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Re: YouTube dominates TV streaming in US, per Nielsen's latest report

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Post by troupo »

xbmcuser wrote: post #12

The amount of human knowledge available today on youtube I think nothing will ever come close as apart from formal knowledge we have millions of small hacks improvements that would probably not been written down but have been recorded. If you are dedicated enough today you can go from being a novice to being quite proficient in 100s of different things. And every day the knowledge keeps increasing as well as improvin…

The problem is that Youtube severely nerfed their search (ironic given that Google still pretends it's a search company).

Now if you search for something will give you 5 relevant videos, 10 "for you videos" and then an endless list of something it hopes you will engage with, whether relevant or not

Re: YouTube dominates TV streaming in US, per Nielsen's latest report

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Post by scarab92 »

toofy wrote: post #44
dacryn wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are two modes of watching TV in my opinion: intentional and casual Intentional: look for a certain show/movie, e.g. the weekly episode of House MD, Lost, Friends, HBO, ... -> This is the streaming war between Netflix, HBO, Disney, ... Casual: You turn on the tv with the aim to just browse around and relax, and get something accidentally interesting/amusing -> Youtube is king and more or less the only option her…

omg nebula is incredible. i just subbed like 2 months ago and i feel like ive been guzzling from a firehouse.

I’ve always been a bit unsure of what to make of nebula.

A lot of content is low effort edu-taintainment that seems to be little more than Wikipedia in video form.

More original and higher integrity creators like Veritasium, CGP Grey, Engineering explained don’t seem to be involved (actually I think CGP was but left without an explaination).

Maybe this is just a fundamental problem of bundling. It makes more sense for lower value content but less sense for higher value content.

Re: YouTube dominates TV streaming in US, per Nielsen's latest report

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Post by rightbyte »

wkat4242 wrote: post #41
xbmcuser wrote: post #12

The amount of human knowledge available today on youtube I think nothing will ever come close as apart from formal knowledge we have millions of small hacks improvements that would probably not been written down but have been recorded. If you are dedicated enough today you can go from being a novice to being quite proficient in 100s of different things. And every day the knowledge keeps increasing as well as improvin…

I think there is much more information on the internet in written format though. Which I personally find a lot more accessible as well. I always find video really slow and not very information dense, I don't have the patience for it. I get frustrated with the slow delivery whereas I can consume written text at my own speed. Skipping video works of course but I constantly have to "resync" my mind after a skip which ha…

For some things video is superior though. Like, replacing brake calipers. It is really hard to see what to do on a drawing.

Re: YouTube dominates TV streaming in US, per Nielsen's latest report

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Post by lotsofpulp »

babypuncher wrote: post #11
gonzo41 wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No way. There are too many lazy customers with auto renewing subscriptions.

There are already talks of Peacock and Paramount+ merging into one service.

Paramount was never going to be able to compete with the relatively deeper pockets of Apple/Amazon/Netflix/Disney/Comcast or even Warner Bros Discovery.

Re: YouTube dominates TV streaming in US, per Nielsen's latest report

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Post by theshackleford »

k8sToGo wrote: post #37
electriclove wrote: post #16

I can’t stand how they shove YouTube Shorts down our throats and don’t give us a way to disable that. I am a huge fan of YouTube overall and have been happy to pay to have an ad-free experience

If you go to the website, you can hide Shorts for 30 days. There is an X on the top right for the Shorts section. I do that and don’t feel like it’s being forced into my face anymore.

If I can only hide them and not remove them on a permanent basis, that is the very definition of being forced into my face.

"Oh wow, I can not eat the poop whilst I catch my breath. This will be an enjoyable break before I am forced to start eating the poop again"

Re: YouTube dominates TV streaming in US, per Nielsen's latest report

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Post by theshackleford »

happytiger wrote: post #21
Jordan-117 wrote: post #19

I used to scoff at the idea of paying for YouTube, but I'd absolutely consider it if they had a cheaper plan that excluded YouTube Music.

I won’t pay for YouTube as long as they keep trying to make Shorts happen. It’s everything I dislike about the Internet in one feature. Edit: Why would this get downvoted? Do people really find value in shorts?

It's tough for everyone when they find out they aint the main character.

Re: YouTube dominates TV streaming in US, per Nielsen's latest report

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Post by scarab92 »

ssl-3 wrote: post #50
happytiger wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I won’t pay for YouTube as long as they keep trying to make Shorts happen. It’s everything I dislike about the Internet in one feature. Edit: Why would this get downvoted? Do people really find value in shorts?

I'm not one of them, and clearly you're not one of them, but: Yes, some people do find value in things like YouTube Shorts. And these people are real people. (But complaining about downvotes is a sure-fire way to get downvotes -- even as far back as Slashdot, where such a complaint could only be levied pre-emptively or as a reply to oneself.)

I find shorts quite helpful if you’re intentionally looking for a quick explainer.

There are unfortunately lot of how to videos on YouTube that are 10 seconds of content in 13 minutes of filler.

The trick is just to never scroll through shorts, but instead navigate back to search afterwards.

Re: YouTube dominates TV streaming in US, per Nielsen's latest report

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Post by lynx23 »

Not just in the USA. YouTube is my only vvideo source. And to add insult to injury, local legislation has it that I have to pay 60E/month for the local, basically state-controlled TV/radio/news station, although I dont consume its content. YouTube, which is what I use daily, only costs about 1/6th of that. Oh, and there is only one democratic party against this practice. The far-right. All the others seem to love this practice. Thank you democracy, you're useless.

Re: YouTube dominates TV streaming in US, per Nielsen's latest report

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Post by lynx23 »

elcritch wrote: post #10

For now that is. I sort of hope someone more motivated than myself makes a timer for how long before the crappification* of YouTube begins now that it appears MBAs will be taking over. The new CEO probably has some gumption, but it seems inevitable. * of course this is subjective, but generally I can find lots of great YouTube content. I can buy premium to avoid the ads and become the client, not the product. 1: http…

The crappification of YouTube has already begon with Shorts and the inability to disable this completely useless content.

Re: YouTube dominates TV streaming in US, per Nielsen's latest report

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Post by paul7986 »

Hollywood streaming services are in trouble as the world gets hooked/accustom to free, user generated(those documentaries on every little random thing users create are great.. low budget TLC/Discovery like shows) and short form content.

In 2023 I canceled all hollywood streaming services and watch 2 to 6 hours of youtube (in the background while working) a day. As well through a Mac Mini connected to a LCD TV use wireless mouse as remote (provides everything the Internet offers on a big screen).

Hollywood if they were smart would start putting all their shows on youtube and split them up .. if it's 20 minutes show .. split it into two. I bet they will!

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