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RIP Soapbox

Posted by: , 11:26 AEST, Thu July 23, 2009

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Microsoft has decided to shut down pnline video service, Soapbox, permentally on August 31

I doubt anyone will loose sleep over this news or even know what Soapbox is/was but, Microsoft has plans to shut down the small YouTube competitor. Below is the official statement from Microsoft:

"MSN will no longer offer Soapbox, the user generated video service within MSN Video, as of August 31, 2009. Beginning on July 29, you will no longer be able to upload videos to Soapbox. People who have uploaded videos to Soapbox will have until August 31, 2009 to download them. Please make sure you download your videos by this date if you would like to keep them.

We will have a notice running in the Soapbox service to remind you to download your videos. It is our goal that you download and keep all of the videos you uploaded that are important to you. Online video is a key part of the MSN experience and we will continue to offer a rich experience on MSN Video.

We will also continue to invest in delivering great customer experiences, while keeping a keen eye on our business objectives during this tough economic climate. Thank you for your support of MSN Video.

 More details and download instructions are available at: http://video.msn.com/shutdown.html


Thank you for using Soapbox.


The MSN Video Team"

 


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