Yahoo Launches Beta of New Online Media WebPlayer
By Rob Scott
August 8, 2011
August 8, 2011
- Yahoo has introduced the beta version of its new “flexible and universal” online media player named WebPlayer.
- The app (written in HTML and JavaScript) can play YouTube videos and other content, and is available for use on blogs and websites for posting an array of content.
- The Web-based media player supports a variety of media formats, including MP3 and WMA.
- ZDNet reports: “The idea here is that it should be much easier for bloggers, publishers, or whoever that wants to publish digital media on their websites on a regular basis as all they really need a line of code and a link rather than copying over a giant embed code from YouTube.”