(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. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Dmitry Shapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Apr 7, 2006 6:57 PM > Subject: Please post to Videoblogging group > > > > 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 > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/