Video comments
April 24, 2008
In keeping with my insatiable appetite for new toys, I’ve added two new features to this site, both of which relate to commenting.
First I’ve added threading so that if you want to reply to a particular comment then it should become part of that conversation as opposed to a general comment river.
Second I’ve added in Seesmic video commenting. Many will know I was an early Seesmic user and know founder Loic LeMeur personally. I first saw this implemented over at TechCrunch earlier today and it is attracting a good amount of attention. It seems to be an obvious addition to the blog, let’s see how many people feel brave enough to use it.
Instructions for setting up your site to use the Seesmic plug-in, which currently only works with Wordpress blogs, can be found on this page. They’re all straightforward. The only thing you need is a Seesmic account. That’s free. If you need an access code then you can select from this list on GoogleDocs and Spreadsheets. Anyone can amend the document. All I ask is that if you take an access code that you update the document accordingly.
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The video comment is a great idea. I’ll make sure I check back often to see if people will really use it. I for one really don’t like the camera, or vice versa none the less, I hope people use it.
Sara
“When you can’t be there…bVisual.”
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Dennis Howlett reply on April 24, 2008 6:59 pm:
It’s something that people will either love or hate. Personally I think it’s a great way to get a lot of information over to an audience very quickly.
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I tried for the first time putting a picture-in-picture camera shot of me into one of my Camtasia videos - the idea being that listeners could put a face to the name.
What I found hardest was looking into the camera instead of down at my script!
I would imagine that a picture-in-picture camera shot would be very useful for someone building instructional videos who wanted to include sign language for the deaf - but otherwise I think it could detract from the material, unless it’s just a brief introduction to the video.
M
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Sara reply on April 25, 2008 5:40 pm:
i know what you are talking about. My co-workers and I were creating some videos with Camtasia last week and it is extremely hard to concentrate on the camera while not looking at the script. Not to mention that none of us are actors and all were a little camera shy to begin with.
Putting a “face” on things helps when you are trying to build trust.
Maybe one of these days I will try adding a video comment. LOL
“When you can’t be there, bVisual”
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Video is a blind alley - and I would dispute your claim about getting a lot of information over in quick time - unless youre speaking faster than I can read, youre not. And videos that don’t have a pre-prepared script and good editing are unwatched online for good reason.
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what is your feeling about video comments? upon seeing them on arringtons blog - i kinda felt like it was one of those many watershed moments for the web - game changer… pulls everything on level closer, pulls back the curtain on the commenter and opens up the opportunity for the commenter to shine… or not.
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