A lot of marketing gurus have been touting online video as the way of the future.
They extol video as a replacement to boring and static text.
While I have to admit that I really like using online videos for promote my websites, I think that replacing all your text with video is silly. There are a lot of times when Id much rather read an article or a manual than watch a video.
Also, when Im reading a book or the newspaper, I can highlight anything I think is particularly important, and I can rip out just the pages that I think are relevant to me.
Also, you can skim an entire book and have a pretty good idea what its about. Skimming a video just doesnt work as well.
Then theres the fact that you can read anywhere. If youre sitting flying in an airplane, you can read a book the entire time. You cant watch a video the entire time. Watching video also requires technology like DVD players or laptops which requires batteries or a plug. When youre reading all your need is light.
One application where I like video is when its accompanied by an article, not the replacement for it. For example, when I record videos and put them...