Microsoft Releasing Video Site

Looks like Microsoft is jumping on the user created video site bandwagon, ala Youtube, with Soapbox at MSN video. Techcrunch has some info on it, but he also said no one has answered any of the emails he has sent and he doesn’t expect them to until next week.

There aren’t many details yet, but LiveSide is saying this will be a MSN, not Live.com product, and will eventually be launched at soapbox.msn.com. The feature set includes:

Upload videos in almost any format—like from your video or digital camera (maximum file size is currently 100MB)
Tag and categorize your videos to make it easy for other people to find them
Watch original videos and browse for new ones at the same time
Set up your own personal RSS feeds for videos you’re interested in
Use your Windows Live Spaces profile with Soapbox on MSN Video
Embed a video on your Web site or blog

More info will probably be available next week. Screenshot is also on the Techcrunch site.

Posted by Jimmy Daniels September 2006

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