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I have recently been wondering how it is possible that they can make features like that, and provide closed captions, but that they continue to insert ads halfw
by superjan 2y ago
I have recently been wondering how it is possible that they can make features like that, and provide closed captions, but that they continue to insert ads halfway a speaker’s sentence.
- waveBidder 2y agoWell if that doesn't demonstrate their priorities I don't know what would.
- stnmtn 2y agoOne of the metrics I'm sure they want to avoid is a user clicking away. If they inserted ads only when a speaker has finished a thought, it would probably result in more click aways than ads where a user wants to hear how a sentence/thought ends.
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- sebastiennight 2y agoAs someone who runs a startup in the video market (and most of our users use our software for marketing purposes), I think it's pretty likely they might actually use the transcript... to insert ads halfway the speaker's sentence on purpose. The best calls to action inside a video take advantage of the Zeigarnik effect : once they're invested in the content, people really want to find out the
- BLKNSLVR 2y agoAny company that takes financial advantage of that should just fu
- seydor 2y agoMaybe it's meant to be annoying so you get Premium
- withinboredom 2y agoIt's literally more expensive than literally every other streaming service. Get a pihole/adblocker, it's less expensive.
- netsharc 2y agoWhen I caught a movie after not watching them on German TV for a few years, I noticed a terrible new thing: ads in the middle of scenes. In one very memorable one, 2 guys are waiting for a girl at the airport. One of them says "There she is!" Cut to: not the girl going through the arrivals door, but a beer ad! I turned the TV off and walked away...