commander@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoBending Spoons laid off almost everybody at Vimeo yesterday | Hacker Newsnews.ycombinator.comexternal-linkmessage-square41linkfedilinkarrow-up1248arrow-down15
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minus-squareEch@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up96arrow-down1·1 month agoWhelp, hopefully federated video sharing gets the momentum it needs to compete with YT. Seems like it’s the only alternative that’ll be left.
minus-squarefelixwhynot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·1 month agoI have seen a few smaller ones pop up too (admittedly not open source) like Nebula. I could see the appeal of a professional hosting service for creators
minus-squaredindonmasker@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 month agoFloatplane too i guess.
minus-squaregreybeard@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoI don’t know about Floatplane or Nebula, but Dropout uses Vimeo as their back end. So this could impact some of the independent guys.
minus-squareEch@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoAh shit, I hadn’t thought of that. Hopefully this gives them a kick to upgrade their system or get something of their own.
minus-squareanomnom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·1 month agoPatreon seems like the most likely competitor. I think some content is now hosted directly there.
minus-squareIlovethebomb@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·1 month agoThat will simply never happen, YouTube I think is a two digit percentage of global Internet traffic.
minus-squareEch@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoI doubt Vimeo was putting up numbers that actually competed, either, but it was there as an alternative.
minus-squarewewbull@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoNeed to solve the discover-ability of it though. Peertube is only useful if you know what you’re going there for.
minus-squareTrilogy3452@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 month agoWe need a Peektube to accompany it
minus-squareskisnow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoVideo sharing is not a technically difficult problem in 2026. It really is just about making the money work.
Whelp, hopefully federated video sharing gets the momentum it needs to compete with YT. Seems like it’s the only alternative that’ll be left.
I have seen a few smaller ones pop up too (admittedly not open source) like Nebula. I could see the appeal of a professional hosting service for creators
Floatplane too i guess.
I don’t know about Floatplane or Nebula, but Dropout uses Vimeo as their back end. So this could impact some of the independent guys.
Ah shit, I hadn’t thought of that. Hopefully this gives them a kick to upgrade their system or get something of their own.
Patreon seems like the most likely competitor. I think some content is now hosted directly there.
That will simply never happen, YouTube I think is a two digit percentage of global Internet traffic.
I doubt Vimeo was putting up numbers that actually competed, either, but it was there as an alternative.
Need to solve the discover-ability of it though. Peertube is only useful if you know what you’re going there for.
We need a Peektube to accompany it
Video sharing is not a technically difficult problem in 2026. It really is just about making the money work.