Would you watch YouTube videos on a site that "scrapes" them?

RedMatrix · 07-16-2009, 01:41 AM

I had been thinking of creating a site that is similar to Aff-o-matic's ebay script, but for YouTube videos.

THE QUESTION:
If you found an organic link to a site for a video with the keywords you typed, would you watch the video right there on the site, or go look for it on YT? Better yet, would you (bookmark &) come back?

I was wondering what is the advantage (for the visitor) to view YT vids away from YT site. Well, you don't have comments, or video responses. It's quick, and custom 'channels' are created for you.

It's similar to YT's related videos, but you get to see a 5 x 4 matrix of video previews and not have to scroll. (Plus multiple pages)

Thanks for reading.

Dave

jasonl70 · 07-16-2009, 01:55 AM

hell, I'd just watch the video(s) regardless of what site it was on, as long as they interested me. I may come back if it made it easier to find/view the videos I was interested in and had a common theme/topic to it.

07-16-2009, 01:41 AM	#1
RedMatrix HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mission, TX, USA. Posts: 333 Thanks: 224 Thanked 62 Times in 36 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Would you watch YouTube videos on a site that "scrapes" them? I had been thinking of creating a site that is similar to Aff-o-matic's ebay script, but for YouTube videos. THE QUESTION: If you found an organic link to a site for a video with the keywords you typed, would you watch the video right there on the site, or go look for it on YT? Better yet, would you (bookmark &) come back? I was wondering what is the advantage (for the visitor) to view YT vids away from YT site. Well, you don't have comments, or video responses. It's quick, and custom 'channels' are created for you. It's similar to YT's related videos, but you get to see a 5 x 4 matrix of video previews and not have to scroll. (Plus multiple pages) Thanks for reading. Dave
	~Dave

07-16-2009, 01:55 AM	#2
jasonl70 Software Developer War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ohio , USA. Posts: 2,273 Thanks: 416 Thanked 408 Times in 250 Posts	Re: Would you watch YouTube videos on a site that "scrapes" them? hell, I'd just watch the video(s) regardless of what site it was on, as long as they interested me. I may come back if it made it easier to find/view the videos I was interested in and had a common theme/topic to it.
	-Jason