Sony Debuts YouTube's Killer - Only in Japan - Softpedia

Sony Debuts YouTube's Killer - Only in Japan - Softpedia: "Today, Google's YouTube faces the first major challenge since the search giant's acquisition in October 2006 for $1.6 billion, as Sony announced the release of eyeVio, a similar online video sharing service. As I informed you yesterday, the new YouTube killer is meant to represent an updated version of the Google product that will be able to avoid the problems encountered by the Mountain View-based firm. At this time, eyeVio is available only to Japanese users but Sony plans to expand the service as soon as the project becomes the leader in its category. According to SiliconRepublic, Sony's online video sharing service will split the channels in two parts: private and public. The public area will allow any users to view the clips while the private one will restrict the access to the members placed in the friends list created by the uploader."