There are MSWord documents, spreadsheets, PowerPoints, etc. These are documents that someone might want to simply embed in a blog post. A user might want to embed a PowerPoint presentation on their MySpace profile. Getting videos online was not an impossible task before YouTube. YouTube made it easier, as you mentioned, by enabling users to view without worry of player or codec. With Scribd's flash viewer, people are able to view through their browser regardless of document type.
I'm no fierce advocate of Scribd; in fact I'm not too familiar with them. I just know it's something that would make things easier for me personally. This is reason enough for me to be a believer.
There are MSWord documents, spreadsheets, PowerPoints, etc. These are documents that someone might want to simply embed in a blog post. A user might want to embed a PowerPoint presentation on their MySpace profile. Getting videos online was not an impossible task before YouTube. YouTube made it easier, as you mentioned, by enabling users to view without worry of player or codec. With Scribd's flash viewer, people are able to view through their browser regardless of document type.
I'm no fierce advocate of Scribd; in fact I'm not too familiar with them. I just know it's something that would make things easier for me personally. This is reason enough for me to be a believer.