Posts Tagged with ‘Google-Video’

You would have thought that companies involved in selling digital media (especially those with DRM content) would have learned a lesson after the fiasco Google went through when the company decided to close its video marketplace. That was last August, when Google abruptly cut off access to the videos that many customers had rightfully purchased or rented. Then, after heavy internet criticism, all customers received an apology and full refunds.
Schizophrenic Microsoft must not have heard about that news story however, [...]

Considering how popular that social bookmarking has become and the fact that Google is the most used search engine, a social bookmarking site for the search giant seems far overdue. Google has already been offering a bookmark service, but saved bookmarks were stored privately in user's accounts, which left the social aspect lacking.
Perhaps Google is going along with the saying 'better late than never' as it has now launched Shared Stuff (creative name, huh?), which seems like a [...]

A little over a week ago, I was writing about the mistakes that Google made when it decided to shut down its paid Google Video service. Several other blogs displayed similar feelings about the email message that customers received.
Essentially, Google gave customers of the service a 5-day advance notice that the service was closing, announced that any videos paid for would no longer be accessible (even those purchased-to-own), and that they would provide anyone who had purchased videos [...]

DRM, or Digital Rights Management, is an invention the rational and sane of the world wish never came to be. It’s been a crutch for many in the music industry that’s brought about numerous negative consequences for all involved in its establishment, from its pioneers to its consumers. The latest example of its ill effect on the digital space is the unsavory fallout surrounding the decision by Google to shut down its Google Video division to focus exclusively on the [...]

Google Video was supposed to be Google's answer to the popular Apple iTunes video marketplace where users can download movies and television shows. Apple has had far more success though, while Google's lackluster offerings have kept a quiet status.
Yesterday, Google announced that it would be shutting down its Google Video marketplace and that any downloaded videos will no longer be accessible after August 15. This will include both rented and purchased videos.
Yes, that means that if you paid to [...]

My old favorite YouTube seems to be chugging along according to the news today. According to statistics from a Hitwise, Inc traffic data, from January to May the market share of visits to YouTube rose 70 percent even in light of the site's legal woes. The next closest site was News Corp's MySpace Video according to the survey with about 16 percent of the market.
YouTube Then the Others
Google's YouTube as of May, 2007 controls over 60 percent of the [...]

WorldTV is another invitation only, alpha even, startup I have been testing for our readers over these last few days. The service allows users to select and view millions of online videos and to organize them into unique playlists. The idea is not revolutionary but the flash interposing of full screen video inside the user browser is. WorldTV has a look and feel that is unique and attractive. The service is perhaps one of the most interesting early phase startups we [...]

Yahoo! Pipes has been helping people mash for a good few weeks now. Buzz has built considerably around the platform, and some of the items that have resulted from user experiments are becoming increasingly popular. NewTeeVee found ten video-related mashups that they suggested their readers give a look-see, which we thought you, our readers, would like to learn a bit about, too.
Some - like “YouTunes” and “Last.fm meets YouTube” and “Coming soon trailers” - appear elementary in [...]

First there was StumbleUpon. Then came StumbleVideo. And um…that?s about all we?ve got so far. But they?re both enough to occupy countless hours of your time. Spend a few minutes rummaging through the pages Stumbleupon delivers you and you?ll be hooked. The same goes for StumbleVideo, or as it is more widely regarded: Stumble TV.
Stumble TV pulls clips out of the annals of YouTube, Google Video (Both are now one and the same, really) and MySpace video ? whatever that is. [...]