Comments on: MSN Video’s New Look http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/26/msn-videos-new-look/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:51:41 -0800 hourly 1 By: El Honathan http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/26/msn-videos-new-look/comment-page-1/#comment-1648538 El Honathan Thu, 27 Sep 2007 08:49:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/26/msn-videos-new-look/#comment-1648538 Also is this a Beta? -- When I try and watch the History channel stuff the audio stops at 2:14 and the video continues? If I press forward or pause the video stop and I get served MSNBC in stead of history channel. Strange.... Anyway a little step in the right direction for MSN still not very convincing as of yet though. Also is this a Beta? — When I try and watch the History channel stuff the audio stops at 2:14 and the video continues? If I press forward or pause the video stop and I get served MSNBC in stead of history channel. Strange….

Anyway a little step in the right direction for MSN still not very convincing as of yet though.

]]> By: sputnick http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/26/msn-videos-new-look/comment-page-1/#comment-1648522 sputnick Thu, 27 Sep 2007 08:29:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/26/msn-videos-new-look/#comment-1648522 It's a good effort, intuitive and user-friendly, like Live image search's interface, which has since become better than Google's. What I don't get is why they didn't put this under their Live brand. The web address is "videos.msn.com," and on the page they have a little blurb asking you users to memorize "msnvideos.com" while what they should have been doing is putting it under Live. It’s a good effort, intuitive and user-friendly, like Live image search’s interface, which has since become better than Google’s.

What I don’t get is why they didn’t put this under their Live brand. The web address is “videos.msn.com,” and on the page they have a little blurb asking you users to memorize “msnvideos.com” while what they should have been doing is putting it under Live.

]]> By: El Honathan http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/26/msn-videos-new-look/comment-page-1/#comment-1648515 El Honathan Thu, 27 Sep 2007 08:25:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/26/msn-videos-new-look/#comment-1648515 The actual layout of the page is weird. I keep look at the banner rather than the video player because it is in the space where ads are usually displayed. Maybe just convention but... Also it is interesting to see that the actual look and feel is mainly just a generic clone of a corporate portal video page. There is so many more innovative ways of using layout and integration with video and it looks like MS has just gone with a standard slighly boring layout. No#1 - the ability of the user to customize layout??!! With regards to the ads -- well I would prefer streaming video with ads to subscription based download. I agree that there MSN could have thought more about the new opportunities such as ticker-ads, bug-placements and other less broadcast generic ad formats The actual layout of the page is weird. I keep look at the banner rather than the video player because it is in the space where ads are usually displayed. Maybe just convention but…

Also it is interesting to see that the actual look and feel is mainly just a generic clone of a corporate portal video page. There is so many more innovative ways of using layout and integration with video and it looks like MS has just gone with a standard slighly boring layout. No#1 – the ability of the user to customize layout??!!

With regards to the ads — well I would prefer streaming video with ads to subscription based download. I agree that there MSN could have thought more about the new opportunities such as ticker-ads, bug-placements and other less broadcast generic ad formats

]]> By: sid http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/26/msn-videos-new-look/comment-page-1/#comment-1648445 sid Thu, 27 Sep 2007 06:59:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/26/msn-videos-new-look/#comment-1648445 The page looks nice and the ajax thing ..yes the ads are nice .i hope the windows mssg ads do the trick for MSN Video's The page looks nice and the ajax thing ..yes the ads are nice .i hope the windows mssg ads do the trick for MSN Video’s

]]> By: techguy http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/26/msn-videos-new-look/comment-page-1/#comment-1648413 techguy Thu, 27 Sep 2007 06:31:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/26/msn-videos-new-look/#comment-1648413 This post seems to come from someone who has never used MSN video and all of the comments seem to be coming from a completely different market than those who use MSN video. You missed the fundamental reason why MSN video is popular, will be very successful and continue to rack in money for Microsoft. The latest version of Windows Live Messenger has links to MSN's video scrolling with the latest videos all day. I know I've been intrigued to click on those ads and millions of others will too. Plus, marketers would be impressed with the taglines that MSN has created to encourage people to click on them. I wouldn't discount what MSN is doing in this space, even if it's going for a very different market than most startups featured on Techcrunch. "The notion (borrowed from regular text search) that people want to toggle back and forth between video search and watching the actual videos is going to go away soon enough." I really think the above is a poor comparison. People can listen to a video while they search which is something you couldn't do with regular text search. Don't be surprised if this becomes the defacto standard for video search. This post seems to come from someone who has never used MSN video and all of the comments seem to be coming from a completely different market than those who use MSN video. You missed the fundamental reason why MSN video is popular, will be very successful and continue to rack in money for Microsoft. The latest version of Windows Live Messenger has links to MSN’s video scrolling with the latest videos all day. I know I’ve been intrigued to click on those ads and millions of others will too. Plus, marketers would be impressed with the taglines that MSN has created to encourage people to click on them. I wouldn’t discount what MSN is doing in this space, even if it’s going for a very different market than most startups featured on Techcrunch.

“The notion (borrowed from regular text search) that people want to toggle back and forth between video search and watching the actual videos is going to go away soon enough.”

I really think the above is a poor comparison. People can listen to a video while they search which is something you couldn’t do with regular text search. Don’t be surprised if this becomes the defacto standard for video search.

