It seems every now and then, an innovative startup develops and idea that leaves you open mouthed
http://www.startyourtube.com/
Free Registration takes about 30 seconds. Unlike YouTube, you can upload Videos AND Photos AND audios AND articles. You can share in the ad revenues.
http://miss-universe.startyourtube.com/index.php
You have design customization options – including using your own Domain name. Also the creation of blogs are an additional option.
The Control panel allows the Admins to set voting and sharing options
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/24/create-your-own-youtube-pray-you-can-make-money/
Here is a write up and blog reactions
http://www.startyourtube.com/blog/
Their blog
LOL: unfortunately the members have been so aggressive about getting their videos DIGGED – that Digg has banned the domain – ALREADY |
YourTube ~= YouTube
Yourtube's logo looks like Youtube's logo
==> it may be sued.
By the way, "Miss Universe", you can create you own Youtube, but I'm not sure everyone can afford Youtube's servers. Without that, there is no Youtube. |
YouTube* is already there, why do you need something else? I agree with Tom, the problem is that you must be able to afford expensive server costs.
*or Vimeo or other popular video sites. |
http://www.dipity.com/mashups/timetube
Try this YouTube Timeline Mashup
Put in a search term and get the video results returned as a timeline
http://digg.com/tech_news/Best_YouTube_Mashup_ever
Here are the Digg Reviews from those who tried it (it did make the homepage) |
The we-couldn't-think-of- a-better-name- to-hybridize
[ http://www.startyourtube.com/blog/press-release/ of April 10]
claim to be scalable, but where are the videos housed, on their own puny servers?
TechCrunch noted right away that
"This is entirely a free service with, puzzlingly, no perceivable revenue source for the owners."
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/24/create-your-own-youtube-pray-you-can-make-money/
I'm tired of ever-clever me-too better mousetraps, whose main claim to fame will be their lasting contribution to the ongoing Balkanization of "social" web services. |
