In reply to dutybooty:
> And as for the difference between a review and an introduction, I agree exactly. But I'd rather read the manufacturers bumph in text form rather than in a video. For example instead of video on Thor Biners, it could be:
> Thor Biners, snapgates with 30 odd kN breaking strength (like I say, haven't watch the video) perfect for blah blah blah and throw in a few pretty pictures.
> Takes up less bandwith, less server space and gives us the snapshot without having to trawl through 1:38 of video.
Actually photos would take up much more of our bandwidth since the videos are on Vimeo. I accept the feedback that we could add some more text around videos to enable people to assess whether they want to watch them or not. We can try and do more of that in future.
We will not be dropping the videos though. They are one of the most successful things that UKC has ever done in terms of helping our advertisers communicate with their public and virtually all other web sites are following our lead now. We used to be the only ones with cameras at the big trade shows.
Our videos get embedded all over the place and build up many thousands of views over time. As I have said above, they are incredibly effective at letting people hear the people who design and make the gear, talk about their gear.
Alan