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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.
Me: Why should I upload content if you can't answer these basic questions?
Google: You just should.
I understand the coolness of Google bashing now that it's "hip" to be the first to berate Google for their stances on privacy, but is this really necessary? Do you really think we are gullible enough to believe Google provided a response like this?
In fact, the content of the last question and answer only make me question the validity of the other questions and answers.
oh yeah, it's fucking great... no video is available for any search i've performed so far. oh, it comes up in search results, but every result is the same:
"Video is currently not available."
quite the fantastic video service.
Google stumbles.
The parent post here got modded +5 interesting for asking obvious questions that are answered in the google video faq.
Good job, mods.
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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.
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