Things just got interesting in the realm of live streaming.  Several months back rumours began to circulate that YouTube was planning to enter the market with their own release.  To existing players the implications of this at the time were significant.  Google’s cash pools combined with YouTube’s user base would represent a formidable opponent which would arguably take over the niche.
The rumour began in February 2008 with a statement by YouTube co-founder, Steve Chen, who was quoted by Pop17’s Saray Meyers as saying “Live video is something we’ve always wanted …

This post is my submission for the Weeks 2-3 assignment for the Facilitating Online Communities course, which asks students to:
Write a post to your blog with your thoughts about the meaning of an online community and its uses. Include a list of identifying features that YOU would look for when assessing an online group or network for features which make it a community.
What is a community?
According to Wikipedia’s article on “Community“:
“The word community is derived from the Latin communitas (meaning the same), which is in turn derived from communis, …