businessweek.com — The search giant's video service is easy to use, but skimpy when it comes to programs you actually want to watch. But Google is putting enough emphasis on the site?nudging aside Froogle on its main page to make room for the video search tool?that it seemed worthy of inclusion in our series on Web video sites.
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Closed AccountAug 19, 2006
That 'review' basically comes down to this: "Google Video is not YouTube, hence it's rubbish."...odd, because that's exactly why I think Google Video is ace.
truebullfanAug 19, 2006
I wish Google Video would add a favorites button so i can watch videos later. It seems labeling them does nothing. If you have a Youtube account it lets you save them for later watching
obkenobiAug 19, 2006
Google is sort of like the PBS of streaming video right now. They've got some good full-length documentaries, while YouTube mostly features short clips. I don't think Google needs to imitate YouTube, when we already have dozens of such sites. Google should stick to hosting hi-res, quality videos, suitable for full-screen viewing.
author20Aug 19, 2006
When they launched, I sent the same question to their support group via email. I asked them two simple questions:1. do I need to upload embedded?....2. any online examples we can download?...They never answered me. I couldn't believe it. They would never even address my questions. Google Video support group kept telling me to "read the directions" but the directions are flawed and did not have an example. It was as if they had not used the technology themselves. When I pressed them for an example, they sent back non-embedded examples and they never let me know if google video-equipped HTML pages had to be uploaded to a server (I later discovered that that is the only way it worked for me). What type of company would spend millions on a project and not provide a single example of an embedded HTML file? To make a long story short -- they launched a very good service that has poor documentation and virtually no examples of embedded -- who wants to put the who google video page on their site?.It is as if Google hired people who completely failed, and did not make corrections. If I were in charge, I would train the techs on the area they are supporting and provide both good documentation and examples. Google Video could have make a lot of revenue, but it is now a joke, harming an otherwise strong brand. I do believe it will seriously erode the Google brand if it is not fixed. I could fix it in 5 minutes> fire 100% of their incompetent management. Then put better directions on the site, and a few examples. I would then make the videos work from the desktop (doesn't on mine -- perhaps I need to configure something..?). I think Yahoo is also jadded. Yahoo's payment system was assigned to an individual fresh out of college, who was not familiar with PayPal, and who could not articulate their objectives. Yahoo soon abandoned their payment system. Perhaps Google wasn't really seroius about Google Video. Perhaps their objectives were only to "compete with YouTube.com" without considering the venture's long term objectives. Why is it that the Google Board of Directors have been silent on such a colossal failure? Imagine, a billion dollar cash cow being handled like a last-minute high school science project. I wonder if thousands of users complained, would it make a difference? Are billionaires that dense? I mean, is Google so jadded that they watch another start-up develop a new technology and succeed -- but they don't really put enough effort or attention to at least compete? Google Video is a joke and I believe it has damaged the Google brand significantly.
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