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this only applies to situations where your content is large in terms of byte count. For textual content, there's barely any real cost tbh. a caching layer solv
by chii 4y ago
this only applies to situations where your content is large in terms of byte count.
For textual content, there's barely any real cost tbh. a caching layer solves most of your problems with edge node speed (so you pay cloudflare or akamai or some such).
> The value-add of these services is pretty substantial, though.
For videos (and music to a degree), it's unique in that the content size is huge, and people are increasingly impatient. I have no doubt that youtube infrastructure cannot be replicated by a private person. Therefore, their services are not "value-adds", but the primary value, and your video content is the "value add".
- dna_polymerase 4y agoYou don’t need the full scope of Google’s network. Using fastly or another CDN provider will be enough to host your video content.
- gilrain 4y agoWithout the content, there is literally nothing to inject advertising into and, thus, no business at all. Content is pretty important for just a “value add”!
- inglor_cz 4y agoI sell my own books on my blog. No advertising at all. It works fairly well, especially given that the Czech language community isn't very big.
- DoryMinh 4y agohost your videos on your website and ask yourself who's going to watch it. People forget what community values these platform bring.