YouTube stars prove real identity live on Stickam

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 05 -- Many of us might consider five hour live broadcasts the stuff of charity telethons, lengthy award shows, and championship sporting events with revealing half-time performances.

But for popular YouTube and MySpace personality Ben, known as “boh3m3,” a recent five hour live broadcast using the rapidly growing video chat and social networking site Stickam (www.stickam.com) was the perfect opportunity to confirm his true identity to thousands of online fans.

The identities of video bloggers have come under suspicion recently after YouTube phenomenon lonelygirl15, a supposed 15 year-old girl home schooled in the Midwest, was exposed as a 19 year-old actress led by a group of creative Los Angeles entrepreneurs.

In response, genuine high-profile video bloggers like boh3m3, who creates YouTube's 9th most subscribed channel (http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=boh3m3), are using Stickam’s unique broadcasting and social networking site as a valuable tool for confirming their true identities live.

Citing the “voyeuristic appeal of YouTube and web cam feeds," the 21 year-old waiter from Huntsville, Alabama used his Stickam player to broadcast live late September to many of his 2,000 MySpace friends and 11,000 plus YouTube subscribers.

“I think it's quite an awesome site,” boh3m3 said about Stickam. “I wouldn’t be surprised if more YouTube people started using it as a tool to talk to the fans.”
boh3m3 achieved instant popularity on Stickam after announcing his plans to “Go Live” on the site. Just hours after his post appeared on YouTube, nearly 1,000 new Stickam accounts were created, and hundreds of members signed onto boh3m3's friend list (http://www.stickam.com/profile/boh3m3). His profile received almost 10,000 views in just two days.

The success of boh3m3’s broadcast even inspired tributes from some devoted fans.
“It’s real, it’s live, it’s continuous -- you can’t stop. It’s amazing,” exclaimed an enthusiastic member of the sibling video blogging team “bermudeztriangle” in a post revealing their obsession with boh3m3’s marathon webcast (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l6hl9h7gsI).

Other top YouTube stars are joining boh3m3 on Stickam, including Hollywood-based “GayGod.” In addition to receiving over 16,000 page views, the humorous 18 year-old hosts his own Stickam channel for over 1,000 friends (http://www.stickam.com/profile/gaygod).

“BowieChick,” an 18 year-old Oregon vlogger named Melody, is another YouTube personality (http://youtube.com/profile?user=bowiechick ) enjoying Stickam’s combined live broadcasting and social networking features.

“I love Stickam,” she posted the during boh3m3’s broadcast. Like thousands of other viewers, she couldn’t resist the appeal of a real live attraction.

Since its launch this February, Stickam has expanded the online broadcasting and media sharing experience for more than 150,000 members worldwide, including some online video’s most popular personalities.

About Stickam(TM)

Stickam(TM) is the Internet's most powerful, free video communications player offering live streaming video and video conferencing with unlimited bandwidth. The download-free Stickam player allows consumers to easily add dynamic, live video to their personal Web pages, blogs and auction sites by simply cutting and pasting the Stickam or HTML code into the appropriate area of the site of their choice. Consumers can also upload pre-recorded video, music and photos to their Stickam players for site visitors to access at their convenience. The video can be viewed by virtually anyone and will play on any operating system including Linux, Windows and Mac. Stickam(TM) is a product of Los Angeles-based Advanced Video Communications. (http://www.stickam.com/)

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