Comments on: Gmail Achieves Video in the Email Inbox…Sort Of

By: anistock

anistock — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:30:19 +0000

very interesting, just goes to show demand for video email is rising

By: Luelly

Luelly — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:25:04 +0000

I discovered the Labs feature some time back but i’d say it still needs some tweaking. In my email the right side of the video is cut off when i play it – terribly annoying.

By: Chad B.

Chad B. — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 07:33:06 +0000

Interesting, I was just thinking about
this, facebook does it of course, the
application is *pretty* reliable, but
most usb cameras distract from the
communication with their low frame rates.

Can’t wait though, sounds cool.

By: Alex Williams

Alex Williams — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:45:28 +0000

The Gmail user is usually younger and savvier than the average email user, at least that is what we found in our recent study of students.

My stance has always been that it’s better to experiment early and figure things out then to jump on the bandwagon after critical mass.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:56:29 +0000

As gmail typically does, tests the service in Labs then rolls it out as standard in Gmail based on feedback, I would expect to see this as standard in gmail within 12-15 months.

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:39:18 +0000

Nice! Good to see that someone’s at least experimenting with video. Obviously not going to work for all/most Gmail users, but it’s a step in the right direction.

@DJ – true, but for businesses with the right type of audience (or with a very good relationship with their audience) you could introduce this as a benefit (”view the latest episode/get a sneak peek at the latest product directly in your inbox”) and show Gmailers *how* to turn it on. Just a thought.

By: DJ Waldow

DJ Waldow — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:21:54 +0000

Alex – But…you first have to be savvy enough to activate this feature in Labs, right? How many average consumers will actually do this?