Comments on: Akamai Gets Ready for HD Video http://gigaom.com/2007/08/28/akamai-gets-ready-for-hd-video/ Tracking the Internet Evolution Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:20:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Jason http://gigaom.com/2007/08/28/akamai-gets-ready-for-hd-video/#comment-876975 Jason Mon, 05 May 2008 20:30:21 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/28/akamai-gets-ready-for-hd-video/#comment-876975 After the dreadful closing down of stage 6 I'll have to say I was a bit sad and thinking where to go on from here and feed my hunger for top quality divx videos. Luckily while surfing, I stumbled upon divxvine.com ..you just gotta love those social bookmarking sites these days don't you . DivxVine.com is a free DivX video hosting provider, it is dedicated to host only divx video files(.divx, .avi). This site is one of a kind, a real treat for anyone who loves DivX videos. You can upload videos, download, view, share or embed the videos on your own sites/blogs or anything you could literally think of. Simply choose an account, unregistered users get 1x100mb video upload, registered get 1x300mb video upload and you also get premium accounts with 1gb file uploads, premium users get a lot more benefits as well. If you have a website with high traffic and need to deliver high quality DivX videos, then your choice would be the dedicated plan, you rent a full server just for your website without the hassle of leeching and expensive bandwidth charges. DivxVine is totally new and original way of providing DivX videos for virtually anyone, Gamers can show of their latest games captures in high definition, independent film makers and musicians can now deliver that high quality video they always wanted. These are just a few examples, the list goes on and on To all former stage6 users who had a heart attack when stage6 went down, I welcome you to DivxVine.com - a different way to enjoy your DivX videos. After the dreadful closing down of stage 6 I’ll have to say I was a bit sad and thinking where to go on from here and feed my hunger for top quality divx videos. Luckily while surfing, I stumbled upon divxvine.com ..you just gotta love those social bookmarking sites these days don’t you . DivxVine.com is a free DivX video hosting provider, it is dedicated to host only divx video files(.divx, .avi). This site is one of a kind, a real treat for anyone who loves DivX videos. You can upload videos, download, view, share or embed the videos on your own sites/blogs or anything you could literally think of.

Simply choose an account, unregistered users get 1×100mb video upload, registered get 1×300mb video upload and you also get premium accounts with 1gb file uploads, premium users get a lot more benefits as well. If you have a website with high traffic and need to deliver high quality DivX videos, then your choice would be the dedicated plan, you rent a full server just for your website without the hassle of leeching and expensive bandwidth charges.

DivxVine is totally new and original way of providing DivX videos for virtually anyone, Gamers can show of their latest games captures in high definition, independent film makers and musicians can now deliver that high quality video they always wanted. These are just a few examples, the list goes on and on

To all former stage6 users who had a heart attack when stage6 went down, I welcome you to DivxVine.com - a different way to enjoy your DivX videos.

]]> By: Akamai’s New HD Strategy: Show, Don’t Tell « NewTeeVee http://gigaom.com/2007/08/28/akamai-gets-ready-for-hd-video/#comment-634981 Akamai’s New HD Strategy: Show, Don’t Tell « NewTeeVee Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:13:06 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/28/akamai-gets-ready-for-hd-video/#comment-634981 <p>[...] for high-definition content online yet. Akamai (AKAM), in an attempt to sign up customers for its new HD offering, is pounding the pavement itself. The content delivery network will attempt to show that HD has [...]</p> [...] for high-definition content online yet. Akamai (AKAM), in an attempt to sign up customers for its new HD offering, is pounding the pavement itself. The content delivery network will attempt to show that HD has [...]

]]> By: BitGravity Jumps Into CDN Biz « NewTeeVee http://gigaom.com/2007/08/28/akamai-gets-ready-for-hd-video/#comment-590049 BitGravity Jumps Into CDN Biz « NewTeeVee Mon, 01 Oct 2007 16:50:17 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/28/akamai-gets-ready-for-hd-video/#comment-590049 <p>[...] BitGravity, of Burlingame, Calif., is the latest to join the party and is focusing mostly on video. Since video files tend to be larger and need more hand-holding, it makes sense for BitGravity to take a focused approach. Move Networks is taking a similar tact, and has signed up some big names. Of course, Akamai has its own plans for HD video. [...]</p> [...] BitGravity, of Burlingame, Calif., is the latest to join the party and is focusing mostly on video. Since video files tend to be larger and need more hand-holding, it makes sense for BitGravity to take a focused approach. Move Networks is taking a similar tact, and has signed up some big names. Of course, Akamai has its own plans for HD video. [...]

