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Re: YouTube videos that have almost zero previous views

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Post by NikolaNovak »

anonymous5133 wrote: post #21

It needs an "upvote" or "downvote" button so people can filter out the better videos that others should watch.

But... That's literally the rest of YouTube, no?

The entire value here, for me at least, is a) randomness an b) fact they haven't been watched before.

There's so much curatrd stuff (which is great), and all tech companies are trying so hard to send me what they think I'll like / agree with, it's refreshing to step out of that box.

Edit: apologies if, perchance, I missed some subtle sarcasm btw... You never know on them interwebs

Re: YouTube videos that have almost zero previous views

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Post by licebmi__at__ »

human20190310 wrote: post #25
chias wrote: post #4

Quoting astrocat from the previous thread: PSA: Watch in an private/incognito tab/window. If you are currently logged into your google account, this WILL pollute your watched history: https://www.youtube.com/feed/history

Why would someone who is concerned about their watch history have watch history enabled at all?

Some like me actually appreciate the youtube recomendations based on the previously watched content, but need to be extra careful when watching some kind of content that is likely to be weighted a lot by "power users". Example, I do not follow videogames, but I do enjoy watching speedruns of old games ocassionally, so I need to watch it on incognito mode so I won't have my recommendations flooded with videogame videos.

Re: YouTube videos that have almost zero previous views

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Post by skinnymuch »

dragonwriter wrote: post #19
chias wrote: post #4

Quoting astrocat from the previous thread: PSA: Watch in an private/incognito tab/window. If you are currently logged into your google account, this WILL pollute your watched history: https://www.youtube.com/feed/history

Or, just pause viewing history; YouTube has a control for that.

Will that pause recommendations and everything else with the already weak algo?

Re: YouTube videos that have almost zero previous views

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Post by SteveGregory »

human20190310 wrote: post #25
chias wrote: post #4

Quoting astrocat from the previous thread: PSA: Watch in an private/incognito tab/window. If you are currently logged into your google account, this WILL pollute your watched history: https://www.youtube.com/feed/history

Why would someone who is concerned about their watch history have watch history enabled at all?

Others are suggesting practical reasons for having watch history enabled, but I would think that the vast majority have it enabled simply because that is the default.

Re: YouTube videos that have almost zero previous views

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Post by Causality1 »

chias wrote: post #4

Quoting astrocat from the previous thread: PSA: Watch in an private/incognito tab/window. If you are currently logged into your google account, this WILL pollute your watched history: https://www.youtube.com/feed/history

I wish you hadn't told me that. I thought I saw something suspicious when I resumed switching and yep, that's a bunch of topless elementary schoolers at a pool party. I suppose it doesn't technically violate YouTube's policies but jesus I did not want to see that.

Re: YouTube videos that have almost zero previous views

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Post by Causality1 »

NikolaNovak wrote: post #10

This is... fascinating on a very personal level. I've never been a "YouTube" guy; I'd rather skim/read an article than watch a video. I've never binged, never clicked-clicked-clicked my night away on Youtube, and generally when sent a 17 minute video tutorial, ask/search if there's a 30 seconds writeup. But this... this is mesmerizing. As cheesy as premise may be, you do feel a little like an outsider voyeur - not in…

Reminds me of a Youtube recreation of Vine's original incarnation, VinePeek.

https://i.imgur.com/QE9U5tJ.jpg

Re: YouTube videos that have almost zero previous views

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Post by judge2020 »

skinnymuch wrote: post #33
dragonwriter wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Or, just pause viewing history; YouTube has a control for that.

Will that pause recommendations and everything else with the already weak algo?

they probably log a 'shadow view' but recommendations seem to be directly based on your watch history since your recommendations are lost when you completely clear it.
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