Archive for the 'YouTube' Category
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
All Your Video Are Belong To Us
0 Comments Published by ChiefViddler July 20th, 2006 in YouTube, User generated content, DRMYouTube just revised their Terms and Conditions, and just pimped out all their users. Key section (as highlighted by our friends at Boing Boing);
“…by submitting the User Submissions to YouTube, you hereby grant YouTube a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicenseable and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the […]
“Never before have so many, owed so much, to so few”
0 Comments Published by ChiefViddler July 20th, 2006 in News, YouTube, User generated contentToday’s Guardian talks about a popular meme about user generated content making the rounds, that;
1% of your audience actually creates content
10% of your audience will add some value by entering comments, tagging or rating,
89% of your audience will simply just consome or view the content
Blows the old 80/20 rule right out of the […]
Been debating for a whlie on how to state this, but I’ve come to the belief that this explosion of web video, particularly consumer driven video, could be a positive force for Net Neutrality. If not in front of any legislative stupidity by Ted Stevens & friends, then perhaps by default in the marketplace in a post-legislation (or lack thereof) universe.
Consider for a moment the power behind both the consumption side, and potentially more important contribution side of YouTube and the clones. Consumers have obviously shown a strong demand for this kind of media and entertainment. However, with popularity oftens comes a target on one’s back. It’s easy to imagine YouTube, and perhaps one or two of the bigger clones, facing a scenario where the Telco’s come and try to extort additional revenue out of them, beyond the existing bandwidth expenses.
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