Administrator DKT27 Posted December 14, 2009 Administrator Share Posted December 14, 2009 Most people say no to slow online videoAbout 81 percent of Web users leave an online video page if they encounter mid-stream rebuffering, a new study from video analytics firm TubeMogul has found. Rebuffering has become a major issue for most Web users. And even though TubeMogul found that just 7 percent of streaming video is slow-loading, it said Web video still can't quite match TV-quality viewing. "The technology just isn't there yet to have a TV-like experience," David Burch, marketing director at TubeMogul, said in a statement. "And if it's an advertiser hosting video on a branded site or distributing it across the Web, people are just clicking away when they see that spinning wheel." TubeMogul conducted its study by sampling 192 streams from leading content delivery networks--Akamai, Limelight, Edgecast, and Bit Gravity to name a few. According to TubeMogul, the services it tested "help to power video across thousands of sites." But they aren't quite doing as nice a job as some users had hoped. TubeMogul found that Limelight performed best out of all the services it tested, experiencing slow load times just 4 percent of the time. It was followed by Panther Networks, Akamai, Edgecast, and BitGravity, respectively. Although slow load times are still a problem on the Web, it's not stopping people from attempting to view streaming content. A recent Nielsen study found that online video viewing was up a whopping 34.9 percent in the last quarter, compared to a year prior. Now the CDNs just need to catch up.Source - CNET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizarre™ Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 If one has a very fast broadband internet, videos online can be watched in real-time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted December 15, 2009 Author Administrator Share Posted December 15, 2009 True.Well this article also reflects my online video life. It's limited because of not so fast internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Owl Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Sometimes it's just the Web server that is slow to download a video to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HX1 Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 I am the same way most of the time.. I come to a video.. and it doesn't load I move on. The only time I will try to make it wok is when I am watching something that I really want to see or the data-mining which I filter suddenly polls and blocks the service.. or tries to connect to download more ads in the background of running the video.. which gets blocked.. then I may try again.. If you ask me I think that for the most part they should stick to non-intrusive ads, banners.. and links.. Give people the right to choose rather they want these ads or not. Personally I don't want my video viewing experience to resemble a Television in any form.. I mean I sit down to watch something while I et.. I would prefer to not just watch commercial after commercial while I am doing so.. at which point I become so dis-interested I turn the damn thing off.. which I might add, I did when I was about 20.. and for 12 years or so .. I rarely have the actual need for a television.. or cable.. ( Basic Service ).. In fact it is more than likely not ever going to be a bill I pay.. Not even for Direct TV.. not to mention the noise pollution it presents in the household.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndromedaAnima Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Most of the time, it tends to be the web server thats slow with so many people wanting to watch videos which is why I always get frustrated trying to watch video on Chinese-based video sharing sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nooooooooo Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 This is why you should download things. 720p things look amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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