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October 24, 2006
EuTubes - The Venice Project And VideoJug
Over at sister-site the alarm:clock there's some commentary on mainstream media's current interest in finding the next YouTube, highlighting Venice Project, one from Europe, and US-based BitTorrent's new service.
One that we have our eye on is the VideoJug project, also coming out of Europe. It launched in September. It's different in that it only contains "how to" videos. Most are created by VideoJug and they are well-produced, nice and short too.
A look at the list of "most viewed" videos suggests that viewers are worried about diseased sexual organs, their appearance, how well they play (golf and juggling), and are fascinated by sushi.
There is also some amusing content created by users on topics such as "How To Fold a T-Shirt" and a Ginglish (German English mixed) video on "How To Cook And Eat White Bavarian Sausages".
A Top Ten List That Let's You Know What Others Find Interesting
We agree with what some of its users have said, that it is a good use of the Internet for video, with plenty of user feedback and features you can only offer if content is being accessed on the Web, as opposed to broadcast TV, but it looks like an expensive business to run.
We haven't interviewed the founders to learn how they intend to sustain the business over the medium term. But they have deep pockets, we assume, which will give them time. We say deep pockets because the founders are Dan Thompson (no relation to this a:c euro reporter), an entrepreneur that sold his computer games company Renegade to Time Warner. He also co-founded 365 Corporation and took it public, along with VideoJug co-founder David Tabizel.
Tabiziel also co-founded Durlacher, an English investment banking firm whose incredibly optimistic research reports were for European Internet, telecoms, and mobile sectors what Mark Meeker/Morgan Stanley's were for the Internet in the US.
Read - New website that shows you how to perform everyday tasks (DailyMail)
Read - The Biggest Venture Story In Mainstream Media: The Next YouTube? (a:c)
Posted on October 24, 2006 06:28 AM | Posted to Interactive TV | News And Updates | Permalink
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