The First Live Stream
Necessity is the mother of invention, or so they say. And there are few things that prove that point better than the first-ever live stream. And despite what you might think, it had nothing to do with influencers or chatting with your parents. Instead, it had to do with coffee.
Back in 1993, researchers at a computer lab at the University of Cambridge set up a camera in front of the office coffee pot. Why? So they could see whether or not there was any coffee left without having to get up and check. Interestingly, that “live-stream” itself went viral, with people form around the world tuning in to see whether there was coffee in the pot.