What was the 20th video that WASN"T made by those two? A COMPLETELY UNRELATED VLOG by some partner channel, of course.
In response to the mere PRESENCE of this video near the greatness of an episode of HAWP, I left this comment, which I'm sure will be thumbed down to death by her little army of fanboys (can't say I don't employ my own):
"How does THIS count as a related video to an episode of "Hey Ashley Watcha Playin'?" It has NOTHING at all to do with the content of the previous video I was watching, which had ONLY OTHER EPISODES OF THAT SHOW AS RELATED, and neither video contains a congruent TAG so WHY was this video linked to the last? Oh that's right, it's a "featured video" thereby meaning that youtube pushes it regardless of how relevant or talented it is, so that they can build mega-channels that get more ad-revenue."
Now, I'm certain that with a pretty face and a "charming" little accent a girl like this could get attention on the internet almost anywhere. So all I ask is WHY does Youtube need to be BOOSTING her views by placing her in a "related videos" section that she CLEARLY doesn't belong in? This is what username THEREALWEEKLY news was saying in his video entitled "HULU-TUBE" that it would SEEM that Youtube was using certain methods to give some users an advantage over the competition, thereby allowing less "radical users" to gain more views and generate more profit from Youtube from advertisements. Have a look at this link, won't you? AND IN THE NAME OF GOD PAY ATTENTION AT THE 2 MINUTE MARK!
Davidsfarm explains that Youtube is going broke...
Now, I have no reason to believe that Davidsfarm or the newspaper he is quoting is lying to me, and the situation he describes sounds absolutely plausible. Now, were you paying attention to what he said between 2:00 and 2:20? Davidsfarm explained that the newspaper article describes that advertisers don't like to be associated with MANY of the more popular videos on Youtube because they weren't made in Hollywood and lack a professional touch. Were I granted permission to read into this, I would also speculate that the reason Youtube recently promised to DEMOTE video views for "innapropriate content" was because many videos that were popular probably had controversial or counter-cultural material in them, which is something that advertisers wouldn't want to be associated with either (even though we like it.)
To remedy their situation, I propose that Youtube has and will continue to manipulate the views on the videos that they consider to be more neutral and "Californicated" (like Fred) in order to ensure that the new "most popular" videos which will be granted advertisements, won't offend Youtube's source of profit, the advertisers, who have, in essence, already called us all "niggers," by suggesting that what WE find enjoyable (and have produced ourselves) is not WORTHY of pushing their products, unlike the nice, rich white people on television shows like "THE OC" and "CSI."
A lot of people who read opinions like this are tempted to object, saying that Youtube and the advertisers who support them should be allowed to run their business in whichever way they choose. *COUGH* *COUGH* republicans *COUGH* And while, to some degree, I concour, but that's like saying,
"McDonald's doesn't want to place nutritional facts right up there on the WALL because it would make people think twice about eating there, if they could see how much fat and calories is in a single order of anything."
I understand that. I also understand that McDonald's uses inferior food products to create cheaper meals for the consumers, which are more profitable than healthier, quality alternatives. THAT"S WHY I DON"T EAT AT MC"DONALD"S!!!
Considering that I have seen MANY instances of very suspicious activity by the administration on Youtube, all of which only reinforces the idea that Youtube and it's advertisers would rather TELL US WHAT WE WANT WATCH rather than letting us decide, I am only encouraged NOT to want to use Youtube in the first place.
so far I've witnessed and hear reports of:
- Youtube removing videos of Hezbollah firing rockets into Israeli housing
- Youtube REMOVING MULTIPLE USER ACCOUNTS FOR UPLOADING ANTI-SCIENTOLOGIST VIDEOS!!!
- Youtube removing a video review of the game "GTA: Chinatown Wars" for featuring "copyrighted video clips contianing samples of gameplay." That is actually INCREDIBLY unconstitutional, considering that product review is the BIGGEST and most heavily sited example of fair use out there. Funny, the game publishers didn't attack G4 or Gametrailers or Gamespot for using video clips to conduct review of their product, I wonder why SamueltehG33k's video needed to be removed?
- Youtube removing overall views from Davidsfarm's page
- Youtube removing the video ratings from some of the menus so as to avoid blantant corporate come-on videos from being "1-starred-to-death."
- Youtube removing MILLIONS of views from username Butchykid624's account
- Removing videos for inappropriate content that never actually existed
- Youtube attempting to force all of it's users to adopt the beta channel layout, which reportedly, is created so that old videos that generate views more slowly and gradually (like mine or any other cult channel videos) will be phased out a lot quicker. I don't have a link to the video where I originally heard this, but I don't need one. To find out for yourself, just go onto a youtube channel that has that layout and use it to watch a video. Even when you click on that particular video and bring it up onto the page's video player, it does NOT count as a view, thereby ROBBING views from users like Virgin1d4 (my favorite youtuber) who's videos I watch over again. When I watch them on his channel now, he doesn't get any of those views. Hmm, too bad he's autistic (I was told) and likes to talk about video games in a funny accent. I'm sure if he was "normal" and liked to talk about getting boozed and taking hawt girls to the prom Youtube would fucking love him!
This is just my speculation but if Youtube was more of a website for home-made videos (Videos like Kingdom Hearts Spoof series and the Legend of Link) and/or aniamtion (like what Newgrounds has), Google proabbly would of avoided it or something.
