Comments on: What do you think?

By: Ken McCarthy

Ken McCarthy — Sun, 02 Apr 2006 22:56:07 +0000

Brian,
Your wrote:
I hope you don’t mind but I plan to “borrow it”.
Borrow away! That’s what the blog is for.

By: Brian Lord

Brian Lord — Sun, 02 Apr 2006 22:26:33 +0000

Hey Ken,
Awesome stuff!
I’ve been following along with this blog keenly and I was blown away with this idea of yours. I hope you don’t mind but I plan to “borrow it”.
Critically???? I do agree with most of Swan’s comments although from someone new to the System Seminar – as in knowing about it but not having been yet (naughty naughty) – maybe you could break up the testimonials with a paragraph or two of more info on the System between the testimonials….? Just a thought, I’m no marketing guru. My point being so you don’t have to click away from this page to find out anymore info.
So I guess I’m saying why not make it into a subtle video selling page.
I hope this makes sense.
I look forward to your next blog entry with bated breath.
Sincerely
Brian

By: Ken McCarthy

Ken McCarthy — Sun, 02 Apr 2006 18:13:00 +0000

Joni:
This video came from a produced program that had fancy dissolves in between each speaker (and we misplaced the originals!) My editor was able to get rid of the dissolves, but he had to cut each video a little short.
Doug:
How did I get Mike to behave? He was still a student when this was shot. They all behave when they’re students. It doesn’t last long, believe me

By: Sandis

Sandis — Sun, 02 Apr 2006 17:42:27 +0000

Well, some pros and cons – I liked the technology but maybe too much on one page of the flash objects. It a little bit slowed down my not so uber cool laptop :>
p.s. I’m still mad that you canceled System workshop in London in October 2005!!! grr
Sandis

By: Doug Champigny

Doug Champigny — Sun, 02 Apr 2006 14:16:13 +0000

Hi, Ken!
Looked at the page, watched a few clips… And was appropriately impressed! Personally I think it’s the most effective use of video I’ve seen online so far!
I couldn’t agree less with those saying you need more ‘Average Joe’ testimonials – who cares if you can impress those who don’t know the biz? So can the average tech writer in my local newspaper…
For me, it carries a lot more weight hearing Ali say it was up to her hopes – opinions from people like her, Perry and Mike Stewart carry a lot more weight with those of us in the biz.
But that’s the beauty of your video wall – each can find what they want. There ARE comments from newbies, comments from pros, and from those in between. No matter what level a person is at, there are videos there from people they can relate to. Each visitor customizes their own experience to what interests them – what better ‘Pitch’ can be devised?
Clean, professional & appealing to the broadest possible market – hard not to pat you on the back for that, big guy!
Keep ‘em coming…
Doug Champigny.
PS – One question – How did you get Mike Stewart to behave for that long? Not his typical video appearance… DC.

By: Joni Groves

Joni Groves — Sun, 02 Apr 2006 14:01:45 +0000

Videos are very clear and audio is also.
However, they all seem to be cut off in mid-sentence.
I like the short bios and the slide preview at the top.
All the best,
Joni

By: Ken McCarthy

Ken McCarthy — Sun, 02 Apr 2006 13:59:34 +0000

To all “Hello World” affiliates:
With all due respect to you and the company you represent, I’m going to request that you no longer include links to this company and its offers on this blog.
It’s getting out of hand and, in all fairness, the hype-to-reality ratio is a bit high in this one.

By: Eddie Rushton

Eddie Rushton — Sat, 01 Apr 2006 22:41:06 +0000

Hey Ken,
I’ve enjoyed all your commentary and insight about the future of video on the internet. I believe most people cannot even imagine just how big video is going to be in the very near future! If you think about it, video over the internet is the “last frontier”. Speaking of the guy in Florida with his own T.V. station, I have my own T.V. station also over the internet, right from my home. There is a company right now that is doing some amazing things with video technology / communications. I would be happy to share with you some of the incredible technology they currently have and some that they are about to unvail in the coming months. This is no April fools joke!
Sincerely,
Eddie Rushton

By: Joe Chapuis

Joe Chapuis — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 12:18:26 +0000

Hi Dawn –
I helped Ken develop SystemGrads.com.
Sorry to hear you’re having trouble viewing the videos. Unfortunately, internet video can sometimes be a tricky beast to master.
Would you mind if I contacted you directly to try and troubleshoot this?
For example, I’d like to know what, if anything, you see when you try to view one of Ken’s videos at Google Video:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5046297730700144952
Thanks for taking the time to provide your feedback, Dawn.
Best Regards,
Joe Chapuis
joe at hotbizz.com

By: Dawn Gray

Dawn Gray — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 12:06:51 +0000

I hate to say this, but I will because I think it will help you: what video?
I don’t see a video, or a link to a video, using Firefox on a Windows XP machine. I’ve had similar problems trying to view other video “examples” you’ve sent. (Though usually I can see where the video is and it either doesn’t work or the quality is so bad I can’t tell what the people are doing OR saying.)
This makes me considerably less enthusiastic about internet video than you seem to be.