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Team Team XSTREAMXSTREAMRachel Whirley, Alex Williams, & Steven Rachel Whirley, Alex Williams, & Steven

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CSCI110 - Spring 2008CSCI110 - Spring 2008Dr. BowringDr. Bowring

IntroductionIntroduction

• What is a video streaming website?What is a video streaming website?

• Video streaming sites allow users to view Video streaming sites allow users to view posted videos from website members. The posted videos from website members. The vast and growing membership to video vast and growing membership to video streaming websites allows for viewing and streaming websites allows for viewing and sharing of videos with users around the world. sharing of videos with users around the world.

• Top Competitors:Top Competitors:– YouTube, MyspaceTV & eBaum’s WorldYouTube, MyspaceTV & eBaum’s World

• Created in 2005Created in 2005• Allows users of all ages to access vast Allows users of all ages to access vast

databases of videos from anything databases of videos from anything about playing video games to about playing video games to learning how to break dance at your learning how to break dance at your own leisure. own leisure.

• Probably one of the largest, if not the Probably one of the largest, if not the largest streaming video site on the largest streaming video site on the web todayweb today

Youtube aspectsYoutube aspects• Fast Load Fast Load

timestimes– Depending on Depending on

connectionconnection– The user’s The user’s

computercomputer

• Can be used Can be used as a learning as a learning a toola tool

Youtube aspects (Cont.)Youtube aspects (Cont.)

• Kid friendlyKid friendly– No pseudo-pornNo pseudo-porn– Less tantalizing Less tantalizing

images (half naked images (half naked women, sexuality, women, sexuality, etc.etc.

Youtube aspects (Cont.)Youtube aspects (Cont.)• Videos of all types, Videos of all types,

taste, etc.taste, etc.– DancingDancing– Video gamesVideo games– NewsNews– BloopersBloopers– FriendsFriends

• Created in 1998 and co-owned by Eric Created in 1998 and co-owned by Eric “eBaum” Bauman and his father, Neil “eBaum” Bauman and his father, Neil

Bauman from Rochester, New YorkBauman from Rochester, New York

• The website was sold for $15 million in cash The website was sold for $15 million in cash and a stock deal to HandHeld Entertainment and a stock deal to HandHeld Entertainment

on August 2, 2007on August 2, 2007

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• Made in response as competition for Made in response as competition for YouTube to resemble a television siteYouTube to resemble a television site

• Allows the users to post videos just like Allows the users to post videos just like youtube.com but it also heavily involves the youtube.com but it also heavily involves the corporations. corporations.

• Caters directly for the Myspace audienceCaters directly for the Myspace audience• One of the shows made by Myspacetv.com, One of the shows made by Myspacetv.com,

“Quarter Life”, is now a television show that “Quarter Life”, is now a television show that has been picked up by NBC. has been picked up by NBC.

Myspacetv.comMyspacetv.com

• Unlike Youtube.comUnlike Youtube.com

• More corporate friendly More corporate friendly

• Production Company’s are Production Company’s are participating because it allows participating because it allows them to have control over them to have control over content and not userscontent and not users

Because of the millions of users Because of the millions of users already subscribed to already subscribed to Myspace.com and it’s backing by Myspace.com and it’s backing by corporations, Myspacetv.com corporations, Myspacetv.com may really start to seriously may really start to seriously compete with Youtube.com the compete with Youtube.com the futurefuture

And the winner is….And the winner is….YoutubeYoutube

• Content on Youtube and Myspace is geared more Content on Youtube and Myspace is geared more towards all audiences, unlike the EBaum’s World, towards all audiences, unlike the EBaum’s World, which has content that is not appropriate for younger which has content that is not appropriate for younger viewers. viewers.

• Youtube’s and Mypsacetv’s main purpose still Youtube’s and Mypsacetv’s main purpose still remains the sharing and viewing of videos, when remains the sharing and viewing of videos, when EBaum’s World’s has other features as well. EBaum’s World’s has other features as well.

• The advantage that Youtube and Myspacetv have The advantage that Youtube and Myspacetv have over EBaum’s World is their convenient and visible over EBaum’s World is their convenient and visible help center/contact information. help center/contact information.

• Overall, as video streaming websites go, Youtube Overall, as video streaming websites go, Youtube and Myspacetv are the best to use just for that and Myspacetv are the best to use just for that purpose. Youtube currently is most popular and well purpose. Youtube currently is most popular and well known, but Myspace in right behind them in the known, but Myspace in right behind them in the rankings.rankings.

On a lighter note…On a lighter note…

We wanted to share with you a We wanted to share with you a streaming video from Youtubestreaming video from Youtube

Enjoy!!Enjoy!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?vhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSoVKUVOnfQ&feature=related=HSoVKUVOnfQ&feature=related

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