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Re: Talkshow – Team videos in non-real-time

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Post by nmstoker »

O_H_E wrote: post #26
tomglynch wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Show HN is reserved for the maker to post what they have made [1]. Who posted this if it was not you? Seems like a marketing ploy... [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html

I didn't know that either, so I posted a couple of Show HNs that is not mine before. I have read the FAQ and guidelines before, but never stumbled across this page.

Easy misunderstanding. Yet assuming you didn't know this, it would logically raise a question as to why all posts featuring some form of product or service were not Show HN then.

Re: Talkshow – Team videos in non-real-time

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Post by nmstoker »

tvladeck wrote: post #34
kohanz wrote: post #21

It's an interesting idea, but I have a tough time with the premise that people will choose to record a video of themselves for everyday asynchronous communication rather than type a message. There are situations were video or audio deliver more value than text, but what are those situations and are they enough to become a team's main mode of communication? I'm skeptical.

Not enough to be the _main_ mode of communication, but definitely an important part of my team’s remote communications. I run www.gradientmetrics.com, and we’re a (very small) distributed team. We often do screencasts with voiceovers to show how we’re thinking of implementing something, what we think the outline of the deliverable should be, etc., etc. This can be _a lot_ easier to do with a video screencast than it…

Screencasts for the reasons you give can be very helpful with the right kind of people for this sort of scenario.

I gave up sending them to one person (who sadly needed them the most) as I'd got to the stage of having to ask he view them twice so he didn't mindlessly re-ask the exact same questions that were clearly answered in the video!

Re: Talkshow – Team videos in non-real-time

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Post by loceng »

finchisko wrote: post #24

I like the idea, but it's targeted for extroverted people, probably more for marketers and bizz in general, rather than programmers. Introverts like me, will always prefer text conversation over recording myself. Also text is searchable where video is not.

There's another product, can't remember it's name at the moment, with similar concept - however they also highlight screen capturing. Perhaps in the case of those who are more introverted or shy, or not feeling confident being on camera, can simply be doing a screen capture of the product - and then a voice over to share what was done, challenges, faced, etc.

Re: Talkshow – Team videos in non-real-time

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Post by loceng »

tomglynch wrote: post #13
fookyong wrote: post #11

Hi everyone. Founder here. I'm flattered that this popped up on HN. I'm a long-time lurker and browse multiple times a day but seldom post. For some context, you guys are looking at an MVP. It took me a month to build this. The marketing site was done in 2 hours (today, fuelled by coffee). I'm bootstrapping after leaving my corporate job last year. Not trying to make excuses, but I think a lot of questions can simply…

Show HN is reserved for the maker to post what they have made [1]. Who posted this if it was not you? Seems like a marketing ploy... [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html

It certainly wouldn't hurt for HN to add some JS to check for 'Show HN' in title posts and prompt to confirm they're following this rule.

Re: Talkshow – Team videos in non-real-time

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Post by chpmrc »

RootKitBeerCat wrote: post #17
olalonde wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is a perfect example of a comment that undervalues simplicity and ease of use ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224 is another one).

I don’t think it gets much simpler than “open camera app” > “press record” > “press ‘send video’”

Actually removing even the tiniest barrier makes people want to try a feature that everyone thought was useless. Example: WhatsApp voice messages.

They work so well because the barrier is extremely low: it's literally a single interaction, keep the "button" pressed and the message is sent automatically upon releasing it.

And yet nobody was using voice messages when you had to: - Tap "attach" - Tap "audio" - Tap "record" - Tap "confirm" Or, worse, use a separate app and "share" to WhatsApp.

UX is important. I assume this service is based on a similar principle.

Re: Talkshow – Team videos in non-real-time

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Post by NickBusey »

bryanlarsen wrote: post #30
nsaje wrote: post #25

Great idea! Some feedback: - Too much info required to start (you should streamline signup, job title shouldn't be mandatory IMO) - Creating a new message should be fast! Meaning: - title, body & content should be optional, why can't I just send a video? - clicking Save should automatically upload video - right now video is ignored if Save is clicked mid-recording

Zulip has the only sane threading model among chat clients. Call it a topic rather than a title, but it absolutely should be required IMO.

I would LOVE to see Talkshow integrated with Zulip.

Re: Talkshow – Team videos in non-real-time

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Post by bfdm »

fookyong wrote: post #11

Hi everyone. Founder here. I'm flattered that this popped up on HN. I'm a long-time lurker and browse multiple times a day but seldom post. For some context, you guys are looking at an MVP. It took me a month to build this. The marketing site was done in 2 hours (today, fuelled by coffee). I'm bootstrapping after leaving my corporate job last year. Not trying to make excuses, but I think a lot of questions can simply…

Congrats!

Something I was looking for that you could work towards adding is a demo video showing how this might be used / what the experience looks like. I know I can sign up for free to try, but I don't even know what I'm signing up for.

Re: Talkshow – Team videos in non-real-time

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Post by armandososa »

rficcaglia wrote: post #40
kohanz wrote: post #21

It's an interesting idea, but I have a tough time with the premise that people will choose to record a video of themselves for everyday asynchronous communication rather than type a message. There are situations were video or audio deliver more value than text, but what are those situations and are they enough to become a team's main mode of communication? I'm skeptical.

Like you I would never think of using this but then I asked my kids and they looked at me quite as a benevolent advanced alien race might look down upon us: there there old man, no wonder your world is so tedious...no one writes their ideas down anymore...video, poor soul, is the only way we do things now. I suppose I did something long ago when my parents told me to write home and I said they could use my PC and mod…

> there there old man, no wonder your world is so tedious...no one writes their ideas down anymore...video, poor soul, is the only way we do things now.

I inadvertently read that phrase with the voice of Gina from Brooklyn 99 (Maybe because I've been binging that show). Here in Mexico a lot of people almost exclusively communicate with each other (ab)using Whatsapp audio messages and I get so angry when somebody sends me an audio message. Just type!

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