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Soapbox is Now Part of MSN Video beta

By Chris Dalby on Sat, 09/22/07 - 7:10am.

Soapbox is now fully integrated with MSN video Beta.  This means that soapbox is no longer a seperate and dedicated site but part of the next generation of MSN video.

So the web address for soapbox now redirects to the new location at http://next.video.msn.com. The new site now has a Soapbox user videos tab on the main navigation.

Some of the new features, courtesy of the Soapbox Team Blog:

  • Single integrated site to view premium MSN Video content and your Soapbox User-Created Videos.
  • Video Showcase - Highlights videos of interest, as well as most watched videos. 
  • Integrated Search - Integrated Search results for MSN Video, Soapbox User Videos and even Web Video results, all on one page.
  • Improved Encoding Times - New Encoding servers to increase your encoding speeds.
  • New Navigation - Find and search for videos using one navigation bar.
  • Expandable Screensize - Expand the site on a 16x9 monitor and the video gallery will increase in size gracefully.
  • Better Sort Filters - View Most Watched videos for Categories and Top Lists.
  • Support of New Video Codecs and Extensions - Support for numerous types of disc drive cameras and video formats.
  • Updated RSS feeds. Soapbox Videos display in RSS Readers with native embedded player.
  • FullScreen option for Soapbox Embedded Player.