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They had amazingly high production values on classics like "Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BnLbv6Q

They had amazingly high production values on classics like "Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BnLbv6QYcA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BnLbv6QYcA and "Sony Releases Stupid Piece Of Shit That Doesn't Fucking Work" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AyVh1_vWYQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AyVh1_vWYQ I wonder why they stopped.

dralley 3y ago
I assume video content is much more expensive They may also have been victimized by the scandal where Facebook was lying about the engagement that short-form videos generated over other kinds of content, leading several content producers into bankruptcy or near bankruptcy through loss of ad revenue when they pivoted towards it. https://slate.com/technology/2018/10/facebook-online-video-pivot-metrics-false.html https://slate.com/technology/2018/10/facebook-online-video-p... https://www.ccn.com/facebook-lied-about-video-metrics/ https://www.ccn.com/facebook-lied-about-video-metrics/
- actionfromafar 3y ago
  Never trust a con artist.
PyWoody 3y ago
HP Offers 'That Cloud Thing Everyone Is Talking About' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ntPxdWAWq8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ntPxdWAWq8
jkestner 3y ago
From what I gather, they invested in Onion News Network for IFC, and when that got canceled relatively quickly, they didn't risk online-only distribution. Maybe 2011 was too early to pivot to video? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onion_News_Network https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onion_News_Network My favorite bit, still stuck in my head whenever I see politicians from both parties rush to the scene of a protest or whatever, is "New Live Poll Lets Pundits Pander To Viewers In Real Time": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFpK_r-jEXg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFpK_r-jEXg
- Talanes 3y ago
  >Maybe 2011 was too early to pivot to video? The whole pivot to video era that crippled a whole bunch of online writing outlets was still four years out, so definitely too early.
swyx 3y ago
pepperidge farm remembers when the onion produced hilarious articles. lets collate the best of the best. i'll start: https://www.theonion.com/protagonist-scrolls-intensely-through-microfilm-1819571094 https://www.theonion.com/protagonist-scrolls-intensely-throu... https://www.theonion.com/jumbled-nest-of-cords-makes-move-to-third-new-apartment-1819592125 https://www.theonion.com/jumbled-nest-of-cords-makes-move-to...
karaokeyoga 3y ago
“EVERYTHING is just a few hundred clicks away”
jenny91 3y ago
~1:40 of the Apple video has this amazing headline scroll through the bottom: > Congress approves intellectual stimulus package giving every American a graduate degree
dyno12345 3y ago
I think they raised a bunch of funding at one point and then ran out of it

dralley 3y ago

I assume video content is much more expensive They may also have been victimized by the scandal where Facebook was lying about the engagement that short-form videos generated over other kinds of content, leading several content producers into bankruptcy or near bankruptcy through loss of ad revenue when they pivoted towards it. https://slate.com/technology/2018/10/facebook-online-video-pivot-metrics-false.html https://slate.com/technology/2018/10/facebook-online-video-p... https://www.ccn.com/facebook-lied-about-video-metrics/ https://www.ccn.com/facebook-lied-about-video-metrics/

actionfromafar 3y ago
Never trust a con artist.

PyWoody 3y ago

HP Offers 'That Cloud Thing Everyone Is Talking About' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ntPxdWAWq8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ntPxdWAWq8

jkestner 3y ago

From what I gather, they invested in Onion News Network for IFC, and when that got canceled relatively quickly, they didn't risk online-only distribution. Maybe 2011 was too early to pivot to video? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onion_News_Network https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onion_News_Network My favorite bit, still stuck in my head whenever I see politicians from both parties rush to the scene of a protest or whatever, is "New Live Poll Lets Pundits Pander To Viewers In Real Time": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFpK_r-jEXg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFpK_r-jEXg

Talanes 3y ago
>Maybe 2011 was too early to pivot to video? The whole pivot to video era that crippled a whole bunch of online writing outlets was still four years out, so definitely too early.

swyx 3y ago

pepperidge farm remembers when the onion produced hilarious articles. lets collate the best of the best. i'll start: https://www.theonion.com/protagonist-scrolls-intensely-through-microfilm-1819571094 https://www.theonion.com/protagonist-scrolls-intensely-throu... https://www.theonion.com/jumbled-nest-of-cords-makes-move-to-third-new-apartment-1819592125 https://www.theonion.com/jumbled-nest-of-cords-makes-move-to...

karaokeyoga 3y ago

“EVERYTHING is just a few hundred clicks away”

jenny91 3y ago

~1:40 of the Apple video has this amazing headline scroll through the bottom: > Congress approves intellectual stimulus package giving every American a graduate degree

dyno12345 3y ago

I think they raised a bunch of funding at one point and then ran out of it