IRC- Internet Relay Chat IRC can be used for many things. including the chat at www.ustream.tv.

When you enter a live show, the chat room is IRC based. The nice thing about IRC, is you can connect to it with many 3rd party programs and applications, be in multiple rooms at once all with ease. Ustream wants to get rid of IRC. If you are someone who is a regular user of Ustream, this should concern you. The site will lose many regulars on the major shows. Chris Pirillo, The Tech Buzz, Whoknewtech, Zane Savage, all need IRC for their chat. My main concern, is that ustream will become “just another streaming site” if IRC is gone. Many users like to connect to their favorite ustream show’s IRC chat with their own program, rather than use a browser based application. Please help SAVE IRC!! Email support@ustream.tv and tell them we want IRC chat on ustream! Ustream is one of the best websites I have had the pleasure of using, and the most well know video streaming site. If IRC is gone, it will severely impact Ustream, in a negative way.

Written by Dylan Combs
http://live.techgurushow.com