Archive for December, 2007

Blinkx and Usability

Blinkx has serious usability issues I think, which is a major obstacle to getting more eyeballs from the vast pool of online users. Especially at this point when Google is not really ahead of video search technology yet. Honestly, I only use Blinkx if I am very very desperate (or if I want to check […]

How will Google Video Search Improve? A Short History from Marissa Mayer

Let’s face it: neither Google Video search nor looking for good YouTube videos can satisfy you momentarily. You are interested in, let’s say ‘digital ghost mask’ (what else) and you get one single Robota trailer in YouTube. You could see one example if you hit the term ‘logitech orbit cam‘ but why would you do […]

Interview with Metacafe’s Top Earner: Kipkay, the How-to Guy

KipKay is one of those few guys who have earned money and reputation by making homemade videos, specializing in one niche, the how-to videos. So far his major focus was on Metacafe, now that rival YouTube is launching its partner program, things may change, he may just recycle some old how-tos, and start pushing ahead […]

YouTube Reward Program and Competitors’ Reactions: Metacafé

Let’s start with the good old Metacafé.
YouTube revenue sharing expansion to potentially hundreds of thousands of new video content providers news came out on Dec 10. Metacafé has answered on Dec 12 by putting down the simple numbers of how much they have paid to their users so far in the framework of their Producer […]