http://www.liveside.net/main/archive/2009/06/17/soapbox-to-become-a-forum-for-bloggers-and-citizen-journalists.aspxIn the coming months, Microsoft plans to significantly scale back Soapbox, the user generated video site hosted on MSN Video . In an interview on Tuesday, Microsoft Vice President Erik Jorgensen said Soapbox is one of the areas that Microsoft is pullingenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://www.liveside.net/main/archive/2009/06/17/soapbox-to-become-a-forum-for-bloggers-and-citizen-journalists.aspx#13628Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:36:21 GMT56c526a3-1f9b-4262-a0cc-2de2ce4c7619:13628quikboy<p>I&#39;m genuinely disappointed that Microsoft really put little effort into updating Soapbox after it&#39;s launch. </p> <p>It does not even compare to the leading video-sharing sites out there today. Tacky &#39;features&#39; like video ads playing before you watch a video wastes some time, there&#39;s no HD option, when a video is done playing a stupid MSN content one appears 9 seconds later, and there&#39;s no really good features that would make anyone be a frequent user of Soapbox.</p> <p>Seems like Microsoft is heading toward an approach like Brightcove, a MUCH better content provider than Soapbox probably ever will be. </p> <p>I&#39;m seeing Soapbox go in the waste like Live Expo and Live Favorites. Too bad. They could have rebranded it to Windows Live, add some nice Silverlight features, integrated Bing Maps, thumbnail previews like Bing, etc. and make it better, but nope. </p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.liveside.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=13628" width="1" height="1">