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Re: Netflix’s biggest competition isn’t sleep, it’s YouTube

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Post by sl1ck731 » Mon, Dec 10, 2018, 4:55 PM UTC

nobody271 wrote: post #162

avar wrote: post #146

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What's to stop Netflix from overnight coming out with "Netflix Communities" which'll just be their community-edition YouTube + Patreon and/or ads, similar to how YouTube is moving into Netflix's and Amazon's space with YouTube Originals? There's a lot of disruption potential there given how large of a percentage Google keeps for itself from YouTube ad revenue.

There doesn't seem to be the right niche. Maybe if they restricted it to fiction and documentaries but Vimeo already has that niche covered. Maybe Netflix could acquire Vimeo. btw imo Vimeo has a lot of excellent videos. They're more open to trying new things so sometimes they have something really good or deep that you would never find on YouTube or Netflix.

One thing that can't be discounted is I would use the Netflix version of this over all the others for the simple fact of already having Netflix open on all my TVs or having a shortcut on my remote for it. It might not be in the consumers best interest for one app to have so much power, but I dream of a day when I can use only one for 90% of the things I want to view.

Re: Netflix’s biggest competition isn’t sleep, it’s YouTube

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Post by thedaemon » Mon, Dec 10, 2018, 5:01 PM UTC

freddie_mercury wrote: post #50

S_A_P wrote: post #4

I don't necessarily agree with this. If I want to watch well produced online content, I do not think Youtube.com. I do think that Netflix and amazon Prime video have "traditional" studio created content that has high production value. That said, I watch youtube and Netflix almost equally, but for different reasons. Youtube is great for short videos, interviews and niche interest. IF I want to watch scripted drama lik…

> IF I want to watch scripted drama like NARCOS, I can't find anything close to that on Youtube If you step outside of the narrow US/English speaking world this isn't the case. Here's episode 92 of a popular hour-long scripted family show from Vietnam: https://youtu.be/rqdqn5Rfx6w You can see that it has 5.7 million views within 5 days of release. That's more viewers than, say, Daredevil gets.

Netflix does not release it's viewer data as far as I understand. You cannot compare that which you have no data for.

Re: Netflix’s biggest competition isn’t sleep, it’s YouTube

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Post by s0l1dsnak3123 » Mon, Dec 10, 2018, 5:02 PM UTC

bad_good_guy wrote: post #180

s0l1dsnak3123 wrote: post #137

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I'm exactly the same. Some favourites I've collected over the years: 3Blue1Brown - math essays AlfieAesthetics - Bushcraft, botany and survival skills with some fun english humour mixed in CNLohr - fun hardware hacking livestreams Eliminator Performance - mechanical troubleshooting and maintenance vlogs Engineering Explained - Automotive engineering explainers and mini-lectures FearlessFront - Mechanical engineering,…

Nerdwriter is just psuedo-intellectual trash that panders to already popular opinions

I'm not really qualified to be able to tell the difference; what makes you say that?

Re: Netflix’s biggest competition isn’t sleep, it’s YouTube

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Post by mklingen » Mon, Dec 10, 2018, 5:04 PM UTC

alecco wrote: post #95

mottenkufel wrote: post #75

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> PC propaganda How disconnected are our realities? How are we supposed to communicate or work towards a common goal in this world? I really mean it.

The world is already improving at blazing pace https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enlightenment_Now I am not "white" but rewriting everything due to PC culture is idiotic. We must learn from the good and the bad. Also attacking men, family, and fatherhood at every chance is getting old. Simpsons did it, already, and long ago. And even they are under attack for being racist. Don't get me wrong. Make your content and do you…

Lol what you call "PC culture" is what regular non-troglodyte people call "not being a dick." Get the fuck over it.

Re: Netflix’s biggest competition isn’t sleep, it’s YouTube

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Post by s0l1dsnak3123 » Mon, Dec 10, 2018, 5:06 PM UTC

Balgair wrote: post #175

s0l1dsnak3123 wrote: post #137

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I'm exactly the same. Some favourites I've collected over the years: 3Blue1Brown - math essays AlfieAesthetics - Bushcraft, botany and survival skills with some fun english humour mixed in CNLohr - fun hardware hacking livestreams Eliminator Performance - mechanical troubleshooting and maintenance vlogs Engineering Explained - Automotive engineering explainers and mini-lectures FearlessFront - Mechanical engineering,…

Alec Steele - A hyperactive Brit makes swords in Montana Invitica - essays on ancient civilizations Wintergarten - a Swede in France making a musical marble machine to millisecond precision. Good project management tips are included. Man At Arms ReForged - Baltimore swordsmiths make ridiculous videogame sized swords that are mostly unusable. EDIT: A few others Bon Appetite's "Brad Makes": A New Jerseyian mumbles his…

Thanks, I've subscribed to them as they all sound really interesting :)

