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MySpace TV v. YouTube: If you can't beat them, become them
That's not surprising, seeing as YouTube is the most popular video sharing service on the web, and MySpace wants a piece of the action. But as the folks at Mashable point out, there's more than a superficial resemblance here.
- The videos, categories, and channels tabs at the top of the page look pretty much identical. MySpace adds a home tab, and YouTube has a community tab, but still...
- The relate videos and more from this user box is located in pretty much the same exact space on both sites.
- The far right column is reserved for "director videos" on YouTube and "featured videos" on MySpaceTV.
- Even the subscribe button looks identical to YouTube's.
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Todd said 11:26AM on 6-28-2007
I see no mention of the differences in the End User Liscense Agreement - which is huge. YouTube elevates the most popular video creators to advertising revenue partners. While myspace explicitly claims the right to re-sell your video at a profit and give you nothing.
http://youtube.com/blog?entry=4b3PkL8HQcw
http://www.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=misc.terms
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Dave Chartier said 11:38AM on 6-28-2007
#1: Holy crap, that is a bum deal. I heard MTV's video sharing site (probably forgotten about by now) does the same thing. Lame.
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Egan Foote said 4:32PM on 6-28-2007
Myspace stinks.
Egan, out.
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