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The Ultimate Steve Jobs Collection

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Re: The Ultimate Steve Jobs Collection

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Post by rahulcap »

ashamedlion wrote: post #7

I realize this doesn't have much to do with the talks themselves, but: I feel like other people don't have this problem, but I'm really not a fan of the Pinterest-style content grids. I think it's really difficult to parse content on Chill as well as Pinterest. My eyes sort of skip all over the place and I just don't feel comfortable sorting through the information. I get the same problem with the Facebook timeline.

I agree with shashashasha that the visual nature of the content actually works well with this type of content. There is a bit of information overload that you refer to, but for me it makes the feed of videos (at chill) more engaging than a feed on youtube (straight list).

I'm not sure why, but i'm thinking it is because many people's brains are getting bored with the repetitiveness on internet and the information overload (combining thumbnails, comments, ratings) keeps it interesting.

Re: The Ultimate Steve Jobs Collection

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Post by ebf »

studobalina wrote: post #10

1) Click on link 2) See a bunch of images in a Masonry grid 3) Don't see a logical structure of the content 4) Close Sorry Chill, pivot again?

I'm pretty disappointed in the direction Chill has gone. Social video is an incredibly interesting area. Chill, however, didn't iterate too much on the idea of Turntable for videos, and now they've pivoted to a Pinterest for videos.

Re: The Ultimate Steve Jobs Collection

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Post by dkrich »

studobalina wrote: post #10

1) Click on link 2) See a bunch of images in a Masonry grid 3) Don't see a logical structure of the content 4) Close Sorry Chill, pivot again?

Signs a startup is in trouble:

1) It pivots and then immediately releases a professional Apple-style promo video demoing its new offering.

2) The creators produce the majority of the content on the site.

Re: The Ultimate Steve Jobs Collection

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Post by mark_integerdsv »

ashamedlion wrote: post #7

I realize this doesn't have much to do with the talks themselves, but: I feel like other people don't have this problem, but I'm really not a fan of the Pinterest-style content grids. I think it's really difficult to parse content on Chill as well as Pinterest. My eyes sort of skip all over the place and I just don't feel comfortable sorting through the information. I get the same problem with the Facebook timeline.

I have to agree but due to circumstances (expensive, capped Internet in South Africa) I'm even more put out by the fact that there is no indication of how many megs each clip is or at least how many minutes so I can do the mental arithmetic necessary to decide wether to click through or not...
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