On 12/4/06, Mike Hudack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > That aside, it strikes me that YouTube is MySpace with video. That is > to say that it's a community of people who have formed in a specific > place around a specific medium (text and audio for MySpace and video for > YouTube). MySpace is one way of and one place to consume text and video > on the Web, and YouTube is one way of and one place to consume video on > the Web. >
Also be aware (as I'm sure Mike is) that MySpace is not quite the hot topic it was even a month ago. Its prime demographic (youth) appears to be deserting it, perhaps because they're feeling invaded by the flood of corporate "members" (at least that's one theory). Some people, like myself, dabble in MySpace from time to time just to see what it's all about, but are hardly big contributors to that community. And there are many other thriving communities out there. YouTube may be the 800 pound gorilla in this field right now, but there is no guarantee that it will get to keep that position. In the meantime, if "YouTube" and "MySpace" are effective shorthand to help people wrap their heads around the concept of putting video online or being part of an online community, that's probably more helpful than not. Eventually the "profane" will learn enough to understand when you say "It's not on YouTube, it's on my own site" - and the reasons why you made that choice. -- best regards, Deirdré Straughan www.beginningwithi.com (personal) www.tvblob.com (work) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
