Comments on: Online Video: The Future of Seesmic is Moderated Groups http://pravdam.com/2009/02/09/online-video-the-future-of-seesmic-is-moderated-groups/ Pravda on Media, Technology, and Rebel Filmmaking Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:07:39 +0000 hourly 1 By: Kfir Pravda http://pravdam.com/2009/02/09/online-video-the-future-of-seesmic-is-moderated-groups/comment-page-1/#comment-17327 Kfir Pravda Sun, 15 Feb 2009 18:38:54 +0000 http://pravdam.com/?p=1147#comment-17327 I can't wait for it to be released I can’t wait for it to be released

]]> By: Bill Cammack http://pravdam.com/2009/02/09/online-video-the-future-of-seesmic-is-moderated-groups/comment-page-1/#comment-15528 Bill Cammack Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:33:02 +0000 http://pravdam.com/?p=1147#comment-15528 Video comments are never going to be popular because a) Not everyone's good-looking and b) Not everyone's eloquent when they speak to a camera or to the public. People don't like to look bad, and people don't like to look stupid. The people that call-in to radio shows and such wouldn't bother if they knew their grills had to be on television. As far as the moderated groups, I said that before Seesmic even exited beta testing. There was a lot of talk about the so-called "Seesmic Community", which clearly only existed because at the time, it was a gated community. Once ANYBODY could join, the "Community" was quickly outnumbered and washed away by the TRUE community, which was ANYBODY that wanted to use the service. The only two options for keeping groups together at that time were sticking to your column of replies from your friends, and a [non-existent] gated community WITHIN Seesmic that was earmarked for the participation of selected members. Groups within Seesmic is clearly the way to go. Video comments are never going to be popular because a) Not everyone’s good-looking and b) Not everyone’s eloquent when they speak to a camera or to the public. People don’t like to look bad, and people don’t like to look stupid. The people that call-in to radio shows and such wouldn’t bother if they knew their grills had to be on television.

As far as the moderated groups, I said that before Seesmic even exited beta testing. There was a lot of talk about the so-called “Seesmic Community”, which clearly only existed because at the time, it was a gated community. Once ANYBODY could join, the “Community” was quickly outnumbered and washed away by the TRUE community, which was ANYBODY that wanted to use the service.

The only two options for keeping groups together at that time were sticking to your column of replies from your friends, and a [non-existent] gated community WITHIN Seesmic that was earmarked for the participation of selected members.

Groups within Seesmic is clearly the way to go.

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