Comments on: Video Killed the IRC Star http://manwithnoblog.com/2008/02/10/video-killed-the-irc-star/ Gary Barber rants on user experience, and the controlled chaos of the Web Industry Thu, 15 Jul 2010 01:37:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: zuzu http://manwithnoblog.com/2008/02/10/video-killed-the-irc-star/comment-page-1/#comment-5818 zuzu Sun, 10 Feb 2008 13:22:40 +0000 http://manwithnoblog.com/2008/02/10/video-killed-the-irc-star/#comment-5818 For introverts it sucks big time. I joined a few live video streaming bloggy things like Seesmic and Yahoo Live, but due to not wanting the personal attention, am not a chatterbox, it is one of those throw away apps. No one needs to see me - they can use their imagination, hopefully. For introverts it sucks big time. I joined a few live video streaming bloggy things like Seesmic and Yahoo Live, but due to not wanting the personal attention, am not a chatterbox, it is one of those throw away apps. No one needs to see me – they can use their imagination, hopefully.

]]> By: Ben Buchanan http://manwithnoblog.com/2008/02/10/video-killed-the-irc-star/comment-page-1/#comment-5817 Ben Buchanan Sun, 10 Feb 2008 11:30:34 +0000 http://manwithnoblog.com/2008/02/10/video-killed-the-irc-star/#comment-5817 With video, for .au users I don't think the services are the issue. As you've observed, our connections (speed and cost) are going to be the critical factors in adoption. I think people love video; think how many people have home movies! But the files are relatively big and yet relatively low quality. Think of the average youtube video - a crappy little postage stamp of pixellation. I guess we'll have to observe how video fares in countries with faster/cheaper connectivity... With video, for .au users I don’t think the services are the issue. As you’ve observed, our connections (speed and cost) are going to be the critical factors in adoption.

I think people love video; think how many people have home movies! But the files are relatively big and yet relatively low quality. Think of the average youtube video – a crappy little postage stamp of pixellation.

I guess we’ll have to observe how video fares in countries with faster/cheaper connectivity…

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