Scoble got a bit upset today about people not linking to him. My humble opinion, and one that perhaps only pertains to me, is that video is rarely the best way to initially present information. Scoble had a video about Intel’s plant and their new chips but after waiting 5 minutes for it to load and then getting through all the introductory bits I closed the window and went in search of the New York Times article instead. A minute later I had found it and read most of it, skimming the paragraphs that were not interesting to me and focusing in on the ones that mattered.
Scoble’s video, at 40 minutes long for part 1, is a good piece of content but frankly I am just not interested in sitting through 40 minutes of CPU talk. It isn’t for me and I doubt it is for most of Engadgets readers either. Those who do want more detail and some looks inside the Intel plant can watch the video, no problem.
Sadly Scoble’s love of video has been why I have switched off to him. It takes far too long to get any information out of him these days.
Scoble can air his opinions on his blog and Engadget are free to link to whom they please. No demands, no rights, no expected behavouir.
