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11-16-2017, 08:15 PM
Lyft enlists team of live-streaming experts to work on apps
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Lyft has something new that isn't exactly shiny or directly car-related. Uber's largest competitor in the U.S. has hired 12 live-streaming video experts to focus on both the driver and passenger apps.*
SEE ALSO: Lyft is finally going international (http://mashable.com/2017/11/13/lyft-toronto-canada-expansion/)
The new hires come from Kamcord, a live video app that launched in 2012 as a Twitch for mobile games. The Y Combinator startup had gained attention from gamers worldwide and secured big investments from Tencent Holdings, Google Ventures, and Andreessen Horowitz. But it struggled to compete among the tech giants also offering live video, namely Amazon, Google, and Facebook.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/11/16/lyft-acquires-kamcord-driver-passenger-apps/)
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Lyft has something new that isn't exactly shiny or directly car-related. Uber's largest competitor in the U.S. has hired 12 live-streaming video experts to focus on both the driver and passenger apps.*
SEE ALSO: Lyft is finally going international (http://mashable.com/2017/11/13/lyft-toronto-canada-expansion/)
The new hires come from Kamcord, a live video app that launched in 2012 as a Twitch for mobile games. The Y Combinator startup had gained attention from gamers worldwide and secured big investments from Tencent Holdings, Google Ventures, and Andreessen Horowitz. But it struggled to compete among the tech giants also offering live video, namely Amazon, Google, and Facebook.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/11/16/lyft-acquires-kamcord-driver-passenger-apps/)
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