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27 Nov, 7 tweets, 2 min read
The failure of @DailymotionUSA

The Poor Man's @YouTube

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I have only been to Dailymotion only a couple of times in my 10 years of using the Internet & probably you have a similar story too. We have all gone to YouTube for creating, publishing, and viewing videos. There are reasons for this.
1. Failed to Monetize

Dailymotion failed to monetize its content for itself and the creators. They could not implement proper ways to monetize the content that's been created and out of many reasons one of them is the policy or the tolerance to inappropriate content.
2. Google decides (most of) its competitor's fate

It is highly debated but we all know it. Google like any other monopoly doesn't want anybody else to enter the business & combats this increases the barrier of entry. There is a reason why no search is as popular as Google search
3. Untouched because of Inappropriate Content & Bad/Loosely implemented policies

If you have ever uploaded a video on YouTube you know how strict they can get with their copyright & policies. DailyMotion is the opposite. Like the polar opposite. I don't need to explain this.
4. Unable to capture the "creator" market

For any company, it needs its customers. For video sharing platforms like YouTube & Dailymotion, the customers are both Creators & the audience. Dailymotion could not bring creators because of bad monetization & lack of long term plans.
The type of inappropriate content only added to the problem.

When did you visit Dailymotion last? (I did today & don't plan to again)

New thread everyday for 30 days.

Tune in tomorrow.

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