Archive for August, 2006
Esther Dyson is still right.
0 Comments Published by ChiefViddler August 31st, 2006 in Industry, RantsI don’t know what she’d say about the current web video explosion in this context, but I think she and I would agree that with 170+ video sharing sites out there, sharing videos over the web is not a business, but is really only a a feature.
Years ago — sometime around 1990/1991, Esther Dyson was […]
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Deepest apologies there folks for the extended absence. What with it being August and all, and the girlfriend was out here for the summer, traffic was a bitch, the sun was in my eyes, and the dog ate my homework.
Nonetheless… […]
AOL attempts to capitalize on the trend
0 Comments Published by ChiefViddler August 2nd, 2006 in General, YouTubeAs reported by arstechnica, AOL is set to launch its beta video site this week, incorporating tech from its Singingfish and Truveo acquisitions, its VideoEgg licensing deal, and content from everyone - literally. AOL’s site will incorporate video from;
YouTube
GoogleVideo
AtomFilms
45 channels of content from
Viacom
Turner Broadcasting
MTV Networks
As much as I think AOL lost their shine […]
YouTube now Numero Uno?
0 Comments Published by ChiefViddler August 1st, 2006 in General, Industry, YouTubeToday’s Guardian Unlimited is reporting that Alexa has ranked YouTube higher than MySpace for the past three months, with a 3.9% share of daily visits. What’s most significant to us here at Viddling Around is the that the average YouTube visitor spends 28 minutes on the site. That is simply amazing […]






