Flickr, the successful photo-sharing site owned by Yahoo, launched its video features for its pro account holders on Tuesday.
The San Francisco Chronicle reported that the new features, which came in response to the increasingly video oriented tech world, are Yahoo's most recent attempt to compete with YouTube, Snapfish and other media sharing sites that already offer video capability.
Currently only Flickr's pro members (who pay $24.95/year) will be able to post videos, although all users will be able to view them. The size limit for clips is 150MB or about 90 seconds, which is far below YouTube's 10 minute maximum, but Flickr hopes this will attract homemade clips that fit in with the site's sense of community.
In another attempt to facilitate the site's community identity, all pirated Hollywood clips will be banned and the site will remain ad-free for paid users. Subscribers will also be able to keep their clips private or make them public.
While Flickr has a long way to go if they really intend to compete with YouTube's video market, these added video features will surely help them match-up against their photo-sharing counterparts.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment