[MR] Fwd: [AL] Google video to end [service]

[David Chessler]

 ------ Original Message ------
  Received: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 10:43:34 AM EDT
  From: Dick Atlee 
  Subject: [AL] Google video to end
 
 
 
  The following message from Google Video (about April 15) has gone out to
    those who have posted material there. In essence, they are terminating
    the service as we know it, SOON. They want to stop being a provider and
    be more of a search engine. On Friday, you won't be able to play any of
    the videos on the site, but will be able to click on a download button.
    That button will then go away two weeks later.
   
    So if you know of videos on Google that you want to be able to view in
    the future, you'd best download them now -- preferably before Friday,
    since after that you won't be able to see them to be sure they're the
    ones you want.
   
    A brief history of Google video I ran across: "Google launched their
    video sharing site on 25th of January 2005, but later on Google acquired
    Youtube for 1.65 billion in October 2006. By 13th June 2007 Google
    introduced search results of videos in Google videos. In May 2009 Google
    videos stopped accepting uploads."
   
    (This is of direct interest to me as a 9/11 "researcher," since much of
    the best lecture material on 9/11 is available only on Google video, as
    is much evidence footnoted in books on 9/11. It will definitely put a
    crimp in efforts to expose whatever happened that day.)
   
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    Dear Google Video User,
   
    Later this month, hosted video content on Google Video will no longer be
    available for playback. Google Video stopped taking uploads in May 2009
    and now we’re removing the remaining hosted content. We've always
    maintained that the strength of Google Video is its ability to let
    people search videos from across the web, regardless of where those
    videos are hosted. And this move will enable us to focus on developing
    these technologies further to the benefit of searchers worldwide.
   
    On April 29, 2011, videos that have been uploaded to Google Video will
    no longer be available for playback. We’ve added a Download button to
    the video status page, so you can download any video content you want to
    save. If you don’t want to download your content, you don’t need to
do
    anything. (The Download feature will be disabled after May 13, 2011.)
   
    We encourage you to move to your content to YouTube if you haven’t done
    so already. YouTube offers many video hosting options including the
    ability to share your videos privately or in an unlisted manner. To
    learn more go here.
   
    Here’s how to download your videos:
   
    1. Go to the Video Status page.
    2. To download a video to your computer, click the Download Video link
    located on the right side of each of your videos in the Actions column.
   
    Once a video has been downloaded, “Already Downloaded” will appear
next
    to the Download Video link.
   
    If you have many videos on Google Video, you may need to use the paging
    controls located on the bottom right of the page to access them all.
   
   
    Please note: This download option will be available through May 13, 2011.
   
    Thank you for being a Google Video user.
   
    Sincerely,
   
    The Google Video Team