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0 pointsgus_massa9y ago0 comments

You can use a mask to hide your face :), in case you are pointing the camera to your face ...

Also, video needs more bandwidth. Hosting a text comment implies storing and sending 500 bytes. A video is much much bigger and the browser support is more complicated.

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grif-fin9y ago· 2 in thread

If you do hide your face then the person you are replying gets the hint that this person that kind which chooses the option of video instead of text and hides himself/herself which indicates to me not a bright fellow.

Regarding the video bandwidth, what if I say I have a product which handles the video comment hosting and your website can just integrate to it, would that help?

douche9y ago

I think what happened with Chatroulette would be the first example of why video commenting is a terrible idea. Designed to allow people to video chat with random strangers, within days became a venue for showing your penis to random strangers.

grif-fin9y ago

So are we saying due to the fear of people on Chatroulette we can no longer expand the technological tools to comment? :)

How come people on Periscope are fine?

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