Personally I think he’s doing a great job because as far as most of the audience is concerned, it’s the content that matters. Not a map in the background, nor fancy production or a set of boobs ala Amanda Congdon.

thanks a lot for bring these vids to everyone’s attention. They certainly present a lot of useful information in a very digestible format.

However, for those debating using video in their blog they point up a very cogent fact. Video for the sake of video has no value. Matt does nothing but talk to the camera. Nothing to see but his head … and one atrociously lighted map.

The Q&A sessions would have been just as useful as plain old audio podcasts, and even more useful. One can listen to an audio file while doing something useful on the computer, driving to an appointment, exercising in the gym or jogging, etc. Video requires interruption and looking at a screen. My personal view is, reserve video for those occasions when video provides added value … pointing out spread sheet results, walking people through a flow chart … items which are hard to do with words alone.

Best regards,
Dave
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