Mashable ran a poll yesterday (“The Daily Poll: Live Video – Who Will Win?“) to gather reader opinions on the topic of which live streaming offering will come out ahead when the dust settles. Not unexpectedly, YouTube came out on top – by a MASSIVE amount (171 out of 234 votes, or 73%).
What is incredibly surprising though was what polled as number two: Someone Else.
The margin between the last 4 choices was not large by any means, but with Yahoo! Live and Ustream.tv among the contenders you would …

Via TechCrunch, if the rumours coming in are true it would seem that Microsoft is not content to focus on its $50 Billion quest for Yahoo! alone. Reports suggest that they’re now looking to purchase life streaming application Ustream.tv as well:
“Ustream.tv is said to be in advanced talks with Microsoft to be acquired for $50 million, according to a report from Valleywag. Given it’s very early morning as the post goes live we are unable to put calls in to confirm the deal, but might have more later.”
The reports …