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As Youtube gets more and more annoying it makes Google more and more money. The advertising business sucks.

by guelo 11y ago

jaydz 11y ago
I'm hoping Youtube implements a subscription model. I will gladly pay to skip the 15-30 seconds ads on every video.
- tedajax 11y ago
  I prefer to just use <insert adblocker of choice here> and support the creators I really like via donations/patreon/etc...
  - maaaats 11y ago
    > and support the creators I really like Honestly, chances are that you don't. Everyone says they will, few do.
    - ionised 11y ago
      Without knowing him personally this is just a pointless snarky comment.
    - tedajax 11y ago
      I bought 4 GameGrumps T-Shirts and I'm a Patreon on RedLetterMedia and Smarter Every Day. I can verify all of these statements.
- bkjelden 11y ago
  My fear with this is that it'll end up like cable tv: you pay for it and you get to watch advertisements.
  - psbp 11y ago
    There's precedent with Youtube Music Key. $10/month is a lot to pay for removing ads from music videos alone, but given that it's bundled with the overall streaming service, it's a pretty good deal.
    - deleted 11y ago
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  - arebop 11y ago
    There's no incentive for them to do this though. Cable TV uses a broadcast model, so it's possible that ads on subscription channels is a profit-maximizing strategy. But YouTube users have independent streams of video. If some users want to pay nothing and see ads, while others will pay a little for fewer ads, and still others will pay full freight for no ads, then that's a profit-maximizing strategy and it will happen.
- spyder 11y ago
  Yes it could happen (for around $10 per month): http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/8/8371131/youtube-paid-subscription-offline-video http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/8/8371131/youtube-paid-subscr...
Nadya 11y ago
That's because marketers ruin everything. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML_ec6XRYQA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML_ec6XRYQA
- txdv 11y ago
  Advertisments are assholes! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--LIrN-5PQo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--LIrN-5PQo

As Youtube gets more and more annoying it makes Google more and more money. The advertising business sucks.

by guelo 11y ago

As Youtube gets more and more annoying it makes Google more and more money. The advertising business sucks.

jaydz 11y ago

I'm hoping Youtube implements a subscription model. I will gladly pay to skip the 15-30 seconds ads on every video.

tedajax 11y ago
I prefer to just use <insert adblocker of choice here> and support the creators I really like via donations/patreon/etc...
- maaaats 11y ago
  > and support the creators I really like Honestly, chances are that you don't. Everyone says they will, few do.
  - ionised 11y ago
    Without knowing him personally this is just a pointless snarky comment.
  - tedajax 11y ago
    I bought 4 GameGrumps T-Shirts and I'm a Patreon on RedLetterMedia and Smarter Every Day. I can verify all of these statements.
bkjelden 11y ago
My fear with this is that it'll end up like cable tv: you pay for it and you get to watch advertisements.
- psbp 11y ago
  There's precedent with Youtube Music Key. $10/month is a lot to pay for removing ads from music videos alone, but given that it's bundled with the overall streaming service, it's a pretty good deal.
  - deleted 11y ago
    [deleted]
- arebop 11y ago
  There's no incentive for them to do this though. Cable TV uses a broadcast model, so it's possible that ads on subscription channels is a profit-maximizing strategy. But YouTube users have independent streams of video. If some users want to pay nothing and see ads, while others will pay a little for fewer ads, and still others will pay full freight for no ads, then that's a profit-maximizing strategy and it will happen.
spyder 11y ago
Yes it could happen (for around $10 per month): http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/8/8371131/youtube-paid-subscription-offline-video http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/8/8371131/youtube-paid-subscr...

Nadya 11y ago

That's because marketers ruin everything. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML_ec6XRYQA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML_ec6XRYQA

txdv 11y ago
Advertisments are assholes! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--LIrN-5PQo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--LIrN-5PQo