Posted By: Max | Feb 13th @ 4:10 PM | 44,125 Views | 13 Comments

As this is Stefan’s first appearance on Channel 9, he explains a bit about what we’re going to do in this weekly series.  If you want to skip ahead and get to the demo-goodness, check out 2:40 for some infinite scrolling mega-action.

For some quick background info, check out Stefan’s explanation of what’s going to happen in his transition from Channel 8 to Channel 9.

And if you want to try it out for yourself, well then this one’s for you.

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rhm
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You know that scrolling image search is actually pretty cool. I can see why you'd want to publicise stuff like that, even if it does actually turn Channel 9 into the blatant marketting site some people (not me!) always thought it was.

Still, it seems nobody cares about any search other than Google. It's not just that Google is the market leader - the others, including Microsoft Live Search, might as well not exist. I wonder what cool stuff Microsoft could come up with if it didn't dedicate so much resources to something as utterly futile as web search.
Charles
Charles
Welcome Change

This is not blatant marketing... If it were, it would be void of anything meaningful Smiley

Welcome to Channel 9, Max! Smiley
C

Hmmm... first we get 2 videos from Tina now we get a video from Max. Interesting stuff is happening at C9.
Charles
Charles
Welcome Change

Channel 9 is not changing. We're trying to expand the types of content we deliver. Have no fear. There is nothing going on wih Channel 9 that will take away from our core principles. We are experimenting with new content. This does NOT mean we are replacing what we know you love and have come to expect from us. That is for certain. My advice is to try and have an open mind and tell us when we are missing the mark. We're adults. We can take the criticism. This is where we go beyond the analogy of Channel 9 (listening in to the cockpit) in that you can actually help us fly the plane.

We will listen and learn. Of that you can be sure. We always have.

Keep on watching,
C

Stefan here - if I ever devolve into pure marketing speak, feel free to send me nasty grams.  stefanweitz or live_search on twitter.  Preferably, wrap the nasty grams in $20 bills so I can buy gadgets to make me less sad.
Hm, I do not see any infinite scroll...I see the "next" button.


JoshRoss
JoshRoss
A righteous infliction of retribution manifested by an appropriate agent.
Content aside, when you are watching a video and have a microphone on your talent, could the sound engineer please mix the channels?  I understand that there is some desire in someone's heart to get creative.  However, it is difficult to listen to on head phones.  This is especially true when the person that is speaking is on the left side of the screen and the voice is coming out of the right headphone.
JoshRoss
JoshRoss
A righteous infliction of retribution manifested by an appropriate agent.
Getting back to topic, hasn't this infinite scroll feature been out for a while, when measured in years?  Perhaps the best features are the ones that everyone uses and no one thinks about.  Best example, autocomplete in textboxes.  That was a huge win for the end user and suddenly all the win-devs and web-devs had to think about what to stick in their autocompletelistcollections.  The find similar feature is a game changer, it seems rather robust and will very likely enhance peoples ability to find things fast.  This is even more so with the combination of IS.
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