I linked to a tool for downloading Google Video content during the platform's early days. The discussion touches on early predictions of a YouTube acquisition and my use of Windows Movie Maker for video editing.
I shared a curated list of top-rated content from Google Video in early 2006. It offers a snapshot of early viral internet culture and video sharing trends before YouTube became the dominant global platform.
I'm tracking the early launch of Google Video, noting its potential to rival IMDb and search movie scripts once more content is added, though the service currently lacks relevance for mainstream users.
I built an interactive movie quote quiz where you guess titles from IMDb. I used JavaScript’s onKeyUp event to validate entries against encrypted answers, instantly updating the score and background colors for correct guesses.
I highlight the upcoming Google Feed API and explore rumors of Google Purchases entering the video rental and micropayments space. I also share a detailed map of Google's various strategic company acquisitions during this period.
I built a Google gadget for Tamil search and transliteration to solve my spelling difficulties. I used the wisdom of crowds by comparing Google hit counts for different spellings and shared my phonetic mapping table for easy typing.
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Madhu5 Jan 2006 8:40 am:
Have you tried www.youtube.com Google will probably take it over!
S Anand5 Jan 2006 6:00 pm:
I use it. But why would Google take over? They already have a pretty good service…
Madhu6 Jan 2006 12:11 pm:
Why not? MSN will take over otherwise.
shekar14 Jan 2006 11:06 pm:
s anand, I saw your Swindon vidoes. They are edited very well. What software did you use? Especially the blue first screen.
S Anand14 Jan 2006 11:31 pm:
Microsoft Movie Maker. It came bundled with Windows XP on my office laptop.
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