LiveVideo
{{Short description|Social network}}
LiveVideo was a social network launched in 2006 backed by MySpace founder Brad Greenspan.Bob Tedeschi,{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/26/technology/26ecom.html |title=New Hot Properties: YouTube Celebrities|work=The New York Times |date=26 February 2007 |accessdate=30 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.killerstartups.com/startup-reviews/livevideo-com-the-world-is-watching |title=LiveVideo.com – The World Is Watching|publisher=killerstartups.com |date=29 July 2007 |accessdate=30 October 2022}} It offered one of the first user generated video hosting platforms integrated with social media features, described as a mashup of MySpace and YouTube, and later an interactive live video streaming platform.{{cite web|url=https://www.wired.com/2008/02/livevideocom-la/|title=LiveVideo.com Launches: Yet Another Video-Sharing Site, Plus an NBA Star|publisher=wired.com|date=28 February 2008|accessdate=30 October 2022}}
History
LiveVideo was founded in 2006 but launched officially in 2008, with an interactive interview with Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns, called Drive Home with Steve Nash.Andy Beal,{{cite web|url=https://www.socialmediatoday.com/content/myspace-founder-launches-livevideocom|title=MySpace Founder Launches LiveVideo.com|publisher=redcapital.partners |date=25 February 2008|accessdate=30 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/4503/ride-shotgun-with-steve-nash-as-he-drives-home|title=Ride Shotgun with Steve Nash as He Drives Home|work=espn.com |date=21 February 2008|accessdate=30 October 2022}}
LiveVideo.com struggled to take advantage of its early leadership in the live video sector as a result of a lack of financial resources an issue accelerating in 2008 after CEO Brad Greenspan acquired Revver.com, a video hosting website located in Los Angeles.{{cite web|url=https://archive.nytimes.com/dealbook.nytimes.com/2008/03/05/myspace-co-founder-buys-revver/|title=MySpace Co-Founder Buys Revver|work=The New York Times|date=15 March 2008|accessdate=30 October 2022}}
In 2013, the original LiveVideo.com website was closed.{{Citation needed |date=April 2024}}
Reception
LiveVideo received media coverage with its official launch in 2008{{cite web|url=https://www.socaltech.com/brad_greenspan_launches_livevideo_com/s-0013844.html|title=Brad Greenspan Launches LiveVideo.com|publisher=socaltech.com|date=20 February 2008|accessdate=30 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://redcapital.partners/the-secret-strategies-one-online-video-creator/|title=The Secret Strategies One Online Video Creator Mastered To Rack Up Over 270 Million Video Views|publisher=redcapital.partners |date=20 August 2022 |accessdate=30 October 2022}} and after partnering with William Shatner to star in video series ShatnerVision. Later LiveVideo created a controversy by successfully recruiting Smosh “YouTube’s biggest stars” in 2007 to create videos.