[dannyr]

crescendo,

Actually YouTube integrates with both Facebook and Twitter now. Go to My Account > Settings > Sharing and you can link your Facebook and Twitter accounts.

Once you upload a video, it will automatically update your status for both services.

I use YouTube for my uploads mainly because it's one of the built-in upload options for Android. I believe this is true for the IPhone too.

[chrysb]

That still remains a barrier to entry to people who are not savvy. Video devices are becoming more and more pervasive, the number of people uploading video will grow, and it needs to be easier.

One of our primary goals is to remove friction. Reduce the number of steps it takes to distribute video to the audiences that matter to you. The ideal number of steps: 1. We're almost there.

Convenience is another goal. People are lazy, I am lazy, and I prefer something that is convenient and does all of the work for me.

Tell your parents to go to Accounts > Settings > etc, and watch their eyes glaze over.

[alain94040]

But do you really want to build a startup around a feature that a much larger competitor already almost has, and if that feature ever became important (as in people switching to your service instead of youtube), they couldn't make more visible and user-friendly?

Apparently, youtube can already tweet the videos automatically that you uploaded. What will be the shelf-life of that startup then?

Again, humbly sounds to me like a great example of a feature, not a product.

[dannyr]

chrysb,

Not sure if you are the one who downvoted me.

I'm not saying YouTube's integration is better. I was just addressing the steps specified by crescendo on Option 1.

Don't think it was a slight on Vidly.

[chrysb]

I can't downvote :)

[crescendo]

Thanks, dannyr. I wasn't aware they'd added that feature.