they better not put all the youtube videos onto google video servers… They don’t serve China yet. fuckers.

This headline is really misleading – the purchase hasn’t been made yet. Also, why does COA news have a profile on GNN???

More importantly, what’s to be done about short subject video monopoly? I use YouTube because I noticed more and more political content showing up on it. I don’t want my materials subjected to over corporatizing. Now what?

I’ve been saving anything I found cool on youtube because I’d have to assume it’ll go the way of the other big sites around….

I remember when Ifilm and atomfilms used to be cool… There used to be a kick ass site that played old films for free and you could buy better content. Used to watch great B movies for free at work all the time… kicked ass.

We have a profile on GNN for the same reason everyone else does – to share important media with the community. COA News is actually a project that was to a large degree inspired by GNN, when I started it I asked the community to give me input and ideas etc… So I’ve basically stayed somewhat active in community since before COA News began – 2 yrs ago

Steve – COA News

About the video monopoly – I would recommend using Ourmedia.org – there technology/social networking ability it not the best, but they are open source and non-profit.

However, I don’t think they allow coprighted material to be uploaded.

That’s cool. Thanks for letting me know about the COA thing too – with all the buzz of 3v1l psy-ops ‘round here, ya never kwno.

Seriously, though – i’ll check out ourmedia. I just can’t get over the fact though, that on YouTube I can post a video and two days later it’s been watched a hundred times. Very convenient. I wish I had the know how to set up a GNN-type site for vloggers, especially at the local level, if there were a few more of them.
Thanks for the info!

At least it wasn’t the News Corporation. All in all, I wouldn’t exactly lump google in with other megacorporations (though I suppose I would lump Disney in that group, heh). It certainly isn’t a good thing, but it’s to be expected these days. For the average user, I doubt very much will change. And for those who were using youtube for more controversial material that may be monitored too closely or even censored, there will be other sites.

Now that google bought it watch it go to shit… they’ll censer up-loads, make the users sign all kind of releases.

but the revolution will not be silenced!