Comments on: A Vimeo experiment http://knowit.co.nz/2009/02/a-vimeo-experiment Tech, Apple and WordPress Mon, 07 May 2012 23:07:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Miraz Jordan http://knowit.co.nz/2009/02/a-vimeo-experiment/comment-page-1#comment-2089 Miraz Jordan Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:28:58 +0000 http://knowit.co.nz/?p=2470#comment-2089 I haven't looked very hard at the two to compare. I've noticed that some bloggers and video podcasters I respect are using Vimeo so wanted to just give it a whirl. I was interested particularly because a client was asking about putting videos on a new blog they are creating. They have a need to restrict who sees the videos, and Vimeo does offer privacy settings. I'm not sure if YouTube does... I haven’t looked very hard at the two to compare. I’ve noticed that some bloggers and video podcasters I respect are using Vimeo so wanted to just give it a whirl.

I was interested particularly because a client was asking about putting videos on a new blog they are creating. They have a need to restrict who sees the videos, and Vimeo does offer privacy settings. I’m not sure if YouTube does…

]]> By: Virginia http://knowit.co.nz/2009/02/a-vimeo-experiment/comment-page-1#comment-2088 Virginia Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:50:36 +0000 http://knowit.co.nz/?p=2470#comment-2088 How is Vimeo different from YouTube? Looking at the source code, the video was added using an object element, which is basically what YouTube does. I looked at the Vimeo home page and it is certainly a cleaner looking site than YouTube, but I couldn't see much basic difference in what they are doing. Not that I'm arguing in favor of YouTube, I'm just trying to figure out if they are doing something different at Vimeo. How is Vimeo different from YouTube? Looking at the source code, the video was added using an object element, which is basically what YouTube does. I looked at the Vimeo home page and it is certainly a cleaner looking site than YouTube, but I couldn’t see much basic difference in what they are doing. Not that I’m arguing in favor of YouTube, I’m just trying to figure out if they are doing something different at Vimeo.

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