{"id":3006,"date":"2014-06-29T21:03:53","date_gmt":"2014-06-30T05:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3d.coldstreams.com\/?p=3006"},"modified":"2014-06-29T21:03:53","modified_gmt":"2014-06-30T05:03:53","slug":"youtube-believes-it-knows-what-you-want-to-watch-better-than-you-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/3d\/2014\/06\/29\/youtube-believes-it-knows-what-you-want-to-watch-better-than-you-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Youtube believes it knows what you want to watch – better than you do"},"content":{"rendered":"

the direction YouTube is taking is focusing more and more on the company\u2019s \u201cWhat to watch\u201d and \u201cRecommended video\u201d algorithms alongside a complete and entirely deliberate disregard for subscriptions as a function. The message was clear: YouTube thinks it knows what people want to watch better than the people themselves,<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

via I’m worried about YouTube – Hank’s Tumblr<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Youtube’s goal is not for people to watch your videos!<\/em>\u00a0Youtube’s goal is for people to watch any videos. The more minutes spent online, the less spent on TV or other past times and the more chances to sell you something with an ad.<\/p>\n

Youtube may be intentionally obliterating video producers with small audiences (which is most of the Youtube channels). We don’t generate enough views for Youtube nor sufficient ad revenue so presumably, they wish to discourage niche\u00a0video producers. Either build content that gets more views (even if you are intentionally aiming for a niche audience) – or give up and go somewhere else.<\/p>\n

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