Bubble Guru Adds Video Greeting to Your Web Site

Friday, June 22nd, 2007 by Andy Beal

Bubble Guru Adds Video Greeting to Your Web Site

I get a lot of email from companies asking me to feature their service on Marketing Pilgrim. As you, and they, hopefully appreciate we simply can’t feature everyone that asks. That said, when I received a curious message from Kevin Sherman, with an invite to view a message, I was somewhat guarded. After first checking that it wasn’t a virus, I clicked on the provided link. To my surprise, I found Kevin Sherman pop-up in a bubble on my screen, greeting me with a personalized video message. That’s one way to get my attention!

Kevin wanted to introduce me, and you, to Bubble Guru, a service that allows you to record brief videos and add them to a page. These videos then appear in small “bubbles” on the page, either automatically or when a link is clicked, and allow you to share a brief video message with your visitors.

Bubble Guru is certainly something a little different and I can see how it could be used to say “hi” to new visitors, point out key areas of a site, provide a special offer, or simply thank your visitors for coming. The service does run the risk of becoming annoying to visitors, but there’s thankfully an option to cookie a visitor so they only see it once per session.

I don’t think I’m ready to fully deploy it on Marketing Pilgrim, but you might find a use for it on your web site. The basic service is free and limited to just one video of up to 20 seconds. Other packages provide more options with fees up to $50 a month.

Now, I have to go. I have a strange urge to listen to some Don Ho music.

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6 comments on “Bubble Guru Adds Video Greeting to Your Web Site”

Jeremy Luebke Says:

June 22nd, 2007 at 11:21 am

This will be really popular with the ebook selling crowd. I’m not sure how popular it will get mainstream.

I can think of one really good use though. Putting it on pages that may need a little explanation for the average user. Maybe on an online tools page or on a help & support section of a site.
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Dennis Howlett Says:

June 22nd, 2007 at 12:36 pm

Despite what they say, it doesn’t work with Mac and iSight.
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June 22nd, 2007 at 12:52 pm

[...] Here’s an interesting new Web 2.0 service that lets you float in a bubble on top of your site to greet visitors, explain your offer or encourage newsletter sign-ups. I love the little “pop” as the bubble bursts on and off of your site. I don’t have a web cam, so can’t show you my own example here. Go over to Marketing Pilgrim to see Andy Beal’s quickie example. Hit click here half way down the page to see Andy. Or just go to Bubble Guru and play the demos. [...]
Kevin Says:

June 25th, 2007 at 11:14 pm

Dennis, it works fine with a Mac and iSight. We use them all the time. Simply review this page if you or anyone else has issues with it working on your mac.

http://www.bubbleguru.com/support_trouble_isight.php

- The Bubble Guru Team
Dennis Howlett Says:

June 26th, 2007 at 7:13 am

Sorry – you’re right – Mac update fixed it in the end.

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