Google Video notes0
A few days ago, google announced his new beta program. This time, the bit of life it's asking (or giving the opportunity, it depends just on how you want to think at it) us to share is videos.
At first I didn't give it much notice, maybe just because I don't own a videocam.
Today, after reading a couple of Italian articles on the matter, I decided to at least have a look at how it should work (if only I had that camera).
First thing I noticed is that to apply to the beta program G needs "a little more information about me". This made me smile and remember this post from Lilia, made at the time of google desktop.
Second thing is that the uploader is a windows only binary. Crap. This put an end to my test.
Anyway, the program sounds quite interesting: no cost for uploading, no limit to the size of videos. As Luca Lizzeri says in one of the article mentioned above: This. Changes. Everything. [...] I love the smell of burning business models in the morning
Indeed, with distribution costs drawn to 0 like that, support for extensive metadata (as we geek call related information) and transcripts, this can become a remarkable tool in a pro-am toolbelt.
Can we say the age of (popular) videoblogging officially begun?
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