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Re: Thank You Readers: Six Years Later, And I’m Still Blogging

Klessblog — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 05:13:40 -0000

Congratulations, Dan! I'm proud to say that I'm one of those loyal readers and have enjoyed your six year run. I know you'll keep telling it like it is and I wish you the best!

Re: Goodbye 2011

Klessblog — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 23:30:18 -0000

Happy New Year, Chris! Thanks for sharing. Your post echoes one of my big themes of 2011, #embracefail

How else can we grow and succeed... unless we embrace our failure, learn from it, change and grow... and keep on moving.

All the best to you in 2012!

Re: Why Every Brand Should Hire a Professional Video Producer - Bruce Alfred, Cobblestone Inc.

Klessblog — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 16:31:32 -0000

Thanks @albeep it's an interesting analogy, and I agree, a video professional would promote their services just like any business owner. The fact that a true professional provideds value added services is what I think @bruce_alfred is conveying in this video.

Re: Are You Flipped Out About the Flip?

Klessblog — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 03:42:56 -0000

I just learned of a grassroots campaign to try to save the Flip, http://savetheflip.com and while I don't think it will help much it has been a way for Flip fans to sound off and share their stories.

Re: Are You Flipped Out About the Flip?

Klessblog — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 03:37:56 -0000

It's quite possible the CEO will be ousted he can't fix things. He's been CEO for 16 years and during that time Cisco went from being a $500 billion company in 2000 to a $94 billion market cap today.

Re: Are You Flipped Out About the Flip?

Klessblog — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 03:28:46 -0000

You're right, that's another big drawback for the Flip. Especially when you load a 32 GB SD card in the Kodak Zi8, and get over 4 hours of 720p video.

Re: Are You Flipped Out About the Flip?

Klessblog — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 03:21:27 -0000

Thanks, Phil. I corrected the it's to its. I know the rule but my eyes seem to miss it. Let me know if I can send copy your way for editing.

Re: Are You Flipped Out About the Flip?

Klessblog — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 03:19:24 -0000

I'm aware of the proprietary FlipPort and actually covered it on my blog: http://klessblog.blogspot.c...

But like you said, these accessories were supposed to come out. So the Flip "mic input" really wasn't a standard 1/8" stereo mic input that you'd expect, like in the Kodak Zi8 and was again, a proprietary port thanks to Cisco.

Re: Are You Flipped Out About the Flip?

Klessblog — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 00:40:20 -0000

I read a lot of comments on other blogs that said if Cisco sold the Flip to another company, and that company proved to make the Flip much more successful than Cisco's attempt, it would reflect poorly on the current management who are already under fire. Cisco paid $590 million for the Flip and will spend no more than $300 million on the restructuring plan, so one could speculate that they couldn't spend any more on this product line if they wanted to best uphold shareholder interests. That's almost $900 million, I know, but Cisco is currently valued at $40 billion, and just last year had about $23 billion to spend on M&As. So perhaps this is was "an acceptable loss" for Cisco.

Also, on Easy Money Investing, Brent Bracelin, senior research analyst in the San Francisco office of Pacific Crest Securities was quoted as saying, "Cisco has had to make decisions quickly, and this won’t be the last business it shuts down. The consumer business absolutely hurt Cisco in the last quarter... Cisco has to do things fast. Selling Flip could take too much time.”

Re: Are You Flipped Out About the Flip?

Klessblog — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 22:35:36 -0000

I loved my first Flip too! Like I said in the short video, it helped me move away from dealing with videotape which was a very time intensive process to get online (shoot video, digitize footage in real-time, render... repeat for each video). So, I think it will be fondly remembered by many of us and the fact that it was still selling strong is proof that there's a market for stand alone pocket camcorders that don't require a data plan.

Re: Are You Flipped Out About the Flip?

Klessblog — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 22:29:14 -0000

Remember Sony Betamax? It was better than VHS, but lost out.

Re: Are You Flipped Out About the Flip?

Klessblog — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 22:27:00 -0000

I wanted to use that in the title of this post, but Ragan Communications used it in their post: Did Flip flop? Many communicators say popular digital cam’s time had come http://www.ragan.com/Main/A...

The general consensus among many analysts and bloggers say that Cisco really didn't know what they were doing in the consumer market, so they folded. (Insert Kenny Rodgers' "The Gambler" here)

Re: Are You Flipped Out About the Flip?

