who monitored site activity and dealt with reports of abuse. To join Stickam one had to be at least 14 years of age. Stickam users created their own privacy settings.
In July 2010, Stickam Worldwide Chairwoman
Ownership
Stickam was owned by Stickam Worldwide, Inc.[2]
The company was launched as a division of Advanced Video Communications (AVC), a company founded in 2004 and specializing in internet
In 2007 and 2008,
According to Alex Becker (alias Alexandre Despallières), 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
As a follow-up to the 2007 story in The New York Times, Bloomberg Businessweek in 2012 published an article by the same reporter, Brad Stone, reporting how Stone had been tricked into writing the first story by a disgruntled former contractor who had falsely claimed to be an employee and who provided a lot of false information. The former contractor has also since served jail time in France and stands accused of forgery and murder and other crimes unrelated to his time at the company.[33]
References
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- ^ a b "Increased Security Measures at Stickam Prove Successful, leading the UGC Live Communitypublisher=PRWEB" (Press release). December 4, 2012.
- ^ "How Stickam Works". 4 August 2009.
- Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ "Social video preps for primetime". Variety.
- ^ a b prweb.com
- ^ staffblog.stickam.com
- ^ VIP user program Archived September 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Stickam's StreamAPI Creates Custom Live Video Players". Mashable. 2009-05-06. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ a b Synyard, Dave (2008-09-04). "Underoath Stream Studio Sessions On Stickam.com". Exclaim News. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- Pitchfork Media. 23 October 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ blog.stickam.com
- ^ news.yahoo.com
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Chevy's Sonic Live 2Featuring SOJA". Stickam Blog. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ^ Black Veil Brides - Live For Japan
- ^ Stickam Community Rallies Behind "Stickam Live for Japan" Webathon and Concert Event
- ^ Lewis, Brandon. "rmhmemps.org". Ronald McDonald House Charities of Memphis. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
- ^ "Introducing Stickam Shuffle". Stickam. 2010-02-18. Archived from the original on 2010-03-06. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ "Stickam Launches User Ad Program". March 15, 2012. Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ^ Stickam Board of Directors Pamela Day Re: Jessi Slaughter
- ^ "Stickam Sets New Standard for Blocking Inappropriate Content in Live Web Video" (Press release). PRWeb. July 24, 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ "Stickam: Company". Archived from the original on August 15, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ^ a b "Advanced Video Communications: Corporate Overview". Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ^ Steven, Donald. "UGC Video Agency in India". Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b socalTECH.com (2007-01-08). "Interview with Hideki Kishioka and Aaron Novak, Stickam". Retrieved 2009-08-06.
- Marketwire (2009-07-20). "Advanced Video Communications Launches LiveLine Internet Home Surveillance System". Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- CNNMoney.com. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ^ New York Times. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ^ a b Stone, Brad (2009-05-18). "An E-Commerce Empire, From Porn to Puppies". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ^ "JGirl Paradise (English-language page)". Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ^ "Microsoft Word - DTI Website 2021 Human Trafficking Policies-DTI-1 (Final clean).docx (HUMAN RIGHTS AND TRAFFICKING POLICIES)" (PDF). DXLIVE.COM. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ^ businessweek.com