ReplyDeleteI know there's videos like that but I just ment if the community objected videos containing Family Guy or South Park. I'm just saying 'cause before, fellow nerds, geeks, otakus and what-not knew the existance of Youtube before becoming more popular and even around June of '06, Youtube pulled a "All your Base" refrence when the site was down for matinance. Only someone who knows of that meme could get the refrence while the typical prep/jock would be clueless.
I've noticed the same thing in the "Recomended for You" section on the front page. 7 of the 8 made sense, but the eighth video was a nicely placed Fred video yet I've never watched any of his videos. Product Placement?
ReplyDeleteso basicly your problem with youtube is, LOOK AT MEE LOOK AT MEEEE!! who cares if you get demoted, do you really care that much about views and subscribers? If you do then your making videos for the wrogn reason, you should do it because you enjoy it. The best youtuber by far is rikotistic, most of his videos get below 70 views, he makes videos regularly and you can tell by watchign them and the time he puts in he loves to make them. You should make videos because you enjoy making them, not to get views and subs. Youtube edit there content and in return you get 100 ten minute videos for free, that no big thing if your videos are good and if people are looking for content in your style then youll get subs ect. Instead of looking at youtubes motives maybe you should look at your own motives for making videos and make shure its for the right reasons. Youtube is still the best place for videos on the web and your reasons are really petty for not using it.
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ReplyDeleteYou haft to say that this site with millions of users isn't doing worse things.
ReplyDeleteIf that's all your mad at than you tube doing a lot better job than other big name sites. I mean when your that big and free i expect these things.
And to be honest i have watch thousands of you tube videos and have been using the site for years and i have never really had a really bad problem with it to the point ware i need to leave. I have had video taken down for music but that was easy to fix. I have had videos that were favored that were taken down. And i have click on likes to videos that were taken down. But this really does that happen so much that's its a problem. Some one always just reloads it.
easy come easy go works here.
And i think its freaking amazing that i can post a video of almost whatever i want and anyone in the world can see it. This was not even possible a few years ago. And to expect it to work without snags is almost setting it up your expectations for failure.
There is a lot more corruption in you local big city government than you tube.
I think your asking for something to be too perfect.
What do you want you tube to do? Spend time and money to inspect the hundreds of hours of videos uploaded ever hour and fallowing that out to see if its far use? I don't think that possible.
and if you have a better idea i bet Google would hire you for it.
Also there is a popularity contest and you can game it. But i don't see it as anything different that already going on the world. I can either not use serves or keep using it and just ignore it.
And if ever one else did the same and ignore it than it would most likely go away.
I think you tube has a lot more to offer than its down side. And if we keep complaining they will mostly likely start listening and changing. They done it before.
And i said this before. If you were going to make your own you tube how would you do it?
Also I forgot something in my main post and i don't want to redelete it and post it like i just did to fix major spelling errors.
ReplyDeleteYou can use the "print screen" button on your keyboard to take screen shots. Most of the time its in the upper right hand corner of the keyboard. Jest press it and goto mspaint and press "ctrl - v" and you can work with it from there.
its a lot better than using the camera to do that.
about your last point, I've noticed that too, which is why when I watch a video off of a channel page, I'll use my mouse scroll weel to click on it to open in a seperate tab, which will allow my view to count towards the total.
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ReplyDeleteYou misconstrue if you believe my "motive" for leaving youtube is (and I quote)
"LOOK AT MEE LOOK AT MEEEE!!"
While you are right, I make videos for the joy of making them, there is an ULTERIOR MOTIVE, which is getting attention. IT"S COMPETITION! I get pleasure from getting recognition, and seeing how I compare with other youtubers. There's is ABSOULTELY NOTHING WRONG with the spirit of competition. Haven't you ever played a game of football with your friends? Would you enjoy playing if you knew the other team was cheating and purposely fouling you and mis-counting the score? I, personally, would NOT want to play if that were the case. And so, as you can see, I'm not very motivated to post videos on a site that does not encourage competition and free expression (like Newgrounds) but rather seeks to stack the odds in the favor of untalented youtubers.
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I agree. Everytime I go to a video of yours, most of the "related videos" on the side are from Shanedawsontv. Completely unrelated!
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ReplyDeletemy bad. i need to work on my writing.
my 3 points are:
1: What do you want you tube to do? Spend time and money to inspect the hundreds of hours of videos uploaded ever hour and fallowing that out to see if its far use? I don't think that possible.
2: easy come easy go works here.
3: Also there is a popularity contest and you can game it. But i don't see it as anything different that already going on the world. I can either not use serves or keep using it and just ignore it.
And if ever one else did the same and ignore it than it would most likely go away.
That over simplifying it but i think it will work.
Also TKE you could try and host your videos over p2p. Its the most open/easy/fastest/unregulated way to send data.
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ReplyDeletei get what your saying but you have over 7500 subscribers. I would LOVE 7500 subscribers, most people would love that many subscribers! look at whats youtubers fairly have the following you do. If someone is cheating you dont have a fit and give up, you beat the snot out of them and rub there face in it. If you leave youtube because a few videos get taken down and youtube promotes others, then you validate there actions. If you turn round and say "fuck you, i got 7500+ subs on MY terms with MY videos and im gonna keep doing what i do" then i respect that. If you dont and just act complacent, well whats the fucking point? subscribers As for featured videos i clicked the little arrow on the box of the homepage to send them to the bottom.
ReplyDeletealis grave nil - "nothing is heavy to those with wings"
or more importantly, you shoudl not give into evils, but proceed ever more boldly against them -Virgil
Well you all have good points, and honestly, I've given thought to working WITH youtube, however it would come at a MORBIDLY grave cost.
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