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

m0sth8 6y ago
Hi Matthew. Is there a way to connect with the team behind cloudflare.tv? We're building something similar (netflix original for tech conferences and meetups) and would be happy to talk with like-minded people.
- eastdakota 6y ago
  Sure. Email: daneatcloudflaredotcom.
Someone1234 6y ago
After reading the schedule... I understand how this benefits Cloudflare, but I don't really see why I'd tune in. Seems like a mix of Cloudflare ads and "technical" content that is barely technical. More vague TED Talk-style philosophy. If I had to describe who I felt was the target demographic, I'd name middle managers who work in tech but don't actually know much tech. I mean they have someone from McAfee talking about security, and title it "Cyber: The New Frontier," it is so cringy, and they seemingly don't realize that. I obviously don't speak for others, so maybe I am wrong and there is a lot of people who want to watch video content showcasing corporate America's biggest tech illiterate "tech" luminaries, spouting their outmoded concepts of what the future will be like from the viewpoint of ten years behind the cutting edge.
- def8cefe 6y ago
  > If I had to describe who I felt was the target demographic, I'd name middle managers who work in tech but don't actually know much tech. Who do you think gives purchase approval for Cloudflare services in an organisation?
  - cocktailpeanuts 6y ago
    that's why it's underwhelming. its best case scenario is a marketing channel, not a revolutionary new distribution channel, which is what i would have expected from a company like cloudflare.
    - def8cefe 6y ago
      Let's wait two days, tune in and see instead of jumping to conclusions. No reason to shit on something we don't know all the details about.
    - ativzzz 6y ago
      Well it literally came from their marketing department per the blog post, so that's exactly what it is.
- derefr 6y ago
  Perhaps the same people who watched TechTV back when—teens with aspirations of becoming technical people, looking for an approachable semi-educational product, that can be justified/excused as being an entertainment product.
- spsrich2 6y ago
  McAfee? It has to be a joke. Worthless bloated crapware
js2 6y ago
This should be the submitted link. I was taken to a Live Broadcast and had no idea what it was and had to come back to the comments here to understand.
- jacurtis 6y ago
  Same here. I dove into comments to figure out what I was looking at. I sort of figured it out by poking around but was looking for explanative context.
racecar789 6y ago
I could see myself tuning in a couple times a week.
- atomi 6y ago
  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.
solidasparagus 6y ago
Content is king and the content for this channel is poorly advertised. If you are launching a video channel, there shouldn't be 1000 words before you mention what the content is. Instead of focusing on describing why you built it, focus on telling people why they should tune in.
dang 6y ago
We've changed the URL to that from https://cloudflare.tv/live https://cloudflare.tv/live, since it has more information and the latter seems to be dormant at the moment.
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m0sth8 6y ago

Hi Matthew. Is there a way to connect with the team behind cloudflare.tv? We're building something similar (netflix original for tech conferences and meetups) and would be happy to talk with like-minded people.

eastdakota 6y ago
Sure. Email: daneatcloudflaredotcom.

Someone1234 6y ago

After reading the schedule... I understand how this benefits Cloudflare, but I don't really see why I'd tune in. Seems like a mix of Cloudflare ads and "technical" content that is barely technical. More vague TED Talk-style philosophy. If I had to describe who I felt was the target demographic, I'd name middle managers who work in tech but don't actually know much tech. I mean they have someone from McAfee talking about security, and title it "Cyber: The New Frontier," it is so cringy, and they seemingly don't realize that. I obviously don't speak for others, so maybe I am wrong and there is a lot of people who want to watch video content showcasing corporate America's biggest tech illiterate "tech" luminaries, spouting their outmoded concepts of what the future will be like from the viewpoint of ten years behind the cutting edge.

def8cefe 6y ago
> If I had to describe who I felt was the target demographic, I'd name middle managers who work in tech but don't actually know much tech. Who do you think gives purchase approval for Cloudflare services in an organisation?
- cocktailpeanuts 6y ago
  that's why it's underwhelming. its best case scenario is a marketing channel, not a revolutionary new distribution channel, which is what i would have expected from a company like cloudflare.
  - def8cefe 6y ago
    Let's wait two days, tune in and see instead of jumping to conclusions. No reason to shit on something we don't know all the details about.
  - ativzzz 6y ago
    Well it literally came from their marketing department per the blog post, so that's exactly what it is.
derefr 6y ago
Perhaps the same people who watched TechTV back when—teens with aspirations of becoming technical people, looking for an approachable semi-educational product, that can be justified/excused as being an entertainment product.
spsrich2 6y ago
McAfee? It has to be a joke. Worthless bloated crapware

js2 6y ago

This should be the submitted link. I was taken to a Live Broadcast and had no idea what it was and had to come back to the comments here to understand.

jacurtis 6y ago
Same here. I dove into comments to figure out what I was looking at. I sort of figured it out by poking around but was looking for explanative context.

racecar789 6y ago

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

atomi 6y ago
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.

solidasparagus 6y ago

Content is king and the content for this channel is poorly advertised. If you are launching a video channel, there shouldn't be 1000 words before you mention what the content is. Instead of focusing on describing why you built it, focus on telling people why they should tune in.

dang 6y ago

We've changed the URL to that from https://cloudflare.tv/live https://cloudflare.tv/live, since it has more information and the latter seems to be dormant at the moment.

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