Archive for July 24th, 2006
Who’s responsible for “irrational exuberance” this time around?
0 Comments Published by ChiefViddler July 24th, 2006 in Uncategorized, News, Industry, Rants, YouTube, venture capitalTim Arango over at the New York Post had a piece this morning, claiming that the YouTube boys think they’re valued at $1B. That’s right - say it in your best Dr. Evil voice - $1,000,000,000. Now I can’t claim to speak for Chad Hurley or the backers behind YouTube - but for […]
“Dabble” might be a fitting name
0 Comments Published by ChiefViddler July 24th, 2006 in Industry, DabbleIn yet more news this morning, Dabble has officially come out of closed beta.
Don’t know where exactly they rank in the list of 170+ YouTube clones, but at first blush around their site, it’s extremely difficult for me to figure out where their differentiation or advantage is. They haven’t yet matched the list […]
How to Jumpcut a licensing deal
1 Comment Published by ChiefViddler July 24th, 2006 in News, Industry, Advertising, HollywoodWow… lots of industry news this morning, that’s for certain.
JumpCut announced this morning that it’s licensing its video editing application to FoxAtomic, who is using a private-labeled version of the app to allow people to create their own audition tapes for the new Revenge of the Nerds remake. As we’ve seen elsewhere in the […]
Gotuit sneaks out late Sunday night
0 Comments Published by ChiefViddler July 24th, 2006 in General, News, YouTubeNice job on the stealth-mode prep work guys. Atlas Ventures-backed Gotuit Media launched late on Sunday night, complete with a substantial library of videos (lots of music videos) ready to go. Typical of the other YouTube clones it offers fast start Flash playback.
I’d say however that Gotuit’s UI is more friendly for […]
