Dan Warne26 January 2007, 3:51 AM
Giant Australian telco Telstra is offering people cash for clips in an effort to steal some of YouTube's success.
 Just like YouTube: except it's not free |
Giant Australian telco Telstra is offering people cash for clips in an effort to steal some of YouTube's success.
The new website, www.wotnext.com.au, will allow video clips uploaded by users to be viewed on cellphones for $A1.00 a pop, plus whatever data charges your carrier levies.
"The new site is run by Telstra and rewards content creators with a 50 percent revenue share for capturing celebrity sightings, comedy skits, rants and raves, action sports, original music and other clips on their mobile phones, digital or video cameras and submitting them to WotNext," the company said in a statement.
"Anyone can submit a video and Telstra mobile customers earn 50 cents every time their video is downloaded to a mobile phone.
"Even people that aren't Telstra customers can earn credit which they can convert into cash if they move their mobile service to Telstra.
"WotNext gives Australians the chance to get 'rich and famous' for letting their creative juices flow," said Telstra's Executive Director of Brand, Advertising, Media and Sponsorship, Mr Bill Obermeier.
Obermeier said WotNext also addresses copyright infringement concerns that have been raised by critics of other user generated content sites. All content on WotNext must be original and all clips are checked by moderators before posting.
YouTube has already launched a service that allows people to upload videos directly from their mobile phone. It says it hopes to launch a wireless download service within a year, too.