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Re: Pennsylvania might as well be in Israel

Rashunda — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:03:57 -0000

Hi Colin. I need to second what Duncan said in his video response. I love Viddler, but the company's outreach program needs a lot of work. Like Duncan, I can't remember the last time I got an announcement from y'all. I even commented about this on a blog post a few days ago: http://www.thenewmediadiva....

Please, please, focus more on this, not for the buzz, but to help build your community.

Re: Pennsylvania might as well be in Israel

John Swords — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:29:30 -0000

I had no idea you were in Pennsylvania. I live in PA and am a big fan of what you guys are about. Thanks for this post. :)

Re: Pennsylvania might as well be in Israel

Colin Devroe — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:57:46 -0000

Duncan: Point taken. Duly noted. And consider it done.

One point about "complaining". I think if you read my post again I wasn't complaining but commenting on the facts. I'm not much of a complainer. Someday you and I will meet up and I think you'll see that. I've always appreciated your use of Viddler, so thanks for that also.

I really appreciate you coming by, leaving a video comment, and giving us the best piece of advice we've gotten in a long time.

Re: Pennsylvania might as well be in Israel

Duncan Riley — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:56:25 -0000

[viddler id-d12b6c57]

Re: Pennsylvania might as well be in Israel

Mack D. Male — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:32:21 -0000

Dude, I feel your pain. We at Podcast Spot have been doing device-specific audio and video conversion for TWO YEARS but most people don't know that (upload a WMV and we'll encode it for the Xbox, iPod, etc). We're small and without a lot of money for marketing, we're in Canada, and we have the word "Podcast" in our name. It's harsh.

I also like what you say about sustainability. Building something you're proud of and something that people want is what it's all about. Go Viddler!

Re: Pennsylvania might as well be in Israel

mike — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:39:11 -0000

Viddler rules! I just started using it but I'm really digging it. One complaint: I can't figure out how to make my group private, as in invite-only or at least requires approval to join. Any thoughts?

Re: Pennsylvania might as well be in Israel

Alex Hillman — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:58:06 -0000

Location based echo chamber is very much a reality in our industry. I think that by sitting outside of the echo chamber, we're often at an advantage for the reasons you described.

On the other hand, I think that more cities are unifying their efforts and closing in on the things that make the Valley "tick". Will we ever duplicate it? No. And we shouldn't want to. Instead, let's work together to figure out what things make the area function, and overlay those functions over our own ways of doing things.

While imitation is the highest form of flattery, it isn't terribly efficient. Don't pretend to be something you're not. Own it, and live it. Viddler, along with so many of our other east coast friends, do such a good job of this. Great post.

Re: Pennsylvania might as well be in Israel

kortina — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:41:35 -0000

Love Viddler. Keep representing Philly + East Coast.

Also, great pic. I've spent many a morning doing burpees at the top of the stairs with that view in front of me.

Re: Pennsylvania might as well be in Israel

John Walker — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:36:06 -0000

Did Stu say "irregardless"? Wow.

Re: Pennsylvania might as well be in Israel

Matt Craven — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:28:59 -0000

Colin -

Ping me at matt at bryghtpath dot com re: interview for Blog Herald - email or podcast (or both)..

I'd email you but there's not a contact link here that I could find..

Thanks!
m

Re: Pennsylvania might as well be in Israel

Dan — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:08:43 -0000

I actually respect most of what they do as well, and read the site pretty frequently. But I still say the Web 2.0 hype machine is fueled by blowhards. Actually I just like using the word "blowhard" more than anything else.

Re: Pennsylvania might as well be in Israel

Colin Devroe — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:03:08 -0000

Alex: EMURSE! :)

Re: Pennsylvania might as well be in Israel

Alex Rudloff — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:59:01 -0000

VIDDLER!

Re: Pennsylvania might as well be in Israel

SpaceyG — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:09:20 -0000

Scoble's Tweet was the impetous (sp?) for checking out Viddler, but all I can say now is "Wow!" As a v-logger and professional producer, I can't wait to use it. I'm already out bloggin' the Viddler gospel. Although here in Atlanta, our venerated Atlanta Business Chronicle paper doesn't even have a technology reporter. (I am not making that up.)

Re: Pennsylvania might as well be in Israel

bliplfish — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:58:26 -0000

I love Viddler - seriously.
I even talk dirty to it sometimes.

Viddler saved me from using YouTube (shudder).

Re: Pennsylvania might as well be in Israel

Stu — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:23:36 -0000

Colin,

It's great to read about your belief in Viddler's success irregardless of media buzz.

I bet Scoble's ping has given you a fair bit more buzz though :) Kudos on that.

Re: Pennsylvania might as well be in Israel

Dave Delaney — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:13:19 -0000

I am very excited about what you guys are doing at Viddler. I feel guilty for not writing about you on my own blog: http://blog.davemadthat.com. When I heard you interviewed by TWIT (was it on TWIT?) and checked out your site I was blown away.

It may be that the general public still haven't quite grasped the importance of tagging. I think using the analogy of tagging video like creating your own DVD chapters is a good way to go. You're right though, the rest of the geek community should be writing more about Viddler.

I'll post something soon too.

Cheers man.
Dave Delaney

Re: Pennsylvania might as well be in Israel

Colin Devroe — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:05:56 -0000

Dan: I actually respect the job TechCrunch has done. They are all definitely very hard working people.

Jared: Thanks for choosing Viddler. I hope you enjoy your use, and if you need anything, let me know.

Marcus: You may send me an email and I will be sure to follow up.

Billy: Thanks! Glad you like Viddler. If you need anything, let me know.

Arthur: Thanks for the heads up.

Re: Pennsylvania might as well be in Israel

Arthur Germain — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:55:14 -0000

Colin,
Throw whatever resources you have behind this -- Scoble has offered to post his next video on Vidler. https://twitter.com/Scoblei...
ahg3

Re: Pennsylvania might as well be in Israel

Billy Fairchild — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:55:11 -0000

I have just recently started using Viddler. I must say I was won over withing minutes after uploading my first video. Keep up the great work!

Re: Pennsylvania might as well be in Israel

Marcus Nelson — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:54:57 -0000

Hi Colin --
Couldn't agree with you more.
I'm in Wisconsin about to launch a start-up on Friday.
Do you think anyone in SV is returning our calls? Nope.
But I did pitch Rob Sandie @ SXSW - he hasn't called back either ;)

Marcus
UserVoice.com

Re: Pennsylvania might as well be in Israel

Jared — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:54:20 -0000

I have been watching this web video revolution from the sidelines for years now and I finally decided I should join one of these services. The catalyst was a recent vacation where I shot a few videos on my digital camera. I decided on Viddler over YouTube because of the features. I'm also going to start following Colin on Twitter. Keep it up.

Re: Pennsylvania might as well be in Israel

david cushman — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:51:54 -0000

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Re: Pennsylvania might as well be in Israel

Dan — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:42:58 -0000

Arrington is a blowhard. Along with 92% of everyone else writing about Silicon Valley. Pennsylvania will get its due credit soon enough.

Re: Pennsylvania might as well be in Israel

Jeff — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:30:04 -0000

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