The problem with Veoh is not ideals but execution. We all want to make a
living, but they are just a bit too obvious about it. Yes, products,
consumption and desire are integral parts of our lives, but to exploit
these traits without consent, especially when its conveniently timed
with the raising of a 12 million dollar round of investment (from time
warner and diesney ilk no less), is bad form.
If they've got a decent product, then god speed for them, but what I've
seen so far is just a bad excuse for a YouTube wannabe. Make something
that rocks and makes me happy and I will be a fan. So far the only
reason I use Veoh is to see Steve Garfield's monkey picture.
+nathan
On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 1:31 am, robert a/k/a r wrote:
> I was just going through a few links and stumbled across a Veoh
> interview (from earlier this year) where they talk about editorial and
> advertising. The quote really jumped out at me, I can't put my finger
> on exactly why.
>
> Here's a quote and below is the link to the full article;
>
> "Sometimes those recommendations will be videos. But sometimes they
> will be advertisements. And if Dunning's "crazy math" works like it is
> supposed to, you might not even know the difference between the two.
> "We look at advertising as content," says Shapiro. "Targetted
> advertising is potent content." As an example, he shows me a clip of
> a videoblogger driving around in a Porsche in Germany. It is not an
> ad, but it might as well be one. What if, suggests Shapiro, there were
> a Porsche logo in the corner that said "more info available." And if
> you click it, you get several options, such as download a four-minute
> infomercial or longer, official Porsche driving videos for later
> viewing, or watch them now, or send an e-mail to yourself with a link
> to a Porche Website. "
>
> <http://business2.blogs.com/business2blog/2006/02/scoop_veoh_take.html>
>
> Maybe if I were there at the presentation and had seen their Porsche
> video I would have appreciated their comments better. I wonder if other
> aggregators are considering similar strategies.
>
>
> --
> cheers
> r
>
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