[thelist] Video on own site or via YouTube?
Luther, Ron
Ron.Luther at hp.com
Thu Aug 23 14:20:16 CDT 2007
Dan Stockton had some good things to say about YouTube usage:
>>Don't discount the possibility of hosting videos on your own
>>website just because YouTube is available yet neither discount
>>the idea of hosting on YouTube just because you have your own
>>website. Supplement the disadvantages of one with the advantages
>>of the other. You needn't choose only one, do both.
I agree with Dan. Use both - but use only where applicable. And by
that I mean that you may want to think through the whole 'user
experience' thing here.
On one hand, I probably wouldn't want to answer inquiries from potential
investors / venture capitalists by sending them a link to an 'about my
company' video sitting on YouTube. There might be some situations where
that would 'work' but I think there are a lot more where that would be
seen as a negative.
On the other hand, if I were a company like Blendtec then I certainly
wouldn't mind putting a few of my "Will it blend?" videos up on YouTube
to increase brand awareness. (Presuming, of course, that I could do so
without reliquishing any ownership/repurposing rights that I may not
wish to give up by uploading to YouTube.)
I think you need to think through what it is you are trying to
accomplish and then determine when and where YouTube might be a good fit
for your needs.
HTH,
RonL.
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