Posts Tagged with ‘video-sharing’

It's interesting what ideas you'll find in the strangest of places. Yesterday's online Variety, for example, was where I found the first mention I've seen of Didja, a site being launched next year by NBC Universal .
The plan for Didja is a niche social/video site, with the focus being on commercials, including TV spots, trailers, and, in this Utopian product ideal, spots created especially for Didja. The site is allegedly scheduled to launch early next year, with USA-SciFi President Bonnie [...]

When Google acquired YouTube we all predicted that Google would have lots of copyright problems with owners of content uploaded to the video sharing website illegally. But it has proven that recently YouTube is frequently mentioned in relation to various countries blocking access to YouTube for their citizens due to their dissatisfaction with YouTube's content. We have already reported on Turkey and Thailand blocking YouTube. In both situations it was a government's decision that was officially declared and was soon [...]

It looks like Pentagon further restricts the way military personnel uses the world wide web. Military personnel and civilian employees will not be able to access YouTube, MySpace, Pandora, Photobucket, hi5, metacafe and several other “recreational Internet sites” (I like the term, by the way) when they are using the Department of Defense network. The full list of websites along with the explanation of the reasons for such a decision can be found in the official Pentagon memo. The cited [...]

Uvouch, one of the Web's most unique video sharing sites is starting a contest today, and launching several unique user features as well. Contestants stand a chance to win a Nintendo Wii Sports console and other cool prizes. Uvouch has also added even more functionality since our last visit with customization and embedding tools not found on even the most advanced video sharing communities. The Wii contest is a welcome incentive to attract even more feedback from users and in rewarding users [...]

We got a nice note from Twango asking us to check out their latest tweaks and features. It has been some time since our last review, so we checked it out for you guys. Twango has become a very popular media sharing site that allows users to upload photos, video or other files and then the ability to quickly embed the media into blogs and other sites.
The latest upgrade to Twango has infinitely simplified the homepage and users can now [...]

Kyte.tv went live Monday the 23rd as promised by Daniel Graf the founder. Kyte is a Splashcast type startup that allows users to broadcast content, display photos, music and other favorite media on their sites. Channels on Kyte.tv can be enabled with live chat and are viewable via a scroll menu below the player. Kyte is the most feature laden service of its type by far.  
This broadcast station for the people of Web 2.0 can be embedded in personal spaces, pages or blogs [...]

Pandora.TV, South Korea's top ranked video sharing site just secured Series B financing in the amount of $10 million from DCM, a Silicon Valley VC firm. Existing investors Altos Ventures, STIC and Saehan Ventures also participated in this round. This funding is earmarked to support the Pandora's rapid growth and expand its service offerings.
Founded in 2004 PandoraTV now has 12 million users with over a billion page views per month. The video sharing community now holds a considerable share [...]

Pando and Musicrypt partner for an unbeatable solution to secure media transfer. Musicrypt Inc. and Pando Networks, Inc., announced that they have entered into a licensing agreement expanding their relationship. Musicrypt proved they could integrate Pando's unique technology with their own Digital Media Distribution System (DMDS) to provide the fastest, most secure delivery of large digital content like TV commercials, music videos and audio files over the Internet.
Incorporating Pando Networks' innovative peer-to-peer architecture within DMDS will provide the fastest, most secure full [...]

More news from video sharing services - this time about money. Today I got a scoop from a credible source in the financial industry that gofish.com has hired JMP Securities of San Francisco effectively to attempt to buy WeWin - the incentive based video sharing community. The source told me that WeWin's rewards program fills a void that exists in gofish's current platform. Details of the deal are sketchy, but the deal is reported to be between $15 to $25 million dollars. My source [...]