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Microsoft Enters Video-Sharing Market with Launch of Soapbox

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 19, 2006 - 6:39pm.
Redmond, Wash. - Microsoft on Tuesday announced its entry into the popular video-sharing space dominated by YouTube with the U.S. beta launch of Soapbox on MSN Video. The Soapbox service lets users upload and share up to 100MB of personal videos, and will be deeply integrated with Microsoft online services including Windows Live Spaces -- the company's new social networking platform -- and Windows Live Messenger. "By adding a user-uploaded video service, we are rounding out our existing investments in commercially produced and original content on MSN Video," said Rob Bennett, general manager of entertainment and video services for MSN. Microsoft's MSN attracts 465 million visitors a month, including 11 million visitors to MSN Video, while YouTube claimed 34 million visitors last month.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060919/sftu061.html?.v=74
http://soapbox.msn.com
tags: Launches | Internet | Video | Tech | Microsoft | Portals | Soapbox | Video-Sharing |



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