Tag: MSN-VIDEO

Microsoft launched a user generated video site called Soapbox nearly 3 years ago. First released in private beta in 2006, the site opened to the public in early 2007. Eventually, Microsoft just folded user generated content into its larger video portal, MSN Video. But MSN Video has never come close to YouTube's success in attracting users who want to upload or watch user generated video. And ...

One of the things that's always bothered us about YouTube is that there's no way to search for videos without stopping playback of the video you're currently watching (unless you open a new tab or browser window). MSN Video has had a feature for a while that lets you search for videos and create a video playlist without interrupting any video you happen to be watching at the time, but if you ...

Microsoft has taken its user generated video site and added it to MSN Video beta. The site formerly known as Soapbox no longer exists as a standalone service. Instead, user generated video and professionally produced video will all be part of the MSN video service. We have to say, the move isn't particularly surprising. In fact, we noticed a striking resemblance between MSN Video beta and Soapbox ...