Comments on: Video Sharing Websites Consolidate, Motionbox Buys Out Viddyou http://pulse2.com/2009/10/09/video-sharing-websites-consolidate-motionbox-buys-out-viddyou/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:34:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: joshgrotstein http://pulse2.com/2009/10/09/video-sharing-websites-consolidate-motionbox-buys-out-viddyou/comment-page-1/#comment-31118 joshgrotstein Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:49:10 +0000 http://pulse2.com/?p=21188#comment-31118 Actually, we (Motionbox) don't compete with YouTube directly, though of course I suppose you could say that everyone does in some respect compete with YouTube.<br><br>Motionbox is a personal video service, more like a "Shutterfly for video" than a broadcast-oriented site like YouTube. I.e., we offer a service to make it very easy and safe to upload, edit, store and share high definition videos of your family and friends. It's not intended to be a "viral"/share-with-everyone sort of site. And that's part of the appeal: many people don't want to share their personal videos on a YouTube-type service.<br><br>As a consequence, we have a different business model (freemium subscriptions vs. advertising). And we go to market largely by partnering with companies like Shutterfly, AOL, Bebo, and others to provide a service to their users where they can upload, edit, store and share their videos.<br><br>Hope this helps explain the difference. As the online video market matures, there are a number of niches developing, and Motionbox is playing a leading role in the personal video space.<br><br>Josh Grotstein<br>CEO, Motionbox Actually, we (Motionbox) don't compete with YouTube directly, though of course I suppose you could say that everyone does in some respect compete with YouTube.

Motionbox is a personal video service, more like a “Shutterfly for video” than a broadcast-oriented site like YouTube. I.e., we offer a service to make it very easy and safe to upload, edit, store and share high definition videos of your family and friends. It's not intended to be a “viral”/share-with-everyone sort of site. And that's part of the appeal: many people don't want to share their personal videos on a YouTube-type service.

As a consequence, we have a different business model (freemium subscriptions vs. advertising). And we go to market largely by partnering with companies like Shutterfly, AOL, Bebo, and others to provide a service to their users where they can upload, edit, store and share their videos.

Hope this helps explain the difference. As the online video market matures, there are a number of niches developing, and Motionbox is playing a leading role in the personal video space.

Josh Grotstein
CEO, Motionbox

]]> By: joshgrotstein http://pulse2.com/2009/10/09/video-sharing-websites-consolidate-motionbox-buys-out-viddyou/comment-page-1/#comment-29951 joshgrotstein Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:49:10 +0000 http://pulse2.com/?p=21188#comment-29951 Actually, we (Motionbox) don't compete with YouTube directly, though of course I suppose you could say that everyone does in some respect compete with YouTube.<br><br>Motionbox is a personal video service, more like a "Shutterfly for video" than a broadcast-oriented site like YouTube. I.e., we offer a service to make it very easy and safe to upload, edit, store and share high definition videos of your family and friends. It's not intended to be a "viral"/share-with-everyone sort of site. And that's part of the appeal: many people don't want to share their personal videos on a YouTube-type service.<br><br>As a consequence, we have a different business model (freemium subscriptions vs. advertising). And we go to market largely by partnering with companies like Shutterfly, AOL, Bebo, and others to provide a service to their users where they can upload, edit, store and share their videos.<br><br>Hope this helps explain the difference. As the online video market matures, there are a number of niches developing, and Motionbox is playing a leading role in the personal video space.<br><br>Josh Grotstein<br>CEO, Motionbox Actually, we (Motionbox) don't compete with YouTube directly, though of course I suppose you could say that everyone does in some respect compete with YouTube.

Motionbox is a personal video service, more like a “Shutterfly for video” than a broadcast-oriented site like YouTube. I.e., we offer a service to make it very easy and safe to upload, edit, store and share high definition videos of your family and friends. It's not intended to be a “viral”/share-with-everyone sort of site. And that's part of the appeal: many people don't want to share their personal videos on a YouTube-type service.

As a consequence, we have a different business model (freemium subscriptions vs. advertising). And we go to market largely by partnering with companies like Shutterfly, AOL, Bebo, and others to provide a service to their users where they can upload, edit, store and share their videos.

Hope this helps explain the difference. As the online video market matures, there are a number of niches developing, and Motionbox is playing a leading role in the personal video space.

Josh Grotstein
CEO, Motionbox

]]> By: DailyMotion Raises $22.1 Million, Adding Up To Total Of $65.6 Million http://pulse2.com/2009/10/09/video-sharing-websites-consolidate-motionbox-buys-out-viddyou/comment-page-1/#comment-29941 DailyMotion Raises $22.1 Million, Adding Up To Total Of $65.6 Million Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:47:23 +0000 http://pulse2.com/?p=21188#comment-29941 [...] today I wrote about one video company buying another in order to compete further with YouTube. To be honest, I had never heard of Motionbox or Viddyou, [...] [...] today I wrote about one video company buying another in order to compete further with YouTube. To be honest, I had never heard of Motionbox or Viddyou, [...]

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