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At this point all the content on youtube is corporate sponsored or belongs to a handful of super-creators that make all the ad revenue. Why they even call it "y

At this point all the content on youtube is corporate sponsored or belongs to a handful of super-creators that make all the ad revenue. Why they even call it "you" tube at this point is beyond me, should just go full sponsored content and be done with it. It's hilarious, open YouTube in a private window of your browser of choice, and look at what they serve up, try and find something that isn't from a media company, music label, or PewDiePie.

Klathmon 11y ago
I just did (incognito window, vpn on) and i see several videos from creators with less than 1000 subscribers[1][2][3]. I'd say they aren't "super-creators"... In fact the 3rd one has only a handful of videos most of them with under 1000 views. [1]https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUKscPY5MjY0I8C1WMw-qSQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUKscPY5MjY0I8C1WMw-qSQ [2]https://www.youtube.com/user/Internalsi https://www.youtube.com/user/Internalsi [3]https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwJKPRUkv7IezEkaG7ClQ0g https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwJKPRUkv7IezEkaG7ClQ0g
- FussyZeus 11y ago
  Wow, well done sir. I don't suppose you're at a location where the music mafia (a.k.a Vevo) wouldn't want their content going? I have no idea what those locations would be, just curious if maybe that's a factor.
  - Klathmon 11y ago
    No there were plenty of vivo and the other mega-channels there, but saying that they only promote the big guys is disingenuous.
gizmo686 11y ago
Of course, what Youtube shows to an annonymous viewer is the lowest denominator, most popular content; of course those will be from the super creators. The question we should be asking, is how much of Youtube's revenue comes from the longtail of their content (and how much that longtail acts as a funnel into their service).
- FussyZeus 11y ago
  Very good question that would be hard to get a solid answer to. Though if we're going to go with the lowest denominator, that's also likely going to be the people least likely to block ads, and most likely to view the same videos (likely music) over and over and over. That's just the assumptions I make about people who listen to music on youtube though and may be entirely wrong.

Klathmon 11y ago

I just did (incognito window, vpn on) and i see several videos from creators with less than 1000 subscribers[1][2][3]. I'd say they aren't "super-creators"... In fact the 3rd one has only a handful of videos most of them with under 1000 views. [1]https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUKscPY5MjY0I8C1WMw-qSQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUKscPY5MjY0I8C1WMw-qSQ [2]https://www.youtube.com/user/Internalsi https://www.youtube.com/user/Internalsi [3]https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwJKPRUkv7IezEkaG7ClQ0g https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwJKPRUkv7IezEkaG7ClQ0g

FussyZeus 11y ago
Wow, well done sir. I don't suppose you're at a location where the music mafia (a.k.a Vevo) wouldn't want their content going? I have no idea what those locations would be, just curious if maybe that's a factor.
- Klathmon 11y ago
  No there were plenty of vivo and the other mega-channels there, but saying that they only promote the big guys is disingenuous.

gizmo686 11y ago

Of course, what Youtube shows to an annonymous viewer is the lowest denominator, most popular content; of course those will be from the super creators. The question we should be asking, is how much of Youtube's revenue comes from the longtail of their content (and how much that longtail acts as a funnel into their service).

FussyZeus 11y ago
Very good question that would be hard to get a solid answer to. Though if we're going to go with the lowest denominator, that's also likely going to be the people least likely to block ads, and most likely to view the same videos (likely music) over and over and over. That's just the assumptions I make about people who listen to music on youtube though and may be entirely wrong.