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You should also see the pathetic copycat feature YouTube has created called the shorts. Facebook's attempt with short videos and reels is not much better either
by nith3n 5y ago
You should also see the pathetic copycat feature YouTube has created called the shorts. Facebook's attempt with short videos and reels is not much better either.
Why does every company feel the urge to copy this and also fail so badly at this
- 1915cb1f 5y agoAre youtube shorts a failure? They seem to be immensely popular in terms of views/engagement. Reminds me of how people would deride Instagram for copying Snapchat stories, yet far more people probably use Instagram stories than snapchat and are perfectly satisfied with the UX despite it being a blatant copycat.
- iotku 5y ago>Are youtube shorts a failure? They seem to be immensely popular in terms of views/engagement. I just think that's only because "the algorithm" prioritizes shorts at the moment to try and push them and make folks even bother making them. Once YouTube starts acting neutral towards them I don't think they'll hold up. I've never come across a short intentionally and after seeing quite a few I haven't tried to find further ones (and outside of mobile it's quite difficult to do so). That said of course, I'm probably not in the demographic shorts plays to either.
- dntrkv 5y agoBecause sometimes it works. Instagram stories being a great example of this. Though once the functionality of an app gets diluted enough, like with Instagram and Facebook, each additional feature becomes less competitive.
- spoonjim 5y agoYouTube shorts broke my workflow. My son likes to make short videos of himself singing songs or doing funny things and then we watch them on the TV together. YouTube retroactively made all of our videos “shorts” and then says you can’t cast shorts to the TV.