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To be fair, Youtube VS TikTok is mostly the wrong comparison. Tiktok is mostly competing with the Insta/Facebook I need distraction so I'll let myself be numbe
by toshk 5y ago
To be fair, Youtube VS TikTok is mostly the wrong comparison.
Tiktok is mostly competing with the Insta/Facebook I need distraction so I'll let myself be numbed with external impulses as fast as I can get. Most similar was the story feature in Instagram, often also videos, although nobody every compared viewing them with Youtube.
Although Youtube also has it's scroll/impulsive it's not a direct competition. Although you could argue any form of time consumption (online) is competition.
- anshumankmr 5y agoI would not go as far as saying the comparison is wrong. From what I have read about the platform, it is a video sharing platform where teenagers can also insert currently trending music and share the content. There is also a home feed that works automatically by finding the best video suggested by an algorithm. So based on that description, it is fair to compare it to YouTube. I agree YouTube /Instagram/Snapchat stories feature is closer to the experience of TikTok. Though I making a guess since I have only read about it and seen some screenshots.
- ipaddr 5y agoTiktok videos are on average a few seconds to a maximum of 3 minutes (which is rare to see anything over a minute). A youtube video is 5-10 minutes on average. Comparing apples and oranges only works if are talking about a fruit salad.