Justin.tv is back -- kind of.
Justin Kan, founder of the live streaming site Justin.tv that shuttered in 2014, announced on social media Wednesday that he is resurrecting his original "lifecasting" channel on his personal Snapchat account.
I've decided to restart https://t.co/F3NC12z527 on Snapchat. Come work for me. https://t.co/kGCbRCvK1g— Justin Kan (@justinkan) February 3, 2016
Kan founded Justin.tv in 2007 with funding help from Y Combinator. Using just a web cam and laptop, Kan broadcast his life on the site for months. The platform soon became popular with users, who also utilized the site as a forum to broadcast their personal lives.
But in August of 2014, the company shuttered Justin.tv to focus on its spin-off video game streaming website, Twitch. That same month, Amazon acquired the gaming website for $970 million.
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"Justin.tv was nine years too early," Kan wrote in a blog post Wednesday, seeking applicants for a "media relations and Snap God" job.
His announcement comes at a time where live streaming is on the rise.
Many in the digital entertainment world, including Today Show co-host Al Roker, believe this type of entertainment is the future. In addition to Snapchat, a handful of others -- including Periscope and StreamUp -- are trying to emerge as leaders in a growing streaming industry.
"Restarting Justin.tv might be a terrible idea. I’m actually undecided," Kan wrote in the job post. "But, it worked out well the first time."