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Finally. Call me sentimental, but ad blocking makes me uncomfortable, especially on a site like YouTube where most creators seem to really struggle to earn a r

by comex 12y ago

Finally. Call me sentimental, but ad blocking makes me uncomfortable, especially on a site like YouTube where most creators seem to really struggle to earn a reasonable amount of compensation for their effort. Yet a short while back, I finally lost patience with the ever-increasing duration and prevalence of YouTube's video ads and installed a blocker; to me, personally, their demand on my attention was starting to bring back bad memories of ad-festooned TV shows and just feel truly obnoxious and disrespectful. I will be happy to turn off the blocker and switch to paying with money, which I do not value as much as my brain.

mattmanser 12y ago
I wonder if ads will come back for the subscribers anyway, as happened with cable. Especially once advertisers start pointing out to google that the only people they actually want to advertise to are the subscribers.
- nugget 12y ago
  Bingo. The people most likely to pay are by far also the most valuable user segment to advertisers. Sooner or later some ads will find their way back in.
- tomjen3 12y ago
  If they did, why would they subscribe at all? Okay maybe they get special subscriber only videos, but if a channel wanted that Patreon already has that feature.
  - slimsag 12y ago
    Hulu comes to mind. I can't fathom why someone would pay for such a service, but I presume that they do.
  - tempodox 12y ago
    Maybe people would subscribe so they could actually find what they're looking for. Good luck finding a specific movie or a series episode right now. It just doesn't work.
- higherpurpose 12y ago
  "We'll double the rates for your subscribers!" Yeah, that could happen.
- dennisgorelik 12y ago
  YouTube may introduce multiple premium plans: Less ads / bubble ads only ($5/mo). No ads ($10/mo). More expensive content, like new movies ($20/mo). Premium subscribes would see occasional ads anyway, when they are not authenticated under their premium YouTube account.
- jasonkostempski 12y ago
  I assume this deal has no affect on the sponsor ads creators already put directly in their videos.
- dageshi 12y ago
  I assume in that case subscribers will have no qualms using ad-blockers.
hrktb 12y ago
In the current system most pro youtubers have patreons. This one for cgp grey[0] for instance. You'll have explicit acknowledment of adblocks and plenty of options to pay directly the video producer. I kinda think this is the only viable tradeoff, where advertiswr will always have the upper hand for wide public services, while creators will benefit from having a more tight knit core of viewers willing to pay for more convenience. The deal youtube is offering doesn't garanteead free, while the creators aren't guaranteed signifiant revenue. [0]https://www.patreon.com/cgpgrey https://www.patreon.com/cgpgrey

by comex 12y ago

mattmanser 12y ago

I wonder if ads will come back for the subscribers anyway, as happened with cable. Especially once advertisers start pointing out to google that the only people they actually want to advertise to are the subscribers.

nugget 12y ago
Bingo. The people most likely to pay are by far also the most valuable user segment to advertisers. Sooner or later some ads will find their way back in.
tomjen3 12y ago
If they did, why would they subscribe at all? Okay maybe they get special subscriber only videos, but if a channel wanted that Patreon already has that feature.
- slimsag 12y ago
  Hulu comes to mind. I can't fathom why someone would pay for such a service, but I presume that they do.
- tempodox 12y ago
  Maybe people would subscribe so they could actually find what they're looking for. Good luck finding a specific movie or a series episode right now. It just doesn't work.
higherpurpose 12y ago
"We'll double the rates for your subscribers!" Yeah, that could happen.
dennisgorelik 12y ago
YouTube may introduce multiple premium plans: Less ads / bubble ads only ($5/mo). No ads ($10/mo). More expensive content, like new movies ($20/mo). Premium subscribes would see occasional ads anyway, when they are not authenticated under their premium YouTube account.
jasonkostempski 12y ago
I assume this deal has no affect on the sponsor ads creators already put directly in their videos.
dageshi 12y ago
I assume in that case subscribers will have no qualms using ad-blockers.

hrktb 12y ago

In the current system most pro youtubers have patreons. This one for cgp grey[0] for instance. You'll have explicit acknowledment of adblocks and plenty of options to pay directly the video producer. I kinda think this is the only viable tradeoff, where advertiswr will always have the upper hand for wide public services, while creators will benefit from having a more tight knit core of viewers willing to pay for more convenience. The deal youtube is offering doesn't garanteead free, while the creators aren't guaranteed signifiant revenue. [0]https://www.patreon.com/cgpgrey https://www.patreon.com/cgpgrey