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Microsoft to scale back Soapbox video service

I think I may have been on vacation back in 2006 on the day that Microsoft announced Soapbox, a video service that was going to challenge YouTube. Soapbox was never on my radar and, it appears, it really never made it to anyone's radar. Now, Microsoft says...

Tags: CBS Interactive Inc., Corporate Communications, Marketing, Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Soapbox, Video, Video Service

Blog posts 2009-06-17

MSN Soapbox: No longer going it alone against YouTube

MSN Soapbox: No longer going it alone against YouTubeNot to cause troubleBut what quality will these videos be? What's the distribution technique? I thought YouTube and other video distribution services caused grief for the ISPs. How will this make things better?WOW!Talk about following up on Microsoft's Windows...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Intellectual property, Digital media, YouTube Inc., digital-rights management, MSN SoapBox, SoapBox, MSN

Discussion threads 2007-03-22

MSN Soapbox: No longer going it alone against YouTube

It always felt wrong to me to call the fledgling Soapbox on MSN Video a "YouTube killer." As of March 22 -- with NBC, News Corp., MSN, Yahoo, AOL and MySpace all aligning to try to take on Googles YouTube -- it feels a tad better to...

Tags: Intellectual property, video, MSN, SoapBox, MSN Video, YouTube Inc.

Blog posts 2007-03-22

Soapbox (beta)

Microsoft's competitor to YouTube is Soapbox on MSN Video. Soapbox is Microsoft's user-generated video site, not to be confused with the company's professional video site, MSN Video. It's a solid video-sharing platform, but its features alone are likely not enough to win over a legion of YouTube users. We...

Tags: SoapBox, video

Product reviews 2006-09-21

Up on the Soapbox

Here's a peak at Soapbox, a place for uploading home footage and Microsoft's foray into the user-generated online video market.

Tags: footage, foray, Microsoft Corp., online video, SoapBox, video

Image galleries 2006-09-18

Additional Resources

Major online ad site hacked, serving up exploit cocktail

One more reason to use FirefoxUse Firefox with AdBlock Plus and a simple filter of *media-servers.net* and the problem is solved.I am not sure that they are "major" as I did not have a filter for them.AgreedYet, I bet the web hosts will STILL complain about it. RE: Major online...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, Confession, online advertising, Microsoft Windows, Ryan

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

Head cracking time on health care reform

"And I can get back to writing about tech."NO - get to writing about TECH now - and stop using this site for your liberal soapboxing!the only head that will crack wil be Obama'sReal Americans are concerned about deficit, death panels and the slippery slope to socialism.This 'reform' will fail...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, health care, soapboxing, healthcare reform

Discussion threads 2009-10-08

New botnet hides commands as JPEG images

What, that's it?That's it for this article? No mention of how prolific it is; what defenses might exist; how to check for it's presence; anything?Without more information, you're fear-mongering. Next time, just type "Boo!".What, that's it? "Without more information, you're fear-mongering. Next time, just type "Boo!"."I think its called, getting...

Tags: BotNet, JPEG, botnet, JPEG Images

Discussion threads 2009-09-30

Nokia: Please start again with your not-so-smartphones

With the exception of my first mobile phone at the age of 12, my heart was set on Nokia. Back then, growing up and living in a rural part of the English countryside, we had very little to occupy our minds. Anything new and shiny would be idolised as it momentarily...

Tags: Phone, Nokia Corp., E-mail, Telecom & Utilities, Online Communications, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-08-20

Social CRM: Shifting power and rapid burn

Something is beginning to concern me...Michael,Good writing and great article. However, you are bringing a point that has began to bother met about this whole SCRM thing.We are beginning to talk about how it works when you complain online, show case studies of how companies are handling complaints faster...

Tags: Marketing research, Strategy, Look Here

Discussion threads 2009-08-19

How will Silverlight light up Microsoft's Web-based Office apps?

minor typo"But a the Office Web Apps team has been saying since last fall" should be "But as the Office Web Apps team has been saying since last fall"Feel free to delete this. :-)I expect the web based Office...to go the way of so many more of their web services....

