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GiorgioG · 2022-03-15 12:08:05

Sounds like Vimeo will be sold for scraps in a year or two.

arkitaip | karma 5703 | avg karma 2.51 · | 2022-03-20 11:13:50

Vimeo is dying. There is no way they can stay afloat abusing their tiny and shrinking user base with an increasingly exorbitant pricing.

alecco | karma 8121 | avg karma 3.01 · | 2008-10-13 14:35:44

Vimeo rocks. But how are they going to survive? :(

pastor_bob | karma 273 | avg karma 0.99 · | 2023-01-04 11:51:56

Vimeo really screwed up by never diversifying or extending their product well.

Now they're cutting R&D to focus on pushing their barely used, mediocre service. Doesn't seem like they have a bright future.

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Aeolun | karma 23207 | avg karma 2.16 · | 2018-10-09 00:24:36+00:00

Vimeo would just take over.

somethoughts | karma 1815 | avg karma 2.86 · | 2021-06-24 17:49:05+00:00

Yes this totally seems like an opportunity for Vimeo which recently IPO'd* to clean up.

* not a shareholder

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tootie | karma 12927 | avg karma 2.26 · | 2022-03-16 17:07:26

I think the proof is in the pudding. Vimeo has been the #2 video sharing platform for a long time and are basically exiting the creator market because it's costing them money.

danw | karma 7433 | avg karma 3.64 · | 2007-05-25 02:21:49+00:00

Poor vimeo, this could be troublesome for them.

fullmetalpower | karma -1 | avg karma -1.0 · | 2022-03-20 11:42:56

welp! time to forget about Vimeo... forever that is...

paxys | karma 66162 | avg karma 7.18 · | 2022-03-15 12:31:29

Why would anyone buy them? Video hosting is already commoditized, and Vimeo barely has a public brand. The buyer would simply be taking on operating expenses for hosting 15+ years of videos for no reason.

Pooge | karma 699 | avg karma 5.59 · | 2022-03-20 11:28:05

Do you think this will lead to the downfall of Vimeo? How are you and your colleagues interpreting this move?

bryanrasmussen | karma 35788 | avg karma 2.92 · | 2019-04-12 11:28:05

So wait, they're trying to be Vimeo now?

chrishenn | karma 226 | avg karma 2.63 · | 2011-10-27 18:11:38

Vimeo is going for a different market. It's like YouTube except for artists and creative people (not that YouTube can't be used for this.) And they seem to be doing just fine with that.

ThrowawayTestr | karma 1255 | avg karma 1.2 · | 2024-02-28 14:43:29

Please do, my Vimeo stock is worthless.

jarboot | karma 274 | avg karma 2.47 · | 2017-07-03 23:12:47

What's next? Vimeo? Vidme?

btipling | karma 3035 | avg karma 3.93 · | 2013-04-02 08:39:20

Vimeo is already owned by IAC.

whereistimbo | karma 2790 | avg karma 3.65 · | 2020-07-18 04:08:57+00:00

Sounds like Vimeo.

ddorian43 | karma 2409 | avg karma 1.09 · | 2018-04-08 12:55:51+00:00

cheaper than vimeo ?

sitkack | karma 14538 | avg karma 1.82 · | 2017-08-02 04:22:52

afaik Vimeo is still running on VC cash and will in the same position. Start mirroring vimeo.

Animats | karma 143047 | avg karma 6.11 · | 2022-06-17 00:07:25

Remember Vimeo? They started as an alternative to Youtube, letting anybody upload. Then they decided to dump their small users and go for large ones.

Vimeo is publicly held, so we can see how this worked out.[1] Price one year ago, at the peak, $49. Price today, $6.54.

[1] https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/stockdetails/fi-c26vvh?ocid=...

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