Google Video Store Updated
Yesterday I noticed some changes while I was browsing some clips on the video.google.com site. Much more was going on behind the scenes, so SearchEngineWatch reports.
It’s now divided up into three categories.
1. Google Video Store (http://video.google.com/videostore)
2. Popular Video
3. Random PicksMaterial from the Google Video Store can also be browsed by genre or show name, […] you can view a 30 second clip (no Google Video Player required) before making a decision if you want to purchase or rent the material. After you make your first purchase, you’ll be prompted to download the video player (if required) if it’s not already on your system. […] a new section Google Video FAQ offers info and assistance in downloading material and explanations of a buying a “Day Pass” for a video (24 hour viewing period) and purchasing a video. You can also read about how to tell if a video is copy-protected. […] (you can) quickly limit your results to free video or video for sale by just clicking. You can also click to sort by the length of the material (Long - Medium - Short). Results can be also be sorted by relevance, date uploaded, and title.
Most interesting part is where SEW point to an interview with Jennifer Feikin, Director of Google Video, on Marketwatch.com.
A remarkable PS :
Let me end this update by saying that I’ve now downloaded the video after paying $.99, installed the player, and still can’t watch the video. Why? It seems that at the moment (2 am EST) I’m unable get my Google account to authenticate so I’m unable to view the show. I keep receiving an error message. I’m told to go to video.google.com/support but I can’t find anything about authentication problems. Yes, I know, Google Video is a beta.
Okay…. that’s not that good at all, no? Or am I the only one who finds this wrong?
A lot more about this over at [SearchEngineWatch]
UPDATE : We Sat Around Waiting For Google Video And All We Got Was This? from TechDirt. Point well taken. Quote Mike : “Ouch.”
UPDATE : Check out Philipp’s review over at Google Blogoscoped for screenshots and all that…
