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YouTube is preparing to launch two subscription services

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Re: YouTube is preparing to launch two subscription services

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Post by philtar »

dagvl wrote: post #8
fenomas wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How would a website let you customize its default options without an account or cookies?

The could use a cookie with no tracking id for the default storage. Granted, it would just be for the specific device but there's nothing technical stopping them from making that option available.

Technical reasons are usually not that important to large business.

Re: YouTube is preparing to launch two subscription services

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Post by raldi »

PhasmaFelis wrote: post #13

Am I wrong in thinking that paywalling videos is going to cut viewership for those videos by several orders of magnitude? Not good for, say, a band trying to build a fanbase.

So don't put the music videos behind the paywall. Wait till you're already popular, and then do a pay-per-view concert.

Re: YouTube is preparing to launch two subscription services

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Post by raldi »

dagvl wrote: post #8
fenomas wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How would a website let you customize its default options without an account or cookies?

The could use a cookie with no tracking id for the default storage. Granted, it would just be for the specific device but there's nothing technical stopping them from making that option available.

You would confuse like 20% of your users to add a feature that < 0.01% want?

Re: YouTube is preparing to launch two subscription services

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Post by mistermann »

iMark wrote: post #12

I would happily pay a monthly fee to never see another advert.

I'd pay a reasonable (household if that's possible) fee out of principle, my family watches LOTS of youtube, we don't even watch cable, young kids watch a huge amount of content creator videos on youtube.

Re: YouTube is preparing to launch two subscription services

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Post by vonklaus »

It seems like the move would be to try and spin off a netflix like service for videos > 15 minutes. Curate and invest in quality content and then charge for it. Google is the search engine of choice for most of the world and the lowest common denomenator when you type yourfav.newartist into your search bar because it is direct, frictionless and free. When Chris Sacca tried to monetize sports/content at youtube/google video they spent millions on a ~$200 dollar return.

Tough to charge for what has already been free. Interesting move.

Re: YouTube is preparing to launch two subscription services

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Post by walterbell »

raldi wrote: post #16
dagvl wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The could use a cookie with no tracking id for the default storage. Granted, it would just be for the specific device but there's nothing technical stopping them from making that option available.

You would confuse like 20% of your users to add a feature that < 0.01% want?

There's a micro-industry of journalists who teach users how to express their consent, even if vendors use a dark-pattern privacy UX. If less than 0.01% know to request a non-existent option, more may choose that option once it exists and they have been educated on the benefits. Witness the rise of ad-blocking and past industry attempts like "Do Not Track" and "Do Not Call".
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