YouTube Gives Mobile Video a Boost
January 25th, 2008 MobileFreak
The gents at YouTube (or now Google) must have read our earlier post on why the YouTube on Verizon deal was a joke.
As they announced yesterday, YouTube has expanded its mobile offerings and vastly increased the number of handsets and carriers that support it.
Below is an excerpt from the press release:
Not only will users and partners have access to the largest mobile video catalog, they also will be able to personalize their experience. Users will now have access to features regularly used on YouTube, including their YouTube accounts, Favorites, Videos, Channels as well as the ability to directly upload from mobile devices and share videos instantly. Users also will now have the ability to rate and comment on videos directly from their mobile phones.
Hopefully this is a sign that these exclusive carrier deals that offer just a fraction of the content are a thing of the past. I like to think that our last post had a little something to do with it. Just maybe.
Mobile Website:
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Well, this may be okay…but as of right now my BRAND NEW Blackberry 8310 Curve from AT&T still gets an UNSUPPORTED URL error message.
Wish they could conspire to make this work!