A few weeks ago Userplane announced its plans to roll out a video MediaPlayer as the next addition to its series of free, community-building tools available for web publishers. Today, Userplane's new MediaPlayer is here.
Launching shortly after VideoEgg's announcement that it would be shutting down its hosted video service, Userplane is really hoping to step in as a viable alternative in VideoEgg's wake. A key feature for Userplane's promoting itself as such an alternative is its transfer option, which could hopefully alleviate some of the stress brought on by the necessity of having to leave VideoEgg in search of another hosting service.
As with all of Userplane's networking tools, MediaPlayer is a free, ad-supported service. And even though it's good that Userplane MediaPlayer is offering some integration tools with its other communication services, I'll be anxious to see some of its future versions, which will include direct chat options for talking with other users as they watch the video together. A few other missing features that will be immediately noticed are the lacking embed and additional sharing options, all of which will be included in future versions of Userplane MediaPlayer as well.