Comments on: Ex-Googlers Launch Instructional Video Site Howcast, Raise $8 Million A Round

By: Howcast

Howcast — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:57:51 +0000

[...] Ex-Googlers Launch Instructional Video Site Howcast, Raise $8 Million A Round (techcrunch.com) – September 13, 2009A New York City startup called Howcast is launching today that wants to be the YouTube of instructional videos. In fact, the three … [...]

By: HowCast for iPhone Hits 500k Downloads - It’s Awesome | Techno Portal

HowCast for iPhone Hits 500k Downloads - It’s Awesome | Techno Portal — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:46:31 +0000

[...] was founded by a team of former Google and YouTube employees and raised million in venture funding before it launched. The iPhone app is a great way to learn new things on the go and it’s a [...]

By: tokao.com » howcast

tokao.com » howcast — Sun, 31 May 2009 10:20:57 +0000

[...] was founded by a team of former Google and YouTube employees and raised $8 million in venture funding before it launched. The iPhone app is a great way to learn new things on the go and it’s a [...]

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大获成功——HowCast的iPhone应用程序下载量达50万 - 读写网唯一官方中文站 - 搜狐IT独立群体博客 — Sat, 30 May 2009 13:55:52 +0000

[...] Howcast由前谷歌和YouTube的员工协作完成，在正式推出前募集到了800万美元的资助。这款iPhone应用程序可以让我们方便地了解到新事务、新潮流，趣味无穷。 [...]

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By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 04:52:28 +0000

Don’t you hate when you buy something and there are no instructions? Or maybe you would like to learn how to cook? NeedInstructions.com is a site that can help you with these issues. NeedInstructions.com is the world’s most popular place to find clear instructions on how to do just about everything, as well as help you obtain missing instructions and manuals.

NeedInstructions.com has a rapidly growing library of Instructions, Manuals and How To’s created by NeedInstructions.com members.

NeedInstructions.com invites you to become a NeedInstruction.com member, where you’ll be able to upload Instructions, Manuals, and relink How To articles. You can also even write your own instruction articles.

By: Cheryl Pope

Cheryl Pope — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:52:00 +0000

There is so many how to videos it doesn’t surprise me to see more in this industry.

By: mohamed

mohamed — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:12:41 +0000

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By: From New York to Nicosia » Blog Archive » Another How-To instructional site

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:08:13 +0000

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By: soobrosa

soobrosa — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 14:48:31 +0000

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By: Explainist » Blog Archive » “Howcast” Steps Up to the How-To Challenge

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 01:37:39 +0000

[...] guide,” which “members of the Howcast network” may turn into short video pieces. Techcrunch’s post sheds a little more light: Audience members can also look at upcoming scripts and improve them or [...]

By: pomme-dede

pomme-dede — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 00:26:43 +0000

Martin is right – Erick Schonfeld seemed to have missed videojug.com. They’ve been doing this in the UK and the states since 2006/2007. They say they have some 37K videos and I like their British humor. Howcast seems to copy videojug’s step by step instructions as well as a voice over that tells you what “you will need”. Howcast does have a really pretty looking website and does make you want to look around. With only a few hundred views per video thus far, how are they going to charge $20/CPM? That is a premium price for a site that has just launched.

By: JETSONGREEN.COM

JETSONGREEN.COM — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:40:32 +0000

How To Videos for Green Living [Howcast]…

Recently, I saw this article about Howcast and was quite intrigued by the startup company. Howcast is run by ex-Googlers with the intent of becoming the YouTube of instructional videos….

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By: MindBites

MindBites — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:31:34 +0000

Interesting comments. For some, I think the appeal of consumer-generated video is precisely that is is regular folks posting it and not some wonk. With that said, wonks have their proper place. Our how-to video site MindBites is focused on enabling authors to monetize what they know. You can also download the lessons, which makes them portable. This space will be a fun one to watch and participate in.

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 02:23:13 +0000

I would fall on the floor laughing if I found one of these instructional video sites for “adults” a la Monty Pythons Meaning of Life:
http://www.yout...h?v=uDoQFcQEpOQ

By: kevin

kevin — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:03:53 +0000

This nothing new…but if your a group who want to explain how to do somthing in a straightforward manner, you may want to look at BubbleGuru.com

They let you self-publish video message and get them on your site in this really neat little floating player.

It’s a great idea cause you don’t have to redesign your site to find a place for video…also can launch via a javascript button on your page.

Take a look when you get sec.

By: elena

elena — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 22:33:26 +0000

didn’t ex doubleclickers do this a few years ago?

By: RJ McHatton

RJ McHatton — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:34:38 +0000

Thanks for sharing. Very awesome opportunity to learn and grow.

By: gerard ascolese

gerard ascolese — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:40:55 +0000

Heres the real deal..www.everyonesitalian.com. For the Italian in everyone.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:30:35 +0000

I’ve been using zipidee to post my instructional videos and getting paid for it! they have an easy to use service that allows me to set a price and sell it instead of just giving it away like these other sites!

By: ogsolution

ogsolution — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:28:31 +0000

This looks like a combination of Revver (overlay ads) and Viddler (inline commenting system) but made specifically for instructional videos. This is awesome!!! I will for sure post my videos there.

There is also another new how-to video site for you guys to look at. http://howvids..../Home/index.ad2

By: Henry of Zipidee.com

Henry of Zipidee.com — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:02:05 +0000

Are you kidding me? How many ad supported ‘how to’ sites can the market bear? Especially b/c 2 have already exited and I count at least 5 players who have raised funding and plenty more looking for funding. We’ll look back at this space in 5 years with the same disdain afforded the numerous online ‘pet’ stores in the late 90s. That’s why I started Zipidee.com, a premium, pay for site which is making money NOW for ‘pay for’ video and audio content. And yes, we sell instructional content, but a whole lot more, in fact, the Internet’s largest ‘pay for’ mid tail content. Net-net: you get what you pay for.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 06:28:24 +0000

Users who create content tend to upload it to as many sites as will take it, so there is really no defensible competitive advantage with a site that simply aggregates existing UGC. If you spend any time on these site, you quickly begin seeing the same videos everywhere. Greg is right about http://www.monkeysee.com doing it right. Looking at their site, I estimate they have over 5000 professional quality videos with really qualified experts (check out the Michael Weiss video), which is a very different model from most of these sites. By combining original content with the same UGC found everywhere else, they seem to be creating some very clear differentiation.

By: annplugged

annplugged — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 06:27:38 +0000

Looks a great site after a quick overview. And thanks to Greg Laurence for the Monkeysee link.
I wonder when the howto video sites get seriously into hypervideos too – howto sounds absolutely logical with interactive links with a very high potential CTR and conversion rate.