[opendtv] Re: News: 10 Billion Video Views Online in December
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:28:40 -0500
At 11:56 AM -0500 2/22/08, John Shutt wrote:
My not-so-well made point was that people may watch a large number
of YouTube videos, but they don't watch long format videos on the
web. They watch "highlight reels" of stuff, which is what YouTube
is all about.
Agreed. If it is long form it is more likely that they will download
it and view it at another time. I don't think the story i posted
necessarily reflects all of the ways that the Internet is used to
access video content.
I do agree that the computer is not the best place to watch long form
programming, except for Steve Jobs' keynote speeches...
;-)
I dispute the premise that they would have spent the time watching
traditional TV. Most YouTube viewing happens in the cubicle, not
the living room.
Agreed. And there is an outside chance that they could have a TV on
in the room...
But the point is that this is time they most likely could not spend
watching TV.
Net viewing is up, but traditional hard copy book, magazine, and
newspaper reading is down. Would it be fair to say that for every
minute someone read the Times it is a minute that they didn't watch
TV?
Yes. But I understand where you are coming from.
The web is perfect for short form "sound bytes" video and print.
Agreed.
If I have something long to read from the web - typically large PDF
documents, I typically print them out to read.
So just because more of one sort of video experience is gaining,
doesn't mean that the more traditional form lost that same amount of
viewership.
Agreed.
I'm not certain who is tracking, how, or even if all of the video
programs being shared via bit torrent are tracked. I believe this is
where much of the long form stuff is happening...
And a health chunk via Apple's iTunes downloads. Looks like the
rental movies went online today.
Regards
Craig
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