just read this quick post: http://internet.seekingalpha.com/article/22229
reminded me of this thread and well..... that i didnt get a response, mike ;) so, why do you think this idea/rumor is the smartest thing they can do? sull On 12/9/06, sull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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) -- Sull http://vlogdir.com (a project) http://SpreadTheMedia.org (my blog) http://interdigitate.com (otherly) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
