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minus-squareEch@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up95arrow-down1·2 days 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-squareskisnow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours agoVideo sharing is not a technically difficult problem in 2026. It really is just about making the money work.
minus-squarefelixwhynot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·2 days 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-squaregreybeard@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoI don’t know about Floatplane or Nebula, but Dropout uses Vimeo as their back end. So this could impact some of the independent guys.
minus-squareEch@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoAh shit, I hadn’t thought of that. Hopefully this gives them a kick to upgrade their system or get something of their own.
minus-squaredindonmasker@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 days agoFloatplane too i guess.
minus-squareanomnom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·2 days agoPatreon seems like the most likely competitor. I think some content is now hosted directly there.
minus-squareIlovethebomb@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·2 days agoThat will simply never happen, YouTube I think is a two digit percentage of global Internet traffic.
minus-squareEch@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoI doubt Vimeo was putting up numbers that actually competed, either, but it was there as an alternative.
minus-squarewewbull@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoNeed to solve the discover-ability of it though. Peertube is only useful if you know what you’re going there for.
minus-squareTrilogy3452@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 day agoWe need a Peektube to accompany it
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.
Video sharing is not a technically difficult problem in 2026. It really is just about making the money work.
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
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.
Ah shit, I hadn’t thought of that. Hopefully this gives them a kick to upgrade their system or get something of their own.
Floatplane too i guess.
Patreon seems like the most likely competitor. I think some content is now hosted directly there.
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.
Need to solve the discover-ability of it though. Peertube is only useful if you know what you’re going there for.
We need a Peektube to accompany it