Comments on: Yahoo Battles YouTube, But Forgets to Bring Flickr

By: Links for 2006-06-01 at //nedward.org

Links for 2006-06-01 at //nedward.org — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:56:04 +0000

[...] launches its YouTube killer - Yahoo! Video TechCrunch has a nice roundup, but bemoans the decision not to fold this functionality into Flickr. I’d rather see the [...]

By: Article Database » Usability: Yahoo, they can do better

Article Database » Usability: Yahoo, they can do better — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:04:52 +0000

[...] think they know what they are doing. The overall design looks pretty good and they provide some great features, but they messed up in some big [...]

By: kuju

kuju — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 01:10:34 +0000

The last thing Flickr needs is video
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By: Links for 2006-06-01 » Project Syndicate

Links for 2006-06-01 » Project Syndicate — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 06:30:36 +0000

[...] Yahoo! launches its YouTube killer - Yahoo! Video TechCrunch has a nice roundup, but bemoans the decision not to fold this functionality into Flickr. I’d rather see the Flickr folks implement video sharing on their own - and design it more for their audience. [...]

By: Planeta Blog » Blog Archive » Lanzado Yahoo Vídeo, la competencia de YouTube

Wed, 07 Jun 2006 10:16:18 +0000

[...] Lanzado Yahoo Vídeo, la competencia de YouTube Se acaba de lanzar el servicio de alojamiento de vídeo de Yahoo, Yahoo Vídeo, que posee las características comunes a este tipo de servicios aunque me ha sorprendido ya que me encuentro con un servicio mucho más ordenado y con un entorno visual mucho más atractivo gracias, entr otro, al uso del ajax. Aparte de reproducir los archivos subidos por los usuarios, reproduce los vídeos alojados en otros sistemas, aunque mas bien nos abre un pop up con el que accedemos a la fuente original del vídeo, es decir, los lleva a la fuente original del vídeo en cuestion. Los usuarios podrán subir archivos de hasta 100 MB en los formatos wmv, flv, asf, qt, mov, mpg, o avi, como es normal nos permite el código para insertarlo en nuestro blog e incluso enviar el enlace por mensajería de Yahoo Messenger. Un gran sitio que nos permite subir archivo asignándoles etiquetas, metiéndolo en ciertas categorías que tiene el sistema y que te permite suscribirte a cualquier canal, añadir vídeos como favoritos, etc… Vía | TechCrunch Enlace | Yahoo Vídeos [...]

By: don yoshizawa

don yoshizawa — Sun, 04 Jun 2006 11:20:09 +0000

Yahoo picture quality and full screen shots are great. The program however is similar to google video however googles advantage is over 100meg. is acceptable-this is a big plus. youtube advantage is to build your own site. I really dont see any competition between the two because they are in a different league. Maybe I am blind, but there are so many upload programs. ifilm veoh, revver. stupid videos, caught on video, etc. Yahoo does have the audience and name. But the main thing is originality not copy commercials,. All in all, I love all these programs that give just regular people with a camera to upload films so the world can see the life of normal people not actors in movie land making money and pretending to be something they are not. In the future, hopefully these upload programs can improve the world we live in.-yahoo video program is excellent-about time to give us a chance!!!!

By: RBA

RBA — Sun, 04 Jun 2006 09:27:44 +0000

So… Where’s the API? I know about the Y! Video Search API, but what if I all I want is, say, get the details about a particular video? That cannot be done with the current Video Search API.

By: Web 2.0 - Что нового? Новости интернет проектов » Yahoo борется с YouTube, но забывает про Flickr

Sat, 03 Jun 2006 12:09:39 +0000

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By: GigaOM : » You Tube vs Yahoo

GigaOM : » You Tube vs Yahoo — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 20:10:54 +0000

[...] Earlier this week, Yahoo announced a revamped video hosting service. Many saw it as a threat to You Tube (which has issues of its own.) In reality, Yahoo! has its work cut out. I checked with folks over at Hitwise, a traffic analysis and research firm, and they sent me data which shows that You Tube is miles ahead of their competition, including Yahoo! Video. [...]

By: Flickr doesn’t need any video. Seriously. > Archives > Web 2.0 Stores

Flickr doesn’t need any video. Seriously. > Archives > Web 2.0 Stores — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 19:18:51 +0000

[...] Mike over at Techcrunch has an article today about how Yahoo is launching their Yahoo! Video offer and how disappointing it is that they didn’t integrate video with Flickr instead of launching this new product. Now, that isn’t disappointing at all - it’s a god damn relief. Here’s why. [...]

By: Doug

Doug — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 13:54:06 +0000

Yahoo made a great decision not to integrate video and Flickr! There are many other sites for people to upload video. I’m also really surprised that they are using WMV, but understand why.

By: Yahoo! Video Launched at e-techblog.com

Yahoo! Video Launched at e-techblog.com — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 12:58:28 +0000

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By: Pronet Advertising

Pronet Advertising — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 07:23:59 +0000

Usability: Yahoo, they can do better…

Yahoo Video is getting a lot of hype right now. Everyone is talking about how great it is and all of the good features, but no one is really talking about how they messed up. They are Yahoo, a big search giant, so you would think they know what they …

By: Sean Forman

Sean Forman — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 02:31:20 +0000

I’ll have to disagree with the majority here. I would love it if Flickr allowed me to upload videos. I use flickr for family photos and sharing photos of the tyke with the grandparents. Being able to seamlessly do so with 20-sec videos or so would be tremendous.

