moe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoYouTube is cracking down on clickbaitwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square90fedilinkarrow-up1337arrow-down120
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minus-squaresunzu2@thebrainbin.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down4·3 days agoYoutube literally tell their wagies they need to make click but like this ugly ass thumbnails with up-close mug shots. I am not sure what data they have to support it but I don’t click these thumbnails but mrbeastade a career off them lol
minus-squarearararagilinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·3 days agoVeritasium made a video about it, his example video only performed better after switching the thumb and title to something more clickbaity.
minus-squarelepinkainen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 days agoLTT did the same experiment. The stupid O-faces just work
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Youtube literally tell their wagies they need to make click but like this ugly ass thumbnails with up-close mug shots.
I am not sure what data they have to support it but I don’t click these thumbnails but mrbeastade a career off them lol
Veritasium made a video about it, his example video only performed better after switching the thumb and title to something more clickbaity.
LTT did the same experiment. The stupid O-faces just work