CNN knows perfect timing: introduces embeddable videos
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Ernst-Jan Pfauth is the former Editor in Chief of Internet at NRC Handelsblad, as well as an acclaimed technology author and columnist. He a(show all)Ernst-Jan Pfauth is the former Editor in Chief of Internet at NRC Handelsblad, as well as an acclaimed technology author and columnist. He also served as The Next Web’s blog’s first blogger and Editor in Chief, back in 2008. AtDe Correspondent, Ernst-Jan serves as publisher, fostering the expansion of the platform.
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Army of promoters
By introducing the embed button, CNN has basically hired an army of promoters. Every time a blogger decides to accompany a post with a CNN video, he basically putsthe word outfor the American news company. So I don’t see any reasons, apart from the traditional backward ones – to NOT offer embeddable videos.
So here’s how the 406px by 393px video player looks:
CNN wants you to download Firefox 3
CNN punished me for still using the 2.0 Firefox edition (Yeah I know, sorry), as I wasn’t able to get the embed code in that browser. Luckily I also have Safari 3 running, which is a CNN Video-compatible browser. Linux users won’t be able to share in the CNN joy, as the flash player sadlydoesn’t supportthat OS.
Apart from that glitch, I’d like to congratulate CNN with yet another step into the future of web publishing.
