It's also interesting to see all the negative feedback posted on the YouTube blog in response to the search box:
http://www.youtube.com/blog?entry=zLSoxZyhau8 Curiously, the search box itself doesn't drive traffic to YouTube.com or promote featured videos - so from a business standpoint I don't really get it, either. The purpose of an embedded player is to facilitate offsite viewing of a *specific* video - not to serve as a portal to your entire catalog of videos. Rick --- In [email protected], "Jay dedman" <jay.ded...@...> wrote: > > Rick rey has an interesting take on youtube adding search box to embedded > videos. > http://blog.rickrey.com/post/63100432/regarding-the-new-youtube-search-box-in- embedded-videos > > > I don't like it. It's further proof that YouTube is a technology company, > > not an entertainment company. They are sacrificing the quality of the user's > > experience for a small bump in usability. Not to mention, it's kind of a > > slap in the face to content creators who work hard to keep viewers engaged. > > It's just one more distraction on top of the umpteen others we're up against > > to keep your attention. > > > This is another data point when choosing what video service you really like. > are they supporting you as a creator, or are you supporting them as a > network? > > Jay > > -- > http://jaydedman.com > 917 371 6790 > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
