Thanks, David! I'm really looking forward to having a full 80 hours a week to devote to blip. It's my dream job, and I feel incredibly lucky.
Yours, Mike --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "David Howell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sweet. > > Congrats on the investment money and on you going full-time with this. > > Keep up the great work you guys have done thus far! > > David > http://www.taoofdavid.com > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "mikehudack" <mike@> wrote: > > > > Hey guys, > > > > I'm Mike Hudack, one of the founders of blip.tv. Just wanted to let > > you know a few things about the current status of blip.tv. > > > > First of all, some good news: I'm going full-time. I gave notice at > > my day job last week, and my last day is a week from tomorrow. In the > > meantime, I'm taking more time on blip than I have in the past (since > > everyone knows about it now!) > > > > The second piece of good news: we are signing a contract with a major > > Tier One ISP for a new feed that should completely solve our current > > performance problems. They promise installation in three days, but it > > could take longer if our current ISP drags their feet in terms of > > installation. Either way, within a few days, our performance problems > > should be a thing of the past. > > > > In the meantime, we're still distributing load across two ISPs at two > > different locations, and tuning our process for doing so. We're > > getting much better at it, but with the amount of content we're > > pushing it's tough going. The new installation will solve this > > problem, and we're doing everything we can between now and then to > > make things fast. > > > > If you guys have any questions, concerns, problems, feedback, > > whatever, please feel free to call me on my personal cell phone. My > > number is 646-827-9773. You can also IM me on AOL Instant Messenger > > -- I'm on as "mikehudack". > > > > Please don't hesitate to call or IM. You guys are our business, and > > it pains me to have any problems at all in serving you. We have > > investment dollars now, we have new feeds coming in, we have people > > full-time. The performance problems are temporary. What's not > > temporary is our commitment to you and videoblogging in general. > > We're here for the long term. > > > > Yours, > > > > Mike > > Co-founder, blip.tv > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
