For the past 24 hours I tested running some ads at the top of every page on TweetChat.
This was an experiment to see if I could raise a little extra money to fund future development without being too annoying to all the awesome people that use the site.
In short, it was a failure.
I found a technology partner to put an ad at the top of the page, hoping it wouldn’t be too obtrusive. The ad even had a button on the far left that allowed people to remove it from the page if they desired (though this was not without its issues).
Um ad on TweetChat says “Cleans Your Balls”. Just tht I wd share that w/u (Axe shower gel) #lrnchat
Yikes.
These issues made it quite apparent the experiment was a failure.
The last thing I want to do is make TweetChat less functional, less useful and less fun for users. I would rather it go toes up.
Sorry for the snafu. It was an experiment, it failed.
I will still be looking for ways to help fund future development. There will certainly be failures to come, but I do listen and care about how people use TweetChat. Like anything I make, I want it to be the best it can with the resources I have.
Recently, I have really gotten into watching MMA (mixed martial arts) videos online. Some people say it is just brawling, but to me it is a true at form.
Chuck Liddell vs Kimbo Slice was the best fight I have seen. Watching it changed the way I look at art. It changed the way the air smells to me. It gave life new purpose.
I am attaching the video here in the hopes it will change you too…
I just noticed that some embedded YouTube videos have a “Watch Later” button at the top right of the video.
If you click this button and your YouTube account is still logged in, the video will populate a “Watch Later” playlist on your YouTube homepage.
This way if you are making your rounds on the Internet and want to earmark some videos to watch at a later time, you have that option. Seems pretty nice, except…
I could not find a way to remove the video from my “Watch Later” section. Clicking on the “Watch Later” header link simply takes me to my playlist page where there are no controls to be found for this feature.
I was finally able to get the new Time Warner Remote DVR Manager to work today (after a couple of tries over the past few weeks) and I must say, “I guess its okay.”
Being able to remotely control a DVR was something I was able to do with my first-generation hacked Tivo ten years ago, so the concept is not at all novel to me.
As a side note, my old Tivo had better transport controls (fast forward, rewind, etc.) and never went unresponsive for 5-10 seconds. I still have it in my closet – I loved it so much I can’t let it go.
The most annoying oversight in this beta release is there is no way to see what is recorded on my DVR and manage and delete those recordings. I can see what is scheduled, but not what is on my DVR.
The mobile website for the Remote DVR Manager worked pretty well, and the interface actually felt snappier than the web version.
Basically, the Remote DVR Manager serves the purpose of scheduling a program to record while you are out and about. This does not happen to often to me, but it will be nice to have the opportunity to do so when the need arrives.
