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Re: Cloudflare TV

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Post by stubish »

trog wrote: post #56

I'm a generally technical person and I'm simply flat out uninterested in video content - the stuff that will be on this sounds broadly interesting to me but I'd rather read it in article format. I understand video "performs" well in a lot of contexts (and thus is of particular interest to marketing people) but I am always surprised when content targeted broadly towards the technical community is done in a video-first…

Its a bit of a self fulfilling prophecy, where people who prefer one type of communication channel will engage mostly with people who engage with $CHANNEL, eventually ending up with the idea that 'everyone uses $CHANNEL'. Like Facebook, pod casts, web forum d'jour, and probably going back in time to Usenet, IRC, Email and maybe even the telegraph.

I don't see subtitles (back to the 80s of accessibility), but it does have playback speed so you can skim and claw back some information bandwidth.

Re: Cloudflare TV

#92

Post by yellowapple »

xeromal wrote: post #69
trog wrote: post #56

I'm a generally technical person and I'm simply flat out uninterested in video content - the stuff that will be on this sounds broadly interesting to me but I'd rather read it in article format. I understand video "performs" well in a lot of contexts (and thus is of particular interest to marketing people) but I am always surprised when content targeted broadly towards the technical community is done in a video-first…

I'm a dev and enjoy my articles too, but I'd say I perform better with videos in some domains. The first one to come to mind if mechanic work. If I want to learn how to change a mass inflow sensor, it's way easier to watch the job be performed than to read a description, even with pictures.

I feel like an article with GIFs would strike the right balance here.

Re: Cloudflare TV

#93

Post by Anon4Now »

trog wrote: post #56

I'm a generally technical person and I'm simply flat out uninterested in video content - the stuff that will be on this sounds broadly interesting to me but I'd rather read it in article format. I understand video "performs" well in a lot of contexts (and thus is of particular interest to marketing people) but I am always surprised when content targeted broadly towards the technical community is done in a video-first…

I'm mixed. I enjoy programming video tutorials, but they are often too slow and padded with non-essential and repetitive information. Unless there's a transcript, searching for a part that you need a recap of isn't much different than information retrieval from tape drives in the 60's. The best video tutorials have include a transcript and a github repo.

Re: Cloudflare TV

#94

Post by ironhaven »

Something similar to this is Game Done Quick[1] which is a week long speed running competition. Because it is always streaming you can turn it on and see what game is being played. I would look at the schedule and make plans. "better tune in Wednesday because they are playing brood war".

I might tune in to this "Cloudflare TV". Also when i was watching the best of video on bots there was a error saying "Quota exceeded". Not sure why that popped up.

[1] https://gamesdonequick.com/

Re: Cloudflare TV

#95

Post by mr_toad »

ShroudedNight wrote: post #19
ireflect wrote: post #4

This is really interesting and I hope it's a success. It seems like it's intended to be 80% useful and 20% tongue-in-cheek joke. I'm skeptical that viewers will prefer this live scheduled format rather than simply posting all the videos to be viewed on-demand. Don't get me wrong, I love the idea of this anachronism (and especially their 80s-era channel ID logo to go along with it) but personally I prefer to consume v…

I think 'live' television serves as an effective master clock for synchronizing shared experiences. I would expect that it's especially effective when the community of people who share a common interest is large enough that peer to peer election of that kind of timing authority would be infeasible without for-purpose technical infrastructure that either currently doesn't exist, or is so niche that the results are equ…

> I think 'live' television serves as an effective master clock for synchronizing shared experiences.

Maybe in certain time zones. We’re well into Monday afternoon here, but Cloudflare TV looks like Sunday afternoon in the 80’s - i.e. nothing to watch.

Re: Cloudflare TV

#96

Post by Pxtl »

ShamelessC wrote: post #71
trog wrote: post #56

I'm a generally technical person and I'm simply flat out uninterested in video content - the stuff that will be on this sounds broadly interesting to me but I'd rather read it in article format. I understand video "performs" well in a lot of contexts (and thus is of particular interest to marketing people) but I am always surprised when content targeted broadly towards the technical community is done in a video-first…

I've noticed certain communities that live on the edge of tech-savvy do this a lot. In particular emulator and jailbreak communities for video game consoles refuse to keep up-to-date text guides on things. Everything is done on YouTube which is such a terrible format when you need to follow 30-step lists and pause to click on many links throughout the process to download software, firmware and exploits.

I think Youtube's monetization does it... they want to earn cash from their guides.

Is there any money in "Youtube for Articles?"

Re: Cloudflare TV

#97

Post by atomi »

racecar789 wrote: post #51
eastdakota wrote: post #2

Details and rationale: https://blog.cloudflare.com/ladies-and-gentlemen-cloudflare-...

I could see myself tuning in a couple times a week.

Yeah. I think I could get into something like this that I can have playing in the background that I may or may not be giving my full attention to but that is technical enough so that I stay focused and in a learning/working mood.

Re: Cloudflare TV

#98

Post by fomojola »

Pxtl wrote: post #96
ShamelessC wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've noticed certain communities that live on the edge of tech-savvy do this a lot. In particular emulator and jailbreak communities for video game consoles refuse to keep up-to-date text guides on things. Everything is done on YouTube which is such a terrible format when you need to follow 30-step lists and pause to click on many links throughout the process to download software, firmware and exploits.

I think Youtube's monetization does it... they want to earn cash from their guides. Is there any money in "Youtube for Articles?"

Medium?

I'd think there's money there, just not sure for whom.

Re: Cloudflare TV

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Post by [deleted] »

stubish wrote: post #91
trog wrote: post #56

I'm a generally technical person and I'm simply flat out uninterested in video content - the stuff that will be on this sounds broadly interesting to me but I'd rather read it in article format. I understand video "performs" well in a lot of contexts (and thus is of particular interest to marketing people) but I am always surprised when content targeted broadly towards the technical community is done in a video-first…

Its a bit of a self fulfilling prophecy, where people who prefer one type of communication channel will engage mostly with people who engage with $CHANNEL, eventually ending up with the idea that 'everyone uses $CHANNEL'. Like Facebook, pod casts, web forum d'jour, and probably going back in time to Usenet, IRC, Email and maybe even the telegraph. I don't see subtitles (back to the 80s of accessibility), but it does…

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