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I will have more to say about Youtube and the business case another time:<\/p>\n

The talks underscore Google Inc’s desire to complete YouTube’s transition from a repository for grainy home videos to a site sporting the more polished content crucial to securing higher-priced advertising.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

via Exclusive: YouTube weighs funding efforts to boost premium content – sources | Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Not surprisingly, its all about the ad revenue now. Those that deliver ad<\/p>\n

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opportunities for Youtube will achieve prominence and the rest\u00a0 (most everyone else!) may find themselves disappearing in search results and recommended lists.<\/p>\n

Youtube previously announced it had modified search results and recommendations based on its “big data” analysis, to drive more minutes of viewing. Consequently, these changes are not secret.<\/p>\n

This may have repercussions for those us interested in 3D. 3D has not – yet – delivered significant online audiences for Youtube (except for one person<\/a>). Youtube has been an early proponent of 3D by offering a reasonable 3D delivery platform but how long will that last?<\/p>\n

(I produce short 3D videos as a hobby, not as a profession. But like any hobby producer, I am gratified that people wish to watch what I create. But if they can’t find the videos, then they will not be watching either.)<\/em><\/p>\n

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