It began when Veoh started to get into what I like to term the ‘Secondary Software Scenario.’ This happens when, instead of just linking the video, itself, and let the user use their browser’s own embedded video viewing capability to handle the matter, they just had to have people use ‘yet another piece of bloat code’ to do what is, essentially, a fairly easy-to-manage operation.

The ads are acceptable, and, although being the usual annoyances that ads are, remain a good source of revenue so that the general public can watch their moving pictures for free.

Now for the improper part. The Internet is just that: ‘Inter’. Not Intra (meaning, ‘from within’) but rather ‘Inter’ (mutually, together), meaning a collective of computer users from around the globe.

The People of the Internet are not unthinking, uncaring individuals. We are dynamic, broad-minded, and desirous of the countries of the world to foster the ability to foment peace, clean up their collective acts–be they environmental or social–so that they get along and are respectful of their neighbors.

Having to have region codes on DVD’s is bad enough. Censorship is bad enough without that kind of nonsense keeping openness from becoming a reality in our collective lifetimes. Too many people want to control others, exclude others from what they believe to be ‘their share of the pot’ and ‘their information.’ There is altogether too much of the attitude of “I know what’s best for you, you can’t watch that, watch this instead.”

The People of the Internet are not morons! We are not automatons living in a turn-of-the-century ‘Metropolis’ vision! We represent the brightest Minds of the Twenty-First Century! We are tired of censorship in the media, weary of media industry associations working to place electronic limitations on digital files–both audio and video–and are equally tired of prejudice of one country over another.

All that said, here is the crux of my comment: Veoh’s limiting of it’s audience to only 33 countries smacks of disrespect, prejudice, and bigotry! It looks to me as if Veoh’s Board of Directors let marketing have a free reign on the management of the company, something that, if true–although I am not accusing anyone–smacks just a tad bit aloof of the Sarbanes-Oxley doctrine.

If not, then with what are we left? Simple commercial prejudice based on nothing more than ad-money intake? If so, that’s a crappy way to run a business, Pure, Plain, and Simple!

Ad-revenue is certainly a major part of any online enterprise, and I see plenty of sites doing it and doing well, without any repositories of bloatware-based video and music players, crappy ad-runs, or region-limiting (Read: IP Address Range Blocking!) practices.

Veoh, in limiting it’s reach within a medium that spans the entire Planet Earth, builds bridges between nations, and fosters congeniality among individuals and groups, is doing nothing more onerous than showing forth it’s own limiting view of the World.

A view that shows a desire to continue a prejudice that should have long since died out.

From what I know of business structure, all of Veoh’s management are assholes. Because a move like this would have to be brought up in meetings and signed off on.

I hope bad things happen to Veoh, and they WILL have to close down because of it. You do not discriminate against half of the planet and think it will be smooth sailing. I would advice Veoh to give their management staff people training, marketing courses and other business useful education. Or at least make sure they are literate for the position they are filling.

Since they weren’t short on cash, they could have handled the situation better.

In the end, education is key! And these people don’t have any. No luck to you Veoh, hope you burn….

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I suppose its only a matter of time before other stream sites go in the same direction.

if they aren’t loosing budget why block everyone?