Comments on: Thanks to Fred Graver, you can't watch the iotum Talk-Now videos any more.

By: Alec

Alec — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 12:59:46 +0000

Thanks for the supportive comments guys. We’ll be back again with another video. I am just not sure what or when. And maybe it needs mentos or outrageous bike stunts… I dunno.

By: Vernon Lun

Vernon Lun — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 18:38:19 +0000

Alec, I'm impressed by the honesty of your post. That level of transparency can only serve you well as a blogger and as a company. I'm not convinced it was a mistake… if it drove 30,000 viewers to your site, I think you would have ignored the comment of the individual anyway.

Maybe next time, suck a Mentos and take a swig of Coke before conducting the interviews , you're sure to get more YouTube airtime, especially when they see your users frothing at the mouth to get your product.

By: Moshe Maeir

Moshe Maeir — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 18:10:04 +0000

oh – and I forgot – the worst part is that this Graver guy is using you to get publicity for himself…

By: Moshe Maeir

Moshe Maeir — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 18:00:02 +0000

As a nobody (my blog http://www.flatplanetphone.com/wordpress is 424,258 on technorati ) I was really impressed by your video. But then I probably am not typical of your target market which I assume is Corporate America. They of course might mistakenly equate the quality of the video with the quality of the product.

Which brings around the real issue – what good is all the "new media " if it only can be used for social activities???

By: MatthewS

MatthewS — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 08:12:06 +0000

What an ass. Sorry this happened.

Video is HARD. It doesn’t matter whether it has become the baliwick of the masses. I think you did right with your video–put yourself out there, never mind “Choose Your Own Adventure”.

That said, is your market likely to be affected (by your video) in a + or – way? Not just the individuals using IOTUM, but the corps that have or might buy in?

If the answer is “it won’t”, then screw him.