misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoYouTube tests removing viewer counts — here’s what we knowwww.tomsguide.comexternal-linkmessage-square136fedilinkarrow-up1464arrow-down113
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minus-squarestoylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up73·2 months agoIn 5 years: Youtube tests small ads in the top corner during video playback. In 10 years: Youtube tests small increase in size of well established corner ads. In 15 years: Youtube graciously allows video playback inbetween ads
minus-squareSourav Satvaya@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·2 months agoIn 20 years, “YouTube was an online video sharing platform…” I doubt they can make it to the next 20 years, the way they are controlling everything.
minus-squareVonReposti@feddit.dklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·2 months ago“We can sell 80 percent of the screen before inducing seizures!”
minus-squareArtVandelay@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months ago86% if you disregard the mild ones!
minus-squarefnrir@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months agoIn 20 years: Users can no longer upload and YouTube becomes just a CDN for Adsense. (and the only way to watch old videos is through the Internet Archive)
minus-squarenotfromhere@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoIf you count the little banner text ads then they already have the ads in the top right corner of the videos and have had those for years.
In 5 years:
Youtube tests small ads in the top corner during video playback.
In 10 years:
Youtube tests small increase in size of well established corner ads.
In 15 years:
Youtube graciously allows video playback inbetween ads
In 20 years, “YouTube was an online video sharing platform…”
I doubt they can make it to the next 20 years, the way they are controlling everything.
“We can sell 80 percent of the screen before inducing seizures!”
86% if you disregard the mild ones!
In 20 years:
Users can no longer upload and YouTube becomes just a CDN for Adsense.
(and the only way to watch old videos is through the Internet Archive)
If you count the little banner text ads then they already have the ads in the top right corner of the videos and have had those for years.