Poll: WOULD OcUK MEMBERS LIKE TO SEE MORE PRODUCT VIDEOs BUT DONE BY NERDPHILIA

[Angilion]

although i do for the most part agree if they are going to do it, it's better to do their own channel and grow that as i'm sure they'd quickly grow a good sized audience. there are issues though with it. i feel them reviewing their own products that they sell may not go down too well with viewers. it will seem clearly biased and they are unlikely to say anything bad about one of their biggest suppliers are they or an item with a huge mark up they may be too tempted to over sell it in the review. would there be issues of favourtism to one brand over another? what about if they make a video, it doesn't sell well so they pull it. do they pull the video too after saying how good it is? There was an issues with the most recent LG monitor built for macs being too close to routers causing issues. should they mention this? if not then people will think of them as dishonest. if so, then what happens when the issue is fixed? what do you think LG will think of ocuk making videos about an issue they'd rather sweep under the rug real quick?

While that's true, it also applies to at least some extent to having other people doing the videos. If a business is paying for videos reviewing their products (whether the payment is with money directly or not), there's likely to be a bias. Support from OcUK would be a significant factor for someone making videos about products OcUK sells even if it didn't involve direct payment in money. It would get them hardware to make videos about. It would get them views. It would get them money and exposure. Unless they were already well known and already had enough money, it would be a significant factor. So the same questions you raise about OcUK making their own videos also apply to someone else making videos for OcUK.

 

[Angilion]

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I love her video's but I do find her rather attractive but more importantly she is really funny.

There's the first problem, or maybe the first 2 problems. Or maybe the first 3 problems.

I think she's not funny.
I think being funny isn't the important thing in a video that's supposed to be about a product.
I think being attractive isn't the important thing in a video that's supposed to be about a product.

I can watch videos of attractive people in whatever degree of sexual explicitness I want. Why would I care about it in a video about a product unless that product is porn?

So...on to the important question - what did I learn about this chair from this video? I learned that it's not particularly difficult to assemble and that someone who was given an expensive item was gushing in their hyberbolic approval of it for some seconds towards the end of a video that was otherwise pretty much devoid of information. So I learned basically nothing about this chair from this video. I learned more about the Swedish postal service than I learned about the chair.

I liked the sax part of the music and that she had the Imperial March from Star Wars as her ringtone. A bit.

As such would OcUK members like to see more product, testing, how to guide type videos by NERDPHILIA on the OcUK forum, youtube channel etc?

No. I wouldn't particularly care either way, since I wouldn't watch them.

 

[Participant]

Guessing the vast majority of the 34 'yes' votes are employees and mods .

I can understand OcUK doing this sort of thing, but it's got a huge cringe factor.

 

[Schizo]

Guessing the vast majority of the 34 'yes' votes are employees and mods .

I can understand OcUK doing this sort of thing, but it's got a huge cringe factor.

I voted no,just a attractive women trying to grab the attention of geeks,did not like her one bit.

 

[hurfdurf]

These kind of videos are pathetic and exactly what drive me away from a product if its pushed this way. I have watched a few of her videos and she doesn't stand out from any other you tube video blogger with 6 views per video bar her attractiveness. I am not knocking her for that, use what you got, and she uses it well (to the point where she has leveraged a free chair from you guys it would seem), but its not for me.

Then again, I watched, and im talking about it, so maybe it has worked in some ways.

 

[rubberduck]

I voted no because I really struggled to understand her, found her very annoying, and wasn't impressed with technical aspect of her videos... Would you seriously ever go to her channel to learn about a hardware product? If OCUK pursued any sort of partnership with her it would be a real 'jumping the shark' moment. Indeed, I am actually quite surprised this was even suggested, it's as if the staff/mods have no clue about the OCUK demographic. Admitedly the forum users may not be fully representative of the customer base itself but then why bother asking on the forum in the first place. Staggering.

 

[Akagi]

I hope Gibbo didnt link her this thread when he made it. Or I hope she hasnt googled herself and found it.

 

[nick.lidgett]

As such would OcUK members like to see more product, testing, how to guide type videos by NERDPHILIA on the OcUK forum, youtube channel etc?

If there was a "stupidest question on the internet" award, Gibbo just won it

 

[marc2003]

Who's got a funny feeling this is going to happen regardless?

I love her video's but I do find her rather attractive but more importantly she is really funny.

 

[Nexus18]

TBF to her... looking at her other videos, she does genuinely seem to have an interest in gaming and PCs now (previously was a console user). Seems like she also had a few issues with anorexia and self confidence.

But still, the answer is no from me

 

[teh_captain]

Yeah, nah.

 

[Psypher5]

so um, i watched the video again. Thought I better give it a proper chance. I'm left a bit lost and kind of wish I hadn't wasted my time.

It reminds me of those perfume adverts on tv.

WHAT DOES IT SMELL LIKE?

 

[Will Gill]

Guessing the vast majority of the 34 'yes' votes are employees and mods .

I voted no

 

[Diddums]

16 pages... still no norks. Jus' sayin'

 

[unwashed potato!]

and she uses it well (to the point where she has leveraged a free chair from you guys it would seem), but its not for me.

Then again, I watched, and im talking about it, so maybe it has worked in some ways.

you sure she got the chair from OCUK?

 

[tom_e]

you sure she got the chair from OCUK?

Hi there


We sent one of our noblechairs to NERDPHILIA to try out, she loves it but watch for yourself:

Gibbo wouldn't lie to us would he? WOULD HE!?

 

[doodah]

What would be great would be a special Linus Tech Tips duet.

 

[Yaayuh!]

What would be great would be a special Linus Tech Tips duet.

BAN.

 

[doodah]

Not liked in these parts then?

 

[Akagi]

BAN.

For you? I agree.

Linus and Luke are legends.