What's Up Everyone: A Message from John Rettinger of TechnoBuffalo
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As we continue to grow as a community, I want to take a moment to talk to you all about something that's very important to me. We've grown tremendously over the past few years, and with that growth comes responsibility. Now, I know we're just talking about cell phones and tablets and some electronics, but there's a lot of integrity both personal and professional at stake.
A Pledge to Our Audience
So, I want to make you guys a pledge and a promise. Any device we review will always let you know how many days we used it. If you read our battery test for example, you'll know that we spent the time to make those tests complete and to make sure that we know how long a device actually lasts. We can learn the nuances of a phone or tablet without having to rush a review.
Our Commitment to Quality
I've always been not first with our reviews because I want to make sure I know how a product works, but I also want to make sure you guys know how long we've been using the devices well. Beginning with our last review of the HTC One, we will always disclose how long we tested it. So, when we talk about battery life, we put it through the proper tests. When we recommend a device, it's only because we've used it ourselves and can vouch for its quality.
The Cost of Integrity
We understand now that this approach in the past has cost us thousands of page views, hundreds of thousands of video views, perhaps even millions. But it's something that's important to our company as part of our integrated organization. We don't have thirty thousand dollars worth of camera equipment, but we'll do our best to make the best video quality possible as far as production value goes.
The Importance of Content Quality
But what really matters is the quality of the content itself. The words that are expressed and the words that are in the article are really of utmost importance. When you read one of our reviews, I want you to know that we use the device. We trust what we say, and it's really important to me.
A Challenge to Our Audience
If you don't get your reviews from TechnoBuffalo, that's fine. But I challenge you to any other site that you read or any other videos you watch to make sure they disclose how long they're using devices. There's a huge rush to get posts up first to get video reviews up first for SEO, and I understand that it translates to dollars for companies. But it's not fair to you, our audience. You're making purchasing decisions based on things you read that might not be accurate.
The Reality of Real-World Usage
It doesn't matter how long I can play a video consecutively. It matters how the device handles in everyday usage. How does it handle emails? How does it handle games? And other similar activities. That's really what I want TechnoBuffalo to be about: providing you with honest and accurate information so you can make informed decisions.
A Final Message
So, I'll make that pledge to you again. Every video we put up that has to do with a product or review will always let you know how many days we used it. If we do a versus video, the versus video should not come out before the review is done. We don't want to give you misinformation or mislead you in any way. Thank you for watching, and I'll be back with devices next time in the next video.
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwhat's up everyone John rettinger from TechnoBuffalo this video I don't have a phone or any tablets nothing's going head to head but I do want to share some sight updates with you and I want to make a pledge to you the past few years we've grown tremendously and with that growth I think comes responsibility now I know we're just talking about cell phones and tablets and some Electronics you know we're not dealing with rocket science or life and death information but there's a lot of Integrity both personal and the Integrity of the company at stake so I want to make you guys a pledge and a promise that any device we review will always let you know how many days we used it so if you read our battery test for example you'll know that we spent the time to make those tests complete and to make sure that we know how long a device actually lasts we can learn the nuances of a phone or tablet without having to rush a review and I've always done this we've always been not first with our reviews because I want to make sure I know how a product works but I want to make sure you guys know how long I've been using the devices well so beginning with our last review the HTC One we will always disclose how long we tested it so you know when we talk about battery life that we put it through the proper tests you know when we recommend you don't recommend the device that we used it and we understand now this approach in the past has cost us thousands of page views hundreds of thousands of video views perhaps even Millions but it really it's something that it's important to the company in a tempo of the integrated organization now we don't have thirty thousand dollar worth of camera equipment we'll do the best we can to make the best video quality that we can as far as the production value but the quality of the content that goes into it the words that are expressed and the words that are in the article are really of utmost importance when you read one of our reviews I want you to know that we use the device you can trust what I say what the writers on techno Buffalo say that is really important to me and if you don't get your reviews from techno Buffalo that's fine but I challenge you to any other site that you read or any other videos you watch you challenge those video creators or you challenge those writers to make sure they disclose to you as well how long they're using devices there's a huge rush to get posts up first to get video reviews up first for SEO and I understand that that translates to