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Microsoft YouTube Clone Coming

Microsoft’s new YouTube competitor will be all about user generated videos if its name, Soapbox, is any indication 

There aren’t many details yet, but LiveSide is saying this will be a MSN, not Live.com product, and will eventually be launched at soapbox.msn.com. The feature set includes:

• Upload videos in almost any format—like from your video or digital camera (maximum file size is currently 100MB)
• Tag and categorize your videos to make it easy for other people to find them
• Watch original videos and browse for new ones at the same time
• Set up your own personal RSS feeds for videos you’re interested in
• Use your Windows Live Spaces profile with Soapbox on MSN Video
• Embed a video on your Web site or blog

More on this as it develops.

technorati tags:Microsoft, Youtube, Clone, Soapbox

Check out Blogmusik Before It’s Pulled off the Internet

Blogmusik.net is a site that lets users search for songs and play them (streaming) immediately via a Flash player that looks like an iPod. Use does not require registration. However, if you create an account you can also save songs and create playlists.

technorati tags:Techcrunch, Music, Free

Microsoft Launches Desktop Feed Reader

Microsoft has added a desktop feed reader to its Max photo viewing and sharing software.

To use Max you must be on a Windows machine running the new Windows .NET Framework 3.0 RC1 (it will self install if you are on a previous version). Additional requirements are here.

It looks quite beautiful.

technorati tags:Techcrunch

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