Comments on: Apple’s Developing Relationship With YouTube

By: Brett Clements

Brett Clements — Tue, 27 May 2008 09:54:22 +0000

I was an early tester of a frontier online site called Apple E World, back in the 90′s, when email was so new in Australia, I had the 11th Aussie Email address. My Space and Facebook are nothing new. Apple dropped the E-World ball about the time they dropped Steve Jobs and Skully, ex Pepsi, fresh from his victories in the Cola Wars, took control. But back then Jobs was light years ahead of the game. When he came back, we went forward light years. Personally, and professionally, as a Creative, I’d rather one desktop app, iweb, iworks etc, to all the other stuff, and just integrate all my emails, web vids etc through Apple. @ Apple.mac. I use the high end gear (FCP and shoot HDP) but from a creative perspective, nothing beats what Steve Jobs has and will introduce.

By: Blair Beckwith

Blair Beckwith — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:55:16 +0000

[quote comment="40984"]Apple and google are doing well together, I mean apple tv with youtube on it is awesome.

Almost make me want apple tv![/quote]
Although it’s a step in the right direction… I won’t be getting an Apple TV until 1080p outputs…

By: Grant

Grant — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:41:17 +0000

Apple and google are doing well together, I mean apple tv with youtube on it is awesome.

Almost make me want apple tv!

By: Steffan Williams

Steffan Williams — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 01:36:58 +0000

[quote comment="39151"]Keep in mind that Apple haven’t really done much with any other Google product or service other than YouTube to date, which is why I’m emphasizing YouTube above.[/quote]

Google Maps is a on the iPhone. I also have it on my hacked iPod touch. Other than that, I guess you’re right. :)

By: shadownight

shadownight — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 01:07:36 +0000

Plus, YouTube has made its way into the mainstream. I think even my grandma know what YouTube is…

By: Dustin

Dustin — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:15:11 +0000

[quote comment="39300"]Speaking of Flickr in iPhoto, anyone know of an app that will import my photos from Flickr, using the Flickr API? For example, “taken on” could become Events, Sets could be albums, etc. Anyone know of anything? Photocasting only gets the first page of photos from Flickr, not all of them :/[/quote]

This works extremely well: http://connectedflow.com/flickrexport/

By: Blair Beckwith

Blair Beckwith — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:07:37 +0000

More widespread community all the way, imho.

By: Chris Thomson

Chris Thomson — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:26:45 +0000

[quote comment="39201"]But Apple have also integrated YouTube within their software. You can upload straight to YouTube from within iMovie. Apple seems to be making a similar relationship with Yahoo! so I wouldn’t be surprised if without a plug-in you would be able to upload to Flickr in iPhoto[/quote]
Speaking of Flickr in iPhoto, anyone know of an app that will import my photos from Flickr, using the Flickr API? For example, “taken on” could become Events, Sets could be albums, etc. Anyone know of anything? Photocasting only gets the first page of photos from Flickr, not all of them :/

By: Trancepriest

Trancepriest — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:27:58 +0000

I like Vimeo because they now support HD files and the quality is a lot better than YouTube. They are now allowing 500mb of uploads per week. I’ve already uploaded 4 of my HD clips there. The UI is a lot cleaner and matches the Apple community aesthetic.

http://vimeo.com/andrae

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 08:36:48 +0000

But Apple have also integrated YouTube within their software. You can upload straight to YouTube from within iMovie. Apple seems to be making a similar relationship with Yahoo! so I wouldn’t be surprised if without a plug-in you would be able to upload to Flickr in iPhoto

By: adrian

adrian — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 06:19:10 +0000

as far as I’m aware, front row in leopard will feature the same interface as the apple tv…

does this mean that youtube will feature as part of front row too?

By: Loren Morris

Loren Morris — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 04:44:35 +0000

YouTube is no longer just a website. It’s a media service that can be found almost everywhere. When Apple put YouTube on the iPhone/iPod Touch, I became addicted once again.

I also like that youtube can be used for video podcasts also.

By: Julian Schrader

Julian Schrader — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 04:22:31 +0000

I like Vimeo better than Youtube as well. Youtube is way too cluttered and full of spam, Vimeo has a clean interface providing a nice experience.

But Youtube is BIIIIIIG. Vimeo is not.

By: Kristiano

Kristiano — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 03:26:17 +0000

I don’t do videos but I think Vimeo is cooler. The UI is more clean.

By: Glenn Wolsey

Glenn Wolsey — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 02:28:45 +0000

[quote comment="39150"]Glenn, maybe take a moment to think a bit. Apple isn’t developing any sort of relation with YouTube, they’re continuing their already great relationship with Google (remember how Google purchased YouTube, Glenn?) So, in the end, Apple really isn’t expanding their number of relations, they’re just doing more and more with Google.

Personally, I’m not a fan of YouTube. It’s full of spam, crap, and idiots. Vimeo ftw.[/quote]

Thanks for pointing that out Alec, I made a little adjustment to the article. Keep in mind that Apple haven’t really done much with any other Google product or service other than YouTube to date, which is why I’m emphasizing YouTube above.

By: Alec Feld

Alec Feld — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 02:20:19 +0000

Glenn, maybe take a moment to think a bit. Apple isn’t developing any sort of relation with YouTube, they’re continuing their already great relationship with Google (remember how Google purchased YouTube, Glenn?) So, in the end, Apple really isn’t expanding their number of relations, they’re just doing more and more with Google.

Personally, I’m not a fan of YouTube. It’s full of spam, crap, and idiots. Vimeo ftw.

By: Shaun Farrar

Shaun Farrar — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 02:16:14 +0000

I agree with you, Apple and YouTube look to be bringing mobile video clips to everyone in the near future.
Just saw your twitter about the flickr milestone.. Congrats!
Curious… how long have you been uploading pics?

By: Glenn Wolsey

Glenn Wolsey — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 02:15:15 +0000

[quote comment="39134"]Will there still be an iTunes feed? I really like that feature and it allows me to easily put missed or new episodes on my iPod.[/quote]

Of course! It’s still there and working :-)

[quote comment="39143"]the ‘my video show’ link points to http://youtube.com/glennwosley, not http://youtube.com/glennwolsey as it should.[/quote]

Goes to show even I myself spell my name incorrectly at times ;-)

By: Chris Thomson

Chris Thomson — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 02:06:32 +0000

And – this is going to sound crazy – I initially stayed away from YouTube because I couldn’t get a username that I liked.
YouTube just doesn’t feel very Mac-like, and it reminds me too much of sites like MySpace. Maybe if they redesigned everything, and improved stuff like spam control, I might think about using YouTube for all of my videos.

I must agree. I couldn’t get my name, my online name, or anything. I had to get a username that is 15 letters long! That’s just insane.

As for the Mac-like aspect. Yeah, YouTube is too cluttered and Windows-ish. It’s really bad….

By: Timothy Neilen

Timothy Neilen — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 02:04:52 +0000

the ‘my video show’ link points to http://youtube.com/glennwosley, not http://youtube.com/glennwolsey as it should.