Vidyard (YC S11) serves 1 million videos/day (opens in new tab)

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34 pointsmichaelrlitt13y ago5 comments

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What on earth is a "MM". I've been seeing this pop up on HN recently as a replacement for M (ie million or mega - they both mean * 10^6).

MM? Does it mean mega million (ie 10^6 * 10^6 = 10^12, otherwise known as a trillion)? If you take the SI system it might be megamoles perhaps?

If someone has a justifiable reason for using MM to represent million, I'd love to hear it.

necubi13y ago

It comes from the financial industry, and means a million. M stands not for million or mega, but for mille, which is Latin for a thousand. So it is in fact 1000*1000 = 1,000,000.

mrkurt13y ago

It's common in finance ... in theory it's supposed to mean "thousand thousand" but I think that's retroactive reasoning for something of a goofy abbreviation.

sh_vipin13y ago

They have mentioned only youtube on home page. If they do not have integration with vimeo, I won't call it good because Vimeo is being used lot more for commercial purposes. May be for their easier terms and conditions. .........That's where analysis will be more required. Youtube and Dailymotion already have good analyitics information. http://syncfin.com/youtube-vimeo-dailymotion/

jmj413y ago

I keep my eye out for Vidyard video's around the web, but the lack of branding makes it hard to tell where it's from. But I guess that's the point.

Congratulations on the milestone.

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