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The help section of YouTube speaks about this feature, thus - Learn More: Video downloadsYou have the option of downloading and storing your favorite Partner videos and watching these videos even without an internet connection. To download Partner video:
Purchasing a video downloadSome videos require purchasing before you can download them to your computer. Once you’ve opted to download the video you will be directed to Google Checkout to finalize your purchase: As mentioned in the help page and it’s announcement, Google is offering this service as a test to a few of its partners. So not all partner videos would have this feature enabled. However, the team asks potential partners who are interested in participating, to touch base here. Downloads will only be available as MP4 files and reports regarding this feature suggests that most paid downloads currently hover around $1 (sounds like iTune yes). YouTube has been the problem child for Google for monetary reasons, that despite having as huge a user base as it has, it still hasn’t become the cash cow it was meant to be. This paid download feature certainly seems a new way to add monetization options to the video sharing site and look beyond advertising. However, as most reader’s of WATBlog would know better than me, a variety of download tools and hacks are available for YouTube videos already. How will Google tackle such a menace? Will you pay for a video you can get for free? Will you pay to download a YouTube video even if there is no other way to have it on your computer? While you decide, don’t forget to watch our WATShows .. for free of course. Related Posts Also Check Out: Funding Updates: Valuefirst raises $6mn From NEA, Canaan Invests in mCarbon While VC’s Start To Disappear..Mobile VAS space is lately getting a lot of traction and it is an obvious move from the indurstry as the VAS revenues are huge estimated at Rs 5780 crore and growing rapidly at a rate of 70% year-on-year estimated to be Rs16520 crores by June 2010. The same is evident in the latest funding news of Valuefirst and mCarbon.
VC’s Disappearing Act! Experts are not optimistic about the venture capital fundings in India in the current quarter….”At the moment, there is a significant gap between the valuation that promoters are seeking and the amount that funds are willing to give. We can expect VC investment to pick up only when the valuations demanded by promoters come to a rational level, in line with the reality” said K Srinivas, vice chairman and managing partner, BTS Investment Advisors as quoted in financial express. VC funds invested Rs 33,939 crore in Indian markets for the quarter ending December 31, 2008, against Rs 34,772 crore during the previous quarter. Related PostsAlso Check Out: Merger & Acquistion Updates: Mobile2win - Altruist / ApnaCircle - ViadeoConsolidation seems to be the name of the game with mergers and acquisitions being announced this week. One in the mobile space which one in the social networking space. Altruist Acquires Mobile2win India
Mobile2win India had raised funding from Nexus India Capital and Norwest Venture Partners who had invested $15 million in 2006.
What will be the impact of this deal? According to the release with this consolidation, the Group turnover will exceed Rs 200 Crores (~USD 40 mn) this fiscal. The companies shall continue to operate independently but they will take advantage of their complementary Voice, SMS, WAP solutions and offer it to all the leading mobile operators, media companies and brands. What kind of deal is this? Apnacircle.com Merges With France Business Networking Site Viadeo
What will be the impact of this merger? This merger would help in expanding the horizon of Apnacircle which till now has been pretty much under the radar as far as Indian Social networks are concerned and will also help the registered users of ApnaCircle to be linked to more than 6.5 million members of Viadeo. ApnaCircle has a current membership of more than 300K from all over India and with this merger Apnacircle hopes to get this number to 1 million by the mid of 2010. As per this deal Viadeo will retain the name of ApnaCirlce.com. Related PostsAlso Check Out: More Recent Articles |
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