My Video Went Viral. Here's Why - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: I wanted a rude username
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 28, 2019, 08:06:34 am
content: Derek Muller of Veritasium gives a surprisingly frank and in-depth explanation of what he sees as the problems with YouTube's algorithms, how to game them, and where to go from here.

author: wilfred
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 28, 2019, 08:40:46 am
content: That ship has sailed. The click-baity titles are here. I occasionally find out about new channels here on the forum and the YT recommended videos are infrequently useful. What it doesn't understand is the channels I watch are heavily skewed to people I like watching. And I'll occasionally spend some time down a particular rabbit-hole. Like "prehistoric old machine found under ice in Antarctica. Will it start?" or "making wheels for Spanish cannon" but the interest wanes before the recommendations do.I have never restored a tube radio but I like watching Mr Carlson's Lab.I know little about RF and microwave but I like watching The Signal PathNot sure exactly why I watch Mikeselectricstuff but I'm sure I'll learn something.I watch Franlab just because Fran is enthusiastic about stuff and I find it inspiring.Why do I watch Project Binky? Who knows.In each case the reason is the people. The YT algorithm just doesn't get it.

author: GeorgeOfTheJungle
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 28, 2019, 08:51:14 am
content: Quote from: wilfred on December 28, 2019, 08:40:46 amBecause brackets!

author: wilfred
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 28, 2019, 09:18:11 am
content: Quote from: GeorgeOfTheJungle on December 28, 2019, 08:51:14 amOf course!

author: Electro Detective
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 28, 2019, 09:22:04 am
content: The ads on YT are getting stupider and stupider and irrelevantand fwiw I will NEVER use GrammaRRRLEE,even if free or 'the dog gets the bullet if I refuse'That said, there were a couple of random fast ads for a recent Supercheap Auto sale that came in handy by sheer flukeok, chill out, the dog won't get it if it comes to that..

author: I wanted a rude username
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 28, 2019, 09:26:05 am
content: There are ads on YouTube?

author: GeorgeOfTheJungle
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 28, 2019, 09:32:06 am
content: Quote from: Electro Detective on December 28, 2019, 09:22:04 amDon't want ads? Use Brave!https://brave.com/

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 28, 2019, 11:55:39 am
content: Quote from: wilfred on December 28, 2019, 08:40:46 amThanks for that. Never heard of it before now, but I just watched episode 1 ... and now I hate you.My first car was one of those, so I'm now drawn into the project - as if I didn't have enough distractions as it is.

author: langwadt
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 28, 2019, 12:05:41 pm
content: Quote from: Brumby on December 28, 2019, 11:55:39 amyou only have 6 years of videos to catch up on

author: wilfred
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 28, 2019, 12:28:09 pm
content: Quote from: Brumby on December 28, 2019, 11:55:39 amYou're welcome.

author: GeorgeOfTheJungle
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 28, 2019, 12:33:25 pm
content: In colour!

author: T3sl4co1l
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 28, 2019, 09:18:34 pm
content: Quote from: langwadt on December 28, 2019, 12:05:41 pmA massive three episodes worth! /sTim

author: langwadt
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 28, 2019, 09:27:28 pm
content: Quote from: T3sl4co1l on December 28, 2019, 09:18:34 pmlol, I think the sprint after starting to do it full time has brought the average up to ~5 videos per year

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 29, 2019, 02:26:56 am
content: Quote from: I wanted a rude username on December 28, 2019, 09:26:05 amI was about to say, I haven't watched or seen a single ad on Youtube for years.I block content that is not relevant to my interests.

author: Tony_G
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 29, 2019, 02:31:34 am
content: Quote from: GeorgeOfTheJungle on December 28, 2019, 12:33:25 pmIt's Rex Harrison as Abraham Lincoln that really makes the series watchable...[Owning up to my mistake, I originally said that it was George Harrison but it suddenly occurred to me what I had done]

author: Electro Detective
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 29, 2019, 09:46:16 pm
content: Quote from: Halcyon on December 29, 2019, 02:26:56 amI can block them too, but noticed some relevant content won't happen,well that was the case a while back, not sure nowSo I leave Firefox wide open and tolerate the 10 seconds of crapIf the ads are really bad sometimes, I just restart the PC and problem sorted.The occasional 'confirm your age' bs is annoying too, probably an info harvesting trap of sorts?

author: donkey77
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 29, 2019, 10:05:33 pm
content: I love that Binky had reached so far. I think the fact that they don't release that many videos, and that the one's they do are so well edited, honest and clever, have made it my number one subscription, just ahead of This Old Tony. The British humour helps too!

author: SilverSolder
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 29, 2019, 10:54:54 pm
content: I hate the "search bubble" that these algorithms want you to live in.We all need fresh air in through the windows once in a while, and the algorithms do their best to stop that happening.