dollars for a company but it's not fair to you it's not fair the consumer you're making purchasing decisions based on things you read that might not be accurate you might read a phone review on another site that claims battery life is bad or good but they didn't test it it doesn't matter how long I can play a video consecutively it matters how it handles in everyday usage how it does handling emails playing games uh and the such and that's really what I want techno Buffalo to be about so I will make that pledge to you that every video that we put up that has to do with a product or review you will know how long we used it if we do a versus video that versus video should not come out before the review is done you don't know a phone before you review it we could put out HTC One versus 19 phones the date we got that first HTC One but those are inaccurate and those are dishonest to the audience and we will never ever do that if I use a phone for a few days before I review it that's fine but you should know maybe you should put less Doc in what I'm saying or what that person might be saying and I want you to know that everything you read or you view from techno Buffalo has gone through proper tests that's important to me and I want to make that pledge to you guys and again I challenge you to ask in the comments every video that you read every article you read make sure that author discloses how unused advice so you know what to do with that information whether or not you want to put a lot of stock in and earn a little bit thank you guys for watching thank you for indulging me I am John rettinger from techno Buffalo and I'll be back with devices next time in the next video I'll see you in the next one byewhat's up everyone John rettinger from TechnoBuffalo this video I don't have a phone or any tablets nothing's going head to head but I do want to share some sight updates with you and I want to make a pledge to you the past few years we've grown tremendously and with that growth I think comes responsibility now I know we're just talking about cell phones and tablets and some Electronics you know we're not dealing with rocket science or life and death information but there's a lot of Integrity both personal and the Integrity of the company at stake so I want to make you guys a pledge and a promise that any device we review will always let you know how many days we used it so if you read our battery test for example you'll know that we spent the time to make those tests complete and to make sure that we know how long a device actually lasts we can learn the nuances of a phone or tablet without having to rush a review and I've always done this we've always been not first with our reviews because I want to make sure I know how a product works but I want to make sure you guys know how long I've been using the devices well so beginning with our last review the HTC One we will always disclose how long we tested it so you know when we talk about battery life that we put it through the proper tests you know when we recommend you don't recommend the device that we used it and we understand now this approach in the past has cost us thousands of page views hundreds of thousands of video views perhaps even Millions but it really it's something that it's important to the company in a tempo of the integrated organization now we don't have thirty thousand dollar worth of camera equipment we'll do the best we can to make the best video quality that we can as far as the production value but the quality of the content that goes into it the words that are expressed and the words that are in the article are really of utmost importance when you read one of our reviews I want you to know that we use the device you can trust what I say what the writers on techno Buffalo say that is really important to me and if you don't get your reviews from techno Buffalo that's fine but I challenge you to any other site that you read or any other videos you watch you challenge those video creators or you challenge those writers to make sure they disclose to you as well how long they're using devices there's a huge rush to get posts up first to get video reviews up first for SEO and I understand that that translates to dollars for a company but it's not fair to you it's not fair the consumer you're making purchasing decisions based on things you read that might not be accurate you might read a phone review on another site that claims battery life is bad or good but they didn't test it it doesn't matter how long I can play a video consecutively it matters how it handles in everyday usage how it does handling emails playing games uh and the such and that's really what I want techno Buffalo to be about so I will make that pledge to you that every video that we put up that has to do with a product or review you will know how long we used it if we do a versus video that versus video should not come out before the review is done you don't know a phone before you review it we could put out HTC One versus 19 phones the date we got that first HTC One but those are inaccurate and those are dishonest to the audience and we will never ever do that if I use a phone for a few days before I review it that's fine but you should know maybe you should put less Doc in what I'm saying or what that person might be saying and I want you to know that everything you read or you view from techno Buffalo has gone through proper tests that's important to me and I want to make that pledge to you guys and again I challenge you to ask in the comments every video that you read every article you read make sure that author discloses how unused advice so you know what to do with that information whether or not you want to put a lot of stock in and earn a little bit thank you guys for watching thank you for indulging me I am John rettinger from techno Buffalo and I'll be back with devices next time in the next video I'll see you in the next one bye\n"
