Google Launches Pay-Per-View Web Video

Elliot Shepherd writes "According to John Batelle, on Monday Google is launching in-browser video playback based on VLC. Google has been accepting video uploads in April, including allowing the video owner to specify that payment is required, through the Google Payment Program." Update: 06/27 22:21 GMT by T : An anonymous reader writes "Google Video is now up. The about page describes what kinds of content has been uploaded to their servers so far -- mostly a random assortment of stuff from Gamespot's archives, a few things from Greenpeace, a Google recruiting video, some breakdancing videos, and other randomness. The in-browser video plugin works seamlessly (although Windows only for now). Looks like it has potential." Check the top entry on Google Blog for a few more words on it, too.

Comments

Re:Content control?

[SethJohnson]

The parent post here got modded +5 interesting for asking obvious questions that are answered in the google video faq.

Good job, mods.

Re:Explain?

[SethJohnson]

Because it's obvious, not interesting. Interesting is when you provide some insight no one else had considered. Interesting is when you have some background in a topic and inject a piece of information not readily available to the rest of the audience. Interesting is not grabbing the low-hanging fruit and offering it to the people standing next to you within arms reach of said fruit.