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User-generated video is great, but there aren't any opportunities for making money, which makes it useless to video services. Find out why in my latest video.

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by aztec92154 November 18, 2008 12:08 PM PST: Don, I think you might be on to something. The problem is, like you said. There is no demographic data attached to individual videos.

Say there is a website, like YouTube, that asks for users demographic data. If a user likes a video and they vote for it, or they comments on a video, that video gets attached to that users demographic data. On a mass scale advertisers can populate their ads on videos that they think clients would watch.; Like this Reply to this comment


by Seanathome November 18, 2008 12:39 PM PST: Okay... user-generated content IS very profitable. Youtube has created the "Partners" program to allow advertisers to sync up with relevant, legit user-generated channels. It can be done! :); Like this Reply to this comment

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