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Sorry if off topic but what the absolute heck is up with these ridiculous YouTube splash screens? Here it’s some guy seemingly bewildered by a superimposed IDE.

Sorry if off topic but what the absolute heck is up with these ridiculous YouTube splash screens? Here it’s some guy seemingly bewildered by a superimposed IDE. It’s so weird and jarring to the extent that I typically avoid clicking on YouTube videos with splash pages like that.

wahnfrieden 3y ago
Doesn’t matter. SEO aesthetic we live with
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chocolatkey 3y ago
They are made that way on purpose because it has been proven that those "reaction face" thumbnails generate the most clicks. Unfortunately humans are like that. For the final form, check out the "Mr. Beast" channel's video thumbnails
- Waterluvian 3y ago
  Or Asmongold. That face just… I’m so offended by the attempted manipulation that I outright block accounts that do it.
- wahnfrieden 3y ago
  He or someone else said they found a similar or better result with smiling instead of shock face open mouth so there are variations being pioneered. Think it was mrbeast talking about a new analytics a/b tool or might be confusing it with something else
- hakdbha 3y ago
  The hilarious part is when they inevitably end up addressing it as “welp, we ‘hate’ clickbait thumbnails too but it gets clicks from dummy viewers like you all so we just gotta go with it because we got mouths to feed!”, as they post yet another video of them spending an absurd amount of money on some obscure eBay or Craigslist trash for content
  - matjet 3y ago
    From "Clickbait is bad, and I don't do it." to "I am working to efficiently clickbait people." Reminds me of: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2xHZPH5Sng https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2xHZPH5Sng
pjm331 3y ago
That is THE YouTube splash screen - I assume it’s the one that gets the clicks since almost everyone who produces YouTube content uses it
replwoacause 3y ago
I never click on a thumbnail when an idiot’s face is making an expression like that. Easy pass.
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wahnfrieden 3y ago

Doesn’t matter. SEO aesthetic we live with

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chocolatkey 3y ago

They are made that way on purpose because it has been proven that those "reaction face" thumbnails generate the most clicks. Unfortunately humans are like that. For the final form, check out the "Mr. Beast" channel's video thumbnails

Waterluvian 3y ago
Or Asmongold. That face just… I’m so offended by the attempted manipulation that I outright block accounts that do it.
wahnfrieden 3y ago
He or someone else said they found a similar or better result with smiling instead of shock face open mouth so there are variations being pioneered. Think it was mrbeast talking about a new analytics a/b tool or might be confusing it with something else
hakdbha 3y ago
The hilarious part is when they inevitably end up addressing it as “welp, we ‘hate’ clickbait thumbnails too but it gets clicks from dummy viewers like you all so we just gotta go with it because we got mouths to feed!”, as they post yet another video of them spending an absurd amount of money on some obscure eBay or Craigslist trash for content
- matjet 3y ago
  From "Clickbait is bad, and I don't do it." to "I am working to efficiently clickbait people." Reminds me of: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2xHZPH5Sng https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2xHZPH5Sng

pjm331 3y ago

That is THE YouTube splash screen - I assume it’s the one that gets the clicks since almost everyone who produces YouTube content uses it

replwoacause 3y ago

I never click on a thumbnail when an idiot’s face is making an expression like that. Easy pass.

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