YouTube News Good CNBC Article on YouTube vs. TikTok vs. Reels

[MediaMan]

Dude, you are too much. You are actually analyzing the sections and sequence?

lol.. I can't help it, I'm fascinated by how YouTube and other social media manipulates us. I do wonder if the layout is the same for others. How does it look when you visit the YouTube home page?

 

[Tito Tim]

I do wonder if the layout is the same for others. How does it look when you visit the YouTube home page?

I just looked at both my accounts - neither of them showed any Shorts. I looked at the first 25 rows (I got tired of scrolling) and it was all long form vids, and about 50% from channels I subscribe to. Not sure what happened, but they finally have a good feed. I noticed I have been spending more time on YT... now I see why.

 

[MattCommand1]

lol.. I can't help it, I'm fascinated by how YouTube and other social media manipulates us. I do wonder if the layout is the same for others. How does it look when you visit the YouTube home page?

This is mine:

LF
LF
Shorts
LF
Community Posts
LF (rows & rows)

It is reflective of my viewing preferences. I will occasionally look at a short or community post. But I get rows and rows of LF.

 

[MediaMan]

This is mine:

LF
LF
Shorts
LF
Community Posts
LF (rows & rows)

Identical to mine. I wonder if they have a few templates they use based on viewer habits. I would love to see someone's YT home page who has never watched a LF. hmmm...

 

[Xavier De Buck]

lol.. I can't help it, I'm fascinated by how YouTube and other social media manipulates us. I do wonder if the layout is the same for others. How does it look when you visit the YouTube home page?

LF
LF
Shorts
LF
LF
LF
LF
etc you get the drift...

 

[MediaMan]

Yep... if YouTube was pushing shorts as much as some people would like us to believe I'm guessing we would see a bunch more of those shorts rows.

 

[Xavier De Buck]

Reels is a newer feature on Instagram, which allows users to create and share short-form videos of up to 60 seconds in length. Reels are similar to TikTok in its focus on short-form video content and its algorithm-driven discovery system. It has gained popularity as a way for creators to reach new audiences and grow their followings on Instagram.View attachment 13405

With all due respect if I'm wrong, but thank you for that tidbit that smells like a copy/paste ChatGPT line. Not sure how that's relevant to this above discussion?

 

[Xavier De Buck]

Yep... if YouTube was pushing shorts as much as some people would like us to believe I'm guessing we would see a bunch more of those shorts rows.

And yet... last 28 days... I get 2/3 of my traffic to my channel from my YT shorts vs 1/3 watching my LF....sooooo total views are up, watch time similar, and revenue flat-to-down (again)... hmmmm I won't jump to conclusions YET...

 

[MediaMan]

That's the flip side of the discussion, YouTube might be pushing our shorts more than our LF. And my data is similar to yours btw, about 2/3 coming from shorts. But it's still good to know that at least on end user's screens it's not row after row of shorts.

 

[MattCommand1]

With all due respect if I'm wrong, but thank you for that tidbit that smells like a copy/paste ChatGPT line. Not sure how that's relevant to this above discussion?

That account has thankfully been shutdown by the TB admins. I don't even understand why someone would waste their time to copy and paste a ChatGPT answer that is barely relevant to a discussion.

 

[HastyHighlights]

Interesting article, glad you shared it