http://www.goaliegirl.com/2008/10/29/please-dont-replace-text-articles-with-video/ Hockey, gadgets and geekiness. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:02:52 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.goaliegirl.com/2008/10/29/please-dont-replace-text-articles-with-video/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Darla Dixon Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:29:52 +0000 http://www.goaliegirl.com/?p=260#comment-98 I agree that video should not be the whole post. They should at least put the text transcript of the video in the post, or do a summary of what the video contains. Isn't text the king of SEO? Aren't they going to lose out on some traffic by just having a video? Just wondering... I agree that video should not be the whole post. They should at least put the text transcript of the video in the post, or do a summary of what the video contains. Isn’t text the king of SEO? Aren’t they going to lose out on some traffic by just having a video? Just wondering…

]]> http://www.goaliegirl.com/2008/10/29/please-dont-replace-text-articles-with-video/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Colin Carmichael Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:31:55 +0000 http://www.goaliegirl.com/?p=260#comment-77 I think videos can be extremely useful for explaining certain processes and concepts (the CommonCraft videos come to mind) but they shouldn't, as you say, replace text. If I wanted to watch a TV show... I think videos can be extremely useful for explaining certain processes and concepts (the CommonCraft videos come to mind) but they shouldn’t, as you say, replace text. If I wanted to watch a TV show…

]]> http://www.goaliegirl.com/2008/10/29/please-dont-replace-text-articles-with-video/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Jake Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:39:13 +0000 http://www.goaliegirl.com/?p=260#comment-75 I couldn't agree with this more. Video is not the best way to present most technical content. I have no problem reading RSS feeds during downtime at work, but heading over to YouTube and wasting bandwidth seems like an abuse of resources. I couldn’t agree with this more. Video is not the best way to present most technical content. I have no problem reading RSS feeds during downtime at work, but heading over to YouTube and wasting bandwidth seems like an abuse of resources.

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