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I believe I read somewhere that it did result in an overall increase in viewership. There's no way they don't have those metrics. My guess is that for some maj
by _bxg1 7y ago
I believe I read somewhere that it did result in an overall increase in viewership. There's no way they don't have those metrics.
My guess is that for some majority of users who weren't super bothered by it it genuinely caused them to watch more things. Even though a vocal minority was extremely upset about it, the numbers still worked out overall. Of course adding a preference is easy, and people who aren't upset won't bother to change the default, so this is probably a win/win for them.
- vikramkr 7y agoHow did they define viewership? Because viewership of previews definitely increased.
- m463 7y agoI can't imagine but think "viewership of folks who left the app open" In other words, could you separate out: - folks who naturally came to a stopping point between shows. - others who ragequit because of annoying previews?
- tomaskafka 7y agoHere's a secret: many people shout about rage quitting. No one actually does.
- m463 7y agostatistics bear it out: they just come to a natural stopping point between shows. :)
- schmappel 7y agoIf this is true (and it sounds sensible to me), then why not just give the vocal minority a way to opt out? This way everybody's happy.