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I
don't know what the hell is going on with vimeo right
now.
It used to be one of my go-to sites for discovering new
and inventive film-making.
Now, when you do a search you are met with a 'corporate
solutions' landing page. Endless menus which seem designed
to stop you actually discovering any new videos. Even when you
try to browse the site, you get pointed to their 'staff
picks' page with just a dozen or so choices - usually
filled with trailers and shiny corporate ad campaigns.
Worse still, the vids have started to take ages to load.
Maybe
I'm being a bit too harsh - at least their embeds still
work really well - great for bloggers. I looked for
alternatives (for hosting vids) but the prices were
insane. But still -- looking on the brighter side -
being forced to double-check my internet connection
gave me the chance to visit major geeks again and discover
TCP Optimizer, which nearly doubled my internet speed.
Surprised some people still haven't got onto Major Geeks
- they deserve a medal.
Don't
know about Vimeo. I'll be interested to see what the
reddit world has to say about it. Be a shame if it goes.
We need a video source without annoying ads or garbage
video suggestions at the end of each vid. Youtube also had the maddening
habit of downgrading your films. I'd spend hours editing
large videos, only to see them online later and they
weren't even in HD anymore.
And as for Google taking 'em over ... a sure sign of
decline ...
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