MSN Mulls Rewarding Video Site Users

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NEW YORK Microsoft is considering offering users of its new video-sharing service incentives. The service, Soapbox on MSN Video, launches early next year and represents Microsoft’s attempt to compete in the user-created content sphere dominated by rivals like YouTube.

MSN has plans to compensate popular video creators, according to Rob Bennett, general manager of entertainment and video services at the company. It will also offer inducements to others who share, label videos and other activities that help the community grow and thrive, he added.

“We’re



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