Google Video, currently in beta, is the video distribution or web tv service being promoted by the world’s largest search engine Google. Like there major competitors in the web video world YouTube, and Yahoo Video they offer anyone with an Web connection the ability too upload video clips and share those with friends, relatives, and the world, each for free. Users are invited too leave comments and save videos directly too there own computers for playback in Google’s own video player.

For Content Producers

You could upload free or commercial videos and set prices and previews for commercially accessible videos. Google offers simple too use software for uploading your video and everything is accessible using your free Google account. You could make money by promotion your content and could upload a huge amount of videos while.

Pros

With Google providing the back end, it is incredibly quick, reliable, isn’t going where ever, and will probably stay free forever. Users could download your video too there computers and via private reports you could monitor how a variety of views and download your videos are receiving without that in rank being made public. The Google video upload tool is incredibly effective for quicker video uploading. You could login using your unfilled google account and use regular urls in the description that automatically become links too wherever you want.

Cons

No ability for individuals too subscribe too your videos, thus you could’t get regular content subscribers in the way you could with other video sites, like YouTube or Yahoo video. There are no user profile pages, only an option too view more videos from a method of user, There isn’t the same convergence you could experience on other video sites, with messages, profiles, etc.

hundred Megabyte video upload limit, and longer delays for video too be verified thus on competing sites. It could take up too a week only before your video goes live. Google Video only has a top hundred register and a movers and shakers register, and categories. There are substantially lesser ways too sort vides thus on competing sites, thus there are lesser lists you could get your video on too get more visitors.

For Content Patrons

Pros

Very quick, with Google as a backend, the search function in proof brings up relevant videos, thus if you kind in old videos of WWII that’s in proof who you get back. Doesn’t go down, allows you download the video in differing formats and you could put the movies on your video IPOD or PSP. You could get a few differing converters and burn downloaded Google videos too regular DVDS.

Google as well has alot of relationships with major tv stations and content producers, thus it contains a sizeable amount of useful full length movies, and a free content proximity that is backed by sponsors that has content comparable too regular or from regular spreading. (documentaries, films, stock record).

Cons

No subscriptions, favorites, or other convergence features. You could’t view a user’s profile too study more about who is posting the video or video. Very few ways too sort content besides looking for keywords or viewing the top hundred.

Convergence

It has comments and ratings, but with no profile pages, no groups, and no subscriptions the convergence is rather lacking on Google Video. Video comments are usually one or two sentences and similar too who you would find on competing sites.

Rundown

Google video is a robust and ever changing video distribution site, backed by the most popular site in the world with the most recent and greatest technical knowledge. It still has alot of problems, but already contains alot of tall quality content and is a must for anyone who only wants too watch videos online. It is not very good for networking and if you’re looking for more of a convergence too share videos with you’ll want too check out one of its competitors like YouTube.

Future of Google video

It is still in beta, thus it is not method of, but you’ll be sure it is not going where ever and will have almost surely end up with some sort of strong revenue model, perhaps integration with Google Adwords in addition too paid content etc.