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Maybe there's something wrong with me, but the video moves way too fast for me to process. Of course, making me feel stupid creates negative associations with the product.
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You mean animated PNGs? http://www.sublimetext.com/~jps/animated_gifs_the_hard_way.h...
Why does that need JavaScript to load?
> JavaScript turns the PNG and JSON into an animation, using either the canvas element, or emulating it using overlaid div elements for older browsers.
Venmo looks like it's trying to make a dent in Paypal's market. They've got a pretty good mobile solution. Though, I hear their eating losses with almost every transaction right now (everything is free, other than debit cards)
Maybe there's something wrong with me, but the video moves way too fast for me to process. Of course, making me feel stupid creates negative associations with the product.
I also hope this is a joke: http://i.imgur.com/MnshKxO.png Mobile first does not mean to forget the interface for everything above 4.7 inches.
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Why?
I think he mostly means the clarity of a screen capture vs. a shaky shot of a physical screen. I like the indy feel of this but it did give me a headache to watch (even though it's only a few seconds). If you want to feature the actual phone, maybe have it resting on a hard surface or otherwise steadied.
Brilliant use of Vine for the demo! And speaking of PayPal: Max Levchin, who co-founded PayPal, recently founded Affirm, which appears to be a competitor. https://affirm.com/
The site looks like an ad network shop ca. 2005
Maybe there's something wrong with me, but the video moves way too fast for me to process. Of course, making me feel stupid creates negative associations with the product.
I didn't catch it all the first time either; luckily it is 6 seconds long and loops continuously, so you can take as long as you like to dissect it (or go to their site if you want to read about it instead). I think it's an effective way to drive home how fast the process is.
If any founders are considering to do the same thing, I much prefer a GIF-based demo like the one used for Sublime Text: http://www.sublimetext.com/ .
Why?
Clever marketing. I've seen Vine videos explode as examples for things in the last few weeks, along with news and blog Vine embeds. Interactive marketing is going to get a lot more interesting with Vine clips (until of course we get saturated with those marketing messages and don't find them as unique anymore).
I'm if the 15 second timer on instagram will be more popular for product demos than Vine's 6. It's probably irrelevant (since Vine could just change the timer to compete), but may have an interesting temporary influence on adoption.
