Techmeme: Ziddio Launches - Comcast's YouTube Contender (Pete Cashmore/Mashable!)

4:25 PM ET, November 7, 2006

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Pete Cashmore / Mashable!:

Ziddio Launches - Comcast's YouTube Contender — After a few false starts this week, Comcast's YouTube-style video site Ziddio.com went live a few moments ago. The launch comes after news that Comcast's rival Verizon is working on a partnership with YouTube (see YouTube-Verizon).

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