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Microsoft's Soapbox Headed For The Wastebin

It looks like Microsoft may be narrowing its focus in the field of video-sharing.  MSN Video will live on, but Soapbox is bound for the trashcan. Soapbox was often referred to as a YouTube clone with stricter views on copyright.  It was responsible for only a small percentage of Microsoft's overall video streams, and of course even that total doesn't compare favorably to the numbers posted by sites like YouTube, MySpace, and Hulu.

New Report Slashes YouTube Loss Estimate By $300M

A little less than three months ago, Credit Suisse predicted that YouTube's 2009 losses would be in the neighborhood of $470 million.  Which is, of course, quite bad.  But a new report from RampRate - together with info out of Microsoft - makes it look like Google's video-sharing site is doing somewhat better. 

Wikipedia War Over the Social Media Agency

Over the past week I’ve literally been in a “Wikipedia War” over an article that I had submitted about the evolving definition and role of the Social Media Agency.

Microsoft's Soapbox Gets A Second Chance

Microsoft’s Soapbox video-sharing service got pulled out of the public’s view back in March; this past Friday, it finally floated back into sight.  The site has gained a new color scheme, and (probably more importantly), it’s “conducting proactive filtering of all uploaded content.”

Microsoft Gets Off Its Soapbox

In a surprising announcement, Microsoft has temporarily shut down access to its video sharing site. Still operating in public beta, Soapbox was poised to be Microsoft’s answer to YouTube in the real of user generated and submitted video. After entering an alliance with News Corp. and NBC, however, Microsoft is perhaps moving Soapbox further down on its list of priorities.

Microsoft Tells Hollywood To Avoid Filtering

The technology YouTube has in mind to detect and filter content will be a bad deal for the studios, and Microsoft has quietly asked powerful Hollywood honchos to skip it in favor of another option.

Microsoft To Go After YouTube With Revver?

Some people would assert that Google launched an assault on Microsoft earlier today; others would just say that the search engine giant launched a paid version of Google Apps. Either way, Microsoft may have a ready response: reports indicate that the company could take aim at YouTube by acquiring Revver, another video-sharing site.

Soapbox Launches Messenger Integration

Today the MSN Soapbox Team have launched a new activity feature that will alow you to watch Soapbox videos on Windows Live Messenger in real-time with your friends.

Microsoft Enters The Soapbox Derby

Microsoft makes the announcement that it's online video uploading site Soapbox will not be part of the Windows Live brand.

LibSyn Provides The Podcaster Soapbox

Liberated Syndication is a service that, like many of the other companies at the Podcast and Portable Media Expo, removes the barriers from entering into the podcasting or vlogging world - all the barriers, except, a podcaster's own shyness. The guys that run the company are the antithesis of shy, and will even provide the soapbox on which to stand.