(list note: I approved Dmitry for the list so he's able to reply to
questions now.)
Peter
On 4/7/06, Halcyon Lujah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I just talked to Dmitry Shapiro (CEO of Veoh.com - contact info
> below). He is awaiting the ability to post to this Yahoo group, but
> wanted to make sure you got his response, asap. So I am posting the
> below on his behalf.
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Dmitry Shapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Apr 7, 2006 6:57 PM
> Subject: Please post to Videoblogging group
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> My name is Dmitry Shapiro, and I am the CEO of Veoh.
>
> I would like to address a few of the issues that have been discussed
> here today, and offer a few solutions.
>
> First, let me assure you that Veoh is no evil corporation out to steal
> anyone's content. If you do some research, you will find that I have
> been very vocal about what we are trying to accomplish. We want to
> make video broadcasting available to everyone, to democratize video
> broadcasting by removing any hurdles that currently exist in the
> mainstream media. We are on your side, and greatly value your
> opinions.
>
> Second, let me apologize for the way that we have handled the RSS feed
> issues. My only excuse is that we have done a poor job defining what
> is really needed and implemented a fractional solution. We are
> diligently working on making Veoh a great place for video bloggers,
> and are implementing your suggestiions from this forum.
>
> We are taking steps to do the following :
>
> 1. We are fixing our system to display a link back to your original
> video blog. This was in the original spec, but somehow got left out.
> 2. We are fixing our RSS reader to be sensitive to CC licenses and
> will automatically respect your licenses.
> 3. We are figuring out ways to give you the statistics that you need
> so that views on Veoh are reflected in your feed stats.
>
> We expect these changes to be completed over the next 2 weeks.
>
> If you would rather we take your feed off of our system, I can assure
> you that we will be happy to oblige. If you would like your feed out
> of our system, we will either read your CC license or you can email us
> at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and we will remove it immediately.
>
> I encourage you to give us a chance to fix things, and provide you
> with a great tool.
>
> Some of you are experiencing great load on your servers and are
> starting to have to pay a lot of money for hosting your videos.
>
> We provide you a free service that hosts your videos, and allows you
> to post any length, full-screen, much higher quality (high bitrate)
> video, without worrying about the cost of distribution. Give us 500MB
> videos, and we will distribute them for you completely free of charge.
> Some of you couldn't care less about such capabilities but others are
> extremely excited about the opportunity to be broadcasting
> television-length and television-quality shows.
>
> We not only welcome your feedback, but solicit it, and would love for
> you to drive the direction of our product offering.
>
> You will notice that there is no advertising on our site or our
> client. This is a venture backed company, but it is also a labor of
> love, out to change the world by giving everyone a free, unrestricted
> voice. In the near future YOU will have the capabilities to choose if
> you would like to charge for your video blog, or if you would like to
> make money by letting us sell advertising, or neither.
>
> I will be happy to speak with any of you in person or via phone/email.
> We are based in San Diego, but I will be in Atlanta on Monday and
> Tuesday and in Manhattan on Wed, Thurs, and Friday. Please let me
> know if any of you are available to meet me in person (I'll buy the
> coffee or beer). My contact info is below, including my cell phone
> number.
>
> My contact info is :
>
> Dmitry Shapiro
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 619-602-3305 cell
>
> Thank you so much for reading this, and please forgive us if we caused
> you any heartache. We really are your friends.
>
> Dmitry
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