The key thing is the youtuber being expert. The highest ranked videos are rarely best. It's the same SEO subversion as everywhere else.
"Expert search" startup opportunity?
The YouTube revolution in knowledge transfer (2019)
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#122I just tried to figure out what people actually watch on YouTube a couple of days ago without much luck. I came across some numbers but they only divided the videos into very broad categories like music, entertainment, education, and others or something like that. Is anybody aware of a more detailed look at this?
I suspect it's divided into such fine-grained niches that most of what people watch isn't popular. Almost anything popular labelled "education" is likely TV-level education, and really mostly just entertainment with the pleasant feeling of getting a bit of shallow learning on the way.
Sounds like every Discovery and National Geographic "documentary" ever.
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#123A way to preserve human languages - apparently they are being lost at a very high rate, as the last speakers age and die, and the youth learn trade languages like English, which are more valuable due to network effects.
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#124Maybe I'm just one of those odd ones, as much as I love all the knowledge and learning videos on youtube and I can't deny I've learned a lot from them. But, they seem to have replaced the written tutorial or instructions for a lot of things. I'm one of those people, I learn better through reading. I learn alright through youtube videos, but I find I retain knowledge better through written descriptions and pictures. I…
YouTube has doubled down on censorship and they’ve effectively created a chilling effect for creators.
Without clear policies and transparency (their process appears to be highly subjective) creators are afraid to touch certain topics.
I enjoy learning about and seeing opposing ideas. I learn more in the end and the creators themselves benefit from researching and putting together a thesis or explanation on the subject at hand.
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#125Well, I had a toilet problem a week ago. Looking it up on YouTube, I found a plumber who demonstrated a solution. Five minutes of work and the problem was resolved. IDK how much I saved, but at least 2000 CZK (approx. 80 dollars). Not to mention that I didn't have to wait for the plumber to arrive, which would take a few days, probably.
I had a motor issue with my dishwasher. With the help of a Youtube video, I was able to disassemble the full machine, identify the issue, and put it all back together. I don't know what going rate's are for fixing dishwashers, but I am guessing at a minimum I saved $200 bucks.
Same with our washing machine. The brushes for the motors had just worn down all the way; it was $30 for the replacement parts. It's a bit undersized for our family, so it does a LOT of loads, and it was 10 years old. So it's hopefully good for another few years. Once the door seal goes though (it's got a little leak), it'll probably not be worth repairing.
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#126Maybe I'm just one of those odd ones, as much as I love all the knowledge and learning videos on youtube and I can't deny I've learned a lot from them. But, they seem to have replaced the written tutorial or instructions for a lot of things. I'm one of those people, I learn better through reading. I learn alright through youtube videos, but I find I retain knowledge better through written descriptions and pictures. I…
I used to learn better on YouTube, probably circa 2010. I learned music theory, programming, electronics, photography, and skateboarding, all things that I still use and enjoy today, but this was way before the current eyeball-attention-hogging landscape where videos are replete with ads and sponsorships and regurgitated information that draws videos out twice as long as they really ought to be. I have no doubt that…
Monetization has brought out the worst in creators. The folks who did it for the joy are almost always the best to learn from. Alterior motives (including profit) are often a conflict of interest IMO.
Information is meant to be free.
There’s a reason why online content became so popular. Pre-programmed channels are chalk full of garbage, crammed with ads, inflated drama, and other behavior I believe to be a net negative for almost every viewer. Perhaps I’m showing my age and being presumptuous but folks I talk to about this all seem to agree.
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#127Maybe I'm just one of those odd ones, as much as I love all the knowledge and learning videos on youtube and I can't deny I've learned a lot from them. But, they seem to have replaced the written tutorial or instructions for a lot of things. I'm one of those people, I learn better through reading. I learn alright through youtube videos, but I find I retain knowledge better through written descriptions and pictures. I…
> I've found since youtube tutorials and knowledge videos really exploded in popularity At some point Google decided to prioritize video content. I don't think anybody really likes doing those videos when the main media they are working with is text, but it's a choice of doing a video or never having anybody ever find you.
In my experience the difference is that it is far more likely to find useful content searching for video vs text. The good text content may be there but it is lost in a mass of SEO crap and people trying to sell you things or make a pinterest account.
Those things do exist in the video space but they are not yet so common that it is impossible to find useful information.
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#128Earlier quoted context omitted.
Google is acting as a silo, and imho not an example of good stewardship wrt the organization of the world's data.
I do not see anyone else willing to pony up the money to be a “good steward”. Who wants to take on all the responsibility and liabilities that come with hosting other people’s content? Better solution here would be ipv6 and fiber connections to each home so people do not have to rely on uploading to one company to be able to distribute their video.
Yes, something like IPFS should be the future.
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#129Earlier quoted context omitted.
I feel like people are too afraid of saying that you can learn dangerous topics without a proper teacher. IMO it holds people back. I'm a completely self taught outdoor climber (with the exception of a lead belay course indoors) and have worked up to some pretty advanced stuff. Trad, big wall, self-rescue, etc. Youtube was a big part of that. You can watch videos published by authoritative sources, cross reference th…
But are you the exception or are you the norm? I agree that if you seek out the right information - you can learn about all the safety concepts. I would say climbing is fairly intuitive and follows some basic rules. But I've seen my fair share of people setting up american death triangle or threading ropes directly through the metal anchor. I've seen people using daisy chains as personal anchor device or taking hands…
I think the norm is already broken by being able to learn a thing.
Most people can't go rock climbing outside
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#130Earlier quoted context omitted.
This kind of thing should be on Wikipedia. Too bad they don't really host videos.
Does Wikipedia allow for the embedding of Youtube videos? It'd be nice to embrace an existing library of video content. The reverse relationship exists - Google readily displays Wikipedia content for specific searches.
Each WP page has (or can easily have) an 'external links' section on the bottom (that's easy to edit, see any example) with fairly lax rulage. So long as the vid is suited to the article, objections are unlikely.