Re: Netflix’s biggest competition isn’t sleep, it’s YouTube

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Post by s0l1dsnak3123 » Mon, Dec 10, 2018, 5:06 PM UTC

robotnixon wrote: post #160

s0l1dsnak3123 wrote: post #137

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I'm exactly the same. Some favourites I've collected over the years: 3Blue1Brown - math essays AlfieAesthetics - Bushcraft, botany and survival skills with some fun english humour mixed in CNLohr - fun hardware hacking livestreams Eliminator Performance - mechanical troubleshooting and maintenance vlogs Engineering Explained - Automotive engineering explainers and mini-lectures FearlessFront - Mechanical engineering,…

I'd recommend adding Ishitani Furniture to your woodworking list. Very relaxing and the he makes gorgeous stuff.

Brilliant, added!

Re: Netflix’s biggest competition isn’t sleep, it’s YouTube

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Post by s0l1dsnak3123 » Mon, Dec 10, 2018, 5:06 PM UTC

sdenton4 wrote: post #178

s0l1dsnak3123 wrote: post #137

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I'm exactly the same. Some favourites I've collected over the years: 3Blue1Brown - math essays AlfieAesthetics - Bushcraft, botany and survival skills with some fun english humour mixed in CNLohr - fun hardware hacking livestreams Eliminator Performance - mechanical troubleshooting and maintenance vlogs Engineering Explained - Automotive engineering explainers and mini-lectures FearlessFront - Mechanical engineering,…

Contrapoints - applied philosophy, set design.

I already liked Contrapoints but I hadn't subscribed until now. Thank you!

Re: Netflix’s biggest competition isn’t sleep, it’s YouTube

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Post by cenal » Mon, Dec 10, 2018, 5:12 PM UTC

avar wrote: post #146

quxbar wrote: post #130

I've quickly become addicted to longform (10+ minute) nonfiction youtube videos, whether it be a comprehensive analysis of Neverwinter Nights or 24 minutes on the advanced features of the laserdisc. Most, if not all of the content creators have Patreon pages, and I even contribute to a few. The content is so niche it's unimaginable that Netflix or any other content behemoth would develop their own version of it.

What's to stop Netflix from overnight coming out with "Netflix Communities" which'll just be their community-edition YouTube + Patreon and/or ads, similar to how YouTube is moving into Netflix's and Amazon's space with YouTube Originals? There's a lot of disruption potential there given how large of a percentage Google keeps for itself from YouTube ad revenue.

Profit.

YouTube has struggled to make money.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2970777/YouTube-rou...

Re: Netflix’s biggest competition isn’t sleep, it’s YouTube

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Post by asdff » Mon, Dec 10, 2018, 5:22 PM UTC

sametmax wrote: post #104

cercatrova wrote: post #96

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Just because something is better now than in the past does not mean that it cannot be improved. We cannot be placated with what we have but must constantly strive to move forward. That is how human progress is built.

Of course. But I noticed that many people were happy with the previous situation, and a lot are not with the new one, despite it being by all objective attributes, better. I believe the issue here is perception, expectations and ability to enjoy. Not netflix which does an incredible job. In a world of abundance and lack of attention, the public is bound to be unsatisfied. It's not sane, IMO, if your brain think it is…

Ironically, I've never gone to blockbuster and failed to find what I was looking for on the shelves. Meanwhile, staples that brought me to Netflix disappear regularly. I've been a subscriber to Netflix since it was a mail order service, and that original hope that there would be one repository with all the content--literally online blockbuster--never materialized, and I fear at this point it never will.

I wonder why Spotify was able to easily and immediately license practically everything; it's not like Columbia and Atlantic records are exclusive to one service or another like with video content producers.

Re: Netflix’s biggest competition isn’t sleep, it’s YouTube

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Post by mrguyorama » Mon, Dec 10, 2018, 5:28 PM UTC

Balgair wrote: post #175

s0l1dsnak3123 wrote: post #137

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm exactly the same. Some favourites I've collected over the years: 3Blue1Brown - math essays AlfieAesthetics - Bushcraft, botany and survival skills with some fun english humour mixed in CNLohr - fun hardware hacking livestreams Eliminator Performance - mechanical troubleshooting and maintenance vlogs Engineering Explained - Automotive engineering explainers and mini-lectures FearlessFront - Mechanical engineering,…

Alec Steele - A hyperactive Brit makes swords in Montana Invitica - essays on ancient civilizations Wintergarten - a Swede in France making a musical marble machine to millisecond precision. Good project management tips are included. Man At Arms ReForged - Baltimore swordsmiths make ridiculous videogame sized swords that are mostly unusable. EDIT: A few others Bon Appetite's "Brad Makes": A New Jerseyian mumbles his…

You can't mention Brad from Bon Appetite and not mention "Half-sour Saffitz"! She recently got brought back onto the team to continue her "Professional chef makes oreos/twizzlers/twinkies etc" videos.