YouTube Goes Mobile
Here’s something interesting in mobile news. YouTube has just started offering a mobile upload option.
A growing number of handheld devices are capable of recording video. YouTube wants to disconnect users from their Web cams and computers, said Steve Chen, one of the company’s founders and its chief technology officer.
Most user-created clips are taken with Web and digital video cameras, Chen said. The new service will likely produce greater numbers of spontaneous and candid clips.
"The good thing about it is that you don’t have to go home to YouTube anymore," Chen said. "People may not carry their digital cameras with them when they go out. But everybody carries their cell phone…I’m interested in seeing what kind of content this will produce."
I’ve had a YouTube account since they launched, but I haven’t figured out what to do with it, because the only video camera I own is the one in my mobile phone. I haven’t found much of a reason to use that feature on my phone either. Actually, I have a PDA that shoots video as well, but haven’t had a reason to use the PDA in ages. Until now, that is.
So, I’ve created a mobile profile on my YouTube account, and plugged in PDA so it can recharge. Now all I need is a reason to shoot video.
And while you’re at it, YouTube, how about a way for me to view videos on my mobile phone? I mean, Tivo just inked a deal to deliver web-based video to my living room. Can somebody do the same thing for my phone?
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