Marketwatch's Bambi Francisco reacts to the unveiling of Google Video at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Google will monetize the service by letting consumers access user-generated content
for 5 cents or more per download, but will let big-time content makers name their model for access to their content. While Francisco likes the innovative business model, she says Google Video's
technology and content partnerships leave a lot to be desired thus far. Truveo.com, a video search startup, provided far more relevant results after Francisco typed in the term "CES." Despite the
early search relevance problems, Francisco warns that Google runs the risk of marginalizing big-time content providers by the far cheaper cost of accessing user-generated content, which she said could
take off under such a model.
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