Blip.tv and BAD PR
To Blip.tv support :
I received an email today notifying me that my Blip.tv account had been removed. The reason.. Advertising of a sole product. I simply created the channel to teach my users how to use my product WebPDI. I'm not a marketing director or some sleazy advertiser. I'm just a web developer. I was drawn to Blip.tv because of your clean, straight forward UI and robust features..
Few thoughts..
1. YOU CANNOT RELY ON YOUR TOS as a way to communicate what Blip.tv should be used for! You need to tell users prior to signing up. Consider that a large majority of your prospects only know two other video broadcasting services, Youtube and Vimeo; both of which do not require your nebulous content criteria.
2. You wasted a TON your time and mine. You also open yourself up to bad PR. By telling me upfront why I shouldn't use your service, I don't waste my time uploading, configuring players, referencing hundreds of links and embedded videos (all broken now); AND you don't waste your time raking through your systems to delete "my terrible content that is just advertising".
3. Consider a freaking warning email. It's just arrogant on your part. Again, I'm a developer. Not a your average user. I use Zendesk, CheddarGetter, Basecamp, Backpack, Freshbooks, Vimeo, etc. If your nerdy users can't understand why there content is being removed until it's to late, how will your regular users know?
