Filed under: Internet, Video, Web services, Social Software
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.
So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
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
Reply
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.
Reply
Egan Foote said 4:32PM on 6-28-2007
Myspace stinks.
Egan, out.
http://eganfoote.wordpress.com
Reply