lifecast

American  

[lahyf-kast, ‑-kahst] / ˈlaɪfˌkæst, ‑ˌkɑst /

verb (used with or without object)

lifecast, lifecasted, lifecasting

1. Also lifestream to broadcast live video of (one's daily activities) over the internet, as with a portable webcam.

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noun

1. a live video of one's daily activities, broadcast over the internet.

   A lot of people are obsessed with following her daily lifecast.

Other Word Forms

• lifecaster
  noun

Etymology

Origin of lifecast

First recorded in 2005–10; life + (broad)cast

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

lifecasting

He’s also something of a philosopher, expounding endlessly on the Zen of lifecasting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2022

The more recent failure of Justin.tv reinforced the conclusion that lifecasting is an inherently flawed concept. Justin.tv’s creators pivoted to live-streamed gaming and founded Twitch, which they sold to Amazon last year for $1 billion.

From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2015

The three guys who launched Vine, in January, 2013, intended it as a lifecasting tool: I took a walk and saw this.

From The New Yorker ● Dec. 8, 2014

Twitch began life as a spinoff of the so-called lifecasting site Justin.tv, founded by the entrepreneur Justin Kan in 2007 to broadcast his entire life online, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 26, 2014

Oh god, what if he gets a VYou.com account and just starts lifecasting?

From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2011