]]> By: VentureBeat » Why HDTV is tough and how Akamai is making it easier http://gigaom.com/2007/08/28/akamai-gets-ready-for-hd-video/#comment-526288 VentureBeat » Why HDTV is tough and how Akamai is making it easier Fri, 07 Sep 2007 03:11:10 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/28/akamai-gets-ready-for-hd-video/#comment-526288 <p>[...] as well as content management tools (Nine Systems). By integrating Red Swoosh’s efficient distributed delivery mechanism (read P2P) into its hardware, Akamai is lowering its distribution costs to manage while other CDN [...]</p> [...] as well as content management tools (Nine Systems). By integrating Red Swoosh’s efficient distributed delivery mechanism (read P2P) into its hardware, Akamai is lowering its distribution costs to manage while other CDN [...]

]]> By: kevin’s blog » Akamai prepping for high definition content http://gigaom.com/2007/08/28/akamai-gets-ready-for-hd-video/#comment-492509 kevin’s blog » Akamai prepping for high definition content Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:44:43 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/28/akamai-gets-ready-for-hd-video/#comment-492509 <p>[...] Malik has a good post in which he talks to Akamai’s CTO, Mike Afergan, about the role of CDNs (content delivery [...]</p> [...] Malik has a good post in which he talks to Akamai’s CTO, Mike Afergan, about the role of CDNs (content delivery [...]

]]> By: jason Weisberger http://gigaom.com/2007/08/28/akamai-gets-ready-for-hd-video/#comment-491352 jason Weisberger Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:37:44 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/28/akamai-gets-ready-for-hd-video/#comment-491352 <p>Jonathan--</p> <p>Dead on. Bits are bits. Streaming bits that get viewed as HD rather than bits that are Low-D is just shipping bits.</p> <p>What is the story?</p> Jonathan–

Dead on. Bits are bits. Streaming bits that get viewed as HD rather than bits that are Low-D is just shipping bits.

What is the story?

]]> By: Jonathan http://gigaom.com/2007/08/28/akamai-gets-ready-for-hd-video/#comment-490574 Jonathan Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:01:19 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/28/akamai-gets-ready-for-hd-video/#comment-490574 <p>oh come on, lets get real. we are still dealing with last mile issues. HD... take a look at apple movie trailers, they use akam... they stream flawless at HD eh?</p> <p>we need some more sober people that take into account the real world and current infrastructure...web2.0 need not be a bubble.</p> <p>IMHO</p> oh come on, lets get real. we are still dealing with last mile issues. HD… take a look at apple movie trailers, they use akam… they stream flawless at HD eh?

we need some more sober people that take into account the real world and current infrastructure…web2.0 need not be a bubble.

IMHO

]]> By: egon http://gigaom.com/2007/08/28/akamai-gets-ready-for-hd-video/#comment-489216 egon Wed, 29 Aug 2007 09:38:50 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/28/akamai-gets-ready-for-hd-video/#comment-489216 <p>I think Foobai has been solving this problem for years. Since everyone else seems to be promoting sites, I'll provide the url as well (www.foobai.com).</p> I think Foobai has been solving this problem for years. Since everyone else seems to be promoting sites, I’ll provide the url as well (www.foobai.com).

]]> By: Victor Blake http://gigaom.com/2007/08/28/akamai-gets-ready-for-hd-video/#comment-487667 Victor Blake Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:20:03 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/28/akamai-gets-ready-for-hd-video/#comment-487667 <p>I agree with Yaron (and I actually use Pando myself) that P2P apps can fix this on a sharing level. But for distribution there has to be some DRM integration.</p> <p>I think a cable operator could hedge their bets against a broadcast to file distribution transition risk buy actually buying a big chunk of Akamai.....</p> I agree with Yaron (and I actually use Pando myself) that P2P apps can fix this on a sharing level. But for distribution there has to be some DRM integration.

I think a cable operator could hedge their bets against a broadcast to file distribution transition risk buy actually buying a big chunk of Akamai…..

]]> By: Podcasting News » Akamai Announces HDTV Video Distribution Service http://gigaom.com/2007/08/28/akamai-gets-ready-for-hd-video/#comment-487431 Podcasting News » Akamai Announces HDTV Video Distribution Service Tue, 28 Aug 2007 20:03:28 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/28/akamai-gets-ready-for-hd-video/#comment-487431 <p>[...] Technologies, a leading provider of Internet content delivery services, has announced that it is offering services to help customers deliver the HD [...]</p> [...] Technologies, a leading provider of Internet content delivery services, has announced that it is offering services to help customers deliver the HD [...]

