Big shakeup with Google Video & YouTube
January 29th, 2007
As most of you will have no doubt noticed, Google Video is now returning results from YouTube as well. I understand Google might want to merge the two services, but this to me seems to divide it even more because of two issues:
1) If you’re a user, what is the point of using YouTube anymore? You might as well use Google Video so you can search both sites, because YouTube doesn’t return results from Google Video. You’re better of sticking with greater choice at Google Video.
2) If you’re an uploader, what is the point of using Google Video anymore? if you want maximum exposure for your video, why upload it to Google? If you put it on YouTube, both Google Video and YouTubers will be able to see it.
They seem to have split the camp here. I wonder if this has anything to do with the fact YouTube is going to start revenue sharing with users who upload unique video content?
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Two possible explainations for this could be to consolodate Google’s reign over the online video market and slowly phase out Google video by shifting traffic to YouTube, also making uploading in Google video almost pointless. The other possiblity could be the opposite of the above and they are trying to make Google video the definitive video search on the web. I believe because of the larger percentage share that YouTube currently has and the community aspect that Google will favour the first option.
January 29th, 2007 at 11:12 am