Wednesday, July 12, 2006
YouTube Videos are free...and finished.
YouTube is over. Finished.
Not really.
But Mike Cassidy speculates on its rise and fall in his article "YouTube hits the big time in a short time."
He states, quite rightly, that last year at this time, no one was watching YouTube -- the site where anybody can freely post their videos...and can also freely watch any video. That is the YouTube and Google Video magic: free rich media content. No bandwidth concerns.
Hurray for the mass proliferation of online video!
YouTube reports that people are watching over 80 million videos per day at its site. That's a lot of online video...
So why does Mr. Cassidy state that YouTube is dead (pardon me, "so over"?)
Because with 80 million visitors, YouTube and online video is now mainstream. YouTube is not a cult following, sub-culture phenomenon anymore. To wit: the politicians have found it and are using it to reach their constituencies. YouTube is maturing nicely.
Just how mainstream can you get?
And how are you using the power of video to connect with your customers (or audience...or students) online? ¶ 7/12/2006 09:25:00 AM
YouTube is over. Finished.
Not really.
But Mike Cassidy speculates on its rise and fall in his article "YouTube hits the big time in a short time."
He states, quite rightly, that last year at this time, no one was watching YouTube -- the site where anybody can freely post their videos...and can also freely watch any video. That is the YouTube and Google Video magic: free rich media content. No bandwidth concerns.
Hurray for the mass proliferation of online video!
YouTube reports that people are watching over 80 million videos per day at its site. That's a lot of online video...
So why does Mr. Cassidy state that YouTube is dead (pardon me, "so over"?)
Because with 80 million visitors, YouTube and online video is now mainstream. YouTube is not a cult following, sub-culture phenomenon anymore. To wit: the politicians have found it and are using it to reach their constituencies. YouTube is maturing nicely.
Just how mainstream can you get?
And how are you using the power of video to connect with your customers (or audience...or students) online? ¶ 7/12/2006 09:25:00 AM
