What is Webkinz?Webkinz pets are lovable plush pets that each come with a unique Secret Code. With it, you enter Webkinz World where you care for your virtual pet, answer trivia, earn KinzCash, and play the best kids games on the net!
(This text comes from the Webkinz site).
What does this mean? It means that the guys at Webkinz have figured out how to get you to pay for software on the web. You buy one of these cuddly pets, get a code, and then log on to a website to interact with it. At the end of a year, you have to buy a new toy in order to continue your subscription.
When my kids did this, they lost the toy within a few days of receiving it - not bad considering most of the toys have a survival rate in the hours for my young boys. However, they played in the online world for hours over a period of months. They are very concerned that their subscription will expire and are now considering which new toy to buy. Considering that the toys look like that cost about US $1.00 to make, the rest is subscription fees to the website. Very clever.
Why would a business pay for video streaming?
If you look at YouTube, you see a very simple way for a business to post its video. The service itself is highly reliable. The only problem with using it is that you basically surrender your assets to Google when you use their product. The same is true for any for-free service.
By comparison, when you Veotag a video, you get the following:
- You can bring customers to your website using our search engine optimisation tool (for business customers only)
- You enhance the viewing experience by creating a chaptered experience
- You enhance the ability to find the video by having your chapters exposed to all the major search engines
- You have the ability to put your own skin on the player using the customizable player
- You have the ability to add a coordinated slide show - or any coordinated html
- You have the ability to play all media types (WMV, MOV, MP3, etc.) , not just Flash
If that isn't enough for you Mister (or Ms.) business owner - perhaps I can interest you in this fluffy doll?