Google Video for Google Apps; YouTube in a Suit

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 by Andy Beal

Google Video for Google Apps; YouTube in a Suit

Google didn’t intend to launch Google Chrome today–honestly, the news leaked and so it was forced to bring forward the launch. This leaves Google’s planned launched of Google Video for Google Apps sitting in the shadows.

If, like me, you’re a Google Apps Premier Edition user, you can today enable Google Video sharing for your organization. What’s it for?

share videos with individuals, groups, or the entire organization
add descriptions and tags
embed videos in any internal web page, including Google Sites

Users across your Google Apps group will enjoy features such as:

search for any video to which they have access
view high-quality video from popular browsers (including Safari on iPhone)
submit ratings, comments and additional tags
optionally download videos for viewing offline or on portable devices

If my enthusiasm seems a little weak, well, it’s because it is. Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate Google providing an extra service without additional charge, I just wished Google Video did more. How about letting me host a video conference with the slide-deck coming from Google Docs and a dial-in conference number from GrandCentral?

It’s a start and I’m just a one-person Google Apps organization. If you’re using Google Apps at a large company–and drooling over this announcement–drop me a comment and let me know.

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11 comments on “Google Video for Google Apps; YouTube in a Suit”

Nicole Price Says:

September 2nd, 2008 at 10:50 am

I am perfectly happy with my browser/s and at least for a while do not intend downloading another one to crowd the already crowded browser bar!

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Grad Says:

September 2nd, 2008 at 12:10 pm

I am going to give this a miss….happy so far with what I have.
Utah SEO Pro Says:

September 2nd, 2008 at 4:31 pm

Still wondering why features come out on G video that aren’t out on YouTube.

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Christmas Says:

September 3rd, 2008 at 4:28 am

I am glad we are able to use such perfect browsers

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Symbian Says:

September 3rd, 2008 at 6:49 am

“download videos for viewing offline or on portable devices” would be most interesting feature in this service.

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Tiffany Says:

September 3rd, 2008 at 11:05 am

I never tried Google Video. Still have no reason to move from Youtube and Metacafe.
Christmas Says:

September 3rd, 2008 at 3:25 pm

Tiffany, have a try. It is really worth
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max Says:

November 8th, 2008 at 6:59 am

Still have no reason to move from Youtube and Yahoo Video.

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Mike Riley Says:

November 11th, 2008 at 4:56 pm

Ahhh, this really makes a strong argument for me to start using the premier edition of apps within my company, but $50/user is a lot!

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