I think the twins are onto somthing good here if you've been watching the progression of break.com and youtube.com . Since the videos will be coming from the tv stations, it's just a simple distribution system.
Hosted from a single site I could see bandwidth being an issue, but I think the draw of a p2p system isn't there. People used (still use, somewhat) p2p systems because of the draw of getting music/videos for free that someone didn't want them to. This is a legit system, and people are going to want a simple download. I imagine part of working it out is using multiple servers to split the load.
One other issue if they did use p2p would be licensing, namedly that BDE/Altnet Inc. own the patent of using a file hash on a p2p-type system. Stupid, but it exists and has technically held up in court. Granted easy to design a new system around it, but a con on the side of using p2p.
So, my bet is that it'll be on a multiple-server setup. That's my take at least as of now.
So, what I expect to see in reality is a setup like break.com where the videos only come from the tv stations(likely paying the venice project), and a fairly uninventive download method, riddled with advertisements. Oh, and DRM will definitely be in there, no doubt about it.
I think it'll work and people will visit often, but I don't think it'll be ground-breaking.
Seems to me if you're busy listening to music, your mugger can easily get the drop on you. Let alone the attention factor of the music. It's an easy target, with electronics to steal. That's why they're getting hit.
The single biggest reason for using a sniper on eBay is that it removes the emotion aspect. Let's say you bid $20 on something, and someone else a little bit later bids $22 max. You then say, well, heck, it's only $5 more, so you bid $25 now. This can go on for quite awhile. By loading it into a sniper and setting logically how much you are willing to pay, you lay down your cards at the end you didn't let yourself get caught up into irrational bidding.
The rest of the stuff like convenience, etc, is just icing on the cake. I use super sniper pro from http://www.codingcentre.com/ and it has done good for me, but there are tons others out there that I'm sure work good, both running on your computer or from a site that does it for you. The point is, it lets you tackle eBay buying on your own terms at least and using your brain.
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I think the twins are onto somthing good here if you've been watching the progression of break.com and youtube.com . Since the videos will be coming from the tv stations, it's just a simple distribution system.
Hosted from a single site I could see bandwidth being an issue, but I think the draw of a p2p system isn't there. People used (still use, somewhat) p2p systems because of the draw of getting music/videos for free that someone didn't want them to. This is a legit system, and people are going to want a simple download. I imagine part of working it out is using multiple servers to split the load.
One other issue if they did use p2p would be licensing, namedly that BDE/Altnet Inc. own the patent of using a file hash on a p2p-type system. Stupid, but it exists and has technically held up in court. Granted easy to design a new system around it, but a con on the side of using p2p.
So, my bet is that it'll be on a multiple-server setup. That's my take at least as of now.
So, what I expect to see in reality is a setup like break.com where the videos only come from the tv stations(likely paying the venice project), and a fairly uninventive download method, riddled with advertisements. Oh, and DRM will definitely be in there, no doubt about it.
I think it'll work and people will visit often, but I don't think it'll be ground-breaking.
Seems to me if you're busy listening to music, your mugger can easily get the drop on you. Let alone the attention factor of the music. It's an easy target, with electronics to steal. That's why they're getting hit.
The single biggest reason for using a sniper on eBay is that it removes the emotion aspect. Let's say you bid $20 on something, and someone else a little bit later bids $22 max. You then say, well, heck, it's only $5 more, so you bid $25 now. This can go on for quite awhile. By loading it into a sniper and setting logically how much you are willing to pay, you lay down your cards at the end you didn't let yourself get caught up into irrational bidding.
The rest of the stuff like convenience, etc, is just icing on the cake. I use super sniper pro from http://www.codingcentre.com/ and it has done good for me, but there are tons others out there that I'm sure work good, both running on your computer or from a site that does it for you. The point is, it lets you tackle eBay buying on your own terms at least and using your brain.
Thank god it didn't have Emeril Lagasse's name on it ... BAM!