Tags: cloud computing, Office 2010, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Corp., Office Web Apps, Office Web, Office Apps, Web

Discussion threads 2009-08-07

Windows 7 at build 7600: Achingly close to RTM?

Reports across the blogosphere attempt to confirm that Windows 7, after nearly two years of development and hysteria, has been released to manufacturing. It will be available to purchase before the end of the year in time for the holiday season. The current build string, as discovered by Internet phenomenon,...

Tags: Neowin, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-07-12

Web 2.5: Is it time we elected an Internet government?

As I watched the BBC News last night after getting in from London, I saw riots in China with death tolls surpassing those of the 1989 Tiananmen Square tragedy. Mobile phones have "stopped working" and Internet access is "limited" in the area, according to the news reports. ...

Tags: China, Web, Nation, Agreement, Internet, Channel Management, Government, Marketing, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-07-07

News to know: iPhone OS 3.0; Text messaging; Social search; Morro; Palm

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley: Former Softie to take real-time social-search startup public Matthew Miller: iPhone OS 3.0 update fails connecting...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Social Search, Palm Inc., Text Messaging, Corporate Communications, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Data Centers, Branding, Marketing, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-18

Microsoft to scale back Soapbox video service

Microsoft to scale back Soapbox video serviceI've found that iPhone is better than SoapboxiPhone was always better than Soapbox and now that we have iPhone OS 3.0, it is WAYYYYY better than Soapbox!Apple is AWESOME!!!Not surprisingEven Youtube is losing it's charm to many, the novelty has worn off. And the...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Soapbox Video, YouTube Inc., Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-06-17

Will BlackBerry kill the iPhone?

Will BlackBerry kill the iPhone?ROFLHa ha ha ha ha h aha ...RE: Will BlackBerry kill the iPhone?Current beta 5 of iPhone 3.0 software disables and hides controls of MMS for ATT network. Looks like no MMS after all for US users. Pointless articleWhat is the point of this article?Seems...

Tags: Handhelds, RIM BlackBerry, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-05-07

The U.S. is losing it

The U.S. is losing itDrop the politics. The private sector has innovated plenty as well."Seems that public policy and government supported-research are crucial to innovation, despite what the anti-government partisans keep repeating about the supremacy of the private sector."I see plenty of innovation coming from nVidia, Intel, Microsoft, Apple, AMD,...

Tags: Leadership, Vertical industries, innovation, government, Harry Fuller

Discussion threads 2009-02-25

Not only green, efficient, but now cheaper

Not only green, efficient, but now cheaperNice, I use leds in my treehouseThey fit in MR-16 compatible fixtures wired to regular wall switches.They're wired to my 6v dc batteries to make 12v and last for days without running the generator -which sips gas at a cost of about 200 per...

Tags: Engineering, light-emitting diode

Discussion threads 2009-01-30

Steve Jobs takes "medical leave of absence"

Steve Jobs takes "medical leave of absence"Steve Jobs takes "medical leave of absence"He is going to be just fine as will Apple Co. The sad part is the media did this to him. Its his health, it should remain private but the media didn't want to let that...

Tags: Vertical industries, Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., health care, stock, Adrian, absence

Discussion threads 2009-01-14

Windows Live Wave 3: Microsoft's kinder and simpler consumer services strategy?

Windows Live Wave 3: Microsoft's kinder and simpler consumer services strategy?So why the deemphasizing of Live Spaces?I find that strange that the Windows Live Team is not updating Spaces for Wave 3. Right now, the service is suffering from a number of issues: commentary spam, performance and the fact that...

Tags: Operating systems, start-page, Microsoft Corp., strategy, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Windows, Windows Live Wave, simpler consumer services strategy, consumer services strategy, Windows Live Wave 3

Discussion threads 2008-11-13