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Google To Launch Online Video Playback Monday

While Google announced their video program and allowed uploading weeks ago, they left all the submissions pending, with no set plans for offering playback. John Battelle is reporting that tomorrow (Monday), Google is launching online video playback.

I just logged into my account at Google Video and got the following status on my videos:

So I'd say Battelle is likely right on this one. Can't wait to see what kind of service this turns into, and what unknown stars are lurking online waiting for an outlet like this. Perhaps this will give video blogging (vlogging) the popularity and push that podcasting has been enjoying for the past few months. Also cool is that Google will be promoting their own version of the excellent VLC open source video player.

by Matt Haughey June 26, 2005 in News

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Windows only for Google Video, bubba. Not for me.

Posted by: Ed Campbell at Jun 27, 2005 10:18:28 AM

Who said Windows only? VLC is the most platform independent player out there. And, if Google make this open source, based on a player that already exist for both Mac and Linux... Who said windows only?

Posted by: Eirik Solheim at Jun 27, 2005 12:48:22 PM

Who said Windows only? Google.

Just as they said about Google Earth, today.

Posted by: Ed Campbell at Jun 29, 2005 11:53:31 AM

Who said Windows only? Google.

Just as they said about Google Earth, today.

Posted by: Ed Campbell at Jun 29, 2005 11:54:36 AM

Tee-Hee. I just wandered over to Dvorak's blog and he's posted that DVD Jon has already cracked the version of VLC that Google had tweaked to only play videos from their website -- and on Windows only.

http://nanocrew.net/

Posted by: Ed Campbell at Jun 29, 2005 12:01:47 PM

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