Comments on: Sony buys Grouper – Not quite Apple buying YouTube, but interesting gauntlet nonetheless…

By: Can Traditional Media Bridge To New Media Strategies? at Disruptive Thoughts

Can Traditional Media Bridge To New Media Strategies? at Disruptive Thoughts — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 22:50:57 +0000

[...] Plenty of discussion about online video since the sale. Regardless of whether or not YouTube is already wildly profitable I agree with my friend Howard that YouTube is worth a considerable amount in our changing world. [...]

By: Alexander Castro

Alexander Castro — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 16:13:09 +0000

The video clip is pretty funny. And the video commenting functionality is very cool

By: Howard Lindzon

Howard Lindzon — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:16:47 +0000

The wordpress thing did not work for me though Mr. Angry – please dont yell at me sir.

the blog nazi would be a funny character for you.

By: Mr Angry

Mr Angry — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:10:53 +0000

I agree with Fraser’s points about the downsides. Still, that video commenting is pretty interesting. Plus Grouper is supported by Wordpress so I might look into it.

By: The Blogging Times » Sony set to rival YouTube

The Blogging Times » Sony set to rival YouTube — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 11:57:39 +0000

[...] From blogosphere: GigaOM, Mashable!, Digital Micro-Markets, Torrentfreak, Things That, Davis Freeberg’s Digital …, rev2.org, duncanriley.com, alexmoskalyukblog, Howardlindzon.com Technorati Tags: Grouper Sony YouTube [...]

By: Howard Lindzon

Howard Lindzon — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 11:20:08 +0000

I agree with the annoying things – thats what sony will probably keep

By: Fraser

Fraser — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 11:11:13 +0000

“I took the opposite view and thought $1 billion was a buy . Nice double (in the fantasy world that I live in )”

Hilarious.

Great call w/ the video commenting feature, that alone is nice.

You’re also right that the purchase price is a rounding error for sony, and it also sounds like they’re most interested in Groupers p2p technology…

What’s annoying is:
1) the auto play of the movie
2) the fact that other movies instantly play after the original ends