» YouTube</h1> <article> <h1>Switching from YouTube to Vimeo</h1> <p>Russ Pond — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:56:31 +0000</p> <p>I think I’ve decided to switch my video hosting needs from YouTube to Vimeo.</p> <p>The pattern I’m seeing is that YouTube is starting to remind me a lot of MySpace — cluttered, buggy, not user friendly, and full of trash. Vimeo feels a lot more like Facebook — clean, structured, user friendly and fun — other than Facebook’s bazillion apps. I hate those things.</p> <p>Here are a few things I like about Vimeo:</p> <ul> <li>Not only do they have more thumbnails to choose from, they let you upload your own.</li> <li>The video quality just seems better. When uploading the <a href="http://fissure.tv" target="_blank">Fissure web series</a> on YouTube, it almost always glitched on the opening. Vimeo was perfect.</li> <li>I love how Vimeo gives you a Quicktime MP4 download option. Very cool!</li> <li>I’ve started using Vimeo for client reviews. The password protected feature rocks.</li> <li>The overall interface is just clean, uncluttered and easy to use.</li> </ul> <p>So, I’m making the switch. Here’s the <a href="http://fissurethemovie.com" target="_blank">Fissure movie</a> trailer from Vimeo:<br /> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2783329&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00adef&fullscreen=1" /></object></p> <p><em>As a comparison, here’s the YouTube video of the Fissure trailer:</em><br /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/u9ElbZistPw&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param></object></p> </article> </main></body></html>