Take a look at MSN Video in beta
Cory Bergman September 22nd, 2007
MSN has launched a new video experience, currently in beta, that merges its traditional video offerings with user video clips from Soapbox. And it’s in Flash.
Clean, straightforward presentation. Easy to navigate.
Click a clip and a medium rectangle companion ad animates out of the side of the player. Interestingly, I could only get a pre-roll ad to play on the first clip per session. (I wonder if that’s just a beta setting?) Meanwhile, there’s a smaller ad unit that rests beneath the player and changes with every clip played. Meanwhile, MSNBC.com is preparing to launch its own new video experience, so stay tuned for that.
3 Comments Add your own
1. Don Day | September 22nd, 2007 at 5:23 pm
In Flash, eh? Not in Silverlight. Interesting.
I ran into my first Silverlight site the other day (Entertainment Tonight’s Emmy micro-site) and just decided I can’t justify another download. Good to see that this is in Flash!
2. Anonymous | September 22nd, 2007 at 6:03 pm
It’s surprising everyone’s talking about this just now. It’s been in public beta at least since May.
3. Jeremiah | September 23rd, 2007 at 9:57 pm
TERRRORRRR!!!
Machiatto!!!
/IRONY
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