An analysis of online video platforms

1. Internet TV – the new paradiagm YouTube Myspace Google video Metacafe Joost Babelgum ??

2. Video experience, 90's Rent a DVD from neighbourhood library....

3. Early 2000's P2p file sharing....

4. lately Youtube, myspace.....

5. Recently Joost ....

10. I've got a million users, cool! But what's next.....?

11. User Retention Keep the user Happy! And in control.......

13. User A Vs User B Do not forget community.......

14. Community drives the traffic.......

15. Community has various representations......

18. And there are mix of user A and user B......

19. Bottom Line?? Maximize content visiblity, Minimize user efforts .......

22. Hmm,

23. Videos are current startup hot trends... VC's darlings......... Many innovations are around the block..... Coming outside browsers to Desktop...

24. Desktop ????!!!!!

25. Why???

30. And many other small improvements.....

31. Ok! But is someone doing all this??

32. Someone?? Many!!!!!!!

34. Some are content aggregators....

35. Some are content search tools.....

36. JOOST....

37. Started of as venice project.....

38. Some people always strike gold........

39. Because they do things better........

40. And different........

41. And they improve things........

42. They have done it twice.. (kazaa and skype)..

45. But.....

46. Joost has an edge over content quality...

47. Next couple of months are crucial for all these....

51. But where are we heading??

52. Future?? Let me think...

54. And may be a solution to piracy..

55. Piracy??? how??

56. What is prime reason of piracy??

57. Money? To some extent..

58. And..

59. The time gap between a release and your hold on it. Minimize this gap, minimize piracy...

61. But.....

62. The pirate song.. The king and his men stole the queen from her bed and bound her in her Bones. The seas be ours and by the powers where we will we'll roam. Yo, ho, haul together, hoist the colors high. Heave ho, thieves and beggars, never shall we die.

63. Thats it... Comments are welcome... Discussions are more welcome.....