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Interesting. I hadn't considered why so many content creators add an intro theme song and animated graphics and a mini ad demonstrating how to subscribe etc. I
by bogomipz 4y ago
Interesting. I hadn't considered why so many content creators add an intro theme song and animated graphics and a mini ad demonstrating how to subscribe etc. I hadn't considered this is all just padding to increase the length for recommendation optimization.
- OJFord 4y agoMatthias Wandel is a 'creator' I can easily recommend to anyone on HN (actually, iirc he's here too - early RIM (Blackberry) engineer) - especially his 'random stuff' channel now that it has a clearer separation. Like many channels it used to just be a 'second channel' for lower quality/didn't make the cut/not expected to be popular sort of videos, at least by my viewing and understanding. But more recently his 'main' channel has focussed on the woodworking, and random stuff has been almost entirely the experiments (sometimes bridging the gap with woodworking, like testing woods or glues in various ways), electronics, etc. Not to say the main channel isn't great, just only if you're into watching woodworking on YouTube perhaps, whereas I think most people reading HN comments would generally enjoy 'random stuff'.
- bogomipz 4y agoI am failing to understand how your post relates in any way to my comment. Was this meant for somewhere else perhaps?
- OJFord 4y agoSorry I just agreed and it got me thinking and I commented without really drawing the link. Insert at index 0 something like: I agree completely, so many otherwise enjoyable channels are worserned for me by this sort of thing. One I do enjoy immensely however, not least because it is devoid of nonsense and gets to the point, is Matthias Wandel.