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a swing and a miss. there already exist powerful platforms for social sharing that most if not all big youtubers take advantage of. I have over 700 hundred yo

a swing and a miss. there already exist powerful platforms for social sharing that most if not all big youtubers take advantage of. I have over 700 hundred youtube subscriptions and check out my feed daily. I definitely do not want my subscription feed clogged up with texts, gifs, and whatnot. I really don't care what the political beliefs of XYZ hobby channel have, I watch for their specialized content. youtube is the powerhouse behind video. stick with that, continue making it better. there is still more to be done.

minimaxir 10y ago
> a swing and a miss. there already exist powerful platforms for social sharing that most if not all big youtubers take advantage of. Which is why Google had to develop a native social solution; they were bleeding potential users who need a feasible way to get in touch with their fans. May be simple but it is better than a bare bulb. For example, the previous method of YouTubers making a simple announcement was to make an announcement video, which is dumb.
- pg_is_a_butt 10y ago
  yeah, i know. when a new TV series is coming out, i want to read about it in the newspaper. you're all idiots.
- mulmen 10y ago
  Is that dumb though? It's a video site, I go there to watch videos. When the local TV broadcaster wants to make an announcement they do it with video, not a text. I do see your point, there are some video-centric features YouTube could add but I'm skeptical that's all this will be.
  - resolaibohp 10y ago
    YouTubers have started using services like snapchat that make it very easy to quickly make an announcement/update video. The YouTubers were still using video but using a service that made it far more convenient.
  - consto 10y ago
    I expect the majority of local TV broadscasters have a twitter account.
- dawnerd 10y ago
  Bleeding potential users? They have much bigger issues than creators keeping in touch with fans. I agree dedicated announcement videos are dumb, I'm more than happy to follow the channel on twitter or facebook if I want their updates. Most of the time I don't. Last thing I want is a forced feed of everyone posting every time they're streaming on twitch. There's already a system to notify there so doubling it up is useless.

minimaxir 10y ago

> a swing and a miss. there already exist powerful platforms for social sharing that most if not all big youtubers take advantage of. Which is why Google had to develop a native social solution; they were bleeding potential users who need a feasible way to get in touch with their fans. May be simple but it is better than a bare bulb. For example, the previous method of YouTubers making a simple announcement was to make an announcement video, which is dumb.

pg_is_a_butt 10y ago
yeah, i know. when a new TV series is coming out, i want to read about it in the newspaper. you're all idiots.
mulmen 10y ago
Is that dumb though? It's a video site, I go there to watch videos. When the local TV broadcaster wants to make an announcement they do it with video, not a text. I do see your point, there are some video-centric features YouTube could add but I'm skeptical that's all this will be.
- resolaibohp 10y ago
  YouTubers have started using services like snapchat that make it very easy to quickly make an announcement/update video. The YouTubers were still using video but using a service that made it far more convenient.
- consto 10y ago
  I expect the majority of local TV broadscasters have a twitter account.
dawnerd 10y ago
Bleeding potential users? They have much bigger issues than creators keeping in touch with fans. I agree dedicated announcement videos are dumb, I'm more than happy to follow the channel on twitter or facebook if I want their updates. Most of the time I don't. Last thing I want is a forced feed of everyone posting every time they're streaming on twitch. There's already a system to notify there so doubling it up is useless.