Comments on: WashPost ramps up the video content http://mathewingram.com/media/2007/04/02/washpost-ramps-up-the-video-content/ ...watching the intersection of the Web and media Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:22:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Mathew http://mathewingram.com/media/2007/04/02/washpost-ramps-up-the-video-content/#comment-1739 Mathew Wed, 04 Apr 2007 20:19:09 +0000 http://mathewingram.com/media/2007/04/02/washpost-ramps-up-the-video-content/#comment-1739 I agree, it is impressive Peter -- I think the Post is way out in front on much of this stuff and they do an excellent job. And perhaps you're right that I was a little too harsh with the B minus. But I hardly ever give out A's, so B minus is actually pretty good in my books :-) I agree, it is impressive Peter — I think the Post is way out in front on much of this stuff and they do an excellent job. And perhaps you’re right that I was a little too harsh with the B minus. But I hardly ever give out A’s, so B minus is actually pretty good in my books :-)

]]> By: Peter Childs http://mathewingram.com/media/2007/04/02/washpost-ramps-up-the-video-content/#comment-1725 Peter Childs Wed, 04 Apr 2007 14:40:49 +0000 http://mathewingram.com/media/2007/04/02/washpost-ramps-up-the-video-content/#comment-1725 You're being to hard on them giving them a B- Knowing what I do about commenting I expect that commenting will come very shortly - just look at the comments on their 'onBeing' site. Tagging is also likely not far off. Sharing may be a bigger issue as they require registration for any input - and long term their objective is to monetize that content - which means some how associating it with ads - which is easier to do when the content is on your site. For a newspaper this is pretty impressive. You’re being to hard on them giving them a B-

Knowing what I do about commenting I expect that commenting will come very shortly - just look at the comments on their ‘onBeing’ site. Tagging is also likely not far off.

Sharing may be a bigger issue as they require registration for any input - and long term their objective is to monetize that content - which means some how associating it with ads - which is easier to do when the content is on your site.

For a newspaper this is pretty impressive.

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