Recently, we've seen a bunch of live video-streaming services making lots of noise on the Internet. Live.Yahoo.com, Qik.com, Mogulus.com, and Seesmic.com all allow you to stream video from your computer or mobile straight to your audience on the Internet.

If the Chinese Government was upset about the ruckus caused by video-sharing sites, wait till they get a load of live streaming!

And of course, the emergence of these Web services is just in time for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the most politicized Olympic Games since Moscow. There were already protests in 2007 around the one-year-to-go mark, and as the games approach we're sure to see more.

Now, of course, I would never do such a thing. But if I were to participate in such a protest, I'd make sure that many of my fellow protesters are equipped with mobile phones capable of streaming live video. Naturally I'd use one of the services above to do so. Ideally, I'd have everyone decked out with a Nokia N95 as I hear that's the phone of choice for anyone looking to stream live video.

I wonder what kind of budget RSF or FLG is working with?

To my knowledge, Nokia is not an Olympic sponsor, but maybe it'll end up playing an important role in the games nonetheless.

*Note: Seesmic isn't quite live streaming video, but a live real-time thread of videos which are uploaded by its users. Think of it as video Twitter.

 

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