What will replace Youtube?

[DrLeftover]

The idea has been rumored about for years, but now it seems to be coming true.



Evidently Google is serious about the idea of charging for access to some YouTube content. And once they start charging for anything, guess what?

YouTube is exploring selling subscriptions to access to some of its video offerings, potentially providing a way for certain cable channels to be available outside the traditional bundles offered by cable network providers, said YouTube boss Salar Kamangar.

http://www.chicagotr...0,4207918.story



That will be the end of the service as we know it, and very likely, the end of it period.



The only question is, what will replace it?



Ideas?

 

[Flurry]

Why can't they just leave a good thing alone?

 

[Katatonia]

Why can't they just leave a good thing alone?

Because things as massive as YouTube, Facebook, etc., can never stay static. They always feel like they have to change.

 

[DrLeftover]

It's a techie thing to want to always be improving something.

 

[Flurry]

I get that they can't stay static. But they should also get input from their users before doing anything. And give options to whether or not you want it.

 

[Bluezone777]

That's the funny thing about them though. They do in fact get feedback but choose to do the opposite of what they ask for. Somehow, they keep people coming no matter how often the people get ignored. Youtube has had content you had to pay for a while now as you can rent full length movies on Youtube but the vast majority of it is free though and I doubt that will change all that much.

 

[Evil Eye]

The only question is, what will replace it?

If YouTube were to become a fully paid service, companies like Facebook would launch their own video sharing sites. It also wouldn't surprise me if some people who didn't like the change got together and created something new.

Why can't they just leave a good thing alone?

Because they want to make more money.

 

[DrLeftover]

damn

 

[Crusader]

Google are all about open and free though.

 

[Evil Eye]

Google are all about open and free though.

Provided they can make money somehow. Open and free earn them a good name, a good name means more advertisers...

Also, given the costs of hosting and streaming that much content, I can see why they'd want to make some money there...