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> maybe the author needs to find better videos! the YouTube algorithm significantly increases the recommendation weight of the 9-12 minute videos, though, and

> maybe the author needs to find better videos! the YouTube algorithm significantly increases the recommendation weight of the 9-12 minute videos, though, and decreases the weight of everything else. it's not like 9-12 minute videos are in short supply, either. I'm trying to say that it is often difficult to "find better videos" in any real quantity without a long YouTube watch history demonstrating a preference for them. this results in a situation where it is somewhat easy to find them if you've already found a lot of them, and not so easy otherwise.

Wowfunhappy 5y ago
Right, I'm saying that content creators need to do a better job of writing to that length. Come up with a concept that works in 9-12 minutes, instead of attempting to stretch out a paragraph. Look at it this way—traditional television programs have always had mostly-arbitrary length requirements as well, and I'd say they managed to do a lot with that format!
- naikrovek 5y ago
  > Right, I'm saying that content creators need to do a better job of writing to that length. yes that would be nice, and there is zero incentive to do that, unfortunately.
- photoGrant 5y ago
  This is a very good point but puts the arbiter of quality content on those willing and able to be weaker on that ratio and still earn the same dollar. It’s not enough to ask people not to be lazy
- mikewarot 5y ago
  It typically takes 10 times as long as your content to write a lecture, and according to [1] it takes about 12 hours to produce a minute of video. The algorithm also likes 2 videos per week. 2 videos * 12 hours work/minute_video * 10 minute_video / video --> 240 hours/week to keep the algorithm happy. The algorithm is greedy, and is making videos worse. [1] - https://www.lumavox.com/how-long-does-it-take-to-produce-a-minute-of-video/ https://www.lumavox.com/how-long-does-it-take-to-produce-a-m...

Wowfunhappy 5y ago

Right, I'm saying that content creators need to do a better job of writing to that length. Come up with a concept that works in 9-12 minutes, instead of attempting to stretch out a paragraph. Look at it this way—traditional television programs have always had mostly-arbitrary length requirements as well, and I'd say they managed to do a lot with that format!

naikrovek 5y ago
> Right, I'm saying that content creators need to do a better job of writing to that length. yes that would be nice, and there is zero incentive to do that, unfortunately.
photoGrant 5y ago
This is a very good point but puts the arbiter of quality content on those willing and able to be weaker on that ratio and still earn the same dollar. It’s not enough to ask people not to be lazy
mikewarot 5y ago
It typically takes 10 times as long as your content to write a lecture, and according to [1] it takes about 12 hours to produce a minute of video. The algorithm also likes 2 videos per week. 2 videos * 12 hours work/minute_video * 10 minute_video / video --> 240 hours/week to keep the algorithm happy. The algorithm is greedy, and is making videos worse. [1] - https://www.lumavox.com/how-long-does-it-take-to-produce-a-minute-of-video/ https://www.lumavox.com/how-long-does-it-take-to-produce-a-m...