• Ech@lemmy.ca
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    13 hours ago

    Whelp, hopefully federated video sharing gets the momentum it needs to compete with YT. Seems like it’s the only alternative that’ll be left.

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      6 hours ago

      Need to solve the discover-ability of it though. Peertube is only useful if you know what you’re going there for.

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        6 hours ago

        I doubt Vimeo was putting up numbers that actually competed, either, but it was there as an alternative.

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      13 hours ago

      I have seen a few smaller ones pop up too (admittedly not open source) like Nebula. I could see the appeal of a professional hosting service for creators

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        4 hours ago

        I don’t know about Floatplane or Nebula, but Dropout uses Vimeo as their back end. So this could impact some of the independent guys.

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          4 hours ago

          Ah shit, I hadn’t thought of that. Hopefully this gives them a kick to upgrade their system or get something of their own.

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        7 hours ago

        Patreon seems like the most likely competitor. I think some content is now hosted directly there.