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Sony Takes on YouTube with Video-Sharing Site

Posted by Zonk on from the because-when-i-think-sony-i-think-wacky-video-clips dept.

thefickler writes "According to Reuters, Sony has announced that it will launch a video-sharing site in Japan as part of its 'quiet software revolution'. Speaking at a press conference in Tokyo, Sony CEO Howard Stringer said that the new site will be 'an opportunity to transmit user-generated video anywhere you want to, anytime to anybody, in a protected environment.' The new site, which will be called eyeVio, will be first launched in Japan, although Sony hopes to also launch it overseas should the Japanese version prove a success. It will be free to users, and the idea is that Sony will eventually generate revenue through advertising."

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  1. Does it have... by Starteck81 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...any videos of a lithium ion laptop batteries catching on fire?

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  2. Viva la? by Manos_Of_Fate · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "This is part of Sony's quiet software revolution," CEO Howard Stringer said at a news conference.
    Revolution? Since when did jumping on the internet bandwagon constitute a revolution? Not to mention that anything that involves a press release isn't really that quiet...
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    1. Re:Viva la? by Wandering+Wombat · · Score: 5, Funny

      That's the NEW definition of "revolution". Now since "revolution" means "going around and coming back", the bandwagon must be on a sort of a loop, and after the fifth or sixth pass, Sony decided to hop on. By now, though, YouTube's made friends with everybody on the wagon, and Sony's just taking up a lot of space.

      The next revolution... Sony decides to create dedicated software to let you talk to other people instantaneously, just by typing words into a computer!

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    2. Re:Viva la? by FlyingSquidStudios · · Score: 5, Funny

      The Revolution Will Not Be Televised! (Because it's in a Sony proprietary format)

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