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@ 2007-08-12 14:16:00
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google video goes goodbye


My guess the real reason they shut it down was because they hosted whole movies, many of which were in copyright violation, unlike YouTube, which only allows ten minute videos.


Google Video service to go black
  • Its movie and TV download store isn't catching on with users who prefer free viewing - even with the ads.

    Google Inc. has seen the video future, and it is YouTube.

    The search giant is pulling the plug on its video-download store, which Google only last year said would become a vibrant marketplace for video producers to sell or rent their work to customers. Early partners included CBS and the National Basketball Assn.

    But instead of offering an online alternative to the Hollywood machine, Google Video showed that people prefer to get their online video free - even if that means watching some ads.

    "Google Video was a failure," said Charlene Li, an analyst with Forrester Research. "They focused on video while YouTube focused on the community around video."

    That's why Google is doubling down on YouTube, the free video-sharing site it acquired in November for $1.65 billion. YouTube is exploring ways to generate advertising revenue without driving away viewers.

    Mountain View, Calif.-based Google alerted customers by e-mail Friday that it would stop selling and renting movie downloads Wednesday. It will offer refunds or online shopping vouchers for previously purchased videos, which won't be viewable anymore.

    Google sought to portray the move not as a failure but rather as an experiment that revealed how best to approach online video.



    The Blasters: So Long Baby Goodbye - 2.74MB

    Leonard Cohen: Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye - 3.37MB

    Donald Fagen: The Goodbye Look - 8.85MB

    Oingo Boingo: Goodbye-Goodbye - 6.47MBweb hit counter

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    [info]stolen_identity
    2007-08-12 09:58 pm UTC (link)
    I didn't even realize google had a video option... huh... weird.

    p.s. When I was reading this post, the first set of lyrics that came into my head were "Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey-ey, goodbye"

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    [info]snuh
    2007-08-12 11:02 pm UTC (link)
    I didn't even realize google had a video option... huh... weird.

    Yep, it's an option on their home page, right on the top.

    p.s. When I was reading this post, the first set of lyrics that came into my head were "Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey-ey, goodbye"

    That's funny, I considered posting that song:

    Steam: Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye) - 7.44MB

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    [info]stolen_identity
    2007-08-12 11:09 pm UTC (link)
    ahh well, guess there's no point in checking it out now!

    LOL, thanks for posting that one! Love this song! :D

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    [info]snuh
    2007-08-13 03:52 am UTC (link)
    They often play it at sporting events when the home team is blowing out their opponent, glad you enjoy it.

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    [info]stolen_identity
    2007-08-13 12:13 pm UTC (link)
    Yup, it's a very typical "Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens" song! I think that's why I like it so much!

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    It's Goodbye To Google
    (Anonymous)
    2008-04-17 09:27 pm UTC (link)
    I've told Google to push off.

    Stop spidering me.

    I no longer want my online business to depend on its ever
    changing whims as to what makes a good or bad ranking.

    I don't want to spend time collecting thousands of
    backward links then find that they are probably worthless
    because the anchor text does not contain a suitable
    keyword, or the site does not have sufficient page rank,
    or whatever the latest algorithm is.

    I don't want to buy expensive cloaking tools and run the
    risk of penalization.

    I don't want to be bothered about whether a domain has a
    static or dynamic IP address or have to use different
    hosts to make a network of minisites.

    What's that you say ? You don't need fancy tricks - just
    provide good relevant content.

    My answer ?

    Nonsense.

    I have a huge content site devoted solely to ClickBank,
    the only one of its kind.

    If you wanted to find the most relevant content for a
    search on the keyword 'ClickBank' don't you think that
    would be at the top ?

    Well Google used to agree with you.

    It was ranked number 2, with only ClickBank.com itself at
    number one.

    Today it is ranked ... wait for it ... number 426.

    It is beaten out of sight by sites which have nothing to
    do with ClickBank but happen to mention that keyword once.

    I asked a search engine expert about this and he suggested
    that it was due to keyword density, in other words too
    many mentions of the word ClickBank.

    Well that has to be the case - the site is after all a
    'Complete Guide to ClickBank'

    His advice - try replacing the word ClickBank occasionally
    e.g. use 'CB'.

    No way.

    That was the last straw and became the inspiration for me
    to develop a revolutionary approach to getting traffic.

    It led to me being called 'The Guru who said goodbye to
    Google' in the marketing forums.

    And this new approach ?

    It uses some of the fundamental pillars of Internet
    marketing that you already know - techniques which will
    never become obsolete.

    But they are combined together in a new way and with a
    viral twist that you won't have seen before.

    It includes giving out free information in a certain way
    and I show you how exactly in my book, The Ultimate
    SuperTip.

    And just to illustrate the principle: the book is free
    and you can reproduce this article and change the URL to
    point to your own rebranded version.

    Read the 24-page book which took the Internet by storm http://www.supertips.com/ultimate/x/?id=582

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    Re: It's Goodbye To Google
    (Anonymous)
    2008-05-05 09:03 am UTC (link)
    I thought I should share a big secret with your readers about how the big boys make mountains of cash each month!!

    We all know Clickbank....now look at Click-Ads for generating a wealth machine on any website with some website traffic!!

    http://www.click-ads.org/

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