5 ms·

My 2 year old always makes her way from ABC Kids / Playschool videos to these ones: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6QG4n3-rKTs https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6QG

My 2 year old always makes her way from ABC Kids / Playschool videos to these ones: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6QG4n3-rKTs https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6QG4n3-rKTs They regularly have a half billion views, and are literally just someone opening Kinder Surprise toys and playing with them. I have no idea why she loves them, but she just stays captivated until we put her back to Playschool. For reference, she's never seen a Kinder Surprise in her life, or seen Frozen (or any Disney movie), or anything that would explain her draw to these videos. As for the videos she does watch, at 1.5yrs old she already knew how to pick a new Related Video, or drag the slider back to rewatch a video, and will happily watch the same Playschool episode or Peppa Pig clip non stop for hours if we let her. This new generation who have never known anything other than internet connected touch screens is truly fascinating to watch. Using tablets and phones is as natural as walking or playing. I am getting sick of cleaning the TV though, since we can't manage to teach her that it's not touch screen!

vollmond 10y ago
The comment section of that video definitely seems to confirm the hypothesis.
- kristopolous 10y ago
  It is near-majority user input error, wow (sort by date, top comment sorting is disingenuous). I've argued for bayesian analysis of advertisement CTR and user-error for years, but this is beyond any model that I argue for. On my tablets it looks like you have to swipe the related videos to the bottom then you have a comment section. So it's in the right area for how kids navigate youtube.
- niij 10y ago
  Image of the comment section. That's fascinating, I never realized websites like youtube were being used so extensively by younger generations. Really makes me feel old and I'm college aged. https://i.imgur.com/ZSndTA3.png https://i.imgur.com/ZSndTA3.png
  - kristopolous 10y ago
    What's that Amber/Donna comment? Is this that famed iOS phrase autocomplete thing acting up? This looks like a toddler accidentally putting an SMS from an older sibling's device in the comment box.
    - robgough 10y ago
      My guess is they've accidentally hit siri/dictation and it's picked up someone speaking in the background.
      - deleted 10y ago
        [deleted]
sjg007 10y ago
Yep.. these unboxing are crazy and in fact we cut off youtube for our kids because of it. Worse than regular tv.
bitJericho 10y ago
First time I showed my daughter something on my phone she immediately zoomed out. Someone else had showed her how to manipulate a touch screen, but it was pretty striking to see a toddler adeptly use a phone. This was a few years ago now.
- Angostura 10y ago
  It's all fun and games until you spot a toddler desperately trying to zoom out a magazine, as I did a few months ago.
origami777 10y ago
My daughter does the same. And I'm glad because she also likes my little ponies, and for some reason there are a lot of adult my little pony spinoff videos. I saw her watching one where the ponies were making out (restricted mode on). So opening gift videos are awesome!
deleted 10y ago
[deleted]

vollmond 10y ago

The comment section of that video definitely seems to confirm the hypothesis.

kristopolous 10y ago
It is near-majority user input error, wow (sort by date, top comment sorting is disingenuous). I've argued for bayesian analysis of advertisement CTR and user-error for years, but this is beyond any model that I argue for. On my tablets it looks like you have to swipe the related videos to the bottom then you have a comment section. So it's in the right area for how kids navigate youtube.
niij 10y ago
Image of the comment section. That's fascinating, I never realized websites like youtube were being used so extensively by younger generations. Really makes me feel old and I'm college aged. https://i.imgur.com/ZSndTA3.png https://i.imgur.com/ZSndTA3.png
- kristopolous 10y ago
  What's that Amber/Donna comment? Is this that famed iOS phrase autocomplete thing acting up? This looks like a toddler accidentally putting an SMS from an older sibling's device in the comment box.
  - robgough 10y ago
    My guess is they've accidentally hit siri/dictation and it's picked up someone speaking in the background.
    - deleted 10y ago
      [deleted]

sjg007 10y ago

Yep.. these unboxing are crazy and in fact we cut off youtube for our kids because of it. Worse than regular tv.

bitJericho 10y ago

First time I showed my daughter something on my phone she immediately zoomed out. Someone else had showed her how to manipulate a touch screen, but it was pretty striking to see a toddler adeptly use a phone. This was a few years ago now.

Angostura 10y ago
It's all fun and games until you spot a toddler desperately trying to zoom out a magazine, as I did a few months ago.

origami777 10y ago

My daughter does the same. And I'm glad because she also likes my little ponies, and for some reason there are a lot of adult my little pony spinoff videos. I saw her watching one where the ponies were making out (restricted mode on). So opening gift videos are awesome!

deleted 10y ago

[deleted]