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2023-02-23T04:54:20.000Z
Jason Plumb
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Sorry Vimeo
https://noisybox.net/blog/2023/10/vimeo_archive
2023-02-23T04:54:20.000Z
<p>Many years ago now (a lifetime in internet years), this really
fun, accessible, site called Vimeo sprung up, allowing creative
folks to post video content. It was kinda like YouTube, before
Google really made YouTube into whatever the hell it is now.
Vimeo had a lot of polished, intentionally artful
content, and it also seemed to be friendly to makers and hackers
and stuff. I dunno. Apparently it struggled to find itself, to find
its niche or place of sustainability in the world of fledgling
video streaming sites. Back when sites didn't have to be services.
Back before everything was trying to demand subscriptions for bemusing,
mundane or purely educational content.</p>
<p>Anyway, it seems that Vimeo has probably been on its last leg for
several years now, presumably sold off and passed along to whoever
is trying to save it from itself. To maximize profits over people.
Same shit. Different company.</p>
<p>These things happen. One "important" expensive person makes a
"tough decision" and then entire communities of content disappear,
sometimes overnight.</p>
<p>I don't know what has or will happen with Vimeo per se, but it seems
to be on the way out and I don't wanna stick around to find out.
In fact, I haven't for years.</p>
<p>So I pulled my old content down and have it archived
here <a href="https://noisybox.net/vimeo">in a personal vimeo archive</a>
now. It's not that big, hosting it should be fine. </p>