Scrap What I Was Saying About Blip!

Looks like I sung Blip.tv's praises a little too soon… either that or I broke their rules As Sherman Hu said in the bottom of my comments in my blip.tv makes it easy post.

"Tip to readers: Read the TOS from the video sharing sites before publishing your "commerce-only-and-no-value-added-content" videos, that's an easy way to get your account shut down. If you track my Blip.tv account, you'll see that my 60+ videos are value-added, with soft promotions to whatever."

I didn't realise the videos I was uploading to their site were violating their terms, but it looks like they were.

I should have realised after Mark from 45n5.com said

"careful though, they booted me off with no warning for being "too commercial"

He wrote a pretty good post after Blip banned his account also! http://www.45n5.com/permalink/blip-tv-sucks.html

This is the email I received from Blip

I'm sorry, but we've removed your account from blip.tvbecause it looked to us like you were posting videos to our service that had as a primary purpose the advertisement of a particular product or service.  Blip is a site for original Web shows and our Terms of Service <http://blip.tv/tos/> prohibit content that's primarily advertisement.

We're wrong about this sometimes.  If you believe that your content truly has value to the blip.tv community (other than in getting them to buy something from you) please reply to this e-mail and tell us why.  A real human being will review your e-mail and we'll figure out from there.

Here's the applicable section of our TOS for your reference:

"Our goal is to promote the free-flowing exchange of expression relating to members interests, activities and hobbies while maintaining high standards of respect and decency. In order to attain this goal, and in addition to the other content and/or action restrictions set forth in these Terms of Use and elsewhere on the Blip.tv website, the following content is prohibited on Blip.tv:

* Content that has as its sole or primary purpose to advertise a particular product or service that, in the sole judgment of Blip.tv, does not otherwise have redeeming value to the community.

 

To be honest, I'm actually not that bothered as there are plenty more video sharing sites. I will be much more careful if I decide to open up another Blip account in the future. Basically, dont promote your site or services through blip or prepare to lose your account.