Comments on: Microsoft and DivX Eyeing Revver? http://gigaom.com/video/microsoft-and-divx-eyeing-revver/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:04:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: pigmoosed » what’s going on at revver? http://gigaom.com/video/microsoft-and-divx-eyeing-revver/#comment-444371 Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:23:31 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/2007/02/22/microsoft-and-divx-eyeing-revver/#comment-444371 [...] turbulance in the organisaion. revver ceo steven starr has hosed down speculation that revver is on the market. so it’s interesting times [...]

]]> By: Ty Graham http://gigaom.com/video/microsoft-and-divx-eyeing-revver/#comment-444370 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:12:13 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/2007/02/22/microsoft-and-divx-eyeing-revver/#comment-444370 Blipd.com is launching soon. There are very few people that realize the secret to solving the monetization issue. Soon, everyone will get blip’d! [patent-pending] technology!

]]> By: Revver blog http://gigaom.com/video/microsoft-and-divx-eyeing-revver/#comment-444369 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 19:20:08 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/2007/02/22/microsoft-and-divx-eyeing-revver/#comment-444369 [...] There’s a ton of speculation swirling around the web today about whether Revver is for sale. As noted in the CNet article, our CEO Steven Starr has already issued a statement on this: “Revver is not for sale.” [...]

]]> By: Jackson West http://gigaom.com/video/microsoft-and-divx-eyeing-revver/#comment-444368 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 18:09:22 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/2007/02/22/microsoft-and-divx-eyeing-revver/#comment-444368 I don’t know, I think you’d be surprised. After all, abandoning a large archive of video shows (as well as all the viewers subscribed to you via that feed) is a little more difficult than just ignoring Friendster friend requests.

For instance, Lonelygirl15 is still publishing stuff to YouTube, even though they also have a MySpace page and their own domain now — there are definitely better ways to monetize the show, but you can’t just drop that audience.

]]> By: GigaOM » Revver.. who will buy them? http://gigaom.com/video/microsoft-and-divx-eyeing-revver/#comment-444367 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 17:34:26 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/2007/02/22/microsoft-and-divx-eyeing-revver/#comment-444367 [...] West thinks who ever buys Revver will get access to “talent” not technology. Huh! Sphere Topic: The Daily | Tags:Revver [...]

]]> By: Devin Smith http://gigaom.com/video/microsoft-and-divx-eyeing-revver/#comment-444366 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:58:37 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/2007/02/22/microsoft-and-divx-eyeing-revver/#comment-444366 you have a clear misunderstanding of the industry. the creators will go wherever there is money and distribution. they have as much loyalty as people in a social network did to Friendster. within a year, YouTube, MetaCage, Break and probably everyone else will share revenue.

Micro or DivX buying revver might accelerate somt things – but that is usually only worth a couple of million. From the outside, seems pretty easy to build.

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