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Of course, making money and using that money for more hardware is a better step towards fixing that.

by akd 18y ago

tialys 18y ago
Yes, but is anyone watching these videos of kids playing Halo 3 with their buddies? I doubt it...
- krschultz 18y ago
  Some of the better ones they are deleting are in the most watched videos of their site. It doesn't make much sense to me, I think the founders would rather think of themselves of artists than business men. That is all fine, but there is a reason youTube is the market leader despite Vimeo starting first. If I were an investor in the company I would be pissed - they went about it in entirely the wrong way with their condescension and will invariably piss off a large group of potential audience.
  - alex_c 18y ago
    >there is a reason youTube is the market leader despite Vimeo starting first Huh, learn something new every day. I had no idea Vimeo is older than YouTube, I've only really seen it around since they started offering HD. I agree that it seems like a somewhat strange decision. It introduces an arbitrary judgement call - "this is a gaming video, this is machinima, this is somewhere in between but we'll remove it anyway", bitterness from their users, and lots of "this video was removed" links which will lead people to conclude that Vimeo is quite broken. I can only conclude that the legal component of the issue is a lot more significant than it seems, or that the hardware costs are too high (in which case, how much revenue do "regular" videos bring?)
    - Prrometheus 18y ago
      Does "Leroy Jenkins" stay or go?
    - jfarmer 18y ago
      No, it makes sense. Customers cost money. If you have customers that cost more money than they generate that's bad. It's totally conceivable to me that people uploading and watching these gaming video cost more than they brought in for Vimeo. It's part of the web mindset that more customers == more eyeballs == better. It's not always the case, especially if you're working with limited resources.
  - dehowell 18y ago
    Yes, but being the market leader is meaningless unless your site actually generates revenue. YouTube's founders are in a nice position now, but as I recall, Google is still saying that they have no idea how to make money with YouTube. If cutting out the gamer videos helps Vimeo make money serving the niche they feel passionate about, more power to 'em.

Of course, making money and using that money for more hardware is a better step towards fixing that.

by akd 18y ago

Of course, making money and using that money for more hardware is a better step towards fixing that.

tialys 18y ago

Yes, but is anyone watching these videos of kids playing Halo 3 with their buddies? I doubt it...

krschultz 18y ago
Some of the better ones they are deleting are in the most watched videos of their site. It doesn't make much sense to me, I think the founders would rather think of themselves of artists than business men. That is all fine, but there is a reason youTube is the market leader despite Vimeo starting first. If I were an investor in the company I would be pissed - they went about it in entirely the wrong way with their condescension and will invariably piss off a large group of potential audience.
- alex_c 18y ago
  >there is a reason youTube is the market leader despite Vimeo starting first Huh, learn something new every day. I had no idea Vimeo is older than YouTube, I've only really seen it around since they started offering HD. I agree that it seems like a somewhat strange decision. It introduces an arbitrary judgement call - "this is a gaming video, this is machinima, this is somewhere in between but we'll remove it anyway", bitterness from their users, and lots of "this video was removed" links which will lead people to conclude that Vimeo is quite broken. I can only conclude that the legal component of the issue is a lot more significant than it seems, or that the hardware costs are too high (in which case, how much revenue do "regular" videos bring?)
  - Prrometheus 18y ago
    Does "Leroy Jenkins" stay or go?
  - jfarmer 18y ago
    No, it makes sense. Customers cost money. If you have customers that cost more money than they generate that's bad. It's totally conceivable to me that people uploading and watching these gaming video cost more than they brought in for Vimeo. It's part of the web mindset that more customers == more eyeballs == better. It's not always the case, especially if you're working with limited resources.
- dehowell 18y ago
  Yes, but being the market leader is meaningless unless your site actually generates revenue. YouTube's founders are in a nice position now, but as I recall, Google is still saying that they have no idea how to make money with YouTube. If cutting out the gamer videos helps Vimeo make money serving the niche they feel passionate about, more power to 'em.