Hands Up who's heard of Vessel?
The likelihood is that half of you won't know what I'm talking about, or will have looked across to the the cup, glass or mug. What I'm actually talking about is the new video hosting site that is setting up as the closest thing to a YouTube (YT) rival.
I've heard many people praise this.
- YouTube needs competition
- Not necassarily
- But Monopolies are bad. Also think of the revenue it will generate for the creators, allowing them to live stably.
- Yes, there has also been many cases where the creators say it gives them more security (which it will).
- So, surely a rival is good?
- Well...
Now, I'm not slating Vessel for existing, but I feel it might threaten the video sharing market as a whole and this may leave the door open for the end of YT, or at least the version of it we know. So what is it? Vessel is a service where you pay a monthly fee to watch the videos of YT stars before they release them to YT. It acts a premium service.
The Google owned giant has recently been making advertising revenue harder to come by. This has lead to many creators turning to kickstarter and patreon in order to sustain their income and current lifestyle. While many make a living off of it, youtube still only gives creators a small percentage of the revenue.
I'm not arguing against this, in fact I do feel the creators need a better income as to live off. However; this may impeed upon the YouTube monopoly. Now, I know most monopolies are "bad", but I see it a resource as opposed to a company. Google may have a large percentage of the search engine market, but it's not imposing on society, while we have the World Wide Web after other internet providers fell. YouTube, to me, has earned its place as the global video site.
I believe this is important because, in this world it is important to have convienience. With the rise of Vessel what's to say other sites wont do the same, or even make a rival YouTube, as Yahoo threatened to do a few months back. This will be an issue if content becomes exclusive for each site. This may lead to extesive copyright issues with multiple videos of the same event being uploaded.
It may also make it harder to judge videos popularity. Imagine wanting to listen to a music video but having to visit 2 or 3 different sites to find it. What about trying to judge popularity of creators if they're on different sites with different audiences.
While Vessel is only offering a paid service everything should be fine. If they're only a premium service then nothing should change. However; we may see a cultural shift, as YouTube being a free place to make your name and Vessel a place to go when you're proffessional.
Vessel has been given $57.5m to help the project along. YouTube is also planning to launch its own paid subscription tier that will remove ads, which will, according to its email to channel owners; “generate a new source of revenue that will supplement your fast-growing advertising revenue”. Does this suggest we may already be losing the idea of a free to watch video sharing site. A concept that is a cornerstone of the World Wide Web.
Does Vessel represent the beginning of the end for the current YouTube or a benefit to creators?
Leave your thoughts.
A free commodity can be a need if advertised correctly.
-|CJ|-
Sunday, 26 April 2015
Sunday, 12 April 2015
Spring Break Stress - Reading
Half term has been.... nice.
Well, I call it half term, but its actually a full term. Then again "Full Term Break" doesn't have the same ring. So lets compromise with the Americans way of describing this time; Spring Break. The weather here is sunny and quite windy, so exactly how you expect in the UK. -_-
But I get off topic. These 2 weeks have been vital for me to organise myself for the final term of education. *insert dramatic music* When I think about it, I realise just how quickly time has past, and anyone who's gone through this before, or are going through it, will know what I mean when I say that I'm a little scared.
When people ask me, 'whats the most important thing in your life?', I expect most people to come out with the usual; Family/ Friends/ Happiness etc. But for me it is something else. For me, security is the biggest thing. The knowledge to know where I'll be in the future to have things set out. Because right now, I don't.
I look at some friends, they have got University places or Jobs and I envy them. Not because, of their high grades/ high income, but because of their security. The fact they have their life set out. I even have one friend who's moving into their own home soon. As a 17 y/o that takes guts, and that's something I lack.
As much as I stand up in front of people and rant and present, the ability to take things into my own hands has been something that has always held me back. Whether it be life/ love/ jobs/ education, I've never had any self confidence.
Now don't get me wrong. I'm not being all sad and depressive about this. I'm not trying to be an emotionally scarred child, an attention seeker or a depressive...
- You do know you've just alienated most of your audience
- I'm sure they'll understand
- Unlikely
Well, with hardly any of you left, I should probably mention the holidays. Well I'm glad to mention that I'm now doing something with some worth in my life. Which should be a good basis for finding a job or apprenticeship at the end of the year. The only thing is it has taken up more time than I suspected. As a result, I've been a little behind on revision. Still, life goes on and I will try to work towards the exams. No matter how much I think I can't. Also, (as of today) I've finally finished the practical side to some of my coursework. Little victories.
Also, for anyone who was wondering why this is classed as "Reading", well.... I had to read up on my exams. There! That's a (weak) link. That'll do. But to all my friends who feel they can't or don't want to carry on, remember;
Some targets can only be justified after they've been completed.
-|CJ|-
Well, I call it half term, but its actually a full term. Then again "Full Term Break" doesn't have the same ring. So lets compromise with the Americans way of describing this time; Spring Break. The weather here is sunny and quite windy, so exactly how you expect in the UK. -_-
But I get off topic. These 2 weeks have been vital for me to organise myself for the final term of education. *insert dramatic music* When I think about it, I realise just how quickly time has past, and anyone who's gone through this before, or are going through it, will know what I mean when I say that I'm a little scared.
When people ask me, 'whats the most important thing in your life?', I expect most people to come out with the usual; Family/ Friends/ Happiness etc. But for me it is something else. For me, security is the biggest thing. The knowledge to know where I'll be in the future to have things set out. Because right now, I don't.
I look at some friends, they have got University places or Jobs and I envy them. Not because, of their high grades/ high income, but because of their security. The fact they have their life set out. I even have one friend who's moving into their own home soon. As a 17 y/o that takes guts, and that's something I lack.
As much as I stand up in front of people and rant and present, the ability to take things into my own hands has been something that has always held me back. Whether it be life/ love/ jobs/ education, I've never had any self confidence.
Now don't get me wrong. I'm not being all sad and depressive about this. I'm not trying to be an emotionally scarred child, an attention seeker or a depressive...
- You do know you've just alienated most of your audience
- I'm sure they'll understand
- Unlikely
Well, with hardly any of you left, I should probably mention the holidays. Well I'm glad to mention that I'm now doing something with some worth in my life. Which should be a good basis for finding a job or apprenticeship at the end of the year. The only thing is it has taken up more time than I suspected. As a result, I've been a little behind on revision. Still, life goes on and I will try to work towards the exams. No matter how much I think I can't. Also, (as of today) I've finally finished the practical side to some of my coursework. Little victories.
Also, for anyone who was wondering why this is classed as "Reading", well.... I had to read up on my exams. There! That's a (weak) link. That'll do. But to all my friends who feel they can't or don't want to carry on, remember;
Some targets can only be justified after they've been completed.
-|CJ|-
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