what's funny is that YouTube is supposedly to "Broadcast Yourself". however, they are shifting into MSM which has nothing to do with their tagline. i wonder how many more users will feel "used".
you might be right, mike. but maybe not. since the "talks" are about MSM and not so much about user-generated content... lets consider that aspect. on the tube in your family room, you surf to different channels to watch the shows that you like. why cant the same apply to the web? shouldnt each conglomerate's line-up of "quality" programming still command their traffic/ratings/revenue? if one site has a show i really enjoy, i would go to it. i might not have a choice. if i did, its probably a copyright violation on the other site. legal actions against these other sites will get more aggressive too. but lets say a bunch of these companies do join up to create a hub. lets say they now get more traffic then YouTube. do they win? they would have to share the ad revenue etc because its a shared hub. what do they win? bragging rights that they pushed YouTube down a slot on the top 10 online destinations? I think that if the focus stays on creating quality MSM and distributing it on the net.... people will go to it (if they like it). Just like at home with your TV. this might be about not fully understanding the game and the competition. now if they are talking about making another "Broadcast Yourself" service.... i dont know... that still might not make much sense to me... but it wouldnt be quite as senseless. Mike, can you ellaborate? Maybe you can change my perspective on this. sull On 12/9/06, Mike Hudack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Personally I think that this is one of the smartest things they could > possibly do. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com> > > [mailto:[email protected] <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com>] > On Behalf Of tony.katz > > Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 8:32 AM > > To: [email protected] <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: [videoblogging] From the Wall Street Journal > > > > Fox, Viacom, CBS and NBC are in talks regarding the creation > > of a YouTube like site. > > > > The article link is http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx? > > type=internetNews&storyid=2006-12-09T052820Z_01_N09422049_RTRU > > KOC_0_US- > > MEDIA-YOUTUBE.xml&src=rss&rpc=22 > > > > Thoughts? > > > > Tony Katz > > http://www.talkshowonthego.com > > http://www.vnetworks.tv > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > -- Sull http://vlogdir.com (a project) http://SpreadTheMedia.org (my blog) http://interdigitate.com (otherly) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
