Ask HN: Have you seen cases of english words in youtube urls?

#1

Post by avalean » Thu, Aug 20, 2009, 6:06 PM UTC

As youtube grows, the instances of actual english words in youtube urls should grow (albeit very very very slowly)

Have you seen an instance of english words in a youtube url?

I don't know why but I found no research or mention of anything like this on the web.

Re: Ask HN: Have you seen cases of english words in youtube urls?

#2

Post by spooneybarger » Thu, Aug 20, 2009, 6:14 PM UTC

what? why 'should' that happen?

Re: Ask HN: Have you seen cases of english words in youtube urls?

#3

Post by avalean » Thu, Aug 20, 2009, 6:23 PM UTC

@spooneybarger You can read up on the Infinite monkey theorem.

Re: Ask HN: Have you seen cases of english words in youtube urls?

#4

Post by icey » Thu, Aug 20, 2009, 6:38 PM UTC

avalean wrote: post #3

@spooneybarger You can read up on the Infinite monkey theorem.

This isn't twitter, you can reply to him directly by clicking the small "reply" link under his comment.

Re: Ask HN: Have you seen cases of english words in youtube urls?

#5

Post by Laurentvw » Thu, Aug 20, 2009, 7:15 PM UTC

Well, try it out. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=site:y...

Re: Ask HN: Have you seen cases of english words in youtube urls?

#6

Post by andhapp » Thu, Aug 20, 2009, 8:01 PM UTC

Can I ask what would this research prove? The beauty of randomness I guess....

Re: Ask HN: Have you seen cases of english words in youtube urls?

#7

Post by spooneybarger » Fri, Aug 21, 2009, 2:54 PM UTC

spooneybarger wrote: post #2

what? why 'should' that happen?

wait? i got voted down? why? i asked a serious question, i don't understand why it 'should' happen. the op seems to postulate its a given, why is it a given?

Re: Ask HN: Have you seen cases of english words in youtube urls?

#8

Post by spooneybarger » Fri, Aug 21, 2009, 2:56 PM UTC

avalean wrote: post #3

@spooneybarger You can read up on the Infinite monkey theorem.

i don't see how that applies to youtube urls and the entire 'should'. youtube controls their url space, why is it a given that more english words 'should' appear in them? why not fewer?

perhaps there is some aspect of you tube urls i'm not familiar with...