Thursday, May 4, 2006
innertube - at least the name is cool
On the heels of ABC's cool, new video streaming service, CBS has launched their own service called innertube. After looking at what they are offering, I have to wonder why they bothered.
Unlike the ABC version, which lets you watch their big prime-time shows, CBS has chosen to launch with 3 clips (2 from "Survivor," 1 from "Greek to Chic"). And, while ABC has decided to support Firefox and IE, CBS has decided to create a site that actually crashes Firefox.
So, if you want to watch 3 short video clips in IE, then innertube is for you.
Seriously, though, I'm not sure why CBS bothered launching with such a weak product offering. Sure ABC beat them to the punch; however, coming back with this just makes ABC look that much better.
On the heels of ABC's cool, new video streaming service, CBS has launched their own service called innertube. After looking at what they are offering, I have to wonder why they bothered.
Unlike the ABC version, which lets you watch their big prime-time shows, CBS has chosen to launch with 3 clips (2 from "Survivor," 1 from "Greek to Chic"). And, while ABC has decided to support Firefox and IE, CBS has decided to create a site that actually crashes Firefox.
So, if you want to watch 3 short video clips in IE, then innertube is for you.
Seriously, though, I'm not sure why CBS bothered launching with such a weak product offering. Sure ABC beat them to the punch; however, coming back with this just makes ABC look that much better.
¶ 12:53 PM 
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