Comments on: SplashCast pulls plug on free user-generated channels http://siliconflorist.com/2009/01/29/splashcast-pulls-plug-on-free-user-generated-channels/ Covering the blossoming startup industry in Portland, Oregon, and the Silicon Forest Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:32:08 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mike Berkley http://siliconflorist.com/2009/01/29/splashcast-pulls-plug-on-free-user-generated-channels/comment-page-1/#comment-6458 Mike Berkley Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:11:22 +0000 http://siliconflorist.com/2009/01/29/splashcast-pulls-plug-on-free-user-generated-channels/#comment-6458 In response to strong feedback from the user community, SplashCast is offering an extension of the free account to any users who request it. See details here: http://blog.splashcastmedia.com/2009/02/05/free-account-extension Best, Mike In response to strong feedback from the user community, SplashCast is offering an extension of the free account to any users who request it. See details here:

http://blog.splashcastmedia.com/2009/02/05/free-account-extension

Best,
Mike

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]]> By: Mike Berkley http://siliconflorist.com/2009/01/29/splashcast-pulls-plug-on-free-user-generated-channels/comment-page-1/#comment-6425 Mike Berkley Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:46:55 +0000 http://siliconflorist.com/2009/01/29/splashcast-pulls-plug-on-free-user-generated-channels/#comment-6425 Hey Rick, Thanks for being a great supporter and always giving us the benefit of doubt. It has now been about 18 months since our focus shifted from UGC to premium content, so this decision has been a long time coming as you point out. The user base of our premium video applications is about 100 times larger than our UGC user base. We now have several of the largest brand advertisers lining up to sponsor our primetime TV and music apps. This is a huge opportunity and where we need to focus our limited time and resources. It is extremely hard to shutter a product offering, especially one that is both popular and unique. This decision was not taken lightly. Thanks, Mike Hey Rick,

Thanks for being a great supporter and always giving us the benefit of doubt.

It has now been about 18 months since our focus shifted from UGC to premium content, so this decision has been a long time coming as you point out.

The user base of our premium video applications is about 100 times larger than our UGC user base. We now have several of the largest brand advertisers lining up to sponsor our primetime TV and music apps. This is a huge opportunity and where we need to focus our limited time and resources.

It is extremely hard to shutter a product offering, especially one that is both popular and unique. This decision was not taken lightly.

Thanks,
Mike

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