Should I submit to YouTube a bill for unwarranted data when I use my iPad on a mobile data service? I think I should.
It gets really annoying when I have to watch ads every time, and not be able to skip them. It happens so often on the Youtube app. That is why I removed it from my phone.
Yeah... as soon as ad can be skipped.Looks like too many people have been clicking off before finishing those ads, eh?
I dunno, did they bill you for the data costs of serving you the content?Should I submit to YouTube a bill for unwarranted data when I use my iPad on a mobile data service? I think I should.
Looks like too many people have been clicking off before finishing those ads, eh?
I do have them installed but they don't block the YouTube ads. They are encoded differently.Don't you guys use ad blockers??
More subscribers might make these youtubers more enticing to sponsors. The more subscribers they have, the more they might be able to negotiate to do product endorsements.My viewing habits on YouTube has drastically changed from random videos once in awhile to a few channels that put out content 3 to 5 times every week. They're long format (15 minutes to 90 minutes) and are basically the same to me as a TV show or Netflix show. Because of this I always watch the ads (or at least go more then 30 seconds deep into the one that offer a skip and are like 2+ minutes long). I do this because I know my content creator makes money from those ads and I don't want them to stop making videos OR have to scale back how many they make because they have to reduce staff or pickup a side job, etc.
I'm fine with switching to 6 seconds ads that can't be skipped, as long as YouTube can sell enough ad time to keep the level up for the content creators. If they start seeing total rev dropping because they're getting served less ads, that'll be sad. I can understand new viewers to a channel skipping ads but as viewers subscribe and hang around for weeks and months, they should start watching ads and rolling a 30 second ad that can't be skipped in front of a 15 to 45 minute video is almost ZERO distraction. Even better if they're targeted (video game ads for gaming channels, movie trailers for film channels, etc)
Without turning it into an "ask for money moment" I almost wonder if YouTube creators need to be a little more transparent and engaging with their audience on how they make money. I think a lot of people, especially younger generations (which are heavy YouTube users) just think that YouTube pays them to make videos and where the money comes from is magic. If they actually knew by hitting the little "skip" button they kept money out of the pockets of the people they watch every day, follow on twitter, and talk about all the time, I wonder if they would watch more of the ads.
Content creators are constantly talking about "Like my video and hit the sub button!" when in reality that does nothing for their bottom line. The sub count might help new viewer buy into the popularity of the channel, and of course act to notify and serve up existing viewers the new content, but they don't really directly relate to income and if a channel is going to get noticed and trending in the YouTube system. The machine has evolved into watch minutes and repeatability. It wants viewers coming back every day, not just on the weekend or something, and watching 10, 20, 50 minutes and not just 10 seconds here, 2 minutes there, etc.
I'm sure there are NDAs that creators have to sign which keeps a lot of YouTube's pay out structure off the table for talking about, but I'm surprised more people don't remind viewers to come back tomorrow to watch my next video, or "My videos are made possible by all my great viewers not skipping and instead watching the ads before my channel, thank you!" instead of "LIKE MY VIDEOSS!"
Example: I never knew that the TrueView ads that YouTube offers require 30+ seconds (or the total length of the ad, whichever is shorter) of someone viewing before it becomes a paid ad and the advertiser is charged for it. If you watch past the 5 second required point before the skip and then skip at 22 seconds, that's free ad time for the advertiser AND zero income for the channel owner. Since finding out about that, I ALWAYS watch at least 30 second of the ad on the channels I enjoy. I value my time, but 3 to 5 ads for anywhere from 1 to 5 hours of content a night* is amazing value for my time!
*I don't actively watch 5 hours of YouTube a night, I might be working on something and just have my favorite YouTube channel on in the background running, etc.
Ublock origin. Because of the annoying ads I watch YT more on the computer. Also paying $10 for ad free YT is a ripoff I don't care about Play Music I have Apple Music so why not offer YT Red for about $2 a month without Play Music. They would get more sub's that way.I do have them installed but they don't block the YouTube ads. They are encoded differently.
Which ad blocker would you recommend to block the YouTube ads?
Should I submit to YouTube a bill for unwarranted data when I use my iPad on a mobile data service? I think I should.
I do have them installed but they don't block the YouTube ads. They are encoded differently.
Which ad blocker would you recommend to block the YouTube ads?
Go to almost any website and you are sure to find a enabled YT video they are even on this site homepage so no YT is mandatory even if you don't want to use it.Youtube viewing is not mandatory so it's on you.
If I were Dictator of the World, I would make all of you watch 3-minute un-skippable ads. And the ad will hijack your browser so that you cannot even open a new window until the ad is finished!![]()