Comments on: The Tale of the YouTube Chicken and the VideoEgg http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/08/23/the-tale-of-the-youtube-chicken-and-the-videoegg/ Web producer, writer, online media cultist. That's how I roll. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:46:34 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Eric Berlin http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/08/23/the-tale-of-the-youtube-chicken-and-the-videoegg/comment-page-1/#comment-660 Eric Berlin Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:56:16 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/08/23/the-tale-of-the-youtube-chicken-and-the-videoegg/#comment-660 Thanks Eric F! I think YouTube will be a fascinating test case to see what the majority of people will be able to put up with. There have been a nice amount of whining about the overlay ads thus far, but the proof will be in seeing if YouTube can maintain and grow its huge audience while making money for Poppa Google at the same time. Thanks Eric F! I think YouTube will be a fascinating test case to see what the majority of people will be able to put up with. There have been a nice amount of whining about the overlay ads thus far, but the proof will be in seeing if YouTube can maintain and grow its huge audience while making money for Poppa Google at the same time.

]]> By: Eric F. http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/08/23/the-tale-of-the-youtube-chicken-and-the-videoegg/comment-page-1/#comment-663 Eric F. Fri, 24 Aug 2007 05:49:47 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/08/23/the-tale-of-the-youtube-chicken-and-the-videoegg/#comment-663 I haven't seen the overlay ads yet. I'm not a huge fan of the pre-roll, but recognize ads in general are a necessary evil. How can we expect to get quality video content for free, forever? If the ads are engaging right away, I'm happy to watch them, though. Great post title, by the way. I haven’t seen the overlay ads yet. I’m not a huge fan of the pre-roll, but recognize ads in general are a necessary evil. How can we expect to get quality video content for free, forever?

If the ads are engaging right away, I’m happy to watch them, though.

Great post title, by the way.

]]> By: Eric Berlin http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/08/23/the-tale-of-the-youtube-chicken-and-the-videoegg/comment-page-1/#comment-662 Eric Berlin Thu, 23 Aug 2007 23:55:41 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/08/23/the-tale-of-the-youtube-chicken-and-the-videoegg/#comment-662 Hmm... I wonder if you would be okay with pre-roll if you knew -- based upon the establishment of an "industry standard" -- that it would only be 10-15 seconds in length? Hmm… I wonder if you would be okay with pre-roll if you knew — based upon the establishment of an “industry standard” — that it would only be 10-15 seconds in length?

]]> By: Webomatica http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/08/23/the-tale-of-the-youtube-chicken-and-the-videoegg/comment-page-1/#comment-661 Webomatica Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:22:59 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/08/23/the-tale-of-the-youtube-chicken-and-the-videoegg/#comment-661 For what it's worth, I really don't like prerolls. Unless it's something I really, really, really want to see, I don't tolerate them and usually give up on watching the video. The biggest reason is that with most prerolls I have little idea how long they actually are once they start. If I do tolerate a preroll I'm usually watching the progress indicator to see how long it's taking... and therefore I'm certainly not watching the ad! For what it’s worth, I really don’t like prerolls. Unless it’s something I really, really, really want to see, I don’t tolerate them and usually give up on watching the video.

The biggest reason is that with most prerolls I have little idea how long they actually are once they start. If I do tolerate a preroll I’m usually watching the progress indicator to see how long it’s taking… and therefore I’m certainly not watching the ad!

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