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minus-squareEch@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up70arrow-down1·8 hours agoWhelp, hopefully federated video sharing gets the momentum it needs to compete with YT. Seems like it’s the only alternative that’ll be left.
minus-squarewewbull@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·43 minutes agoNeed to solve the discover-ability of it though. Peertube is only useful if you know what you’re going there for.
minus-squareIlovethebomb@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·4 hours agoThat will simply never happen, YouTube I think is a two digit percentage of global Internet traffic.
minus-squareEch@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 hour agoI doubt Vimeo was putting up numbers that actually competed, either, but it was there as an alternative.
minus-squarefelixwhynot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·8 hours agoI 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
minus-squareanomnom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 hours agoPatreon seems like the most likely competitor. I think some content is now hosted directly there.
minus-squaredindonmasker@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·7 hours agoFloatplane too i guess.
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.
Need to solve the discover-ability of it though. Peertube is only useful if you know what you’re going there for.
That will simply never happen, YouTube I think is a two digit percentage of global Internet traffic.
I doubt Vimeo was putting up numbers that actually competed, either, but it was there as an alternative.
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
Patreon seems like the most likely competitor. I think some content is now hosted directly there.
Floatplane too i guess.