Comments on: Want to buy a video-sharing site?

By: mathewi

mathewi — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 02:16:02 +0000

Yes, I think that's part of the problem, Ed. As soon as something got
popular enough on Revver — like Ask A Ninja or Lonelygirl15 — they
went off and got their own deals.

By: Ed Kohler

Ed Kohler — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 02:11:06 +0000

Revver has benefited from picking up shows from YouTube, but it seems like they'd eventually lose those same shows once they got large enough to do their own ad deals.

By: mathewi

mathewi — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:23:03 +0000

You are quite right, Ann — thanks for pointing that out. And you're
right that free hosting and distribution is definitely worth
something.

By: AnnB

AnnB — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:03:34 +0000

I'm always glad to see money go to content creators who deserve it but I don't think you can say that Youtube video creators used to get nothing — they did and still do get free distribution and that's worth something.

By: mathewi

mathewi — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:16:02 +0000

Yes, I think that's part of the problem, Ed. As soon as something got
popular enough on Revver — like Ask A Ninja or Lonelygirl15 — they
went off and got their own deals.