YouTube's focus has always been firstly on building themselves as a network, then on the user, with creators coming in a poor third. You can see this in everything - from their codec & video quality to site structure to the way their player embeds and the watermark.
On 11-Dec-08, at 8:04 AM, Jay dedman wrote: Rick rey has an interesting take on youtube adding search box to embedded videos. http://blog.rickrey.com/post/63100432/regarding-the-new-youtube- search-box-in-embedded-videos > I don't like it. It's further proof that YouTube is a technology company, > not an entertainment company. They are sacrificing the quality of the user's > experience for a small bump in usability. Not to mention, it's kind of a > slap in the face to content creators who work hard to keep viewers engaged. > It's just one more distraction on top of the umpteen others we're up against > to keep your attention. > This is another data point when choosing what video service you really like. are they supporting you as a creator, or are you supporting them as a network? Jay -- http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
