Has anyone heard when the Apple TV updates are going to be available?
It was supposed to be two weeks after the Steve Jobs keynote at Macworld, but nothing has come across yet.
Just checking.
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How comments go on Web 2.0 Sites
I originally saw this on CrunchNotes as a way the comment streams go on TechCrunch. I think this is how most comment streams go on most sites these days.
This is brought to you by the fine folks of CollegeHumor.com. Warning: There is language and innuendo in the video.
VideoEgg Not Worth It
I had just listened to Leo Laporte’s radio show from September, show #385 (I know I am behind), and he spoke about VideoEgg. He said that it would allow you to control which pages or sites that it could play on. So I tried it out.
It just didn’t cut it. This service was no different than any of the others and it doesn’t come close to Vimeo.
VideoEgg limits your upload to 5 minutes or 100 mb. At least YouTube allows you go up to 10 minutes. Also, if you mark your video as private, people still can copy and embed your video on their site. It doesn’t limit which site can play your video.
I was trying to find a service so I can post family videos and have them show up on my blog, but not allow people to copy the embed code and play it on other sites. Well VideoEgg allows you to make a video private, but then it allows people to copy the embed code and put it on their site.
I use Vimeo now and really like it. It has a lot more functionality than VideoEgg and I think a bigger network. There are several levels of privacy and you can prevent people from downloading the original format if you want.
Vimeo provides a great way to share original videos or just videos amongst family and friends. Vimeo also allows for the uploading of HD Content, allows for albums, and even has channels. It is a great service.
YouTube is YouTube and I probably won’t be putting anything else up on that site.
What I am looking for in a online video player is a player that does what Vimeo does and a just one thing more. I would like it to restrict what pages a video can play on. For example, I upload a video to Vimeo and then have a setting that prevents others from embedding the code on their website, but still allow people to see the video without being a contact or using a password.
Vimeo is a great service and worth the time to get an account. Try it out, for me it is the best way to share video online. You will like it!
Bill Gates Farewell Video
This is a little late on the eve of Steve Jobs keynote at Macworld, but this video was quite funny. Bill Gates is quite a sport to be doing this plus all the others who participated in putting it together.
Flickr having some problems
Well the update bug has hit Flickr.
They made some updates to the system on Friday evening and the databases are having some problems catching up. The site is quite slow, if the pages load at all.
Seeing hiccups or site slowness: Back up They say it is back up, but people are still having problems with their pages.
I have been having some problems using Flickr with Flock. It looks like there is some problems with the two interacting Firefox and IE work fine, but Flock has problems. I have reported this as a problem.
Gizmodo Pulls Stupid Prank at CES!
For those of you who haven’t heard, Gizmodo did a real weird and stupid prank at CES this week. During press conferences and meetings, staff from Gizmodo went around with there TV B Gone and were turning off all the TVs they were using for their presentations.
That is so not cool. These are companies who are trying to make an impression of their new products or product line so they can make a living. To go around turning off the TVs so you can laugh about it is just sick.
Gizmodo is going to be lucky not to be sued by one of these companies.
CES issued a statement on what they are doing today. Unless something happens to Gizmodo and Gawker Media, then the punishment is too light.
If you are reading this blog post, you should not read or support Gizmodo or Gawker media and any future tech conference should ban them from attending, starting with Macworld next week.
I think Loren Feldman from 1938 Media summed it up real well in a blog post, Gizmodo Guys are Real Dopes.
Flock worth it so far
I am playing with Flock. What I am finding is that it is versatile and integrates really easily and well into my social network sites.
You can set up your blogs, twitter, facebook, flickr, and integrate it all into one browser.
I am still playing around with it, but I think it is definitely worth trying so far. I am really impressed.
More soon.
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