By: Lots of Cool News Today at Incoherent Babble

Lots of Cool News Today at Incoherent Babble — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 01:59:44 +0000

[...] To finally wrap things up, we most recently have a story called Yahoo Battles YouTube, But Forgets to Bring Flickr from TechCrunch. Looks like a no-brainer to me that Flickr and the new Yahoo! Video service should have been linked. One of the attractive points of Flickr is its simplicity (which is very un-Yahoo!). I’m not sure how well the video service will fly apart from our long-time pal. [...]

By: jba

jba — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 22:37:36 +0000

About yahoo’s decision to use WMV - they have a huge exisitng infrastructure for windows media streaming that was originally bought during the broadcast.com purchase, and extended over the years to supply video and audio for streaming events (state of the union, olympics), and launch.com/yahoo music.

To those who say that this lessen’s Youtube’s chances of being purchased, yeah, that’s probably somewhat true, but recall that Yahoo bought HotJobs.com when it already had Yahoo Jobs, and bought flickr even though it already had yahoo photos. (i’m sure there are other examples of this too) It all depends on what yahoo can make of their new videos site. Youtube’s best bet is to keep-on-truckin.

By: matblog

matblog — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 21:42:09 +0000

Yahoo Video gelauncht!…

Wer kein eigens Videoportal hat gilt heutzutage als unschick. Nun hat auch Yahoo sein eigene Videoportal. Yahoo Video wurde gestern Abend um 21 Uhr ans Netz angeschlossen.

Was mir neu vorkommt, also bisher noch nicht gesehen habe, ist das bei Yahoo …

By: BenBishop.me.uk : Blog Archive : Yahoo Enters Video Market

BenBishop.me.uk : Blog Archive : Yahoo Enters Video Market — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 21:11:26 +0000

[...] Michael over at Techcrunch gives a good write up on Yahoo Video, another video hosting site gunning for YouTube. In what’s turning into a crowded market place, Yahoo’s chances look good with the resources and personnel available to them since the Flickr acquisition. Interestingly Yahoo video is based around Microsoft’s Windows Media format and doesn’t just offer their own but aggregates video from other sites (just presumably not YouTube’s). [...]

By: Yahoo-videoservice nog niet optimaal at Dit is Berry

Yahoo-videoservice nog niet optimaal at Dit is Berry — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 20:37:38 +0000

[...] Vanochtend is Yahoo Video gelanceerd, las ik op Techcrunch. Yahoo had al de beste videozoekmachine, en is tevens eigenaar van Flickr, de manier bij uitstek om je foto’s te delen (hier staan die van mij), en heeft dus prima papieren om ook als hoster van user generated video’s goed uit de verf te komen. Meest opvallende verschil met marktleider Youtube is dat de video’s standaard worden omgezet in Windows Media Video (wmv) - behalve bij mensen met een Mac, las ik, die krijgen net als bij Youtube een flashvideo. Nou, ik heb het uitgeprobeerd, en een testvideo gemaakt waarin ik zowel de geluidskwaliteit van mijn dasspeldmicrofoontje test als de beeldkwaliteit van voornoemde videohosters. Wat blijkt: op Youtube krijg ik de verwachte kwaliteit: veel slechter dan het Quicktime-origineel, dat hieronder is te bekijken, maar op zich redelijk. Yahoo kan echter niet overweg met het 16:9-breedbeeldformaat en misvormt de video nogal. Nu vraag ik mij slechts nog af: krijgen bezoekers met Windows-pc’s nu ook Flash-versies te zien, of krijgt u de video in WMV-formaat gepresenteerd? Watch Now: Podcast Video [0:19m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download iPodversie: | Play Now | Play in Popup | Download document.getElementById(’podPressPlayerSpace_175_label_videoPlayer_175_0′).innerHTML=’Hide Player’; document.getElementById(’podPressPlayerSpace_175′).title = ‘videoPlayer_175_0′; [...]

By: Tim Zappe » Yahoo Video

Tim Zappe » Yahoo Video — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 20:34:44 +0000

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By: Harvard Extended

Harvard Extended — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 20:27:19 +0000

I agree with Razvan. The 100mb filesize limit is a problem — it means only relatively short videos can be uploaded, or longer videos with low quality settings. Storage costs and bandwidth are obviously concerns for Yahoo, but over time Google Video and others will eat Yahoo’s lunch if these restrictions are kept in place.

By: Sundroid

Sundroid — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 19:06:32 +0000

I’ve been uploading videos to YouTube and Google Video, and if I may say something nice about Yahoo, the Johnny-come-lately — all three services convert my original wmv files into Flash, but only Yahoo keeps the stereo soundtrack in. Not a big deal, but it matters to those of us who care about the sound quality.

Here is an example of comparison. On Yahoo Video with stereo sound:

http://video.yahoo.com/video/p.....b90.476710

Same video on YouTube with mono sound:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDMIIUskffc

On Google:

http://video.google.com/videop.....2904258961

(Memo to Yahoo Video team: maybe you guys want to trumpet this advantage over your rivals.)

By: Jake Cressman

Jake Cressman — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 17:43:06 +0000

Flickr and videos? It would work best if people only uploaded short, personal videos.

What I’m afraid of is people uploading commercial videos, mini-movies, animations and the like. What makes Flickr photos so cool is that I feel like I’m seeing glimpses of another persons life that are authentic and earnest. Video could mess that up.

By: ted

ted — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 17:27:49 +0000

What will they do about copyright infringement?

By: Billy Warhol

Billy Warhol — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 17:22:23 +0000

i agree with the majority here - Flickr does not need video. & i can’t believe how painfully SLOW video still is on the net! It’s ridiculous! Video has too many Frames per Second! Toss out the useless frames & get to the good stuff!! The beautiful Still Photograph!! ;))