Blip!
I thought I would let everyone know that I just moved the cocktail napkin* over to its own channel on blip.tv.
Even though I love, love LOVE Vimeo, I ultimately decided that blip.tv was the place for the cocktail napkin* to live for one reason alone — iTunes podcast compatibility.
I wanted the cocktail napkin to be a podcast from day one, but it quickly became apparent that I was going to max out my server after about 10-12 episodes, so podcast compatibility was the first feature to get axed. No longer, my friends.
And, blip.tv gives me another option that not everyone is probably going to love — the ability to generate a little revenue through advertising. I opted out of pre-roll ads to keep things as unobtrusive as possible, but hey… Martini wants to get paid, son.
The main downside of blip.tv as opposed to Vimeo is that the Flash video doesn’t look quite as good by default, but I noticed that I can override their FLV conversions with my own. So, it’s extra work for me, but I can continue to deliver high quality video. HD versions of the episodes will still be available via the iTunes podcast. I also don’t see any way to apply custom design to the show’s page. That, however, is only a minor inconvenience.
I hope you’ll join the cocktail napkin* at its new home!