Call me a sap. Call me a square. But, I love it when the people behind web services share what’s in their heart about what they’re doing. I happened upon Colin Devroe’s post about Viddler not getting that much pub. (Devroe is the tech evangelist for Viddler):
At the end of the day, I believe Viddler can be successful with or without the PR that is generated mainly by “buzz”. Buzz may indeed help to spread your message (hopefully the right one) but it definitely not a key to sustainability. Sustainability comes from building a valuable product or service, wisdom in the marketplace, execution of vision, and “picking the low-hanging fruit” instead of leaving it behind. If you don’t do that, it wouldn’t matter how many posts Mike Arrington writes about your company.
Guess I need to get started with those “MeToday” vids eh?
I’ve been in London for a few days. Just got back. Wading through email.
Just noticed that YouTube now has an annotation feature. You can insert pop-up comments and such on the videos. This feature was the main reason I stuck with Viddler.
Hmmmmm.
I wonder what the folks at Viddler are cooking up to keep the folks there?
That’s CSS Researcher Daniel Möckli and me preparing to record the podcast on Switzerland’s Middle East policy and the controversy surrounding it:
A Swiss company’s recent signing of a gas deal with Iran - a move supported by the Swiss Foreign Ministry - is just the latest in a number of measures that have irked an international community intent on isolating the Islamic Republic. The deal, along with Switzerland’s record of diplomacy concerning militant Islamic organizations, highlights the gap between its Middle East policy and that of the EU and the US.
Even though Switzerland’s reasons for its approach are noble, some believe that its willingness to engage controversial actors in the Middle East has led to an incoherent policy.
In the latest edition of CSS Analyses, Daniel Möckli examines Switzerland’s Middle East policy, the issues surrounding it and whether its method of bridge-building does more harm than good, as the critics would have us believe.
Check it out here. The first podcast, Superdelegates explained, is here.
