Month: September 2008

Uploads to YouTube increase to 1GB

Yesterday I posted about micro-casting website 12seconds.tv. And thanks to Kyle and Ron, I now have my very own 12seconds channel with nothing on it (paging Bruce Springsteen ).

Today, I’m heading in the opposite direction, sharing the latest news from the biggest name in online video.

YouTube announced this week that it users can now upload videos as large as 1 gigabyte. Up till now, users were limited to a measly 100 megabytes for their uploads. The new video uploader is now available to anyone who wants to opt in. It also lets you edit your clip’s metadata during upload.

This is good news to anyone who desires to post longer or higher-quality video to the service.

Thanks to TechCrunch and LifeHacker for the info. As TechCrunch points out, YouTube is actually playing catch-up with some of the other services.

Much of these features were already available from other services, but it indicates that YouTube really does have a view of what’s going on in the market and wants to stay competitive in that space even though it’s still the de facto leader.

12seconds: Twitter for TV

For people too rushed to read a Twitter tweet: introducing 12second.tv. The site allows users to offer micro-commentary in 12-second nibbles.

This site (still in private beta) was mentioned in Poynter’s piece on 10 emerging technologies for online news (h/t @steverubel). As an example of how journalists could use 12seconds.tv, Poynter also points (heh) to a clip of an “interactive anchor” at a real TV news station preparing to log on.

Ron Bronson has also discovered 12seconds and he, like me, isn’t quite ready to join the revolution.

But imagine the possibilities for higher ed:

  • a 12-second recruitment video
  • a 12-second newscast
  • a 12-second video annual report
  • a 12-second campaign video

    • What do you think? You have more than 12 seconds to leave a comment of more than 140 characters.