MySpace Vs. PhotoBucket

As an almost start-up (We're about 2-4 weeks from coming out of beta) I follow Web 2.0 religiously and learned of the battle between MySpace and PhotoBucket off from TechCrunch yesterday. Obviously I want to see cross-site pollination not only be allowed by MySpace and every other social network out there, but I also would like to see it embraced. The news of MySpace blocking PhotoBucket videos is quite scary as a similar action would put a less established company out of business overnight. Once I read the PhotoBucket blog post detailing the whole situation I decided to do the little that I could to help them by emailing MySpace to voice my complaints as they suggested. Sadly and ironically this is the response I received back:

Hello,

To upload a video, begin by going to 'home', then click the 'Upload/Change Photos' link. Next, find the 'Upload Video!' heading. Below that is a link, 'here'; click on that.

Now, you will want to add a title and description. Next, decide whether or not you want your video to be public - viewable by searching videos, or private. If you are familiar with our Terms of Service, then click the box next to 'I agree to the MySpace Terms and Conditions'. If not, then click on the link for the Terms and Conditions to view them.

You will now need to click on the 'Browse' button. Choose the video file that you desire to add and click the 'Upload' button. Please ensure that your chosen video is the proper format and is under 100 MB. Now, the system will process your video (please be patient).

If you are having troubles uploading, please first ensure that it is the proper format. Also, please note that if you are uploading inappropriate material, it will likely be deleted by MySpace.

If you see that your video has been in the 'uploading' state for more than 12 hours or so, there may be a small glitch. Please try uploading again.

If this does not address your issue completely, please press "Reply" and provide any additional information you feel is relevant.


Thank you,
MySpace.com