[WebPub] Important Changes to MIT TechTV ? Please Read!

[Kris Brewer]

Hi John. Unfortunately it's not as simple as redirects for our embed code for the videos. We contemplated all options but to keep things the cleanest and most functional for all users replacing code on external sites is the best way to go. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Thanks kris

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Kris Brewer
Mobile Office

On Aug 10, 2010, at 3:39 PM, John A Hawkinson <jhawk at MIT.EDU> wrote:

> Hi, Kris.
> 
>    This is disappointing. As timbl says, "Cool URIs don't change."
> http://www.w3.org/Provider/Style/URI.html
> 
>    Why is it necessary to break old TechTV URLs? Is it not possible
> for you to put in 2,000 (or whatever) redirects programatically?
> 
>    Thanks.
> 
> --jhawk at mit.edu
>  John Hawkinson
>  +1 617 797 0250
> 
> Kris Brewer <brew at MIT.EDU> wrote on Tue, 10 Aug 2010
> at 12:46:48 -0400 in <7F1FC02D-C8F5-4956-B3F5-F118186A6E91 at mit.edu>:
> 
> 
>> Greetings MIT TechTV Users! 
>> 
>> We have some very exciting news that requires your attention and
>> participation.
>> 
>> MIT TechTV is undergoing some major changes as you read this to
>> allow us to make the site bigger and better suited for your needs
>> (more details below).
>> 
>> What this means for you:
>> 
>> 
>>  * Any MIT TechTV video(s) that you have currently embedded (placed
>> in your own website all non-MIT TechTV pages) will need to be
>> replaced with the new code after the site upgrade on Monday, August
>> 23rd, 2010.  This doesn t have to be immediate, but please don t
>> forget.  We will leave the old code working until the end of October
>> 2010 to give you plenty of time to update your sites and to tell
>> your friends to do the same.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>  * Also, any video file download links copied from MIT TechTV pages
>> (the gray box to the right of a video under the title of Formats )
>> will also need to be replaced after Monday, August 23rd, 2010 and
>> before the end of October 2010.