]]> By: gregory http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/26/msn-videos-new-look/comment-page-1/#comment-1648319 gregory Thu, 27 Sep 2007 05:10:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/26/msn-videos-new-look/#comment-1648319 except for magazines, i have never seen a medium where the content is worth suffering through ads.... i never click them, automatically hate anybody who uses pop-ups, will never waste time on any video where there is ads, never watch television because of ads... it just isnt worth it to me to have my attention abused.... i wonder if others are like me, and if the ad revenue model of web sites is sustainable... we shall see except for magazines, i have never seen a medium where the content is worth suffering through ads…. i never click them, automatically hate anybody who uses pop-ups, will never waste time on any video where there is ads, never watch television because of ads… it just isnt worth it to me to have my attention abused…. i wonder if others are like me, and if the ad revenue model of web sites is sustainable… we shall see

]]> By: Donald Mckenzie Jr http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/26/msn-videos-new-look/comment-page-1/#comment-1648306 Donald Mckenzie Jr Thu, 27 Sep 2007 04:58:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/26/msn-videos-new-look/#comment-1648306 Hey this is a great post. It looks like MSN is going through some majore changes. Keep up the good work. Hey this is a great post. It looks like MSN is going through some majore changes. Keep up the good work.

]]> By: D http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/26/msn-videos-new-look/comment-page-1/#comment-1648243 D Thu, 27 Sep 2007 04:07:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/26/msn-videos-new-look/#comment-1648243 Epic failure. Epic failure.

]]> By: B.Ackles http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/26/msn-videos-new-look/comment-page-1/#comment-1648174 B.Ackles Thu, 27 Sep 2007 02:35:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/26/msn-videos-new-look/#comment-1648174 This site does not work with Safari; typical for MSN... This site does not work with Safari; typical for MSN…

]]> By: Pierre http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/26/msn-videos-new-look/comment-page-1/#comment-1648051 Pierre Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:31:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/26/msn-videos-new-look/#comment-1648051 This concept played out on sites like GameVideos.com and Soapbox works well although sometimes I do find myself needing a results page URL. This concept played out on sites like GameVideos.com and Soapbox works well although sometimes I do find myself needing a results page URL.

]]> By: Stephen Lev http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/26/msn-videos-new-look/comment-page-1/#comment-1648036 Stephen Lev Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:19:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/26/msn-videos-new-look/#comment-1648036 People use MSN Video? If a tree falls in the forrest and no one is there to see it, did it really fall? Same goes with "new" page of MSN video. People use MSN Video? If a tree falls in the forrest and no one is there to see it, did it really fall? Same goes with “new” page of MSN video.

]]> By: Deelip http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/26/msn-videos-new-look/comment-page-1/#comment-1647915 Deelip Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:15:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/26/msn-videos-new-look/#comment-1647915 What happened to MSN Soapbox btw? I've heard about that some 1 year back. Deelip www.nintynine.org What happened to MSN Soapbox btw? I’ve heard about that some 1 year back.

Deelip
http://www.nintynine.org

]]> By: Upsetting http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/26/msn-videos-new-look/comment-page-1/#comment-1647829 Upsetting Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:19:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/26/msn-videos-new-look/#comment-1647829 Microsoft does upsets entrepreneurs & Startups. Entrepreneurs have worked damn hard. I heard Microsoft live is doing Natural language search which is ten times better than Powerset.com Of course, mircosoft already have Natural language search. Take an example, Microsoft word 97 with grammar checker. You can easily write on ASP.NET I feel soo bad for Powerset.com. Their hype is failing... Microsoft does upsets entrepreneurs & Startups. Entrepreneurs have worked damn hard.

I heard Microsoft live is doing Natural language search which is ten times better than Powerset.com

Of course, mircosoft already have Natural language search. Take an example, Microsoft word 97 with grammar checker. You can easily write on ASP.NET

I feel soo bad for Powerset.com. Their hype is failing…

]]> By: My Simple Minded World http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/26/msn-videos-new-look/comment-page-1/#comment-1647765 My Simple Minded World Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:20:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/26/msn-videos-new-look/#comment-1647765 <strong>Ads on Video...</strong> MSN launches new video site with an update to the pre-roll ads. Still suck, but prerolls are better than overlays. ...... Ads on Video…

MSN launches new video site with an update to the pre-roll ads. Still suck, but prerolls are better than overlays.
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]]> By: Word Hugger http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/26/msn-videos-new-look/comment-page-1/#comment-1647652 Word Hugger Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:54:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/26/msn-videos-new-look/#comment-1647652 Oh nevermind, wrong post. At any rate, it looks like you have messed up a bit of html there, as the text links to: */2007/09/26/msn-videos-new-look/Left Oh nevermind, wrong post. At any rate, it looks like you have messed up a bit of html there, as the text links to:
*/2007/09/26/msn-videos-new-look/Left

]]> By: Steve Ballmer http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/26/msn-videos-new-look/comment-page-1/#comment-1647650 Steve Ballmer Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:53:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/26/msn-videos-new-look/#comment-1647650 Hope you guys like this, we worked long and hard to craft the new look. http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com Hope you guys like this, we worked long and hard to craft the new look.
http://fakestev...er.blogspot.com

]]> By: Word Hugger http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/26/msn-videos-new-look/comment-page-1/#comment-1647647 Word Hugger Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:52:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/26/msn-videos-new-look/#comment-1647647 Your first blog post, nice. =) Your first blog post, nice. =)

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