Online video community Vimeo has added HTML5 support to its video embeds, making its content accessible on devices like the iPhone and iPad. Although the main Vimeo website is HTML5 , its embed codes have remained Flash-only. This has been frustrating for mobile users and content creators who want to be on as many devices as possible. Vimeo’s Andrew Pile, the vice president of product and development, tells USA Today that making embeds HTML5-compatible took nearly five months. Still, he says, “the videos will be playable in any browser and work with future platforms as well.” YouTube has offered iPhone and iPad support for its embedded content for quite some time, and recently rolled out an HTML5-friendly experimental new embed code for desktop browsers and mobile devices. Read more...
Vimeo Gets HTML5-Friendly Embeds and a Roku Channel
From PC Mike feeds Mike Wendland on August 17, 2010
Categories: Gadgets, Social Media - Tags: delicious, facebook, follow-mashable, friendly-embeds, iphone, moving-toward, videos, web video
Why Hulu’s New Dance Show is a Game-Changer
From PC Mike feeds Mike Wendland on August 6, 2010
At first it doesn’t feel like a dance show. Audiences weaned on the high jumps and theatrics of Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance will immediately miss it’s flashy opening numbers and poppy dance music. The opening title of The LXD (The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers) feels like a graphic novel version of the Twilight Zone . The opening minutes of each episode feature an old man waxing philosophical in close-up. This doesn’t feel like a dance show. Read more...
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