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By: Lack of innovation turns off AOL online services « Gadgets and technology

Lack of innovation turns off AOL online services « Gadgets and technology — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:13:28 +0000

[...] of XDrive, AOL Pictures, MyMobile And Bluestring, the company will also be shutting down the AOL Video Uploads service starting this week, says Michael Arlington on TechCrunch. AOL is recommending that users [...]

By: Motionbox Raises $6 Million Series C For Its YouTube Alternative | Webtrendblog.com

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 12:26:00 +0000

[...] site recently got a boost from AOL, which recommended Motionbox to as an replacement for its recently-shuttered Video Uploads [...]

By: MotionboxがYouTube類似サービスで$6MのシリーズC資金調達を完了

MotionboxがYouTube類似サービスで$6MのシリーズC資金調達を完了 — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:06:19 +0000

[...] このサイトは最近AOLから、同社が最近閉鎖したビデオアップロードサービスに代えて、Motionboxを推奨するという後押しを受けている。 CrunchBase Information Motionbox Information provided by CrunchBase [...]

By: Motionbox Raises $6 Million Series C For Its YouTube Alternative

Motionbox Raises $6 Million Series C For Its YouTube Alternative — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:22:47 +0000

[...] site recently got a boost from AOL, which recommended Motionbox to as an replacement for its recently-shuttered Video Uploads service. CrunchBase Information Motionbox Information provided by CrunchBase [...]

By: Youtube adds full HD resolution videos | Security and the Net

Youtube adds full HD resolution videos | Security and the Net — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:03:41 +0000

[...] Videos uploaded right now are immediately available in the new resolution; YouTube has stated earlier that all original versions of uploads are kept for future use, so it’s safe to assume that more content will become available in higher resolutions over the next months. With full-length movies coming as well, this will be a major blow to rival video sites. Could this be the reason AOL is closing its video service? [...]

By: video 2 zero » Bad week for user-generated video

video 2 zero » Bad week for user-generated video — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:10:38 +0000

[...] AOL is “shutting down the AOL Video Uploads service starting this week.” techcrunch [...]

By: opensu

opensu — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:51:28 +0000

Hmm, I looked up their weather.aol.com site and actually it is pretty cool. Maybe AOL is trying to fight it back. But then…

By: GabeMac

GabeMac — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:55:15 +0000

Thanks for this news item. I used it for Mobuzz.tv today. This is a trend that is happening. Brightcove is doing the same on Dec. 17th, crackle already did, there are a number of other video share sites that went under. Youtube, as long as Google is behind them, seems the safest bet.
http://dailybuz...s_with_flypaper

By: Shashi

Shashi — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:10:57 +0000

I just transferred my videos from AOL to Motionbox and it says “Unlimited Storage Space” in my profile page

By: bigMETHOD

bigMETHOD — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:36:07 +0000

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By: AOL confirms: No more user-uploaded video - Software

AOL confirms: No more user-uploaded video - Software — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:38:20 +0000

[...] video AOL is ending its foray into user-generated video, the company confirmed Monday after a weekend of blog reports. On December 18, its AOL Video Uploads service will officially close its [...]

By: Snoo.ws » Blog Archive » AOL cuts user-generated video

Snoo.ws » Blog Archive » AOL cuts user-generated video — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:42:30 +0000

[...] user-generated video continues to grow in popularity, AOL is bucking the trend with its recent announcement that it will be cutting all user-generated video (AOL Video Uploads) from its [...]

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:15:51 +0000

Well it’s nothing new, they got out of providing a useful e-mail service over a decade ago!

*Exists Stage Left to sounds of groaning from the audience*

By: AOL Video Cuts Free Its UGC Dead Weight « NewTeeVee

AOL Video Cuts Free Its UGC Dead Weight « NewTeeVee — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:19:50 +0000

[...] expensive, and undifferentiated task. According to an upcoming letter to users published by TechCrunch, AOL is telling video uploaders to transfer their clips to Motionbox, the startup that’s [...]

By: mike2

mike2 — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:50:30 +0000

Recession don’t effect porno video sharing business! It’s to HARD and always UP!

By: AOL Gets Out Of User Generated Video Business (Michael Arrington/TechCrunch) | Coolcolors

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:27:24 +0000

[...] » Michael Arrington / TechCrunch: AOL Gets Out Of User Generated Video Business — AOL is on a product-cutting spree. In addition to the shuttering of [...]

By: Devon

Devon — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:45:56 +0000

Note that Motion Box uploads are limited to 750mb before they ask for $30/year. The aren’t in the top 100,000 sites on Alexa. I think Veoh would be a much better bet and higher quality as well.

By: Paid Content : AOL Cutting Off Uncut Video Service; More Squeeze On Third-Party Vendors?

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:59:03 +0000

[...] on to become online video advertising network. According to a memo/FAQ to be sent out next week, obtained by Techcrunch, the service will close on Dec 18, and users will have to transfer video off the service before [...]

By: huh

huh — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:00:28 +0000

Neither does any of your domains.

By: Phil

Phil — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:25:38 +0000

Agreed. And yet, tons of clones of both sites keep launching and/or getting funding. Most people are simply sheep and that doesn’t change just because someone has $200M under management or because they can write highly scalable Java/ python/ ruby web applications.

They are only a handful of people with truly original ideas and visions, and it is impossible to hear them amongst all the noise created by wannabes.

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:40:00 +0000

Who did they sell Xdrive to?

By: AOL Shunning Video Upload Service | Startup Meme - Technology Startup and Latest Tech News

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:31:44 +0000

[...] will be shutting down the AOL Video Uploads service effective from December 18, which means that users will no longer be [...]

By: HipMojo.com » Top 10 Predictions of 2009

HipMojo.com » Top 10 Predictions of 2009 — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:46:18 +0000

[...] It won’t just be the startups: AOL is shutting down its UGC video site. [...]

By: chris

chris — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:46:02 +0000

It’s interesting that 2 staples of web 2.0 (user generated content, and social networking) have yet to prove their worth in dollars. If Facebook and Youtube can’t turn people into profits, what’s that mean for the rest of the industry?

By: insider

insider — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:55:22 +0000

aol used video egg on the backend to upload videos. Since video egg is going out of business so must aol video upload.

And mike yer list is wrong. Aol sold xdrive. It isn’t shutting down unless the new owners say so

Also anyone who thinks this is because of the economic crisis is an idiot. Deals like this have been in the works for almost a year.