I was one of the first Youtube partners and made a handsome sum from google before they abruptly dumped me as a partner. I was shocked when I got the news but then I started to do some research. Google and youtube are not doing so well. I have been following this for about a year now. In my estimation Youtube in its current "free" form has about a year left to it at most.
So why should anyone care here on the live stream forum. This means video producers can worry less about their content ending up on a site for free. Jumpcut.com has already tanked and revver is close behind. I know several guys who have not done DVDs because of youtube.
I believe the web landscape for guys like TAR, OTR and cuesportstv will improve in the years to come. I consider my hopes of making money from my pool videos to be dead unless anyone has any ideas.
I also believe that live stream sites will curtail or eliminate their free services as the number of users increase.
My friends the proprietary age of internet media is upon us.
Here is a link to just one article on this matter:
http://www.businessinsider.com/is-youtube-doomed-2009-4
Cheers,
Marcus
So why should anyone care here on the live stream forum. This means video producers can worry less about their content ending up on a site for free. Jumpcut.com has already tanked and revver is close behind. I know several guys who have not done DVDs because of youtube.
I believe the web landscape for guys like TAR, OTR and cuesportstv will improve in the years to come. I consider my hopes of making money from my pool videos to be dead unless anyone has any ideas.
I also believe that live stream sites will curtail or eliminate their free services as the number of users increase.
My friends the proprietary age of internet media is upon us.
Here is a link to just one article on this matter:
http://www.businessinsider.com/is-youtube-doomed-2009-4
Cheers,
Marcus
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