Born and raised in Wichita, KS, I moved to NYC to work at Vimeo. I like taking photos, trying new beers, and playing video games.
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doilookcoolrightnowVimeo is now considered a video-hosting alternative to YouTube, but that wasn’t initially, and still isn’t for many people, its core value. What attracted our early users was the draw of the social community, and video was the most effective medium for expressing ourselves and observing each other. Videos were social gestures we exchanged; we made them for each other specifically. We crafted identities, and fell in love with each other, through video.
Read Chris Poole’s comments that Zach is reacting to here.
This is what Vimeo still is to me.