Klessblog — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 22:13:00 -0000

Video is still an important part of Cisco's business strategy (e.g. Telepresence, Videoconferencing, Unified Communications) but it's been more successful in the corporate sector rather than the consumer market. A number of tech and investor blogs all suggested the same thing about why Cisco folded rather than sold the Flip business. See the end of this CNET article for insight on it. The article point out, "Zeus Kerravala, an analyst for Yankee Group, who has followed Cisco for more than a decade suspects the company may want to hold onto the intellectual property", and at some point it could incorporate the Flip's recording capability into its Telepresence systems. Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-3...

Re: The Influencers: Five to Follow on Twitter for SEO

Klessblog — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 23:07:08 -0000

Another influential site to mention is @reelseo which offers advice, Guidance, News, and Commentary about Online Video Marketing, SEO, and Web Video Best Practices - by @markrrobertson
Followers: 17,926
Tweets: 2,316

Re: My 600th Blog Post!

Klessblog — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 13:03:59 -0000

Thank you, Jeremy! You've been a great supporter of this blog and you're one of the few who have consistently left comments. That says a lot when there are so many other places to engage in conversation. I really appreciate that you've been a long time subscriber and I'm grateful for your for continued support!

All the best, Larry

Re: My 600th Blog Post!

Klessblog — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 12:52:08 -0000

Many thanks, Joe! I can't thank you enough for all your support. You're encouragement really inspires me to keep doing what I'm doing! Thanks too, I'd love to get some of that Google $$ because I'd use it to start that podcast we talked about. :)

Upwards and onwards!

Cheers, Larry

Re: What Counts as a Video View? - Online Video Conversations: David Burch, Tubemogul - Part 2

Klessblog — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 19:59:26 -0000

Thanks Jeremy, I appreciate you taking the time to comment here and on other posts. It's an interesting quandary that we're in with counting views because it also speaks to levels of viewer engagement and varied opinions on what exactly is an impression. Is it just a view or is the content compelling enough to leave an impression with viewers to share, comment, curate and for most importantly for publishers, advertisers and marketers – does the click translate to a purchase? From what David Burch says, the analytics suite available to online video publishers is so much more richer than the Nielsen TV ratings, and that type of data is a goldmine to every party involved in producing, sponsoring and delivering us the video content we love to consume.

Re: Will Google Take Out Brightcove ?

Klessblog — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 19:23:56 -0000

Google would have to create a similar OVP offering as Brightcove, Ooyala and the many Telcos now getting into the video business to make it worth it for the mllions of SMBs, corporations and publishers out there to switch form their current premium services to a freemium distribution platform, like YouTube.

Re: The Future of Television will be an Immersive, Collaborative Experience: Cisco's Scott Puopolo at OTTCON 2011

Klessblog — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 18:42:10 -0000

I agree, Greg. If the technology keeps up with our imagination then I'm sure we'll see all those predictions come true.

Re: Will Google Take Out Brightcove ?

Klessblog — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 05:12:32 -0000

This is a real stretch and certainly not a trend. Especially with only one UK video business cited in this post. Many companies have both an online video platform (Brightcove, YouTube, Kaltura, KIT digital, etc...) and YouTube video strategy which are different online video distribution/syndication/marketing/monetization models. If Google launches a paid video platform for businesses and media companies, than maybe this post would have some credence.

Re: 2010 Was a Breakout Year for Online Video: A Klessblog Year-End Review - Part 2

Klessblog — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:46:04 -0000

Hey Ben, a belated thanks for your comment and support! Looking forward to catching up with you in 2011! All the best!

Re: Tweets can now become Techmeme headlines or discussion. So tweet away. - Techmeme News

Klessblog — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 23:57:36 -0000

@gaberivera It's not really the death of blogging. Most tweets link to blog posts anyway. @techmeme is casting a wider net.

Re: Online Video Conversations: Steven Horn, Metacafe - Part 1: Metacafe's Editorial Voice Drives Consumption of Online Video

Klessblog — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 22:49:27 -0000

Hey Ben, thanks for your comment. I agree that Metacafe does have an interesting approach to programming content by using real people and not just machine algorithms. It looks like 2011 will be even more exciting than 2010 for online video. Metacafe is betting on big gains for premium content curation and online video advertising.

Re: Bed Intruder Song!!! Sweeps the Nation, The Gregory Brothers Make Antoine and Kelly Dodson Viral Video Stars

Klessblog — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 22:23:45 -0000

Hey Little Jimmy, thanks for your comment and for sharing the video Great cover version of "Bed Intruder", it's quite amazing how viral The Gregory Brothers work has become.

Re: How To Prepare for An On-Camera Interview - Tips for The Video Interviewee

Klessblog — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 01:45:57 -0000

I love your Dad too!