Re:Zoom corrects usage numbers: says it has 300M daily meeti...
by etrautmann on Thursday April 30, 2020 @09:36AM
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I think you’re looking too hard. Conan will frequently call out his co-hosts for topping products that they’re not getting paid to support and joke about old show sponsors. To me, that interaction was just a genuine reflection of what they were using. The rest of the show hits you over the head with the sponsors, and I’m not sure why they would categorically treat others as stealthy when they joke about being shameless with their endorsements.
Re:Zoom corrects usage numbers: says it has 300M daily meeti...
by cjamesd on Thursday April 30, 2020 @10:18AM
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Agreed. For the non-technical world forced into video-conferencing due to the pandemic, Zoom _is_ video-conferencing. It's the most well-known product to the general public, and therefore the one you use to make relevant jokes right now.
Re:Zoom corrects usage numbers: says it has 300M daily meeti...
by lathiat on Thursday April 30, 2020 @08:29AM
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Aren't the FCC in the US pretty strict about requiring you to specifically tag paid material?
This could just as easily be paid advertising as a joke (zoom is getting most of the news cycle for 'meetings' atm, so it's the topical product to joke on). And in some countries I'd more easily believe it's paid but I see a lot of work even creators/youtubers have to go into to explicitly declare sponsorship's I'd just be surprised.
If that's not the case please let me know!
Re:Zoom corrects usage numbers: says it has 300M daily meeti...
by jasongill on Thursday April 30, 2020 @09:01AM
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No, the FCC is not at all strict about having to tag paid material. You may mean the FTC, but as far as I know there is nothing that says that TV shows have to disclose any sponsored segments
Re:Zoom corrects usage numbers: says it has 300M daily meeti...
by jszymborski on Thursday April 30, 2020 @09:13AM
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Don't know about TV, but if this is a v/podcast, then you need to disclose
https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/ftc...
Re:Zoom corrects usage numbers: says it has 300M daily meeti...
by AdmiralAsshat on Thursday April 30, 2020 @10:21AM
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FWIW, Conan has come under some heat in the past for his Clueless Gamer skits, which were often "sponsored" by videogame companies looking for coverage:
https://kotaku.com/conan-obrien-video-game-salesman-17420912...
Re:Zoom corrects usage numbers: says it has 300M daily meeti...
by alwayseasy on Thursday April 30, 2020 @08:43AM
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Exactly, I don't see why Zoom would open another front of negative press if they break the law on disguised advertising.
Unless there's a culture problem of "break things and move fast".
Most recently was Conan O'Brien's "Connan Makes a Friend" podcast where they have what are obvious potted mentions of Zoom on the show.
In one instance, Conan pretends that he accidentally minimized the video conference app they're using. And finally his co-host is like "just click the Zoom icon to bring it back!" Like, that would obviously be cut if it was real.
In another instance, Conan says he's really bad with tech but has been getting better now that he has to figure out his laptop without employees around to help him. And then he adds that once the quarantine is over, he'll probably forget everything... except how to use Zoom, of course.
Just thought it was somewhat relevant here since it seems Zoom is doing some massive marketing campaigns. Not to mention how it seems in ubiquitous use and everyone online is constantly mentioning it. Pretty damn impressive.