The State of Online Video

It's been a busy day working on my presentation and getting ready for the NAB Podcasting Summit in Las Vegas this weekend but I did manage to catch the above video on Best of YouTube and it some how got me thinking about the state of online video.

What are your feelings about the state of online video?

Do you think we are actually building a train that is going to take us somewhere? Have the tracks been laid down? Are tickets being sold? Are we all just being crammed into a box by the authorities?

Do the authorities really know what they are doing?

Are Independents going to be able to make a business out of online video?

What do you think?

If You Missed SNL You Might catch it on YouTube

I've noticed since Dick in Box the SNL Digital Short and other fair to great SNL skits keep getting posted by NBC on Youtube after they air on NBC with no advertising attached. That's great for viewers cause you don't have to stay up late to watch SNL, you don't have to eat up space on your TiVo and you only get to see the best skits without watching any commercials.

NBC must know what they are doing. They are a business with shareholders. Right?