VReel

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VReel
VReel screenshots uploaded prior to launch
URL	www.vreel.net
Commercial?	Yes
Type of site	Video sharing
Registration	Free
Owner	Dacovale
Created by	Dacovale
Launched	31 May 2008

VReel is a website currently under construction in an effort to replace the now defunct Stage6 with a viable alternative. Using a similar style to the defunct site, VReel has received a licence from DivX, Inc. to use their codec, and has signed an agreement with Limelight Networks, Inc. to host the website globally. In its most recent development issues, the websites outsourced programming team failed to deliver a beta release of the project on time, and has been replaced.^[1]

Contents 1 Early Development 2 Recent Development 3 Downtime 4 References

[edit] Early Development

VReel began under the title DivXIt.net. Drawing attention from the internet community by means of social bookmarking websites such as Digg, DivXIt.net's inbound traffic gained the attention of DivX, Inc., who immediately issued a cease and desist order against the website for copyright infringment^[2]. Following this, DivXIt staff responded to the order offering to sign the domain name over to DivX, Inc. in return for a free licence for the website^[3]. This arrangement was met, however the domain DivXIt has yet to transfer to DivX,Inc., and is still pointing to the VReel servers^[4].

[edit] Recent Development

Having moved to a new domain (VReel.net), the site continued its steady growth. A short time after interacting with DivX, VReel was contacted by Limelight Networks, and was offered a hosting plan on their network.^[5]

The original beta test of VReel.net was scheduled to begin at 18th May, with the sites full release occurring at the 31st of the same month. However, on the 23rd, VReel released a statement in its updates forum stating that its development team was late in releasing the beta version of the site, and that as of that date, they legally had 2 more days to deliver the beta release. This did not occur however, and the as of the sites latest released update, the sites lead developer is currently in an arbitration process with the development team. Towards the end of the update, the lead developer states that a new development team may be selected "in the next 5 days", a period which would end on the 27th.^[6]

The latest update (released on their official forum) claims that two beta testing periods^[7] are scheduled. The first one (from 11th of June 2008) that is ment for advertisers and press and the second one (from the 13th of June 2008) that will be available to the general public.

[edit] Downtime

VReel servers went down on Saturday 31 May due to the recent fire at the The Planet data center, and returned on Wednesday 4 June.^[8]

[edit] References