damonpace
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Comment · 6 years ago
Wouldn't it be awesome if your website visitors could record their screen and send you a video message instantly? Showing you exactly what they're seeing for support or just sending you some love.
Well I've been working on a new video messaging product and have just launched the website widget so your visitors can record their screen & send a video message to you directly on your site. This can be used for product feedback, customer support, authentic video reviews & more.
All you need is one line of code and to register your domain name & email so we know who & where to send your messages.
You can try it here: https://zessage.com/widget - Click the "Try it Now!" button to see it in action.
Instructions: Step 1: Go to the link to copy & paste the js code above the closing </body> tag. Step 2: Login to Zessage and add your domain & email address to ensure you receive your messages. Step 3: Design your own trigger button and set the ID to 'zessage'. This will overwrite our default button.
Technical: The code for the widget is very lightweight and simply listens for a click of the record button. Once clicked, the rest of the code is added and allows your visitors to record the screen with their own video & audio. There is no user tracking or over bloated non-sense to slow your site down.
I've also just posted it to Product Hunt: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/zessage-website-video-mess...
I'd love your votes, feedback and thoughts.
Comment · 6 years ago
I built something like this that was $mcdonalds and worked as a variable that would remember your instructions for your McDonalds order. You could schedule them on repeat or text your order anytime. A simple text based CLI for ordering. Interesting idea, but probably not as consumer friendly as just a button.
Comment · 6 years ago
Sending a link to a slide deck or PDF doesn't allow you to communicate your message very well. So, I recently added the ability to embed a Google Slide Show into a video message in order to record a presentation and communicate what you're building.
All it takes is to copy & paste your published Google slide link into the video creator and you'll be ready to start your recording.
You can save it to send later or create a more personalized recording and send it as a message as well.
I'd love everyone's feedback and thoughts. Hopefully, this will help you communicate your mission & raise money for your startup.
Comment · 10 years ago
Great company & example...however not SV & founded July 2011.
Comment · 10 years ago
Word of Caution: The Dot-Com & Real Estate bubbles happened slowly and then all at once. When a bubble slows down, everyone says we're just going through a correction. The possibility of a complete crash is still there in the next year or so. Especially, since a mega-hit ($10b+ val) hasn't been created in SV in over 5 years. Investors need these mega-hits in order to justify the risks they take and there hasn't been a break-out started since 2010.
Comment · 10 years ago
That's exactly where I stopped reading.