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On the technology side, I think we're pretty close to the point where small startups can create video hosting platforms. For low traffic, running them through f
by anderspitman 6y ago
On the technology side, I think we're pretty close to the point where small startups can create video hosting platforms. For low traffic, running them through ffmpeg and dropping a <video> tag works pretty well. For higher traffic, I think something like BunnyCDN can be used for a reasonable cost.
But the technology isn't the problem. The problem is nobody is going to use your platform. We need to decouple discovery from hosting. We need a slick, simple aggregator that lets people submit video URLs from multiple platforms, then handles recommendations. If your video has an equal chance of blowing up regardless of where it's hosted, it opens the door for competition with YouTube.
- AntiImperialist 6y agoA lot of people who have been banned from having the wrong opinions would like to host their videos somewhere... and some already do. A useful app that I can think of is one that supports subscribing to various independent video publishing websites... but aggregates them in one app.
- IntelMiner 6y agoWhat "wrong opinions" did they have that were so egregious as to get banned?
- anderspitman 6y agoIf it doesn't support the big boys (ie YouTube), I don't see it going anywhere. And the only interface I'm aware of for subscribing in a way YT doesn't control is the URL, which is just fine with me.
- wodenokoto 6y agoI recently signed up for Viaplay streaming, and found the whole thing to work much worse than Youtube or Netflix. I think those 2 are actually leading the pack because they consider themselves technology companies.