]]> By: Yaron http://gigaom.com/2007/08/28/akamai-gets-ready-for-hd-video/#comment-487350 Yaron Tue, 28 Aug 2007 19:24:02 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/28/akamai-gets-ready-for-hd-video/#comment-487350 <p>Thanks Om for this sign-of-the-times post. It seems everyone is talking about HD video these days but few understand the potential impact on current Internet infrastructure. If you really want 720p videos to "just work" on a large scale, you need to re-think your delivery service. You need to not only be closer to the consumer device, you have to be on it. Akamai is a company with perhaps the best perspective on the real world math here and its great to see them embrace P2P as a solution for the future, today.</p> <p>Peer-assisted content delivery services like Pando (http://www.pando.com/platform) that work as an add-on to your existing CDN are ideal for transparently offloading the heavy lifting of HD video delivery to the collective bandwidth and storage of your viewer base. We need a standard that works natively with all CDNs, not different flavors of P2P per CDN. Consumers won't tolerate it.</p> <p>We're getting there.</p> Thanks Om for this sign-of-the-times post. It seems everyone is talking about HD video these days but few understand the potential impact on current Internet infrastructure. If you really want 720p videos to “just work” on a large scale, you need to re-think your delivery service. You need to not only be closer to the consumer device, you have to be on it. Akamai is a company with perhaps the best perspective on the real world math here and its great to see them embrace P2P as a solution for the future, today.

Peer-assisted content delivery services like Pando (http://www.pando.com/platform) that work as an add-on to your existing CDN are ideal for transparently offloading the heavy lifting of HD video delivery to the collective bandwidth and storage of your viewer base. We need a standard that works natively with all CDNs, not different flavors of P2P per CDN. Consumers won’t tolerate it.

We’re getting there.

]]> By: » Akamai prepping for high definition content | The Universal Desktop | ZDNet.com http://gigaom.com/2007/08/28/akamai-gets-ready-for-hd-video/#comment-487168 » Akamai prepping for high definition content | The Universal Desktop | ZDNet.com Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:48:13 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/28/akamai-gets-ready-for-hd-video/#comment-487168 <p>[...] Malik has a good post in which he talks to Akamai’s CTO, Mike Afergan, about the role of CDNs (content delivery [...]</p> [...] Malik has a good post in which he talks to Akamai’s CTO, Mike Afergan, about the role of CDNs (content delivery [...]

]]> By: Akamai Beefs Up Infrastructure for HD « NewTeeVee http://gigaom.com/2007/08/28/akamai-gets-ready-for-hd-video/#comment-486896 Akamai Beefs Up Infrastructure for HD « NewTeeVee Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:39:22 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/28/akamai-gets-ready-for-hd-video/#comment-486896 <p>[...] television shows and films have an eye on HD. And Akamai is here to help. Continue reading “Akamai Gets Ready for HD Video” on our parent site [...]</p> [...] television shows and films have an eye on HD. And Akamai is here to help. Continue reading “Akamai Gets Ready for HD Video” on our parent site [...]

]]> By: gwhiz http://gigaom.com/2007/08/28/akamai-gets-ready-for-hd-video/#comment-486803 gwhiz Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:59:26 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/28/akamai-gets-ready-for-hd-video/#comment-486803 <p>We're so ready for something like this. Not sure if Apple and Akamai are still an item (thinking so from looking at the Akamai delivered graphics for Apple.com). But, if so, I wonder how this plays for AppleTV in the near term.</p> <p>2009 is going to be an awesome year for HD! Let's just skip 2008... Who wants to watch an election year in HD anyway?</p> We’re so ready for something like this. Not sure if Apple and Akamai are still an item (thinking so from looking at the Akamai delivered graphics for Apple.com). But, if so, I wonder how this plays for AppleTV in the near term.

2009 is going to be an awesome year for HD! Let’s just skip 2008… Who wants to watch an election year in HD anyway?

]]> By:   Here Comes Online High Defenition! by How To Do Online Video http://gigaom.com/2007/08/28/akamai-gets-ready-for-hd-video/#comment-486726   Here Comes Online High Defenition! by How To Do Online Video Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:21:07 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/28/akamai-gets-ready-for-hd-video/#comment-486726 <p>[...] wonder how long before the YouTube announcement is? Everyone will be talking about HD later this year and into next. Akamai (AKAM), under pricing pressure from upstart rivals such as [...]</p> [...] wonder how long before the YouTube announcement is? Everyone will be talking about HD later this year and into next. Akamai (AKAM), under pricing pressure from upstart rivals such as [...]

]]> By: Data Center Knowledge http://gigaom.com/2007/08/28/akamai-gets-ready-for-hd-video/#comment-486611 Data Center Knowledge Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:24:37 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/28/akamai-gets-ready-for-hd-video/#comment-486611 <p><strong>Akamai: We're Ready for HD Internet Video</strong></p> <p>Akamai says data from its existing users demonstrates that "a consistent, high-definition video experience is now possible."</p> Akamai: We’re Ready for HD Internet Video

Akamai says data from its existing users demonstrates that “a consistent, high-definition video experience is now possible.”

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