Leemstradamus
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I'm so over the era of hyperbole! Any video that has any of those words in the title or in the video gets blocked!
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Leemstradamus
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Crazyraceguy
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Yeah. His very early videos were actual projects. Somewhere along the line, he must have fallen for the money trap?
I get making a review of a new tool that you just got, especially if you are surprised by how well it works, but it has to be a one-off. (at least rare)
He must have gotten a really high view number, on one video, and the sponsor/vultures decended? I don't even bother anymore.
I have been watching Youtube since ads were a lot less common. They used to be here and there between videos, now they are everywhere. I was a creative outlet, now it's a livelihood, for a lot of people, that fundamentally changed it.
I watch enough of YouTube that I finally started paying for the "ad free" version. But of course that doesn't get rid of the content creator ads within the videos.
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kevinculle
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My favorite YouTube woodworker is Thomas Johnson from Gorham, Maine. His focus is restoring and rehabilitating antiques, classic modern furniture and damaged pieces. I have learned a lot watching his material and I really enjoy his no-nonsense approach.
Peter with YouTube Premium when an in-video ad appears you can hit the "Forward" key and a highlighted section of the time track will appear, fast-forward to the end of the highlight and that will get you around the commercial within a few seconds.
Peter with YouTube Premium when an in-video ad appears you can hit the "Forward" key and a highlighted section of the time track will appear, fast-forward to the end of the highlight and that will get you around the commercial within a few seconds.
PaulMarcel
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I stopped ever watching videos with click-baity thumbnails like the "Wrong! Bad!" electrical one that is quite literally always on my YouTube homepage (I just looked again!) BTW, dude is ridiculously wrong about Wago...
I think YouTube being useful to learn things has gone away. Sure, I looked up how to replace a side-window lift for my Pilot and looked up how to replace a bumper cover for a Scion Xd, but those are always really rough (some say 'organic'), but they absolutely showed me what to do. The Wago-vs-Wire-nut guy? he picked a controversial topic to monetize cuz he seemed lost with anything electrical.
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So YouTube Premium doesn't kill the ads? I'm curious because the selling point is ad-free, but if a video includes one, I guess you are stuck (said from a Sling subscriber who gets ads on ad-free-with-premium subscriber
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kevinculle
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Yes, when a commercial is placed into a video, I presume that YouTube requires the creator to include the timeline highlights...or perhaps YouTube reviews and places them.
4nthony
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So YouTube Premium doesn't kill the ads? I'm curious because the selling point is ad-free, but if a video includes one, I guess you are stuck (said from a Sling subscriber who gets ads on ad-free-with-premium subscriber
I have YouTube Premium and you do not see typical YouTube ads, where Youtube interjects an ad into a video.
If the video is sponsored by Shopify, Squarespace, NordVPN, etc., then you will see the creators ad-read for the sponsor. You can quickly fast-forward past these, though smart creators will show both the ad and video content at the same time.
PaulMarcel
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You know, it's getting to the point where I expect to see ads with my desktop operating system... oh...
onocoffee
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To your point, I was watching a YouTuber's Guide to YouTubing type video the other day and the creator was saying that you should set your YouTube Ad Settings to play an ad on your videos every 90-120 seconds. Even though I make YouTube videos and would like to make as much revenue as possible, I was like: WTF??? An ad every 90-120 seconds is F'n Intolerable as a viewer.
731 is definitely going for the views, AdSense revenue and sponsorships. He's getting a ton of views on each video.
onocoffee
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You know, I'm so irritated by that I don't even care that I might be missing watching a step in their process, I just skip all the ad reads.
Leemstradamus
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It drives me nuts. I just choose not to view their content. I understand having sponsored content but several mentions of it and then throwing in a ham fisted segway just chaps me. YouTube is nothing like it use to be. I've had YouTube premium since it came out. It's jarring to see the ads they play when I'm not logged in.
bertv
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I am on a Mac computer and use the DuckDuckGo browser for YouTube. It has a built in Video Player that blocks YT ads. Some YT-ers use a YT-feature that circumvents this and forces you to watch in YouTube with all the ads, but they are (thankfully) still a minority.
Mini Me
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My particular hate is when a youtuber starts out with the line what's up guys or similar and then it gets the flick and the channel permanently blocked. Not woodworking but Clickspring is one of the top channels for content and production values and his build of the Antikythera mechanism using tools he has made himself is absolutely fascinating though it has been going now for many years. He is deeply into the background study of its history and has written articles on the subject. If I had to watch only one channel it would be his.
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I completely dislike and ignore all videos which attempt to sell themselves with flashy titles, such as "No one knew this" or "you cannot do without ...". Well, I don't want to know and I can do without.
My own channel must have the fewest viewers!
Definitely for those with a masochistic desire to learn handtool technique.
Regards from Perth
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My own channel must have the fewest viewers!
Definitely for those with a masochistic desire to learn handtool technique.Regards from Perth
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Redromad
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Thank you, guys, for the new channels to check out. I have grown weary of some of the larger channels as the makers seem to become redundant, arrogant and annoying. I have gotten away from many because I just don't find their content informative or enjoyable.
onocoffee
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I just watched Hand Planing an Elliptical Taper and Subscribed!My own channel must have the fewest viewers!
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Same with Amazon Prime. Now it has ads too. I'm not paying more for a streaming site that I already pay for, in the first place.So YouTube Premium doesn't kill the ads? I'm curious because the selling point is ad-free, but if a video includes one, I guess you are stuck (said from a Sling subscriber who gets ads on ad-free-with-premium subscriber
Youtube has grown exponentially, since the days of kids busting themselves on skateboard ramps and handrails.
In the early days, it really was just a place to either show-off or show fails. The ads were minimal, probably not much more than it took to support itself, which was small too. Once they started paying people....... some sought to exploit it. As more and more creators could see others make enough to quite their real job, it was "game on."
I'm totally sick of the click-bait titles or pics, especially when it is not true.
Some of the "in video ad-reads" at least make sense. (the ones that are related to the subject itself)
Others are completely money grubbing and obnoxious. (ball shavers, meal services, Morgan&Morgan, and several battery packs that they all call generators)
@Mini Me I discovered Clickspring, completely by accident, a few years ago. I have always watched machining and fabricating type content, along with automotive and woodworking content. It just popped up as a suggestion, and I was in immediately. I'm just afraid it will disappear, the way so many other of my favorites have.
@derekcohen I didn't even know you had a channel, you either @onocoffee
I guess, technically I do too. I have 2 or 3 videos, not even5 minutes total, showing some machines running. It takes way more than that to be a real channel.
@PaulMarcel I loved your videos, back in the day. I really wish you still did them.
onocoffee
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My channel, other than the "I totally screwed this up" videos I share with you guys, is mostly about coffee.
If you have any interest in doing more videos, there's a guy that I follow on YT - Life In Motion Diaries. I don't get to watch all or most but once in a while I'll catch one. He does short (3min) videos about his life in retirement.
If you have any interest, I think documenting your journey in this phase would be interesting to woodworkers. How does a long time pro make the transition to retirement and a new and smaller shop? Your thought process in laying out your workspace, the equipment you choose and think is important, and then the projects you end up making.
And it's not necessarily about getting millions of views. My channel comparatively is very small but we have a community of coffee enthusiasts who join me most weekday mornings for a livestream all about coffee. I think the CRG Channel could be quite an interesting one to follow - should you choose to do it.
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