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Complements to TechCrunch’s Video Overview
by Allen Stern on October 10th, 2007
Mark over at Techcrunch has a great writeup of many of the video services currently available and even created a handy chart comparing the services. Comes at a good time after my "Vimeo vs. Viddler" column yesterday. It appears that Blip.tv is the favorite of the TC staff and YouTube is obviously the largest. I think Mark missed a few key points so here are my complements to his article:
- YouTube is the biggest because they are the biggest, not because they are the best. (i.e. Kleenex)
- Many video show publishers promote their wares on multiple channels - see WineLibraryTV on blip.tv and vidder, iJustine on Revver and Viddler, etc.
- People either use the video service their friends are using or they YouTube them. If my friends are using Veoh, so shall I.
- Some video services either are 100% business focused or skew in that direction. It’s probably not fair to compare say Blip to Vimeo.
I do believe there is room for more than one video service. While I am not sure how many is the sweet spot - the community aspects are the key - YouTube’s community is less than stellar in terms of sticky power.
HungryFlix.com provides indie film downloads for iPod, PSP and more. Content providers set their own price and earn 60% of the profits from their sales.
Filmmakers can upload their films in MPEG4 format, up to 500mb size.
Thanks for your vimeo plug. We hope you will continue to find our service useful. And I can agree with you enough about “what my friends are using” argument. People often overlook this factor and try to judge an social network/sharing app on their own merits. This is what made Myspace, Facebook, Fotolog what they are and how challenging it is for a newcomer to attract and convert new users.