On Video Scrubbers

I just visited an online invoicing website where I was thinking about making a purchase.  I clicked the “learn more” link and was brought to a page with a video.  The video on this page had no scrubber.  That is, I could not fast-forward, rewind, pause, or even see how long the video is.

So, I closed the page.

Why did I close the page?  Because I was a bit offended that the company either does not trust me to scrub through the videos, or the company lacks the technology to allow me to scrub the videos.  Either way, I am not going to purchase a service from a company that refuses me that basic luxury.

Video scrubbing is now the norm online!  No scrubbing is so linear (read: “1997″).