March 28, 2007
YouTube to launch mobile website soon
According to GiigagOM, YouTube will launch its mobile website in June 2007 for U.S. users.
"YouTube ToGo will go live once the exclusivity clause on the company’s mobile video deal with Verizon Wireless expires. The service will be live for European users in May. YouTube has been already working closely with mobile carriers, and handset makers such as Nokia on the mobile version of their video service.
... The mobile site when it goes live will have around 800 “editorial picks” of videos to choose from. It’s kind of an experiment to see how well things go and how good of a response the company gets, the spokesperson explained to GigaOM. Though, the end goal is to create a truly mobile YouTube experience with eventual access to the entire video catalog.
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