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Almost live from Grouper, it's your video


By Greg Sandoval
Staff Writer, CNET News.com

Taking a step closer to transforming user-generated video sites into live Internet broadcasters, video-sharing site Grouper will let videographers post clips to the Web almost instantaneously after shooting them, CNET News.com has learned.

Starting in August, Logitech will include a link within its Webcam software that will enable consumers to record video directly to Grouper's servers, according to sources close to the deal.


Both companies declined to comment.


Among the more than 200 sites that host user-uploaded video, the race to grab market share is at full throttle. With so many start-ups vying for viewers, competitors are striving to develop new features as they try to distinguish themselves from market leader YouTube.