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Damn_Underscore
03/04/24 2:52:07 PM
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I miss the 10 minute limit

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Makeveli_lives
03/04/24 7:06:38 PM
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Algorithm says videos have to be about this subject, be around that length, and uploaded every X amount of days. Diverge from this at all and the algorithm doesnt show your video to 50-60 percent of the people that normally watch. And the money the video makes is directly tied to satisfying the algorithm so people have learned to either do what it wants or get left behind.

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Crimsoness
03/04/24 7:08:10 PM
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Jagr_68
03/04/24 7:09:35 PM
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Makeveli_lives posted...
Algorithm says videos have to be about this subject, be around that length, and uploaded every X amount of days. Diverge from this at all and the algorithm doesnt show your video to 50-60 percent of the people that normally watch. And the money the video makes is directly tied to satisfying the algorithm so people have learned to either do what it wants or get left behind.

Wait what, I thought it was the other way around!? ie. shorter vids

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Makeveli_lives
03/04/24 8:58:48 PM
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Jagr_68 posted...
Wait what, I thought it was the other way around!? ie. shorter vids
Algorithm says shorter vids are bad.Especially for big channels that have a ton of subscribers.

Those channels went the route of essentially making TV show length vids because after being subscribed for literal years, thats what their base is looking for. those YouTubers are the weekly episodes that you and I were looking for on tv when we were kids.

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xlr_big-coop
03/04/24 9:29:24 PM
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Bunch of grifters trying to get rich off of us. Like you said, there's no need for most videos to be that long but monetization is too important for them.

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_____Cait
03/04/24 9:35:05 PM
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Dont worry, once YT decides the Youtubers are making too much money, they will change again.

Also everyone on YT copies eachother. Ever wonder why all of a sudden everyone on your feed suddenly makes a Donkey Kong retrospective at the same time? Or a i watched every episode in ______?

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Ratchetrockon
03/04/24 9:36:04 PM
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omg you had to be like a "youtube director" to make longer than 10 mins in the past right?

i forgot the exact name of the title but ik you had to apply for it

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Garabandal
03/04/24 9:37:25 PM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0WWbpBxLCI

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Sir_Will
03/04/24 9:52:38 PM
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xlr_big-coop posted...
Bunch of grifters trying to get rich off of us.
...people trying to make a living. Blame YouTube.

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WingsOfGood
03/04/24 9:56:16 PM
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"it has been quite a ride guys, It is so sad to say goodbye"
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Kradek
03/04/24 10:00:28 PM
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There's literally Youtube Shorts

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Zergrush80
03/04/24 10:40:49 PM
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Cause if they wasnt, than YouTube wouldnt be able to show you 15 mins of ads.


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Zikten
03/04/24 10:44:07 PM
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they can way longer than 30 minutes. Its possible to do 12 hour videos now. I think that's the new limit though not sure

A lot of streamers upload vods of their finished streams and they are usually hours long. And some lets players will combine all their episodes of a game into a single video. Like OneyPlaya does this. Their kingdom hearts 2 playthough is broken into just 2 12 hour videos I think. Or something like that
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party_animal07
03/04/24 10:47:08 PM
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xlr_big-coop posted...
Bunch of grifters trying to get rich off of us. Like you said, there's no need for most videos to be that long but monetization is too important for them.
They literally have to in most cases. Particularly when trying to establish a fanbase. YouTube favors videos that adhere to their guidelines.

Also, trying to make money from content you created isn't grifting.

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pjnelson
03/04/24 10:52:17 PM
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  • 2-minute intro with flashy graphics
  • 3 minutes of "Welcome back to another video" boasting about who they are and begging you to smash that Like button and fondle the Subscribe button.
  • ad
  • 10 minutes of their inane drivel
  • 4 minutes to plug a sponsor
  • ad
  • 11 minutes of more inane drivel
  • ad
  • 5 minutes closure, plus don't forget to Like and Subscribe

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03/05/24 8:03:49 AM
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Makeveli_lives
03/05/24 3:16:50 PM
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Kradek posted...
There's literally Youtube Shorts
Only there to compete with TikTok after that blew up. Its going nowhere.

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Kajagogo
03/05/24 3:40:20 PM
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I miss the old Youtube full of just Vloggers that vlogged about stuff, and what other vloggers were doing. It was a nice tightknit community.

I've deleted all my videos, and haven't made a new one in years, but I still have my 76 subscribers, which was...okay for 2006.

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garan
03/05/24 3:43:19 PM
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Makeveli_lives posted...
Algorithm says shorter vids are bad.Especially for big channels that have a ton of subscribers.

Those channels went the route of essentially making TV show length vids because after being subscribed for literal years, thats what their base is looking for. those YouTubers are the weekly episodes that you and I were looking for on tv when we were kids.


Yeah, I feel this-- I think more & more people (myself included) now watch Youtube rather than TV, so something of a similar length fills that same role.

Although, half the time, I'm not watching the screen because I tend to put on Youtube while I'm making dinner or doing chores.
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GeminiDeus
03/05/24 3:44:16 PM
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Kajagogo posted...
I miss the old Youtube full of just Vloggers that vlogged about stuff, and what other vloggers were doing. It was a nice tightknit community.

I've deleted all my videos, and haven't made a new one in years, but I still have my 76 subscribers, which was...okay for 2006.
I haven't uploaded a video in like, 16 years, only have 2 videos, and somehow get a new subscriber every once in a while. Makes me wonder why they even bother.

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