http://blog.viddle.net Fiddling around with video on the web Mon, 04 Dec 2006 23:44:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://blog.viddle.net/2006/12/04/mojungle-test/ I 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 ... http://blog.viddle.net/2006/08/31/esther-dyson-is-still-right/ [qt:/video/imback.mov 240 128] 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... we're back in the saddle again, ... http://blog.viddle.net/2006/08/31/were-back/ As 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 ... http://blog.viddle.net/2006/08/02/aol-attempts-to-capitalize-on-the-trend/ Today'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. ... http://blog.viddle.net/2006/08/01/youtube-now-numero-uno/ Word is out that Actimagine - the European company behind the ultra-efficient mobile video codec "Mobiclip" - has raised €3MM from GRP Partners of Los Angeles. There's no question that the mobile video market needs a better  solution than traditional MPEG codecs, particularly when you consider the constraints of processing capacity ... http://blog.viddle.net/2006/07/31/actimagine-makers-of-mobiclip-raises-e3mm/ My apologies, and I hate doing this so early in this blog's young life - but my posting will be a little lighter over the next couple of days as I've got company visiting from out of town. Please Stand By. http://blog.viddle.net/2006/07/27/sorry-light-posting-for-a-couple-of-days/ Reports are surfacing that Apple's new widescreen video iPod may be delayed until 2007. I guess we'll all know more in a couple of weeks once Apple's WWDC takes place. If true, it's a shame that it is taking Apple so long to develop what some Asian manufacturers have ... http://blog.viddle.net/2006/07/25/no-new-video-ipod-until-2007/ Tim 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 ... http://blog.viddle.net/2006/07/24/whos-responsible-for-irrational-exuberance-this-time-around/ In 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 ... http://blog.viddle.net/2006/07/24/dabble-might-be-a-fitting-name/