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Launched in 2005, Stickam was arguably the first website devoted entirely to live-streaming user-generated video and chat. [3, 5] Long before YouTube Live or Instagram, Stickam allowed anyone with a webcam to "Go Live." [3] The site became a haven for:

When Stickam shut down in early 2013, many of its top broadcasters moved to YouTube or YouNow . [5]

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Why does this one user matter? Because she represents a specific moment in internet history that is vanishing. Launched in 2005, Stickam was arguably the first

Stickam was a browser-based live video streaming platform that hosted a bizarre ecosystem of high school students, aspiring musicians, underground celebrities, and digital exhibitionists. Unlike YouTube, which was asynchronous, Stickam was terrifyingly immediate. You clicked a link, and you were instantly looking at a live feed from someone’s bedroom, dorm room, or living room.

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Have you found legitimate, non-exploitative archives of Stickam? Contact the Digital Culture Archive at archive@digitalculture.org.