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on facebook versus vimeo in the hd video hosting wars.

i'm still testing video hosting providers. i thought i was going to just go with facebook, but i'm seriously impressed with vimeo. i've been having problems with choppy videos in facebook, even in standard definition, so i created a vimeo account and a test video plays much smoother than any of the videos i've uploaded to facebook. plus vimeo gives stats on views, the ability to allow others to download the original video and the ability switch between standard def and high def for embeds on external sites ( like snowdeal.org ) . i think i'm about to become a vimeo paying customer. here's a comparison of a vimeo embed and a facebook embed.

feel free to leave a comment regarding your impressions of the relative quality of either version ( at the time of this posting, the facebook embed won't even load, while the vimeo embed plays perfectly ).

vimeo:

the tercells at the driftless cafe from Eric C. Snowdeal III on Vimeo. facebook:

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