Microsoft is busy playing catch-up with Google/YouTube and all the other online video sites out there with the SoapBox beta.
Our march toward releasing outstanding online services continues, and we’re now ready to unveil the beta for our new video sharing service, Soapbox (beta) on MSN Video. Soapbox (beta) is a new service from MSN that lets you easily publish, watch, and share your videos with your friends, family, and the world.
When using MSN, we want everyone to be able to fully participate in the content experience, and Soapbox (beta) allows people to do just that. Soapbox will be available on MSN Video and will also be deeply integrated throughout Microsoft’s portfolio of online services.
Using the Soapbox beta you’ll be able to:
- Easily upload videos from any major digital video format (AVI, ASF, WMV, MOV, MPEG 1/2/4, 3GPP, DV, H.263, H.264)
- Do everything: search, browse, share, even upload your video, all without interrupting the video you’re watching
- Tag any video on the site to categorize it as you see fit . Embed videos in your blog and email links to your favorite videos
- Set up customized RSS feeds by user, category, or tag to automatically get notified about new videos you’re interested in
And now, thanks to the generosity of yours truely, you too can particpate in the beta! Here you go!
