 | | YouTube, Vimeo get HTML5 video, other goodies | | This week was a big one for Web video giant YouTube. Within 24 hours, the company rolled out a new rental program that will let users pay to watch feature films on the site, support for HTML5 videos, and a complete refresh of the video-watching pages that's cleaner, leaner, and easier to use. YouTube was not alone, though. The day after YouTube announced support for HTML5 video, competitor Vimeo did as well, rolling it out to 90 percent of its catalog in just the first day. So what are some of the benefits of HTML5 video players over ones that use Adobe Flash? Read more to find out.
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 YouTube gets rentals, starting with Sundance films
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Webware.com |  | | New on Webware | | | Mozilla forges ahead with Firefox 3.6
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Posted by Josh Lowensohn
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Posted by Seth Rosenblatt
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Posted by Rafe Needleman
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Posted by Josh Lowensohn
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