MySpace To Allow Video Uploads
By Anna Johnson on September 15th, 2008MySpace plans to allow users to upload videos directly to the “MySpace TV” area of its website. MySpace users will also be able to embed movies in member profiles, comments and bulletins.
MySpace will allow video files of up to 512MB in size. This is about half the size allowed by YouTube, and TechCrunch rightly questions whether MySpace’s foray into direct video uploads will offer much competition to YouTube. Based on comScore data, YouTube served more than 5 billion videos in July, while YouTube served just 445 million videos.
Then again, if MySpace views the new feature as more of a value-add or retention tool for its members, allowing members to upload videos directly to the site may well meet the objectives of the initiative.
