42244 2 3 econsultancy_xml <p>StumbleUpon has 1.65 million registered users in 139 countries, who 'stumble upon' four million sites per day. Users rate items by clicking a ‘thumbs up’ or ‘thumbs down’ icon. </p> <p>Like <a href="http://www.last.fm/">Last.fm</a> does with music, <a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/stumblevideo.html">StumbleVideo</a> uses your viewing history, and that of other users,  to recommend videos that fit in with your preferences. It also has a social element - it allows you to connect with users who enjoyed the same videos</p> <p>David Feller of StumbleUpon believes his service offers something different: </p> <blockquote> <p> <em>"Stumble Video allows people to discover great videos they would likely never find using traditional keyword searches. The experience is like channel surfing through video content that is laser-targeted to your tastes."</em> </p> </blockquote> <p>The site is simple and easy to use – after entering your email adress and selecting your preferred types of video,  you give each clip a thumbs up or thumbs down and over time these ratings are used to define the videos it offers you.<br /><br />Unlike other video sites, StumbleVideo doeasn't allow you to comment on the clips and, if you're looking for a particular piece of footage, then you would be better off with <a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a> or <a href="http://video.google.co.uk/">Google Video</a>. <br /><br />StumbleUpon generates revenue from ads in the websites its users are visiting, though it is not selling ads on the new video service as yet. </p> <p> <strong>Further Reading:</strong> <br /> <a href="/blog/598-intelligent-online-video-search-site-launched">Intelligent online video search site launched</a> </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph>StumbleUpon has 1.65 million registered users in 139 countries, who 'stumble upon' four million sites per day. Users rate items by clicking a ‘thumbs up’ or ‘thumbs down’ icon. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>Like <Link URL="http://www.last.fm/" Window="New">Last.fm</Link> does with music, <Link URL="http://www.stumbleupon.com/stumblevideo.html" Window="New">StumbleVideo</Link> uses your viewing history, and that of other users,  to recommend videos that fit in with your preferences. It also has a social element - it allows you to connect with users who enjoyed the same videos</Paragraph> <Paragraph>David Feller of StumbleUpon believes his service offers something different: </Paragraph> <Block> <Paragraph> <Quote>"Stumble Video allows people to discover great videos they would likely never find using traditional keyword searches. The experience is like channel surfing through video content that is laser-targeted to your tastes."</Quote> </Paragraph> </Block> <Paragraph>The site is simple and easy to use – after entering your email adress and selecting your preferred types of video,  you give each clip a thumbs up or thumbs down and over time these ratings are used to define the videos it offers you.<LineBreak /><LineBreak />Unlike other video sites, StumbleVideo doeasn't allow you to comment on the clips and, if you're looking for a particular piece of footage, then you would be better off with <Link URL="http://www.youtube.com/" Window="New">YouTube</Link> or <Link URL="http://video.google.co.uk/" Window="New">Google Video</Link>. <LineBreak /><LineBreak />StumbleUpon generates revenue from ads in the websites its users are visiting, though it is not selling ads on the new video service as yet. </Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>Further Reading:</Emphasis> <LineBreak /> <Link URL="/blog/598-intelligent-online-video-search-site-launched" Window="New">Intelligent online video search site launched</Link> </Paragraph> </FormattedContent> 2006-12-15T10:27:00+00:00 0 1 econsultancy_xml <p> <strong>StumbleUpon yesterday announced the launch of a new video service that will offer viewers a selection of videos from YouTube, Google Video and MySpace, based on their personal preferences.</strong> </p> <p> <a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/">StumbleUpon</a> has until now been known for a browsing application which helps Web users discover sites based on the ratings of users with similar tastes. It is now applying the same idea to video. And it's pretty cool.</p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>StumbleUpon yesterday announced the launch of a new video service that will offer viewers a selection of videos from YouTube, Google Video and MySpace, based on their personal preferences.</Emphasis> </Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Link URL="http://www.stumbleupon.com/" Window="New">StumbleUpon</Link> has until now been known for a browsing application which helps Web users discover sites based on the ratings of users with similar tastes. It is now applying the same idea to video. And it's pretty cool.</Paragraph> </FormattedContent> false 655 <p>For stats relating to online video, see Econsultancy's <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/technology-adoption-statistics">Technology Adoption Statistics Compendium</a></strong>.</p> <p>For stats relating to online video, see Econsultancy's <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/technology-adoption-statistics">Technology Adoption Statistics Compendium</a></strong>.</p> 362378 StumbleUpon launches video service false 2006-12-15T16:37:00+00:00 stumbleupon-launches-video-service 2009-04-28T22:40:24+01:00 2009-10-13T08:47:52+01:00 322