YC Startup Justin.tv hits Alexa 160

Re:YC Startup Justin.tv hits Alexa 160 by foobar2k on Wednesday September 24, 2008 @08:02AM (#313397)

I'd not checked out justin.tv since Justin's 24h lifestreaming event ended, but the other day I was round my brother's house (my brother is a non-techy person) and we were talking about the US Open tennis and where we should go to watch it.

"Oh I know this great site which has all the sports" he says as he loads up Justin.tv.

So basically justin.tv has loads of traffic because it is the hub of illegal sports rebroadcasting.

I think the site is great though, so I hope after all the copyright lawyers break down your doors and you are forced to go back to "legitimate" streams only, that your growth is still strong.

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Re:YC Startup Justin.tv hits Alexa 160 by wensing on Wednesday September 24, 2008 @02:01PM (#313825)

This happened to me too when I discovered a relative watching Major League Soccer and then noticed justin.tv in the address bar.

I asked him what "PSN" (the logo plastered all over the channel) was all about, and when he didn't know I had to conclude that either: 1) it was illegal or 2) PSN was somehow paying ESPN to re-broadcast MLS games.

I guess I was wrong in believing it was #2?

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