Comments on: Talking Youtube Live

By: hrewj

hrewj — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 07:05:44 +0000

By: J. Barros

J. Barros — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:31:42 +0000

Just to let you know that during Obama’s possession, Akamai had reached the total of 6M (that is six Millions) simultaneous streamings without loosing quality.

Althought that wasn’t from the same provider, I think that Akamai can handle with a couple more simultaneous events as YouTube Live Event.

By: Henrik Vendelbo

Henrik Vendelbo — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:57:52 +0000

Sad thing is that viewing programming cable has dropouts and freezing as well. At least it does here in London.

By: Carman N. Keddy

Carman N. Keddy — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:04:42 +0000

HI Mark.

What’s the near and further out term prospects for delivering feature length motion pictures via an outlet like YouTube to a truly “wide” (..somehow paying..) audience akin to those of cinematic releases?

Hopefully the homes/venues to be receiving these transmissions would have the home or other site entertainment set-ups suitable for at least a near cinematic experience (..perhaps through virtual screen googles.., for the very big view, view… ).

By: Jack

Jack — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:40:07 +0000

I hope the amount of online broadcasts become so large and so targeted
I can watch them with only 1000’s or even 100’s of similar viewers.

Maybe then I wouldn’t mind looking at a few ads for products I am
actually interested in.

What do you care about Youtube anyway, they are only successful
because of copyrighted music and video. They will soon be gone, right?

By: econ365

econ365 — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:45:49 +0000

Are you now endorsing Youtube or just their success with this live event? It seems that if Google keeps trying, they will eventually make money off Youtube and they can afford to wait. Microsoft should have bought them first.

By: Tom Sucks

Tom Sucks — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:27:55 +0000

I didn’t get any stuttering or dropouts, but I had only watched for a few minutes (when the mythbusters guys appeared). I wonder what would have happened with youtube live if they tried a peer to peer system… I know the chances are: it will suck, but it’d be interesting to try. Also, your text entry box is too wide and the sidebar element covers up some of it, so for some of this I’m writing in the dark. Like the whole “so for some of this I’m” section.

By: toddgilmore

toddgilmore — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:29:15 +0000

i’ve always thought that there would be a youtube “live” channel on cable like MTV and this was just prep work. If not, i still thought that.

By: Korye Logan

Korye Logan — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:06:19 +0000

Mark,

I submitted a thoughtful response to your post last weekend. I’m surprised you elected not to allow it. Perhaps it was because I included a link to my blog post on the topic. If that was an offensive move, please forgive me. My original response is included below. I would at least like to know why you elected not to post it.

Thank you,
Korye
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Thanks as always for initiating a conversation. Even during YouTube Live on Saturday night, I was anticipating the forthcoming blogosphere discussion. While I can understand why many choose to judge the event based upon familiar TV numbers, I’m not convinced it’s a fair measuring stick. Consider early cable TV ratings – and how they compared to the networks. Back then, nobody understood the long tail effect. This IMO is a further extension of the evolution of digital entertainment.

Television is a passive medium. The Internet requires audience members to be actively engaged – to drive the experience. People who “watched” YouTube Live did not sit passively in front of their screens the way they would a TV show. Rather they participated in the event – toggling between channels, commenting in the chat feed, rating performances, Googling things they found interesting (Funtwo), even making and uploading their own videos.

The participatory nature of the YouTube Live experience extends far beyond the event itself. Allow me to offer this timely analogy: YouTube Live was like the Thanksgiving meal you’ll prepare Thursday. While the food is important, what really matters is the conversation you and your guests have before, during and after the meal. That’s what makes for a memorable event. That’s why YouTube Live is important.

By: Houston Electrician

Houston Electrician — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:38:44 +0000

I would imagine that the cost for streaming these types of events will decrease due to the ever increasing advancements in server and data technologies. I believe that online video will continue to eat away at televisions audience base.