TWAC
TWAC is starting to show some growth as they now have a few more videos from users and quite a number of TWAC Couches. I tried to register on TWAC again but they still require my cellphone number and I still don’t know why. I am however most impressed with their new looking video player, it looks bigger and better. Good job guys.
TWAC screenshots: (old player vs. new player)
Zoopy
Zoopy has really taken off in South Africa and continues to grow each day with new submissions of videos and photos. The developers of Zoopy respond very quickly to feature requests that they think are necessary to implement. They have now made commenting AJAX enabled. You can now also share images on Zoopy since they allow you to embed them in your blog, website or you can link to them via email since they provide the URL to the image. Good job guys.
It has been less than 20 days since my original S.A. Video Sharing Comparison so I will wait for MyVideo to inform me of any developments and I will do an update on them then.
Tags: Social Media, video, web 2.0
Hey Tyler
Just an update on the registration process. I hear your concerns with inputting your cellphone number however let me explain where we are at with this.
Currently our system only allows you to input your cellphone number on the registration page and the reason we need this is for if you want to purchase any clips or subscriptions via your cellphone account.
We are reworking the whole process so cellphone number won’t be compulsory but if you want to purchase a clip then it will take you through the process of verifying your cellphone number and then inturn allowing you to buy stuff off your mobile.
Thanks also for your last article you did on Twac. We took a lot from that post and have tried to implement things based on user feedback.
Keep it coming!
Justin: I just got back from lunch with Mike Stopforth and he explained to me how TWAC works, so now I understand why the number is required. Although it would be better if it wasn’t compulsory for registration. But thanks for clarifying that for me.
I am glad my article had an influence, keep up the good work.
Hey Tyler
Thanks for keeping tabs on our progress. It’s been an awesome couple of weeks since launching into Live Beta but, believe you me, there’s even more exciting stuff about to roll out soon – from a secret Zoopy lab at an undisclosed location in the middle of the Kalahari
Seriously though, we love/luv/lurv the input. We’re focusing on getting our new feature list out the door, but we’ll always make time to take care of bugs or tweaks as we hear about them.
Oh and by the way, when are you going to do lunch with us?
Have a great weekend!
Jason