Facebook Releases HD Video

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

Chris Putnam, software engineer at Facebook who runs the video team, talks about its new HD video feature. He also tells me about how he got his job at Facebook, which is quite interesting because it wasn't with a traditional interview.

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Hey, why not record your own video response on Youtube - and insert the url here.

Good segment. You refer to 20x savings - Is there more to it than under utilized servers/disks ? Also what is with the 10,000% reference ? Girish Thanks

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'm so happy I clicked on the link to this interview. It was so engaging, warm and welcoming. In a world where the media batters us with negatives about the world around us, this was a

'm so happy I clicked on the link to this interview. It was so engaging, warm and welcoming. In a world where the media batters us with negatives about the world around us, this was a

'm so happy I clicked on the link to this interview. It was so engaging, warm and welcoming. In a world where the media batters us with negatives about the world around us, this was a

'm so happy I clicked on the link to this interview. It was so engaging, warm and welcoming. In a world where the media batters us with negatives about the world around us, this was a

'm so happy I clicked on the link to this interview. It was so engaging, warm and welcoming. In a world where the media batters us with negatives about the world around us, this was a

'm so happy I clicked on the link to this interview. It was so engaging, warm and welcoming. In a world where the media batters us with negatives about the world around us, this was a

'm so happy I clicked on the link to this interview. It was so engaging, warm and welcoming. In a world where the media batters us with negatives about the world around us, this was a

'm so happy I clicked on the link to this interview. It was so engaging, warm and welcoming. In a world where the media batters us with negatives about the world around us, this was a

'm so happy I clicked on the link to this interview. It was so engaging, warm and welcoming. In a world where the media batters us with negatives about the world around us, this was a

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nice interview Robert...it's great to see HD video on FB

MySpace has had HD video for quite a while - you got it wrong saying that Facebook is the first global brand to do this. Get your facts right!

JK: Good segment. You refer to 20x savings - Is there more to it than under utilized servers/disks ? Also what is with the 10,000% reference ? Girish Thanks

yeah, it's a nice piece of news for today! these guys are really pertinacious in conducting their policy! that's cool!